Word: foye
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...truly a comedienne of charming naivete. Although her lack of voice is a real handicap, she dominates the evening completely by her personality and natural grace. The climax of the entertainment was reached when she gave a number of her inimitable impersonations. From the "divine Sarah" to Eddie Foy and on again to Ethel Barrymore, she flitted with ease and surprising success...
...cast is as follows: Spencer, F. M. Eliot 1G. Carrol, H. W. Miller '12 Fawcett, J. C. Janney '11 Captain Goodlack, T. S. Kenyon '11 Roughman, O. W. Haussermann '12 Clem, C. B. Randall '12 First Captain, R. D. Whittemore '13 Second Captain, P. H. Keays '13 Mayor of Foy, P. J. Stearns '13 An Alderman, F. C. Rogerson '13 Mullisheg, King of Fez, P. Snedeker 1L. Bashaw Alcade, J. B. Munn '12 Bashaw Joffer, M. C. Allen '11 A Spanish Captain, P. H. Keays '13 An English Merchant, A. J. Kelly '12 A French Merchant, R. D. Whittemore...
...fallen in love. Carrol, another gallant, insults Bess, for which Spencer slays him in a duel. For this he is obliged to flee from Plymouth. At night Spencer comes to the tavern to say farewell to Bess. He bids her go to the Windmill Tavern which he owns at Foy, and departs for Fayal with his friend Captain Goodlack. Bess goes to Foy and acts as mistress of the tavern. Among the gallants whom her beauty has attracted, is a bully named Roughman. Disguised as a page, Bess tries the courage of Roughman and finds him to be a coward...
Goodlack arrives at Foy and resolves to test Bess, hoping she may prove false and that he may keep the legacy. But finding his efforts futile, he finally tells Bess of the money. Spencer returning from Fayal, has been captured by a Spanish captain. Bess, in the meanwhile, has decided to set sail for Fayal and as captain of the ship "Negro," learns that the Spaniards have desecrated the supposed Spencer's body. The "Negro" gives fight to a Spanish vessel and captures it. When Spencer is brought before her she thinks him a ghost, and he does not recognize...
...Francis Powell, the coach, is as follows: Spencer, F. M. Elliot '11 Carrol, H. W. Miller '12 Fawcett, J. J. Janney '11 Captain Goodlack, T. S. Kenyon '11 Clem, R. C. Benchley '12 A Captain, P. H. Keays '13 Another Captain, R. D. Whittemore '13 Mayor of Foy, P. J. Stearns '13 Alderman, F. C. Rogerson '13 Mullisheg, King of Fez., P. Snedeker 1L. A Spanish Captain, R. P. Lewis '13 A Surgeon, C. M. Burr '14 A Preacher, H. G. Knight '13 Bess Bridges, T. M. Spelman '13 A Kitchenmaid, D. J. P. Wingate...