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The Comedy Club

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Parent Issue
Day
22
Month
May
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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Those who attended the first performance of the Comedy Club last ear witnessed a deligtfully pleasant entertainment and were on the qni vive for something just as good tliis year and they were not di-appointed. The fair sized andience wbich had gathered at the Graad opera house Saturday to vritness the production of Sardon'a "Á Scrap of Paper," witnessed a ele ver perforruauce of a clean, skiilfully constructed chree act comedy. It is specially adapted for amateur actors and those who sustained the principal parts on Saturday night sbowed that they were possessed of considerable more than average dramatic ability. The cast of characters was: Prosper Couramont, Mr. James Handy; Baron de la Glaoiere, Mr. Toni Weddock; Briaemouche, Mr. Kart Harriruan ; Auatole, Mr. Arthur Smith ; Bnptiste, Mr. Robert Bourlaud ; Francois, Mr. E. I?. dePont; Lonise de la Glaciere, Miss Pearl Barnes ; Suzanne de Russeville, Miss Bessie Duuster; Mathilde, Miss Gertmde Diviue; Zenobie, Miss Genevieve Duffy; Madame DuPout, Miss Anna Dunster; Pauliue, Miss Jessie .Porter. Mr. Harriman's make up and preseutation of the old man Briseruouche was the best charaoter in the play ?nd Miss Dunster was a good second as Suzanne de Russeville, whiíe Mr. Jas. H. Handy as Prosper Couramont and Mii Pearl Barnes as Lonise de la Glaceire upheld their characters in a rnanner which was paiticularly pleasmg. Mr. Handy and Miss Bessie Duuster were uccorded a hearty cali before the curtain for their good woik in the second act. Mr. Weddock as the Baron de la Glaciere and Miss Divine as Mathilde carried out their parts well. The rest of the supportiug characters were capably filled by the renmining members of the cornpany. Excellent orchestral music was furuished duriug the play by the High School orchestra of 12 pieces nader the direction of L. P. Warren. The stage management was under the supervisión of Mr. Edward Wetzel, of Detroit, and was excellent.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News