Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-08-26
AMATEUR THEATRIcAlS
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The annual festival for tas eeueas
of The euill - AT iiallews PARSE
was held AZ pax lslsong4l.e. Sass cusan-
Is. Friday evening. ana So lello@e.k
By amateur theasriea.s 80 tae fArasa
Hall. The incIemeut esafheH aest
muddy reaI~ urex rntea = far<er 49,
tendance. hut Gho.e wha eraNeI sna
elements were sell paid fNr tAe
trouble
The thsalrieals. whieh vsrr tae Ga
ture Of the evening". consisted 20 tae
plays. the parts. with ems - t~o es-
ceptions. being allied nv 4aeal tN4~Hs-
The Ersf plAv, = tle-e E a. a t4Ee~
in one act - erase Luee ire ian mes
EitA universal auproraftcn- Ai1a.i'1-1
very short. the parts were eteee'iin~ss
well played. Tne euEtAan eHene4 -
a scene in the arawiug rensn e4 tae
home - Mrs. M4rsh. a dksatnG Nertnx
widow who kucws fee rores- AF-
Harold Beniwsii. who saassIueaasie<
in the gmfse % = xaunE man eE uutSn~
neaehabIs aharaetes. calls mupm la#
widow and after refatinz ths slury -
his MANY love Affairs. analtx tntofn.e
his hostess fhaf b. ha~ deei.ie.l -
marry Cora Carues. Eean& entse&e
girl
IFis visit = Intercepted - the en-
trance cf t.fla lisFtFEraaxs a eenst-
meftal dausei Eiith BertE1slss
wealthy youuE iaiy, and ems 4eaa
nette Ifxfm~sfune ~mlth. . dehusAnle.
who Is lahoriu1 under taw lauwEe~-
sion that she has made m3uy een-
quests. Their sud1en intrusion toress
slr. Beutweli - sees refaxe ne1task
a screen. Then IN sueeesstou eaasa
and every one ~ the ealier~ prnstlasals
the story of their lose Affairs Ans4
enzagement with the SANE tir- B~ne
we'll. As each one unfoi1s her storT.
iuterspersed with uucompl .1nousAEs
remarks about their in1enalr1 ans-
band. Mr.. BentweIl writhes with ~
dignation. bis bead popping up ASH
down over the sereeu lfke Iae< ln
the box. Finaliv. unable 60 restsalln
bis Indignation auy ionEer. bs spFin~s
from his hiding place ard ewntfe@ts
his uuulerous faucess-
The usual scene fpiIo1s- aut tHe
young ladies leave the roou1 iu a
frenzy. Mrs Marsh pereetFtuz 4eK
opportunity. taxes up fhe taiierest
ends ~ the rope 50 suddenly 4fnnFesf
by the others. and ulauaEes 60 sriAee
il into an engagements Wita tAe Faan<
man 81 unimpexehahls ehazaetaf. ansl
hfAF AANA4tM NANsH RAA - s""#
tween the two. Mr. ~ -. IEiwa4rfs
Of Annapolis. as Harold Brn&r~ss8.
carried out bis part naturally ans
credftabIy. and With bis uauuoelr eye
glass seemed tbs perfeetinu 90 an AuE-
| lish dude. Miss Nora Wat&inss -
Mrs. Marsh, vas extreu~*y clever
throughout. and exeeiied. especially
in the Gnai love scene. Miss tsresea~
en- Banks. ~ Baitimore. n tae ruAe -
the dsbutaDte. wou frequenG appisass.
and her dash and vim gave an neislsst
zest 10 she play. The part ~ Tia
| Dovereaux was very sell taAsn -
Nrs. Allen b. Howard. whos Nfta
her pes dog. ELECTED mueh ian-alsr
from abe audience Misses teAee
and gorueiia I Ausd1Ia played saa
parts repsectiVefy - EdSth hrstssEn
and Cora Carnes wIth great eresiit e.
| themselves
The second play. --Touux Mr-
1 Pritchard, q comedy 10 two sewu~ss
1 was brief bat amazing. aud af esfsAE
/ merit with the one Freeceliur e.
| In this play Miss Iuey -ellm4n - -
| admirable. ard with Miss Wsi<lsss.
easily won the hearts e tee ssasst
ence. The theatrical program faiissNa