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off Shaltsperian nonsense by the ream. In lea* clever hands the part might have degenerated into a farce, but she made it highly amusing and yet artistic throughout.Mrs. W. R. Charles made a perfect type of maiden aunt. She Interpreted her sbwerish characteristics,her every word and gesture in a fashion that appealed strongly to the audience. This was especially true when «he played opposite Mr. Goddard. Her two nieces. Mrs. Kasym an, in the’ • • ‘Mperson of Miss Elsie Bean, and Miss Bessie Carroll, alias Miss Ruth Allen, handled the|r parts excellently. Miss Bean in the guise of the abused wife, was most realistic, while Miss Allen with her usual natural grace of voice •md manner, made a most charming -Meter and sweetheart.The male characters quite measured up to the high standard set by the others. Murdock McLeod played the difficult part of Carew splendidly, while Charles H. Beek as Tom Ashley quite upheld the high reputation which he established In a recent perform--tnce. Merton Hosmer as Michael Flynn created much amusement by his character work, and his every appearance was the signal for much '« * •laughter.Clarence A. Hosmer gave an excellent interpretation of Sharpe, the detective, while Homer Allen made a very dutiful and unobtrusive servantnotwithstanding the fact that he drew his dismissal early in the play.Between the acts musical selections were rendered which were much en-• ajoyed. Vocal selections were given by Mrs. Otis For bush, piano selections by Mrs. Walter 8. Leland, while Miss Miriam Russell and Miss
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Concord Enterprise
Concord, Massachusetts, US
Wed, Mar 22, 1916
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