The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-04-19
EXCELLENT
Was The Performance OF
"A Scrap Of Paper"
On Tuesday EvGning...TO Be
Given Again Tonight

Never before in Mt. Vernon has an
amateur play met with such success
as the performance, "A Scrap OF
Paper" given by the members Of the
Mt Vernon Dramatic club in the
Grand Theatre on Tuesday evening.
1t was the fourth production given
under the auspices Of the Dramatic
club and II was the universal opin-
ion that this was the best per.
Torrance ever presented by members
of the club.
Those in the cast are to be con-
graduated upon their excellent work
as the play went as smoothly as a
professional show The public was
well pleased with the production as
evinced by the hearty applause
throughout the play
The story of "A Scrap of Paper" Is
told in three acts, but it was in the
last two acts of the performance
where all the actors were seen to
best advantage on TUESDAY evening.
! Perhaps this was due TO the fact that
the first effects of stage-fright wort
away after the first act, so that the
! performers were very much at ease
and most of them very much "at
home" in the last two acts of the pro.
| duction.
Mr.. Rodney Morrison .Jr., as Pros
per Couramont" and Miss Rose Sapp
as Mile. Suzanne De Ruseville,"
were easily the stars of the produc,
ton. The acting of both was fine.
Miss Sapp was especially well adapt
well given and her acting was equal
to that seen in professional show.
Miss Iona P. Arndt as Louise De
La Clacierre" and Mr.. Allen Sapp as
'Anatole' took their respective parts
exceedingly well. Mr.. George Har.
ter as "Brisemouthe" was clever. He
gave the show good touch of com.
edy in the last act when he appeared
as the intoxicated Proprietor and
Naturalist. The part was not over
done as is usually the case with anna
tuers.
All other members of the caste de-
serve more mention than space al
lows.
The caste of characters was as fol-
lows:
Prosper Couramont-M Rodney
Morrison, Jr
Baron De La Glaciere-Mr. NJ. P.
Cogswell
Brisemouche Clanded Proprietor
and NaturalisD Mr. George Horter
Anatole this Ward Mr.. Allen
Sapp.
Baptiste (servant) Mr.. Harold
Ackerman.
Francois (Servant of Prosper)
Mr.. John Ewing.
f Louise De La Glaciere Miss Iona
t p. Arndt.
Mile Suzanne De Ruseville Chez
Cousln)-Miss Rose Sapp.
I Mathilde (sister to Louise) )--Mis.
I. Besse Patterson.
Mademoiselle Zenobie (sister tC
Brisemouche)-M Hannah Kinney
Madame Dupont-Miss Bessi,
Bartlett.
Pauline (maid)-Miss Irene Zeis
, loft
, The scenes We're as follows:
ACT
, SCENE-Room in the Frencl
I Chateau of the Baron de la Glaciere
). ACT u
, SCENE-Room assigned to Prospe
, in the Lodge occupied by Brise
mouche.
SCENE-The hall between tn
Conservatory and Dining Room a
, the Chateau.
p The director of the production
8 Mr.. Harry c. Devin and his careful
v training and theatrical ability wa
clearly seen throughout the entir
A production.
f The patronesses for the play We're
Mrs. X. NJ. Greer, Mrs. ]. F. Lee
Mrs. VIM. II. Clarke, Mrs. William A
Z. Alderman, Mrs. Charles +. Colvillt
!. Mrs. n. r. Eastman, Mrs. f. o. Al
!. mold, Mrs. f. Henry Fairchild, Mrs
n b. B. Williams, Mrs. Frederic Cool
q er Mrs. Samuel Dougherty, Mrs. AL
by Curtis Kinney, Mrs. w. E. M
Cormick, Mrs, Ida l.. Schultz, Mr.
Frank l.. Beam.
a The advisory committee ON costun
s ing consisted of Mrs. Harry C. Devii
d Mrs. Ralph c. Ringwalt and Mrs
George Israel.
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Hon. l.. b. Houck went to Coluu