Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-02-16
ABLE AMATEURS ACT


CONTINUED NOM EArGr rage.
stage for a long time. Mrs. Morri
sons every movement, every ges-
ture, the tone Of her voice, the
sorrow and depths of misery it por-
trayed, the agonizing appeal of the
mother for a remedy that might
save other babies, but had taken
from her her own darling boy, was
the finest piece of acting and put the
actress in the professional class. The
scene was inten se and so realistic
that many in the audience were deeply
impressed. Mrs. Morrison deservedly
won prolonged and hearty applause.
Others who took minor parts in the
cast we're: Mrs. Black, Mrs. o. Dom
ovan Swami; Mrs. White, Mrs. Gas
ton Costet, Mrs. Gray, Miss Louise
Terry; Mrs. Green. Mrs. A. F. Jen-
kins; Mrs. Brown. Mrs w. o. Ste
vens; Mrs. Jones, Mrs. R. Foster;
Marie, a maid, Miss Carrie Turner;
Miss Mary Alger. Mrs. F. r. Bra
nard, Mrs. w. S. Billiard, Miss Caro-
Ign Steele, Miss Lucy Sellman. all as
club women.
As the young doctor and inspector,
LieutAJ A. Campbell, U. S. N, de-
serves much credit for the capable and
admirable way in which he inperso-
mated the character. At all times
easy and natural, and posses sed of
pleasing stage presence, he won the
good graees of the audience, as we'll
as their applause. If Sue" Camp
BELLS classmates at the Naval Acad-
envy could only have seen him last
night posing as the actor in a woman
suffrage play. he would have been
given hearty Rah Rah!i Rah!Il
Navy, with three Campbells on the
end and one for the new Baby Camp
bell, too. He acted his part splendid
ly and deserves much credit.
Mr.. James Billings, the president
OF the Milk Trust, impersonated by
Lieutenant Decker, u. s. NJ, was
not pleasing character to fill-the
sort of villain in the play, but
Lieutenant Decker did his best. and
took the part we'll Trust presi-
dents are not popular as a rule, es-
pecially when they are of the Milk
Trust, selling bad milk to poor
! ever, was in capable hands, and the
entire play made hit and probably
won some Votes for Women
The performance concluded with a
play in one act entitled "How the
Vote Was Won" 1t is clever COM
edy laid in England. and while the
English are said to have but little
sense of humor, the entire play, writ
ten by al English woman and man
bristled with fun and scintillated
with humor. 1t told the story of one
young English barrister with q small
salary who. with his young wife, had
their home besieged by female rela-
tives, because the law compelled
| man to take care of his closest of
kin. One by one his first, second and
third cousins began to arrive and
while opposed to Woman Suffrage at
| first, the craze in England being on
when the play was cast, he is gradu-
ally won over in sheer desperation and
proclaims Votes for Women" the
only thing, and finally becomes an
ardent suffragist.
The situations are ludicrous in the
extreme. In this play there are bat
two men in the cast, and they are Mr..
Ridgely p. Melvin, who practically
has the entire male part, with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Eugene Iglehart, who
makes brief stage entrance, an
nouncing Votes for Women have
won, and the strike of women in all
the factories,-shops and kitchens is
off
Mr.. Melvin was never seen to
better advantage, although he has
taken various parts at sundry times
and in divers places in town, where
local amateurs have given theatre
calls. Last night he was most capablv
cast and acted splendidly. From the
irate male relative imposed upon bv
all of his female poor relations who
dropped in upon him to take up their
bed and board, he became the docile
diplomat when he argued the case in
their presence favoring the Woman
Sutfragists and presumably making
the argument BEFORE Parliament. Mr..
Melvin's acting was most commend
ably done, and he is to be congratu-
lated.
Ethel. his wife, was imperson-
ted by Miss Vera Baker in admir-
able fashion. Miss Baker is a clever
little actress and deserves much
credit. She took her part splendid
ly and her makeup was fascinating.
Her sister in the play, Miss Mary
Alger, an ardent advocate of the
rights of women, a true suffragette.
acted her part cleverly. Her hand
some stage presence, grace of man.
aer, clear sweet voice and distinctivelv
English manner and bearing, were
very imposing and impressive for the
occasion intended, and won favor with
the audience.
No one would ever have recognized
in Agatha, the pour sister. Mrs. Red
grave Her makeup was a perfect
disguise, and as the maiden sister.
clad in the shabby-gentile fashion,
with thimble of a muff, she was
grotesque and called forth much laugh
ter. Mrs. Redgrave proved her YER
satility as an actress, one capable of
taking any character and filling it
satisfactorily. Prettiest in all this
z