The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-05
VIOLA DANA
in PLEASE
GET MARRIED
Popular Star Is Very Clever
In a Peek-a-BOudO
Comedy of Innocents
THE CAST

TIE CAST
Muricl Ashley Viola Dana
Ferdinand Oliver Walton
Antrim Short
Mrs. John Harper Ashley
Margaret Campbell
Mr. John Harper Ashley
Harry Todd
Robert Walton "Ferdys" father
Emmett King
| The Rev. Barton Ralph Bell
DR.. jenkins Thomas Ricketts,
"Soapy" Higgins Hugh Fay
Constable Joseph Hazelton
Detective w. X. Mesick
Hotel Clerk w. F. Moran
Hotel Maid Daisy Robinson
Bcllboys Thomas IIadlcy
THE STORY
Murel Ashley, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ashley, is ofIianccd to Fer
dinand Oliver WALTON, who lacks
three months of being of age. Rob-
ert Walton, widower and father of
Ferdinand is violently. opposed to
the marriage. The young couple
have been engaged so long they
are thoroughly sick of this unhappy
state.
Provided with marriage license
to forestall Ferdy's irate father,
they make their way to the country
home of the brides parents There,
it happens, "Soapy" Higgins and
"the Parson" are in the act of re-
lieving the Ashleys of their plate
and other valuables. When the
little bride-to-be goes up stairs to get
her wedding clothes the two intru-
ders hide and later one of them,
"Soapy'', escapes.
The Ashleys are there, as they
syanpathize with the young couple,
and when the Parson finally makes.
his presence demonstrating no
other alternative-they Immediately
mistake him for the Rev. jenkins, a.
local minister, and importune him to
tic the knot. This he does.
The "ncwlyweds for that is
what they firmly believe themselves
to be-start on their honeymoon,
with Ferdys father in hot pursuit.
He discovers that the man who mar
lied them is a thief. Then word
reaches the hotel to which they have
repaired that the pair have been il
legally welded and they are inter
rupted in their martial career even
before they can get started, when
they are ordered from the hotel.
In their night cloths they make
their way to the fire-escape and af
ter the excitement has blown over,
return to their rooms, only to be
driven forth again whens the hotel
catches fire.
The next morning the pair return
to the home of the Ashlcy's and |
learn that detective has been set
on their trail. They learn that the
Parson was burglar, when they
had believed him to be regular
clergyman. Muriel is horrorstrick-
en- and Ferdy is beside himself with
embarrassment and chagrin.
Ferdy's father, meanwhile, has
fallen" for the Establishments of a
giddy Spinster and prepares to
marry her. 1t is Ferdy's turn to re-
but it is in vain. The
elder Walton goes for the real Rev.
Jenkins, with the idea of a double
ceremony.
Parson, on another burgling ven
ture in the house, is struck over the
head by Ferdy and rendered uncon-
scious. The Rev. jenkins comes in
and recognizes the Parson as a bona
fide clergyman. The parson awak-
ems from his COMMAND finds that
Ferdy's blow has restored his mem
Dry. He had been suffering with am
nesia and of course had no recol-
lection of his pilfering expeditions.
So everything is all right.
Ferdy turns to Mural and says:
"Come on, little wife"
His father asks where the two
young people are going.
"Well, you see dad" explains
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