Miss M.C. Hutchinson

              Miss M. C. Hutchinson

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The Importance of Being Earnest
OSCAR WILDE
A clever society satire.  A bachelor, to escape occasionally from his ever proper country life, has invented a brother by the name of Earnest, and under this alias amuses himself in London.  From this arises mistaken identities, which are the cause of much merriment.



Cast of Characters

John Worthing, J. P. (of the Manor House, Woolton, Hertfordshire).
Algernon Moncrieff (his Friend).
Rev. Canon Chausuble, D. D. (Rector of Woolton).
Merriman (Butler to Mr. Worthing).
Lane (Mr. Moncrieff's Man-servant).
Lady Bracknell (Mr. Moncrieff's Aunt).
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax (her Daughter).
Cecily Cardew (John Worthing's Ward).
Miss Prism (her Governess).



Scenes of Play

ACT I.  Algernon Moncrieff's Flat in Half-Moon St., W.
ACT II.  The Garden at the Manor House, Woolton.
ACT III.  Drawing Room of the Manor House, Woolton.
TIME:  The Present.
PLACE: London.



Miscellaneous
These programs are so wide in their appeal that they include most of the questions which are agitating the present generation.  The messages are in the form of the humorous, the pathetic, the dramatic and the beautiful, and are from the writings of the following authors:

Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Henry C. Bunner.
Edmund Vance Cooke.
Dorathy Dix.
Austin Dobson.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Eugene Field.
J. W. Foley.
Sam Walter Foss.
Joel Chandler Harris.
O. Henry.
Rudyard Kipling.
Lulu Lenton.
George Madden Martin.
William Wesley Martin.
Thomas P. Montfort.
Alice Hegan Rice.
James Whitcomb Riley.
Hallie Erminie Rives.
Charles C. D. Roberts.
Edwin L. Sabin.
Langdon Smith.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Frank N. Stratton.
Ruth McEnery Stuart.
Alfred Tennyson.
Henry Van Dyke.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.




Much Ado About Nothing
SHAKESPEARE
Dramatis Personae

Don Pedro (Prince of Arragon).
John (His Natural Brother).
Claudio (a Young Lord of Florence).
Benedict (a Young Gentleman of Padua).
Leonato (Governor of Messina).
Antonio (His Brother).
Balthazar (Servant to Don Pedro).
Borachio., Conrade.} (Followers of John).
Verges., Dogberry.} (Two Officers).
Francis (a Friar).
A Sexton.
A Boy.
Hero (Daughter to Leonato).
Beatrice (Niece to Leonato).
Margaret., Ursula.} (Gentlewomen Attending on Hero).




Twelfth Night
SHAKESPEARE
Dramatis Personae

Orsino (Duke of Illyria).
Sebastian (Brother to Viola).
Antonio (a Sea Captain, Frend to Sebastian).
A Sea Captain (Friend to Viola).
Valentine, Curio} Gentlemen Attending the Duke.
Sir Tobey Belch (Uncle to Olivia).
Sir Andrew Aguecheek (His Friend).
Malvolio (Steward to Olivia).
Feste (a Clown), Fabian, Olivia, Viola{ Servants to Olivia.
Maria (Olivia's Woman in Waiting).



The Comedy of Errors
SHAKESPEARE
Dramatis Personae

Solinus, Duke of Ephesus.
Aegeon, a Merchant of Syracuse.
Antipholus, of Ephesus., Antipholus, of Syracuse.} Twin brothers and sons to Aemilia & Aegeon.
Dromio, of Ephesus., Dromio, of Syracuse.} Twin brothers and attendants on the two Antipholuses.
Balthazar, a Merchant.
Aemilia, Wife to Aegeon; an Abbess at Ephesus.
Adriana, Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus.
Lucina, Her Sister.
Luce, Servant to Adriana.
A Courtezan.



