The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-01-30
A Sandy Hook Success.

1ue oauuy HOOK uramaGlc cruz gave
an entertainment on Tuesday evening in
Glover's hall, Sandy Hook. The wealth
err was fine, the hall packed and the club
netted about $32. On Wednesday even
ing, the entertainment was repeated in
the Town hall. In spite of bad weather,
a good audience aud $40 was the result.
The proceeds are for the benefit of st
Johns church. Tine entertainment con-
sisted of drama, ''The Woven Web"and
a farce, "A Black Diamond" The plot
of the drama was laid in the South dur
ing the late civil war. Joseph Leaning
ton secretly, as he thinks, burns the will
of his uncle, who has disinherited him
on account of his bad habits and comes
into possession of the fortune, which he
soon squanders and then angles for the
hand of the heiress, Louise Falconer, who
has long been engaged to Walter Has
tings. Three persons stand in the way
of his plans. He intimidates Bertha
Danvers,a friend of Louise, who knows
his true character; threatens Hastings
with the loss of his position as colonel
in the Northern army by disclosing the
fact he has secretly aided Harry Falcon
err, an officer in the Southern army, to es-
cape, when captured as spy; also
threatens Harry Falconer with death, if
it is known that he took Hastings to his
home and kept him in concealment, when
taken as prisoner and has things his own
way until the discovery that there were
two witnesses, Uncle Toby and Aunt
Judy, to his felonious act, when he is ar
rested as forger and the unexpected
closing of the war puts an end to his vii
lainy and re-unites' the lovers. 1. P.
Blackman was the villain; F. L. Curtis
the jealous lover and Miss Mary Warner,
the innocent and slandered girl, difficult
parts to perform. Miss Warner has a
fine presence and good voice, which
showed to advantage in the closing sem
fences. Paul Warner and Miss Jennie
Chambers were charming lovers; j. M.
Blackman, as Uncle Toby, would have
| been accounted good in any company.
pecial mention should be made of w. F.
Banks as 'sMoses,'' the southern niger.
He showed the true spirit of an actor,
losing his identity in his assumed part.
The farce was capital; all took their
parts well. Miss Il. F. Blackman as
Emily Makepiece, the pattern young Ia
4 dy Misses Jennie Briscoe and Lulu Glow
er, the gay, thoughtless girls; Miss SUI
sic Chambers, the aunt,all deserve praise.
Frank Wright and II. A. Chapman, as
English dudes, we're fine. But undoubt-
eddy the best acting was that of II. A
Chapman, who showed uncommon dra.
matte talent and Mrs Richardson, who
was in every gesture true to her part al
Huldah, the black diamond. The pro
grams were furnished by the D. M. Reat
/ Co. The characters:
THE WOVEN WEB:
i Walter Hastings "a young attorney Pau
Warner, Joseph bennington (who weavei
the WEBB !. r. Blackman. Harry Falconer {.
young virginian) r. T.. Curtis, Uncle Toby 70
vast ideas) j. NJ. Biackman, Mr. Parkhurst &
leading lawyer Frank Wright, Tim lhis pro
tege) Harvey Chapman. Moses W. F. Banks
Bertha Danvers Gan orphan Miss Mary s
& Warner, Louise Falconer Miss Jennie Cham
bers, Aunt Judy Mrs I. r. Blackman.
BLACK DIAMOND
q Hnlda (black diamond) Mrs d. r. Richard
son, Emily Makepiece Miss Il. II. