The Newtown bee., 1906-05-11
Comedy Pleases. "SCENES IN A UNION DE-
 POT' Presented at Town Hall, Tues day night, Draws Big
 Crowd.
PLAY NETS A HANDSOME. SUM FOR PUBLIC WORK
 OF MEMS CLUB.

One of the best entertainments ever given in town by local talent was Ba- ker's Sprightly comedy, "SceneS in the Union Depot," presented at the Town hall, Tuesday night, before an audi ence which crowded the house to the doors. The greater credit is due ow- ing to the fact the rehearsals were crowded into weeks time. Mrs 0. s. Platt, who always makes a success of any entertainment she takes hold of, directed 1t and filled an extra part Caroline Carol Geoige, D. T Tuesday, % who 6 feil ell spraining an ankle. The stage was fixed up to represent the waiting room at a railway station. At one side was the ticket office, in which sat the smil- ing agent, P. H. Mccarthy, in railroad costume. His part was capitally talk en. The depot master was Charles F. Beardsley, who announced the trains in a manner which convulsed the audi ence, announcing such familiar sta tions of Palestine, Pole Bridge, Pond Brook, Toddy Hill and Zoar. At one side was the boat blacks stand, where Phillips Morris as colOred boy, shined up the shoes of the men folks who came into the station and made saucy remarks to the passengers. At the lunch counter on the north side of the stage, Mrs s. E. Schermerhorn pre- sided, assisted by Will Baptist. The arrival of Mrs Snyder (Mrs 0. s. Platt) and daughter, Miranda, burdened down with bundles without number, prompted laughter. Miss Mary Flaw ley took the part we'll of Mrs Larkin, as did Mrs s. o. Glover as Mrs Sophia about to be married, made a hit. He was placed in 8 great predicament by having Mrs Hurd Hewitt excitedly place her baby in his arms, while she went out to search for her son, who was impersonated by Ferris Hewitt. William Tomlin made an admirable ''Uncle John." A capital little scene was that created by the arrival of Jo- siah Potter Ernest Sanford) and wife Nancy Mrs c. $. Platt). The nara tive of their experiences in the city, as they sat in the depot, convulsed the audience.
 Says Josiah, "Guess I'll have to give ye Nancy's experience. Ye see we got separated one day while we's goin' bout the city and couldn't find each other nowheres. When it got to be dinner time Nancy, not bein' used to them funny kind Qf doors, goes in be- hind lem and asks for somethin' to eat. She says she got a good square meal, but 1t wouldn't do to let the folks at home get wind of it cause she'd never hear the last of her eatin' dinner in a saloon.'
 Replies Nancy, "I went in there cause 1t said a good dinner for 25 cents. 'Twan't no worSe than for you to be hustled off to the ,perlice station, Josiah."
 "How's that?" said person waiting in the depot.
 Nancy" you see Josiah kept looking for me in all the stores and peekin' into the women's faces till they t rested him as a 'spicious oharac.
 Says Josiah: "Nothin' serious hap pened to. us, though. We found each other fore dark. It's queer how they one of the stores asked me if I didn't want hand Satchel for my wife. I was lookin' on lem over. Says I, why, yes, reckon she'd like one fustrate. thanked her as perlite as I knew how and started off with 1t. I hadn't got to the door fore somebody grabbed me by the collar an 'cused me ot stealin' it. s'posed that was one of them days they was givin' things away like ye read bout in the paper. Right after that I stepped on wom-
 
 of rufflin'. It didn't make her look very happy. l Icouldn't hear jest what she said, but twas somethin' bout an old goose."
 Another scene that took we'll with the audience was the arrival of MI Armstrong (C. G. Peck) and five small children, Marguerite Beecher, Viola Kutscher, Henry Carlson and John Houlihan. MT Armstrong soon began making love to Miss Piper (Mrs s. C. Glover) who was holding Mrs Hewitt's baby, and proposed marriage then and ters of "Dot, ""Bess" and ''Trix" were taken by Gussie Campbell, Grace Os borne and Eva Blackman and that of the dude by Birdsey Sniffen. Mrs w. M. Reynolds as "Mrs Amelia Hum mer' r''could notihave been improved up on. Her telegram to the friend as die tated to the ticket agent brought down the house. Birdsey Sniffen had cap ital makeup as the organ grinder while Miss Doretta Carmody did the rival of the young married couple, Miss Jessie Taylor and Carleton Hubbell kept up the interest for the audience and was bit of acting we'll done. The arrival of the gushing bride and groom O. G. Peck and Miss Mabel Taylor, brought on new scene. They were discovered by four of their friends, Rosey and Molly, Miss Alice Beers and Miss Eva Blackman, and Rob and Dick, H. G. Warner and Ernest San. ford, who had followed them to the station, and covered them with rice An amusing scene was that created : by the arrival in the depot of Classy and Jupiter and Father, the parts be. ing we'll taken by Gussie Campbell John HOulihan and William Tomlin. A college quartet appeared in the sta. tion, and while waiting for the train sang several selections in fine voice The quartet was composed of H. G Warner, John Beers, Lawrence Taylor and Ezra J. Hall. They were enthu siaStically encOred. The colored wed 1 aef1 do lok 1,f