, 1905-05-12

The cast of characters for the play
to be given at the Opera House Tues.
day night, May %, for the benefit of
the library furniture fund has been
completed and the rehearsal of the
piece is going on nightly now. 1t is
called "a Scrap of Paper a comic
drama in three acts, and was written
by j. Palgrave Simpson. 1t deals with
the adventures of a love letter and was
first performed at the st. James thea
ter, London, April %, 1861. the parts
at that time being taken by A. Wigan,
Mr.. Emery, Mr.. G. Belmore, Mr.. Ash
ley, Mr.. Terry, Mr.. Lever, Miss Her
bert, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss N. Moore,
Miss Rainforth, Mrs. Manders and Miss
Oesten.
The cast of characters for the forth
coming presentation is as follows:
Prosper Couramont. Louis DeLario
Baron de la Glaciere. .....A. G. Jones
Brisemouche LANDED proprietor and
naturalist). ..... Herman Langheldt
Anatole (his ward) Louis Coughlin
Baptiste "a %servant) -. Willie Evans
Francois servant of Prosper). 80.
...... Willie Evans
Louise de la Glaclere. ...........
Miss Ethel Merriam
Mile. Suzanne de Ruseville Cher
cousin) ...... Miss Mary McClelland
Mathilde ~(sister to Louise) ........
Miss Laura Breisch
Mile. Zenobie (sister to Brise-
mouche) .......Miss Leslie Swigart
Nine. Dupont (housekeeper) .......
Miss Margaret Knopf
Pauline (maid) -. Miss Beulah Roger
The synopsis, presented herewith,
gives the story of the play, and an ex-
%ceptionally good cast has been secured
for Its presentation in this city:
Prosper Couramont, a young gentle.
man, probable heir to a rich landed
proprietor. Brisemouche, has just re-
turned to the latter's chateau after an
absence Of three years. During this
time he had made the tour of the
world. At the moment Of his return,
he finds that Louise, a young lady
whom he had fervently admired, had
been for some years the wife Of the
Baron de la Glaciere, living in the
neighborhood of Brisemouche's cha
teau. The uncle and nephew are invit-
ed to the mansion of the Baron. Pros
per not only recognizes it as the old
home Of Louise, but is surprised to
find the principal sitting-room in pre-
cisely the same arrangement of furni-
ture as when he was last there-the
favorite sutton Of Louise. He even
observes that the s%tatuette of Flora
still stands on its bracket. and that its
companion statuette, accidentally brok-
en- about that time, has been re-
placed. While he is lost In wonder,
Louise enters. He refers to past
times, and seeks to reawaken the old
fame In the breast of the beautiful
lady. But she at once checks his ar
dor-telling him that she is married to
a man whom she respects and loves.
Prosper then accuses her Of inconstan-
Icy-in having led him to suppose that
she loved him. She replies that after
they last parted, she placed a note for
him as usual, in the statuette Of Flo
ra. To which note he had never re-
piled; and she. taking offence at this
slight, and hearing soon after that he.
Prosper, had left for a tour Of the
world; acted on the advice Of her rel
atives, and became the wife of Baron
with the match. 1t was now Prosper's
turn to explain. He said that upon
leaving her presence on the evening
referred to. he found two gentlemen
on the lawn gazing up at her. window.
Demanding their business. he received
impudent replies, and tho result was
two duels, in the last of which he was
80 severely wounded, that he kept his
room for months. The cause of the
duel rendered 1t necessary to keep it
q profound secret. Consequently the
lady had never heard Of it. AS Pros
per thus invalided. could not call at
Louise's house, the note was probably
still in the Flora, where it had been
placed three years ago. The thought
At once struck the two whilom lovers.
and they made . rush for the Flora.
Louise to destroy the gushing proof OF
her gtrlish love. Prosper to use It to
fAvor his suit with . young lady for
whom he had conceived An attachment.
From this moment the main interest
ID tAs tlays attaches itself to the ri
inus attempts made BY louise. Pros
psr era GassnnesSa cousin of Louise's.
70 gain ~possessfoa Of this scrap 81 pa
psr. Aftsr many times finding his Of
forts bA1sd, Prosper At Inst gets pos
session Of It, and q he t1tnas succsss-
fully hides II. Indeed. - certain = he
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