A Winter's Tale
SHAKESPEARE
Dramatis Personae

Leontes, King of Sicilia.
Mamillius, His Son.
Camillo., Antigonus., Cleomenes., Dion.} Lords of Sicilia.
Polixenes, King of Bohemia.
Florizel, His Son.
Archidamus, a Lord of Bohemia.
Old Shepherd, Reputed Father of Perdita.
Clown, His Son.
Autolycus, a Rogue.
Hermione, Queen to Leontes.
Perdita, Daughter to Leontes and Hermione.
Paulina, Wife to Antigonus.
Emilia, Lady Attending Hermione.
Mopsa., Dorcas.} Shepherdesses.



Cymbeline
SHAKESPEARE
Dramatis Personae

BRITONS.

Cymbeline (King of Britain).
Cloten (His Stepson).
Leonatus Posthumous (a British Noble).
Pisanio (a Faithful Retainer of Posthumous).
Belarius (an Aged Exiled Noble Assuming the Name of Morgan).
Guidarius (called Polydore)., Arviragus (called Cadwal).} Supposed Sons of Belarius, but Stolen Sons of the King.
Madan (A Noble).
Locrine (Another Noble).
Cornelius (a Physician).
Queen (Second Wife to Cymbeline).
Imogen (Daughter to the King).
Helen (Her Lady).



ROMANS.

Iachimo, Philario} Roman Nobles.
Caius Lucius (a Roman General).
Lewis (a French Gentleman).
Captain.





They Say
ELENSBURG, WASHINGTON:

Miss M. C. Hutchinson has a quiet voice that carries emotion and thought without self-consciousness; a charmingly dignified and unstudied stage presence, and, withal a power to select material suitable for platform work and suited to reader and audience.— Dr. Ella I. Harris, Ph. D., Head of Department of English, Washington State Normal School.

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA:


Miss M. C. Hutchinson, a reader of marked ability, delighted the Gam-Sac-Mah Club.  She has a beautiful voice, full and musical, which is admirably suited to sentiment and pathos.  She has a wonderfully clear conception of character, and gives to her role all the peculiarities of speech which the author has expressed, her child interpretation being so true to life that for the time being one forgets the presence of the speaker.—
Semi-Weekly Enterprise.

SCIO, OHIO:


Miss Hutchinson's reading of 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' completely captivated her audience.  Her personating of the different characters of the story was exceptionally true.—
The Scio Collegian.

BAD AXE, MICHIGAN:


Miss Hutchinson read Van Dyke's prose masterpiece, 'The Other Wise Man,' in a manner as forceful and dramatic as this classic is devoutly beautiful and inspiring.—
Tribune.

ALMA, MICHIGAN:


Miss M. C. Hutchinson in her reading of 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' portrayed the character of this beautiful girl with remarkable ability, drawing with rare skill a picture of a sensitive nature.—
The Alma Record.

CASS CITY, MICHIGAN:


Miss M. C. Hutchinson gave her splendid version of 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.' She not only made Rebecca a living personality to her hearers, but she brought the scenes and people of the old state of Maine in delightful review as she carried the main character through the evening.  Artful simplicity characterized her work and her engaging manner and fine personality greatly impressed all present.—
Chronicle.

MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN:


The beautiful story of 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' as recited at the Opera House by Miss Hutchinson was a real treat.  Her rendition of the story portrayed Rebecca and the other characters as accurately as though their pictures had been on canvas.—
Enterprise.

JACKSON, MICHIGAN:


Miss Hutchinson's reading of 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' proved thoroughly enjoyable in all details, delightful in all respects.  The audience was more than pleased.—
The Patriot.

BRINKLEY, ARKANSAS:


Miss Hutchinson's renditions were so true that you forget all else save the characters which she so perfectly portrayed.—
Citizen.

YORK, NEBRASKA:


Miss Hutchinson gave 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' in a pleasing and artistic manner.  There was not a dull moment during the effort, and the interest increased steadily to the close.—
Republican.

WICHITA, KANSAS:


From the first Miss Hutchinson had the good will of her hearers.  Her charming personality and rich voice, expressive of fine touches of pathos and pleasing in humorous impersonations, won her audience first to tears and then to laughter.—
Beacon.


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