Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13
LIFT YOUR HAT TO THEM.

The Medicine Lodge people who
played "Hezekiah's Widow at the
opera house last Friday night are
strictly in the vaudeville class and
it IS far beyond our weak power of
language to do their excellent en-
tertainment even meager Justice.
Our idea of it is that it far exceed
ed anything ever presented by home
talent in the way of comedy on the
Medicine Lodge stage, and that is
saying great deal for Medicine
Lodge has seen a number of good
home talent productions. Fifteen
characters were presented in this
comedy. The cast was as follows:
Widow Bedott, relict of Hezekiah. :. =.
......................M Miss NJ. Nell Sample
Melissy Bedott, daughter of Widow
Bedott, Miss Essie Lindley
Mrs. Mcguire. widows sister.
......................Mr Mrs. NeIla Tincher
Nancy Mcguire, daughter OF Mrs. Ma
guire,. Miss Rachel Nixon
Marin Brown. deaf but not dumb.
................:.:...M Miss frankie Young
Mrs. Uilkiss. village gossip.............
.....................M Miss Helen Wright
Miss Birsley. an old maid, ...........
........................M Miss Una Holmes
Sal Hugle, an old maid,
.........................M Miss Nelly Mccoy
Charity Grimes. q gossip. ...........
Observation-Disclosures Miss Matte Devices
Mrs. Savage, wealthy woman, .........
..........:.............Mi Miss Alice Rudolph
Mrs. Hodge, an indulgent mother,
Observation-Disclosures. Mrs. e. II. Nixon
Widow Pettibone, husband hunter,.
........................M Mrs. Carrie Dotson
Jane, Elder Sniff1es servant, ...
......................Mr Mrs Blanche Griffin
Elder sniffies. a country preacher.
Mr.. Sam1 Griffin
Joshaway Mcguire, son of Mrs. Mcguire.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Mr.. Fred Elliott
Tim Crane, a widower. Observation-Disclosures.
......................M Mr.. j. N. Tincher
Orlando Percival Hodge. q little boy,.
Squirt Pugmil, country squire,........
.Mr. Otto SOuthwOrth
Tom Grimes. country boy. ................
......................... Mr.. u. C.. Lewis
Harry Hugle, country boy,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Mr.. z. w. NeSter
Sam wilkins, country boy,.........
.......................... Mr.. JEFF Wilson
Every one in the cast earned the
title OF professional but, like in
all theatrical performances, there
were some leading characters that
were especially admired. These in
this instance were Miss Sample
whose lot it was to impersonate
Widow Bedott, and Mr.. Fred Eli
oft who appeared in the role of
Joshaway MaGuire, the funny boy.
Samuel Griffin, as Elder Sniffles, a
country preacher and widower, ex-
emplihed how helpless an individu-
al of that kind is when pursued by
a determined husband-huntin
widow.
The male quartette composed
of Messrs. Fred Elliott, c. w.
Nester, c. c. Lewis and Jeff. Will
son brought out hearty encores ev-
cry time they appeared. We have
heard much about this quartet but
this was the first time it had ever
been our pleasure to hear them.
You can talk about your Mendell-
sohns all you want to but the Med
icine Lodge product trots the gait
to suit us. Their efforts struck the
immense audience just right.
The gross receipts were over
500 and the evenings entertain
ment netted the Lincoln Library
about $8I. Those who had the
tertainment in hand surpassed by
far their own expectations.
WELL PLEASED WITH 1T.