The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-02-09
ARE you A sUFFRAGETTE"

Miss Florence Davis in her play
Are You a Suffragette" last night at
the Temple Theater presented COM
edy that was unique in its staging and
acting. The name of the play denotes
it's characteristics. a subject that has
engaged the talent, those who
though they had it, Of about every
man who has written for the press or
the stage. TO satire or ridicule female
suffrage The author. Frederick Ar
mold Krummer made the most Of an
exaggerated situation and the actors in
no wise sighted the sines of the writ
er in dress or the delineatiOn of the
situation and it's humorous and highly
ridiculous and mirth provoking en-
vironments:
Cast Of Characters
Dolly ...............R Ruth Hayward
Alonzo Hathaway. William H. Claire
Honora CRANKY Miss Minerva Florence
Nancy Maddox. Miss Vera Townsend
Captain Rollins. ...... Horace Porter
Kate Hathaway ..... Florence DAVIS
Synopsis
Act. 1.-The Hathaway's Dining
room (noon).
Act. Mrs. Hathaways sitting
room and boudoir tone week later, s
p M
Act. 3-The conservatory at Mrs.
IIampton's (same evening at 10 p. M
We give the cast and synopsis OF
the situations as it will be pleasant
reminder TO all those who witnessed
the charming presentation Of this
painstaking and roIlcking farce com
edy, and best of all, to the ladies a
sweet reminder of the dream of gowns
Miss Davis wore. the creations Of a
Partisan modiste. To have seen her in
these exquisite embodiments and the
grace with which she wore then was
worth the price of admission. Miss
Davis is a beautiful woman, and has
learned the art to enhance the gift OF
nature by dress and with a decided
talent has made good to her Ocala au-
dience and so did her excellent sup
port. 1t is not too much TO say and
be within the bonds of veracity to say
it was the best troupe. most evenly
balanced and the best acted play of its
kind ever seen in Ocala. There was
not a dull moment from the time the
curtain rose till it fell asleep for the
night, and best of all, it was a clean
sweet play, chock full of ridiculous
situations and farcical. laugh provok-
ing denouements. The kind that gave
you a longing for more. which the deer
appreciation of the audience testified
by applause that rose the curtain sew
eral times.
w. II. Claire as Alonzo Hathaway
Miss Davis husband, was about as
perfect a wOrser half as are moulded
He loved his wife dearly until HonOra
CRANKY in the person Of Miss Minerva
Florence, an extreme and aggravatei
type of the woman suffragist, got holt
Of Kate Hathaway Miss Davis anC
turned her head from domestic sense
to senseless voting. oh. how Professor
Hathaway bore with loving patience
but a growing sense of injured hus
band innocence to the freaks tina
wrought in his wife's heart and II
her from him to the stump.
Then came in an old flame, full o
sympathy and sweetness, Nancy Mad
dox. Vera Townsend. to remind Alonz
of days of delicious memory when
student at college. How she prove
her domestic virtues by preparing
lunch in the absence of the wife fight
ing for woman's rights on the stree,
How the inspired wife turned over tn
husband to Nancy and how they wen
Off and had d good time, nOthin
harmful. Then the entrance Of Hora
Porter. Captain Billy Rollins, dea
gone on Nancy and DISTRACTED to deaf
at the little flirtations of AlonZo an
Nancy. who with purpose snubbe
and denied Billy. put him on the roc
of despair. turned him into a paper
hanger and how he made the situa
ton Of measuring the room and watch
ing the Irritation of AlOnZO and Name
was deliciously farcical.
The second scene. when Kate Hath
away returns from attending a SUI
frage meeting and made her frs
speech and when some cruel ma
turned the hose on her, presented
sight sure enough. Then it was tina
she and Billy formed an alliance
show Alonzo and Nancy that tw
could play at the same game and tha
beautiful woman with brains wa
twice more so. in attraction, whe
beautifully gowned. The makeup {
Kate on the stage was Il revelation t
many a rustic in the audience bl
done so daintily and simply that
just enchanted and when Capt. Bill
and Kate did burst in on Alonzo an
Nancy it just paralyzed AlonZo. TT
outcome OF il all was that Kate De
serted Honora CRANKY in a stormy in
terview and said she had rather HAY
love in a cottage than queen on
votes throne. And so all is we'll thu
ends well, as did this play. in love.
home and supreme domesticity.
The audience in numbers was n,
what the merits of the acting shout
have drawn. but then who could t.
before hand the great treat in stOl
for the goers. Mr.. Sylvester has II
sincere thanks of those who enjoye
the play last night for securing
superb a company and spirited, spark
ing a play. Dainty Miss Ethel Hay
craft supplied the music and did
nicely. as she always does.
The report that appeared in Il
Star last evening To the effect tn;