The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-10

Vorce pound, with a hang over" OF |
several days and a thirst for more |
telling each of his fellow travellers the |
domestic troubles of tearfully "brok-
en- hearted man." was good, and Mr..
Charles ]. Stine played the part to
perfection. George w. Day, the &C.
commodating negro porter, whose dis
position was put to severe test by the
commands and demands of sour pas
sengers, was delightfully."- refreshing.
giving splendid delineation of the ne
gro character. Harold Wedgewood, the
dense, pruddish, monacled Englishman,
played the part well. He was a thorn
in the side Of the good natured por-
ter and an easy mark for the imbibers
who had him pay for drinks during the
four days ride, by his failure to see
the point of joke until probably the
second day after its narration. REV.
DR.. Temple" was a charming sport.
when once he got away from his charge
for long delayed vacation and de-
cided to 'have fling" doc" decides
to conceal the fact, for pleasure sake,
that he is a parson, and gets into no
little trouble thereby, even the con-
ductor keeping his eye on him as a
suspicious character and crook. Mrs.
Temple was likewise good, she too TAX
ing little fling-to the extent Of
smoking one Of Mrs. Jimmy yelling
ford's cigars, very much to her dis
comfiture.
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures to
herself or to him-had taken the same
train for Reno as her wayward Jimmy,
and as prospective divorcee added to
the gaiety and general mix-up of the
party. Mrs. Whitcomb, also bound for
Reno on the same mission as Mrs.
Wellingford, with the latter as the
cause, was good as the injured wife.
The courtship of Ira Lathrop, a con-
firmed bachelor, and Ann Cattle, a
spinster on her way to China as a
missionary, furnished amusement for
the travellers They reach an under
standing in short order and a minis
ter boards the train long enough to
perform a marriage ceremony and the
Chinese lose AIMS teachings. She ex-
cused herself by saying she converted
the first heather she met.
Miss Reeva Greenwood, as MAR
jorie Newton" who is eloping with her
sweetheart, Lieutenant Harry Mallory,
losing her baggage and nerve, was the
bright star of the cast The predica-
ment Of these young lovers furnishes
the only real thread of the story and
in the working out of their troubles,
Miss Greenwood has an opportunity to
show real ability as an emotional &C
tress. The minor roles in the play
are we'll handled, especially Bauman
the enterprising Hebrew who boards
the train as it nears Reno and works
the train with ready-made divorces anG
other easy money offerings.
The last scene closes with a hold
up of the train; two robbers riffling
the pockets, "etc." of the passengers,
until the young lieutenant fills the
hero role by disarming the bandits
and the passengers have their effects
restored. Reeva and Harry learn that
doc" is no M. D. but D. D., and a
marriage takes place with everybody's
differences adjusted.
there was a large and appreciative
audience present. The behavior in the
uppel gallery was not as good as It
should rave been. Manager Hammack
(, says it yill be better hereafter. Since
4 has pNeu lighted up the first gal
Aery Is becoming quite popular and II
good erderi is kept It win continue to
Grow ~ POPULARITY.
AResae, "'ood thing" Is on for to-
NJ Hfuh's Minstrels. They are
jug y II Is the very best.