The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
"THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN. "
Well Staged and Finely Acted by q
Company Of Home Talent.

themselves with audltl0nal glory lnurs-
day evening when they presented the
County Chairman" to au audience
that filed the Opera House to the
doors. The opening music fu inished
by Miss Ethel Morris on the piano aud
Mr. Elmo Mason ON the trombone was
fine aud inspiring. During the inter
walls between the acts there was addi-
lional music furnished by Misses
Morris and Nelia Rock, accompa MED
by Mr. Mason on the trombone.
The rising OF the curtain disclosed
the familiar "in front Of the country
store" with the usual people found
Ioaflng there, aud from that time the
audience realized that there was much
gebuine pleasure in store for them.
There was not single thing to mar
any of the scenes. The whole cast
was letter perfect aud the scenes
moved along smoothly. If a theatrical
manager had been present, it is pos
sible that there would be several
vacancies on future plays. Whenever
DE-. Barrow tires of dentistry, there is
au opening for him on the professional
stage, for undoubtedly the original
Sass afras was no better than the one
presented last night. john Doughty
made an admirable Jim Hacker, the
man who elected men to Office in spl c
of themselves. Robert l.. Hill rs
Jupiter Pettaway, important in his
own estimation as the drum major OF
the town band, could not have been
excelled in the various situations de-
veloped in the play. Mr.. Forsythe
was the old settler who remembered
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster at all
sorts of dates and places, was one of
the steady sillers at the village store,
so that he would be ready at all times
for the treats that went around. Field
ing Mccormick, who personated Riley
| Cleaver, the editor OF the paper sup.
porting Rigby, was the orator who
made the opening speech of the cam
paign, and be made quite a hit. Ed
Barrull AS Tilford Wheeler, the candi-
date for prosecuting attorney, nomi-
mated by Hackar, was willing to take
the girl be loved in preference to the
office, but finally succeeded in winning
both with good effect EIins Rigby
the opposition candidate, was presented
by Barton II. Boyer ia creditablc
manner. Poor henpecked jefferson
Briscoe, who could give pointers about
how the affairs af the nation should bC
managed, but couldn't bc the head OF
his house, was well carried out by W.
II. Guessing. Club Tolliver, tht
reader of the bloody and uptamed diml
novel, who couldn't attend to busines:
when his heroine was in danger, was
given by j. W. Dobbins. The wind
mill agent, Joe Whitaker, with hi
windmill tongue, was Percy Davis, ant
he never for an instant forgot thu
business was before pleasure, and hi
was always ready to talk windmill
Cal Barcas, the station agent, in bis
uniform aud the envy OF the village
boys in his important position of re-
ceiving and delivering dispatches, wal
rendered by Emmett Asbuty, who wa!
also member of the celebrated fife
and drum corps. John Hopkins al
Vance Jimmison, the keeper OF thu
village store and postofiice, carried
out his part with good effect, ant
Arthur Calyird as Wilson Prewilt, th'
editor of one Of the papers, always
with an eye for scoop, was good
ID. j. Doughty, Jr., was the small
boy who lsunged around the store ant
helped with the band
Miss Robbie Pipkin was very charm
ing rs the daughter Of ono candidate
and the sweetheart of the opposing
one, and Mrs. j. w. Dobbins wa
very good as the mother in the case
Mrs. George Tetley, as Mrs. jefferson
Briscoe, the keeper of the boarding
= house and the wife of the store bo!
! orator, was absolutely perfect in tn
: delineatiou OF her character, and tn
audience sympathized with her whe
i she had to lead the forlorn jeff HON
s 10 split wood to cook the dinner. Tn
dip town milliner, who knew SO man
!. "traveling gentlemen aud was read
u TO flirt with them on sight, had fin
1t exponent in Mrs. John Porter, an
= she finally landed the windmill ma
&c after many tribulations. Miss Aim
Smith made Il cute little Chick Ely
the orphan who helped at Mrs. Bri'
' GOES boarding house, whose good fol
'' tune came before the fall OF the cul
= tain. There we're about dozen lit
= children who appeared in tho picn
- scene and as the Rigby glee club.
One of the biggest hits of the el
- tire play was when Sassafras Living