The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-07-07
The Entertainment.

Inc
The new Masonic Hall furnished with
300 folding chairs was filled with a
crowd of appreciative spectators last
Friday night to see the plays presented
under Professor Jackson's manage
ment for the benefit of Trinity Church.
Fist was given "a Pair Of Bur
glars with the following cast:
Jack Nife-Vera's Sweetheart .. :.
............ Mr.. H. Rodgers Gore
Billy Case-Reporter on ''1he Teles-
patch. Mr. Frank West Hereford
Vera St. Clair-The First Baby.
....Miss Carol Van Antwerp Wilson
May ST. Clair-''Scoopy' the Baby. .
$500. ISIS Marie Antoinette Clagett
In this lively farce two pairs of lovers,
each eager to marry but each equally
bent on obtaining the sugar BOWL
the one family heirloom, determined
upon robbery to be committed by the
heroic suitors-and well the young men
took the parts. The girls, who are
sisters, strive to clear the way and i'm
mediately lively mix-up ensues. The
young actresses, by their clever por-
trayal of jealousy and terror held the
breathless attention of the audience IN
til the unmasking of the make-believe
burglars and the SCATTERING of the
sugar bowl brings the play to happy
end with lively cheer for ga Pair of
Burglars.
Then followed "Who's to Win Him"
with the following cast:
Cyril Dashwood-A Young Officer in
Search Of Wife. Mr.. Chas. j. Hill
MIR. Prattleton Primrose-A h iddie-
Aged Bachelor of Undecided Turn
........ Mr. NJ. Hampton M agruder
Squire Brushlelgh-A Country Gentle
man Mr. Claude II. Owen
Rose-Brushleigh Daughter ........
................ Miss Vera G. Beard
Sylvia-A Young Lady fond of Sport
...........mis Anna Edith Coale
Minuetta-A Young Lady Fond of
dancing" ...... III ISIS Grace Morton
Musidora-A Young Lady Fond of
Romance Miss Agnes Coffren
Arabella Their Friend, Dung Lady
Fond of ''tlirtation" ................
-. ....Miss marguerite w. Clagett
This play hinges on highly dramatic
incident for the young ladies of a small
country town-the arrival of a young
man, handsome, well dressed and from
London. Squire Brushleigh's nieces are
m mediately stirred to extreme meas
ures to captivate the stranger by their
artful friend, Arab, LA, who hoping to
profit by the contrast puts each on the
wrong tack by giving as tip to each
her own hobby as MIR. Dashwood's
beau-ideal. Hiss Marguerite Clagett
made sprightly fiirt.
Nor does the dashing strangers ap-
pearance effect only the ladies. MIR.
Pratueton Primrose Immediately scents
danger in the air and determines to
bring his ten year term of indicision to
an end. He IS more than ever over
whelmed by the distracting charms of
the "graces' so determines that a
nosegay presented to the fair enslaver
shall settle the question. In succession
he is repulsed by Musidora, Minuetta
and Sylvia, and finally arrives at the
conclusion that Rose is the girl for his
money, with his floral emblem grown
to mammoth size, just in time to find
that her marriage with Eastwood has
just been settled by the consent of her
father, the dignifed Squire Brush
leigh, which part Mr.. Claude Owen,
with the help of massive beard, took
most naturally.
The disappointed indignation of the
sisters falls upon Arabella and Mr..
Primrose in eft of frantic rage"
dashes madly forth ''to propose to the
COOK
Four ''maidens combining the charm
and grace of the city with artless sim
plicity of the country could not have
been better chosen for their parts than
Miss Morton, our dancing mistress;
Miss Anna Coale, who again appeared
in the role of 1.-THE little thoroughbred"
in riding costume; Miss Vera Beard,
who as Cecilia, in the recent High
School dramatic entertainment, est.
Cecilia" once for all established her
reputation in the role of a gentle,
womanly grace; and Miss Agnes COT
fren, who has also on several previous
occasions won applause by her grace
full acting and correct Interpretation,
personating in most pleasing manner
the part of Musidora, 1.-The lady of ro-
nance.
Miss Marguerite Clagett gave much
pleasure to the audience and sustained
her part excellently. Mr.. VI. H. Ma
gruder, as the undecided sutton, was in
imitable, and Mr. Owen and Mr.. Hill
acted with force and dignity.
During the intermission between the
plays, Mr.. Talbot Berry, accompanied
by his sister, Miss Mabel Berry, sang
a beautiful song and his rich voice was
much appreciated. Another delightful
feature of the entertainment was the
artistic playing of Miss Helen Dodge
on the violin. accompanied by Mrs.
Bruun. The performance was alto
gether treat and all who took part in
planning and executing it deserve the
praise and thanks of the community.
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