The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-15
"a Spoiled Darling" 10 Presented by
Competent Cast Of Loca! Per-
formers at Peoples
Institute.
BIG CROWD ENJOYS IT
Cast is Exceptionally Good, and the
Comedy Parts Are Especially
Well Taken by Local
People.

A competent company Oh Home tti-
ant performers presented the three
act comedy "A Spoiled Darling" last
night at the Peoples Institute. The
sketch abounds in comedy which was
made the most of by the members OF
the cast. The play was witnessed By
a large crowd which thoroughly en-
loved the play and the clever manner
in which 1t was presented.
The play was under the auspices OF
the vestry OF the church of st. Mary
the Virgin. It is to be repeated again
tonight when another large audience
is expected to witness the perform
ance.
The cast was headed by Fred D..
Fields, who gave very clever i'm
nersonation of STANLEY McAllister,
the spoiled husband. Mr.. Fields
facial expressions, and his lines show
ed his dramatic ability. It is due to
his efforts that the cast was as wei
drilled as it proved last night. The
part of Mrs. McAllister was we'll act
ed by Miss Blanche Morsella Kebo,
who gave great representation OF
the very devoted wife. The part OF
Gwendolyn RIAL. society belle, and
friend to Mrs. McAllister, and later
cook. in disguise, was exceptionally
we'll acted by Miss Beulah Gillian An
derson. Miss Anderson showed no
small amount Of talent in her double
role. She was most ably supported
in the comedy par. by William H.
Martin as T. Livingstone Vanderslfce,
who later became the pseudo butler.
Ar. Martin is a comedian who gets
the most out Of his lines, and conse-
ouently he had the audience roaring.
Mary Henrietta kellogg proved most
charming as played by Myrtle Bland
Ashby. AS the housemaid in the Sec
ond act who charms Mr.. Hunter Brown
Of New York, she made the best OF her
part. Mr.. Brown, who has an awful
time to get people to call him Hunter
Brown, was the character assumed by
Clifton H. Ashby, who displayed some
EXCEPTIONAL acting in his role.
The character roles of Flora O'Flan-
igan, Irish cook, which was taken Dy
Ethel Marion Bland; Bessie Murphy,
housemaid, which was taken by Ruin
Elizabeth Bland; Katie. housemaid,
which was taken by Gertrude Marie
Broadus, and Roberts, the coachman,
which was taken by Horace T. Craig,
were all well played.
Special scenery 10 Built.
The play deals with a spoiled hus-
band and a loving wife, and her friends
who come. to her rescue and open his
eyes. Incidentally two love plots are
cleverly carried through the three
acts to the finale The three scenes.
first McAllister drawing room. next
the dining room and third the kitc1-
en-, were all faithfully set, and credit
for the scenery must be given to Rus
sell M. Bland, who built the scenery
for the play. Music was furnished
during the intermission by M. q.
Johnson.
The characters, synopsis and execu-
tive stan:
Stanley McAllister -. Fred D. Fields
Mrs Stanley McAllister...
$3.50. Blanche Morsella kebo
Gwendolyn Riall yBeulah G. Anderson
T. Livingston yanderslice...
VIM. H. Martin
Mary Henrietta, Kellogg
........ Myrtle Bland Ashby
Hunter Brown-Frtend to
McAllister ...... Clifton II. Ashpy
Flora O'F1annigan-Irish cook
...... Ethel Marion BLAND
Bessie acknowledgements
....... Ruth Elizabeth Bland
Katie-Housemaid ..........
$500. Gertrude Marie Broadls
Roberts-Co Horace 7. Crass
synopsis.
Scene Mrs. McAllister's drawing
room.
Scene II-Dining room Of the Nc
Allister home the next morning.
Scene HI-Kitchen Of McAillster
home.
Executive Staff.
Fred D. Fields ............ Director
Carroll s. Bland ......... Properties
VIM. H. Martin ......... Electrician
Matthew B. Johnson .......... MUSIC
=. D. Bland $500. ....... Osher
A. J. Fields ................ Usher