The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-03-22

To Be Given at Tabh Theatre
Thursday, March 3oth.

cast selected from the students, al
umni, and faculty of the High
School, presents "She Stops To
Conquer" one win see a play that
ran for one hundred nights in Lon
don. From the time of its first APP
pearance in 1873, this comedy has
had an unbroken record Of triumphs.
Authorities say it has never been
performed without success even by
amateurs.
Like ali of Goldsmith's best pro-
auctions it is based upon actual ex-
perience. In his young days wag
directed him to private house for
an inn. Goldsmith went there and
with much flourish gave his orders
for entertainment. The subtitle of
the comedy is "The Mistakes Of a
Night" and truly it is an apt one.
The play shows the funny situa-
tons which developed when its hero,
Tony Lumpkin, sent two lovers to
pretended inn, which was really his
own fathers house, and the home
of the young ladies to be wooed.
If we may quote we would say
"...... this play it appears deals
largely in laughter and nothing in
tears" The author once asked a
critic, "Did the play make you
laughq" Exceedingly the critic
replied. "Then," said the dramat-
list, "that is all ! require" 1t is
really and truly play of every
day life. The plot, though simple,
is exceedingly ingenious. All the
principal characters are drawn
without the slightest exaggeration,
and with SURPRISING truth and spir-
it. The first scene introduces Mr..
and Mrs. Hardcastle, who, in their
opening dialogue, give us an insight
into their true Municipalities. Mrs.
Hardcastle, played by Miss Mar
guerite Newmeyer, is a fussy,
old lady, full of oddities; fancying
herself youthful in appearance and
elegant in manners. Her great re-
deeming trait is her fondness for
the oaf, Tony, her scamp of a son.
Mr. Hardcastle, played by Malcolm
Thompson, is a gentleman in man
ners and feeling-a little behind the
times-but hospitable and with al
touch of humor in his nature.
The gentleman and his wife are
having a little connubial "spat"
when her hopeful cub, Tony Char
lie Oldham), comes storming into
the room on his way to make a
"night of it" at the ale house. His
mother begs her ''boy' to stay with
them but he hurries away to join
Dick Muggins, Jack Slang and 9TH
ers at "The Three Pigeons" Inn.
soon Miss Hardcastle, Miss Eliz-
abeth McCoun) enters and her faith
err proceeds to tell her that he ex-
poets young gentleman that even
ing, the son OF a dear friend, in
short the person that he has chosen
for her husband. Miss Neville
Miss Frances Samuels), soon APP
pears and is told of the news.
In the second scene we find Tony
and his crowd having some fun at
"The Three Pigeons" They are
interrupted by the appearance of
Young Marlowe prof. j. p. Ganies)
and Hastings Carroll Chenault) 81
their coach is at the door; they
have lost their way while travelling
to the house of Mr.. Hardcastle.
Tony sees a chance TO play one of
his impish tricks. He tells the trav-
elers they are many miles from their
destination, but they can probably
be accommodated at an excellent
inn, the Bucks Head, only a short
distance away. SO he sends them
to his own home and the fun begins.
The costumes have been ordered