The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-28

On Board Steamer City OF Cleveland.
Lake Huron, May 2S.-As the first OF
its series OF surprises. the entertain
ment committee sprung on the Board
Itf Commerce excursionisls, Thursday
evening. a full-nedged drama in four
acts. entitled Floral Phil, or It's New
.r FOO Late TO Crate" IL was trav-
| esty on the present political situation
. In Detroit. "a posy prophecy OF -FOUR
| distinct fragrances. as the program
. characterized it,
The performance. which took place
CT the Grand tstaircase), made big
tlIit With the party, and all the par
|ticipants were heartily applauded for
their efforts James Schermerhorn
headed the cast. which included j. r.
I Hartz, Dick Hoy, A. A. Schantz, J.
| Cotner. Jr., DR.. Russell b. Pearce,
| George NJ. Black, Norman Flowers,
Charles A. Simon and members or the
Orpheus club as committeeman. clerks
and common people" The stage names
kosed TO indicate the various characters
We're enough like the original TO sug'
gest the identity Of the latter Inc
plot featured the mayors lessons Ill
Cratory and the deliberations or the
Committee of Fifty.
Great enterprise was shown by the
stan OF the Daily Splash, copies OF
which were in circulation Immediate
IN after the performance, giving an
I&.xtended criticism by George +. Good
beer. illustrated by Nash. and quoting
,layor Breitmeyer as being highly IN
dignant over the fiasco.
,hA nj
plot:
IT was putrid; It smelled to heaven.
Tbe scene was laid where life de-
rends on the liver. Laid. we repeat
but never hatched.'
The Splash also prints a brief his
torical sketch of st. Ignace and Petos-
KEY. illustrated A number OF person
iaIs In a kidding" vein enliven It's
pages. o,u,
rendered Thursday night. follows. In
Guiding the list OF persons who were
more or less implicated:
FLORAL PHIL, Mayor on the Face of
VERY FLEET, A swift Secretary.
+. WHIRLING EDDY, Chairman
Committee of Fifty.
DIR CAREXTENsIONs, MemDer wi"
ONEoF MYOwN, Chairman Insur-
gent Committee of Fifty:
r. r. MIGRATE. MEMBER ins"rse"'
JERSEY HUNCH0N, Franchise-seek-
or mt All Hours.
PROFESSOR SLICkERY, Teacher
of Dramatic Elocution.
DULY WARNED, Vow Governor
LIKE KELLEY, Next Govern@ o.
Cnmpaig ners, Committeeman, Sierks'
Common People and Others.
ACTI.
(Florai Phirs conservatory at night
SIX weeks after election. single corn
stalk standing In Flower barrel
kJoral Phil Is discovered sprinkling the
contents OF receptacle. Enter very
Fleet with bulletin from centrai count
yeTy Fleet neutrality-suspicious..
most adorable posy prince. salutations
and tidings OF great joyI It's out AZ
Floral Phil Chipping a withered leaf
from the cornstalk)-lts dear love OF
q plant that vd m,shtSu s oSt soon e'
Very FIeet-Night- blooming cereus
he hanged, most fragrant Phil! IL Is
OF the ripening OF your p oli.isai hss1r sst,
/ tom the central counting board is OUT.
and while II Is quite early TO speak
with cock-sureness-it pelhs ou. SIX
weeks since the polls closed-the well
reformed say that Floral Phil VIII
decorate the mayoralty when the glad
E,oreI PhiI-That's oil very interest
,rg Very Fleet, and hope you are
correctly Informed. l am especially
anxious TO know how the better eie
Int voted We have sold high priced
Movers TO them for many years you
| NOW. Very Fleet, and j sincerely hope
1fIorse shouts heard without. "Hur-
rah for Floral Phil" and cries oil
"Speechl SpcechH) ..
Very Flcet-That settles t-you re
our American beauty burgomaster Tor
,he next two years. Now you must
stem to the balcony and say something
TO the boys. a. NJ, ..t,.aA
sor three-cent fares and UNIVERSAL
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