Word: merrythought
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...citizen, who leaps onto the stage and demands that the actors introduce a citizen into the cast. The citizen's wife, who has joined him, suggests that Ralph, the apprentice, take the part. While Ralph is dressing, the first act, including a rather conventional love-story between Jasper Merrythought and Luce Venturewell is acted. In the second act, Ralph appears dressed as the Knight of the Burning Pestle, and, at the frequent interruptions of the citizen, goes through many stirring adventures, in all of which he comes to grief. He interferes in the love-match between Jasper and Luce...
...grotesque Knight, adding many clever individual touches to a very difficult part. In the female parts, T. W. Knauth '07 was a charming and attractive girl, although he was somewhat ill at ease, and C. B. Wetherell '08 were excellent hustling citizen's wife. The broadly humorous songs of Merrythought the old man, by W. J. McCormick '07, were exceedingly well received; but the most amusing feature of the performance was the excellent buffoonery of the mine characters, especially of C. W. Burton '08 and F. S. Howe '08, the squires to Ralph...
...Burton '08A Host, G. W. Bricks '07A Tapster, H. P. Breed '08A Barber, R. G. Partridge '08Two Captives, L. R. Martineau '09G. W. Bricka '07A Sergeant, T. Eaton '08William Hammerton, apprentice, H. P. Forte '07George Greengoose, apprentice, H. P. Breed '08Luce, daughter of Venturewell, T. W. Knauth '07Mistress Merrythought, D. H. Howie '07Pompiona, daughter of the King of Moldavia, L. R. Martineau...
...rather conventional love story follows, with the merchant Venturewell, as father, Jasper Merrythought, his apprentice, and his daughter Luce, as lovers, and Humphrey, as the worthless but favored suitor...
...cast: Speaker of the Prologue, B. D. Hall '09 A Citizen, G. W. Bricka '07 His Wife, C. B. Wetherall '08 Ralph, his apprentice, O. Lyding '09 Boy, P. N. Garland '08 Venturewell, a merchant, R. L. Niles '09 Humphrey, A. M. Hurlin 1G. Merrythought, W. J. McCormick '07 Jasper, his son, R. M. Middlemass '09 Michael, his son, E. Garnsey '09 Tim, apprentice, R. G. Partridge '08 George, apprentice, C. W. Burton '08 Luce, T. W. Knauth '07 Mistress Merrythought, D. H. Howie '07 Pompiona, B. D. Hall...