The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-16
THE SILVER Flask
A MUSICAL COMEDY
Will be Presented by Local
Talent at Howell Theater
Next Week.

Prof. J. w. Chattaway as director
will present the comic opera, "The
Silver Flask" by thoroughly train
ed company of Palatka young pc, pie
in the Howell Theater on Friday
night of next week, April 23d, for the
benefit of the Palatka Associated
Charities.
"The Silver Flask" abounds in pref
ty musical numbers, catchy dialogues
and scenes that will give pleasure to
any audience. The scene is laid in
Moldavia. The King of Moldavia
(Mr. Geo. Everson) is ill with an in
cIrable disease and his daughter,
Princess Elise (Mrs. Haile) has ar
ranged for an entertainment by the
court to cheer her father.
When the curtain rises two court
carpenters, Fritz (Lew Barstow) and
Peter (Chas. Anderson) are at work
putting the finishing touches to the
decorations, talking as they work.
Fritz tells "How to be Happy" in
catchy song, and Peter, after a dis
cussion of the difference in treatment
of wives in the Orient and in the Oc-
cident, sings a funny sketch which is
musical and full of laughs, called 'In
the Orient" The two nurses. Emma
miss Irene Gardner) and Tillie miss
Katie Barstow) enter and after a
short dialogue, sing about the woes
of being trained nurse. Then the
Court gathers in the Palace and the
Lord High Chamberlain Harlan
Hickenlooper) announces the arrival
of the King. Prince Otto (Reginald
Hodge, and Countess Sophie Miss
Overstreet) and Princess Elise accom-
panied by her ladies in waiting
Misses Birdie Reed and Thelma Hy-
ers), the Court doctor Tim MerrilD,
the astrologer (Chas. Anderson enter.
The doctor announces that the king
can only live thirty days and the as
trologer produces a silver flask which,
if filled from a spring of life-giving
water, will restore the king to health.
Who will risk his life to fill the flask?
Constant, a peasant lad (Mr.
James Evans) rushes in and offers
his services. The kinp promis the
hand of Princess Elise in MARI e to
the one who brings the flask lied
with water. Constant has long, veA
the princess, but Prince Otto Claims
his right to her hSad because of his
noble birth. The song, "If the only
one you love, loves vo1," by Prince
Otto and Princess Elise, the solo,
"Dawn," by the princess, "The Land
of Love-" by Constant and the Prin-
cess are gems of song. The enter
tainment followw S
Miss Edith Buck, as French Maid,
sings a catchy song with four prer-
ty girls who dance and sing in the
chorus; Miss Adair Anderson with
four assistants sings Spanish song,
{ and the five execute clever dance,
Miss Barber as Countess Of the
Kitchen leads eight cooks and chefs
! in good song with acton, while
Miss Mary Evans leads i've riding
girls and five of the kings grooms
in the "Canter Song" a number full
of spirit and action.
There are two other scenes as full
of beauty and spirited action in the
| play and The News believes from the
character Of those in the cast, togeth-
er with the high character of the
play and especially the music, that
Palatkans have reason for looking
| forward to something bevond the Or
binary in dramatic rendition.
A Bridgeport Comm daily paper
is speaking of the presentation of
"The Silver Flask" in that city, says:
i"This play was written by Newton
Harrison and Thurland Chattaway,
residents of Milford. All of the mu-
sic was composed by Thurland Chat
taway, while the brilliant orchestral
settings were made by Mr.. Chatta-
ways brother, J. Willard Chattaway
of Palatka, Fla The music in all
the songs fit the words in an admi-
rable manner and all of the music is
catchy and easily remembered. Ev-
erything about the play was enjoya-
BILE, the electrical and spectacular eff
fects, costuming, dancing, etc, COM
bining to produce a most charming
comic opera"