The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12
CALDWELL.
AND
ESSEX FELLS
"FUTURlTYLAND''
AMATEURS OF THE
ORANGES PLEASE.
Five Original Songs Worked in the New
Play by the Paint and Powder
Club.

The cultured audience that filed the Or
ange Theatre in Orange last night to wit
ness the now musical farce "Futurity-
land given By the Paint and Powder
( Club, of the Oranges, to benefit the Boys
Ciub of that section throw all conserva-
! tism TO the winds and had its full of hearty
laughs provided by the clever young men,
The performance was a musical comedy in
the best sense of the word. containing a
fine collection of tuneful harmonies from
the clever pens of the young men who
created the farce. 1t was easily the best
performances given by the club, and those
| %fortunate enough to obtain tickets for the
performance will long remember the clever
acting and singing that stamped the work
of the male participants as far beyond the
ordinary efforts of amateurs.
The striking features of the farce were
the songs that had been composed for
the occasion. Stephen v. Brewster was
called before the curtain after the first
act and enthusiastically applauded. He
made a short speech expressing his appre-
citation of the welcome given him and his
efforts and spoke of the good work for
the boys that was being aided by the
clever young actors taking part. Mr..
Brewster was aided in the production by
G. II. Clews, l.. d.. Farnsworth and X. s..
Clark. Della Carey" one of the songs,
was written by Harry Dolly, the music
being furnished by Mr.. Clews.
The general run of the play conferred
particularly about the young men essaying
FEMININE parts, and the actors assumed
female garbs with an ease or ridiculous
ness, as the parts required, that convulsed
the big audience. Careful training had
disposed Of all Insecurity save VOICES and
extra-sized slippers, and every bit OF cleter
portrayal brought a rounded measure OF
applause. The singing was responsible for
encore after encore, and the more popular
of the songs, ''1Iesta,p my DiaboIa
Beaux" and Della Carey were repeated
frequently. In 'Hesta" Mr.. Clark made
an especially vigorous swing with his
baton. and missed the dignified Prof. AIRS
totle Moan Greene-White (Fredericlk T..
Albert in private life). by a hairs width.
The story of the play deals with the
possibilities of the far distant future, when
alrships and submarines will have become
common conveyances for the public;
women shall prevail in politics and femi-
nine arts Of cooking, dressmaking, etc,
shall have become painful ~rarities. The
scene on the lawn of the Woman's Coun-
try Club shows an asselnblage of the char
acters OF the play and the plot hovers
about tho marriage of one of the charac-
tiers to a woman possessing time honored
traits of cooking, making her own clothes,
uncle's heritage left behind with condi-
lions imposed. The heroine at a dinner
party given by the bachelor hero proves
to DO possessed of cooking qualifications
supposedly possessed only by the strenuous
daughter of the president of the Country
Club when the Chinese cook departs sud-
denly under the wise directions of the am
bilious club president who seeks thereby
an opportunity TO show her daughters
ability to cook and win the path to matri-
mony with the embarrassed heir. The story
of the play was we'll written by Mr..
Brewster and gave the interested char
acters repeated opportunities to amuse.
MT; Albert. as the professor and hAs.hand
OF the bumptious club" pFest6ent, PlaFeds
well his difficult role and Andrew NV
Smith, as Johnsing was a perfect nekro
character. George r. Clews and Eugene
III. Magee as Harold Leftrich and Percy
Weldon played the parts of insipid youths
to perfection. Samuel D. b. Millar, as
William Doolittle, the hero, filled his part
acceptably, and Philip N. Miller. as
Charles Lovejoy, was a jolly fellow. Frank
t. Richardson. MS the Chinese, was a hui
morist and faithful replica of a heather
Orientak
But as female characters the smen
simply outdid. themselves. Henry S. Allen,
1r. was a piquant and charming Claire
ZIMMERMAN, and as Helen Doolittle, David
s.. Bingham was a graceful and attractive
miss. Arthur c. Knolhoff was the ambi-
tious Mrs. Professor and country club head
and a graceful dancer in the golf song. F.
Dean Farnsworth as Hesta was a cure for
the blues and his song rendered with a lad
from the boys club won a long continued
round OF pleasure. Frank Egan, the little
assistant in the singing, was In good voice
and aided materially in the success Of the
song Milo W. Wilder. tr., as Jane Make
piece, was a typical advanced woman"
and a successful suffragist.
The cast of characters follows:
Claire Winnerman......Henry 8. Allen, Jr.
Mrs. Aristotle Noah Greene-White,
Arthur c. Knolhoff
Hesta Greene-White Dean Farnsworth
Johnsing. 800. ....... Andrew w. Smith
Harold Leftrieh. George R. clews
Prof. Aristotle Noah Greene-White,
Frederick 7. Albert
William Doolittle. Samuel p. B. Milar
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. p. Federer' Harold ".
Gallison, Donald X. Grant, W. Stewart
bridge and a supplemental special chorus
Of twelve boys from the Boys Club of the
Among the specialties given was a we'll
executed dance by Harold N. Gallison as
q messenger boy. He gave an exhibition
which called into play his feet, hands and
cored.
stephen V, B, Brewster directed and
t Charles lies 3 H. YaTrdf a Y IT. was manager Of
William Bingham property manager.
The musical numbers were:
acknowledgement. ..;clark
Words by S. V. B. Brewster. Music by e.
D.. Farnsworth.
rGolhng" -...A. g. Knolhoff and chorus
Words by s. Y. 3. Brewster. Music by E.
D. Farnsworth.
Melancholy Moon" -. Andrew W. Smith
WORDS py George X. Clews and u. d.
Farnsworth. Music by Il. D. Farms
worth and g. r. Clews.
Air snip Song"...s.................
S. D. B. Millar and Sailor Chorus
CMessrs. Frederer, Gallison, Grant and
Grey)
Words by 8. V. B. Brewster. Music by q.
d: Farnsworth.
Words by S. v. B. Brewster. Music BY
Clews and Farnsworth.
(9 "The Paint and Powder Mareh.'
Oh when You Steal a KISS or Two"
BLACK and Tan Richardson and Smith
CWords by s. v. B. Brewster. Music by
g. r. Clews).
Time Will
andrew ", smith, b. s. bingham
OWords by s. v. B. Brewster. Music by
g. r. Clews.)
FIESTA ....E. ID. Farnsworth and chorus
(Words by S.. v. B. Brewster. Music by
e. d. Farnsworth.l
SOLO ............ Harold N. Gal1isOn
My Diabolo Beaux". .C1ews and Magee
.5(Words and music by. K. s. Clark.)
Della Carey".....E. II. Magee and chorus
(Words by Harry Doty. Music by G.. II.
Clews.)
The ushers were Samuel s. Yardley, John
l.. Merrill. G. LaRue Masters, Clifford al.
Albert. Henry K. DUH. Herbert JefPrfea
Ferdinand Knolhof, Joseph T. Lea Henrx
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