The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-06-11
LAST NIGHTS
PLAY PROVED To
BE ENJOYABLE
CAT THE UNION STATION FOR A
DAY" AS PRESENTED BY THE
CIVIC LEAGUE WAS A BIG Sue
CESS, FINANCIALLY AND 9TH
ERWISE.

AT the Union Depot for a Day
farce employing a caste of 80 of
PensacOla's best known men and
women. took place at the Pensacola
opera house last night under the aus
pices of the Civic League. and IN
der the direction of Miss OIga White.
The amateur performers played to a
packed house, the audience at every
point of the play having exhibited
a pleasant enthusiasm and unstinted
interest.
AT the Union Depot for a Day" de-
picted the happenings. droll and pa
thetic, which crowd themselves Of
ten into the space Of a few hours
at a public station, and was full of
human interest effects and unusual
situations which kept the audience
chuckling its appreciation during the
entire play. Added to the fact that
the play is really a good one, was
the very excellent feature that all
of the men and women taking parts
had been chosen from Pensacola's
foremost social and business circles,
which added Zest and spice to the
thing as a whole. Taken as a whole.
in fact, with its dToIl humOr and its
familiar stars, the show could not
have well been improved upon.
IRE Play.
Mr. John E Stillman made an ideal
agent
Mr. Glib Fell, as depot master.
made one of the hits of the evening.
looking the part, certainly. his voice
having been particularly adapted to
train calling.
Norris Levi and John Frenkel,
two tough newsbOys. acted their parts
well, being seen throughout the en-
tire play, at the various stages of
the game.
Mrs. Nobus, who, in real life is
Miss Mildred Kessler. created much
amusement. while Mrs. Martha Chat
termUch and her daughter. Maria
who were Mrs. 7. Y. Kessler and
Miss Blanche Reager. acted their
parts 10 perfection, assisted of course.
by particularly loquacious parrot
and q kitten and so on, which the
ladies carried about with them. From
point OF costume, these ladies were
hard to beat
Very pretty and graceful were Mar
guerite Moreno and Viola ROch, their
number having been enthusiastically
accepted by lovers of the exquisite
figures of the Spanish dance which
they executed
Miss Mayme Duncan as Aunt Anne
ia 0ayltVtte, ana neFs -HepIGSW Willie.
who proved to be the irresistible
Harry Waggenheim, were an inter
esting pair, Aunt Amelia doing her
part well. and Willie" being just
about one of the best "Willies" in
the entire performance.
Uncle Joshua Hayseed" (MaIcOIm !
and Aunt SaFy Miss Adele /
were an interesting couple !
while Mr.. c. c. Goodman played his /
part exceptionally well as Deacon !
Longface."
Three school girls were Misses
Isabel Ingraham. Sara GolGstucker, !
and Leila Abercrombie. while Mr.. |
Frank Gardner as the dude" look |
ed natural and made one OF the real (
hits with the ladies.
As Mrs. GarTulouS, Miss Katie
Smith was without doubt one of the /
best performers of the evening. Her
costume and general makeup were
all I'D to the minute, and her acting
was far superior to amateur perform
ances. She created much of the life
IF the entertainment, in fact.
Mrs Max Klein and Mrs c. G.
Goodman made two demure nuns,
while Mr. and Mrs Henpeck Ger
I'D Quina and Mrs. Frank Mars
on brought down the house Quina
ooked the part, and Mrs. Marston's