The age-herald., 1902-05-15
Programme Under Auspices of Birmingham Military BALL AT THE ARMORY Mr. Kendall Weston to Take Leading Role, Assisted by Pupils of
 the Dramatic School.
 The Cast.

Among the hundreds expected tonight at the Jefferson Theatre at the performance of the great comedy drama, "Rosedale," for the Jefferson Volunteers and Jeffer- son Rifles benefit are: MT. and Mrs. Ernest Redd, MT. and Mrs. Henry Gray MT and Mrs. E. M. Tutwiler, MT. and Mrs. Priestly Toulmin, Mir. and Mrs. J. R. Estes Mr. and Mrs, L. Schuelhoef- fer, MT. and Mrs. M. V. Joseph, MT. and Mrs. W. D. Nesbitt, MT. and Mrs. How ard Kobb. Mir. and Mrs w. H. Kettig, Judge and Mrs. A. A. Coleman, MT. and Mrs. E. L. Higdon, Col. and Mrs. Tom O. Smith, MT. and Mrs. David Meyers, MT. and Mrs. Samuel Klotz, MT. and Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr., MT. and Mrs. Henry L. Badham, MT. and Mrs. E. w. Barrett MT. and Mrs. Jack W. Johnson, MT. and Mrs. Harry yones MT. and Mrs. A. Maben Hobson. MT and Mrs. R. J. Johnston, MT. and Mrs. Sam Adler, MT. and Mrs. A. ". Loveman, MT. and Mrs Nat Miller, Mr. and Mrs. John w. Tominson, MT. and Mrs. James Hughes, Jr., MT. and Mrs Charles Scholar, MT. and Mrs. John Warren, Mir and Mrs. John Lewis, Mr. and Mrs Peyton H. Moore, MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Nabb, MT. and Mrs Eugene Fies, MT. and Mrs. Agustus Wilkerson, MT. and Mrs. George H. Harris, and MT. and Mrs. Richard Randolph. All of these ladies and gentlemen will chap erone the ball which will follow the final act of Rosedale at about Il o'clock
 The play itself is as interesting as any that has been here through the season. and has enjoyed greater popularity than any of them did it had several very long runs in New York, and has been always extremely popular throughout the country ever since The story Is that or a young lieutenant of the volunteers who is to go into quarters at Spring Eill' Mo- bile and is passing with the detachment of his regiment by the park gates of ''Rosedale" just as Miles McKenna," Gypsy, is about to thrash the child Ar thur May with a switch which he mas cut from the tree. The women are screaming for help when Gray demands the child, knocks down the villain, the child is released. and the ladies are left to go to breakfast.
 The uncle of this child Is executor of the estate of "Rosedale' belonging to her six-year-old son Arthur" provided that she does not marry again without this uncle's consent. If she does the money goes to "Col. May" the uncle) of Arthur. The colonel wants the child out of the way, and in a sneaking kind of manner he bribes McKenna to
 steal the child. This takes place in Act | II, when "Lieut. Grey'' is quartered with l a broken hand, which he got in defending the child in Act I. The william, Miles Mo- Kenna," comes through secret passage and obtains the papers and treasures which are hidden in the mantle of the room. Gray is asleep; he binds him to the chair, and an exciting situation follows But "Gray's' ready wit comes to his rescue, and the act ends by the villain escaping and Gray triumphant In Act III the child is lost, and all suppose that he is drowned, as his cap is found floating on the water of the black pond. In Act " Gray believes he knows the where abouts of the child. so he induces Rosa Leigh" with whom he has fallen in love, to teach him the nursery song she used to sing to the child, and he goes among the gypsies disguised as a thug from a bad gang. When left upon his own medi- tatlons he sings the song; the child ap pears; McKenna summons his Rominies and Gray is apparently cornered, when he says "up comrades and his regiment appears from behind rocks, on the bridge, etc., and overpowers "McKenna' and his tribe. In Act V the colonel IS out maneuvered Miles McKenna is sent to and all ends happily. The characters of Burberry Kobb," '"Tabitha Stork," Sarah Sykes" Mathew Leigh,;' etc., have little to do with the plot, but are some of the best in the play. The com plete cast and synopsis is as follows:
 Elliott Gray, lieutenant of the volun- teers, Kendall Weston.
 Miles McKenna, leader of the gypsies, Russell Smith.
 Burberry Kobb, an old southern squire, Sydney LaZerus.
 l Mathew Leigh, the village doctor, AL
 bert s. Mills.
 Colonel May, of the Union army, Wyatt
 Hefiin.
 Dorksey, Romany Bob. gypsies, Will
 liam A. Hanway Edwin Patillo.
 Corporal Daw of Gray's regiment, Will 1 liam c. Hay.
 | Farmer Green, George Cullough. Robert Ca servant), John McCrossn.