JEMIMA
OR
THE WITCH OF BENDER
AT
UNITARIAN CHURCH
TURNERS FALLS, 8 O’CLOCK
Wednesday Eve’ng, Dec. 3, 1902
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Thomas Bolivar, a Pennsylvania farmer who wants to strike oil |
Ervin B. Emery |
Mrs. Hannah Bolivar, his wife, who is even more anxious than her husband
for a strike |
Mrs. Wm. Lowe |
Miss Emalina Emerson, Mr. Bolivar’s aunt, matrimonially inclined |
Miss Mary J. Strahan |
Jonah Hopkins, a nervous old bachelor who wants to marry, and yet hesitates |
W. H. P. Gilmore |
Jeremiah Doolittle, a Yankee from the western reserve, always ready for
fun |
John Pollock |
Jemima Jones, a Yankee girl from Jimtown, who personates a witch, |
Mrs. R. L. Farnsworth |
Tom Pinkerton, a farmer with an impediment in his speech, who pursues
the even tenor of his way |
Frank Reum |
Sarah Slope, a poetic domestic who aspires to the theatrical profession, |
Mrs. Wallace Harrington |
SYNOPSIS.
ACT I |
Jemima’s mistrust; her little scheme. Courting by mail. The old |
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maid’s mistake. Jonah’s perplexities and escape Jeremiah’s dilemma |
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The witch. "Beware." |
ACT II |
Bolivar’s oil craze. Invoking the witch. "I am here!" Bolivar’s |
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terror. Courting under difficulties. The old maid’s resolve. "Jonah |
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is gone, I’ll hold on to Jeremiah." |
ACT III |
Jeremiah strikes for freedom. The old maid’s despair. Jeremiah and |
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Sarah. The Witch’s revenge. "I am Jemima Jones!" Jonah captured |
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and the Old Maid happy. Jeremiah pardoned. The triple betrothal. |
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Jemima herself again. "She’ll scare us no more as the red witch of |
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Bender." |
General Admission 25c. |
Children 15c. |
Turners Falls Reporter Steam Printing Establishment.
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This poster announced the performance of a play held at the Unitarian Church in Turners Fall, Massachusetts. In addition to stating the date, time, and admission, the poster informed local audiences of the cast, many of whom they probably knew. It also provided a lengthy synopsis of the play.
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"Jemima or The Witch of Bender"
publisher Turners Falls Reporter |
date Dec 3, 1902 |
location Turners Falls, Massachusetts |
width 6.0" |
height 9.0" |
process/materials printed paper, ink |
item type Public Announcements/Poster |
accession # #L01.078 |
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