The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-21
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Story Of the Play.

Deacon puhhS. jolly, mldd!c-a6cu
widOwcr from SnrGum Center Slate OF
West Virginny. decides 10 visit ms
nrnhcw. Amos Coleman. and the p!a!
concerns itself with the lauEhahie al
ventures Of the dcaSon in the Nl!IA6c
and in tho city. Amos Is IN rove WIN
Rose Raleigh. the brave little Scnoo!
n,a'on, who is something Of mystery
10 the inhaitants of the village Hc'
little farm is abou: to hc sold AT auc''oh
nc tbc result OF a foreclosure SUIT but
Amos and the deacon have rais"u
enough money to cover the note. l'H
note is held by the Empire stat" Isl
company. and one OF their agents fa"
don Crawlcy, in looking over inc P't'e'
discovers a valuable vein OF iron ore on
the mill belonging TO the NIUE sVhu"'
ma'am Crawlcy decided 10 bid on the
farm and has unlimited capilai al MS
control. The aucttioneCr, one MAJOR
Nc\ut, likcs n drink now and then, and
AS the day is warm and II is temper
ancc town, decides to provide MS own
Refreshments He places three oNtIcS
IF "doCumcnts' IN the water cooler, nut
deuteronomy. tho hired man, not know
ing the bottles are in the cooler. dumps
the ice in on top of the wine ana WINS
kSv MUNICH, arc served free AZ the water
cooler The deacon never tasted water
like that before and imbldcS 100 Wu'"'
I'm a remarkable state OF Julllhcato"
for the rirst time in his life, he detcrh-
in.s ,hsr tho farm must remain In
Eosn's posScSsiou at all events. and 10
prevent the Trust compan!s pa nc
pushes Rawdon in an old well, ana S't-
ting on the cover calmly bids TWO thou-
sand dollars and the farm rcrcrtS 10
the original owner. Miss Rose Raieieh'
Az, II * several weeks later and ~
the wedding morning or lose anu -Ni''"H'
Hosn had spent three years in the city
and during that time mad marr'eu u"
don Crawley, but he deserted her ana
shc returned to her little cottage and
began to teach school. Later she learn
cd from, Rawdon's mother that he hau
been killed in Il drunken brawl In CAM
ada and she finally consents 10 marry
Amos. The deacon is smitten by the
mature charms Of Miss Phllipcna fop-
ovcr. Roses housekcCpcr, and tries 10
propose to the charming Phillpcha III
!, hIdricrously funny scene on the
morning of Roses wedding. Many
FRANKS are played on tto m!ddle-aGed
couple by Trixic Coleman. the Fil'as'
cut-up, who steals Miss Ih!hpcha
beadgcar and poses as the offset oil the
dpacOn'S affections. lNd"uui ~" 49,
doses husband. turns up and interrupts
her wedding ceremony. hut he IS arrest
49,, and taken away by the cNcr-prcS"ht
deacon. ,
In Act III Rawdon escapes freTn the
,.ri,cntiary and interrupts a hnSking
H., beld in honor Of the deaconS return
from a trip TO New York. After many
interruptions the deacon finally puts
the ring on Miss Philip"na $ niger anu
announces their Cnga cement. ka"uoh
IN irving to escape from the police. IS
krIrd. in railroad accident and inc
,Iav closes with the deacon proposing
a honeymoon for four back 10 "orsu''
Center, state o. West NirginnE.
Much additional comedy is furnished
during the action Of the. play by III"
I,ihulous Major McNutt andphc efforts
of a Swedc hired girl to max" III" arm
hand deuteronomy pop the question:
,'nun,rv. songs and plenty OF action
charactsrizc the adventures Of Deacon
Dubbs. |;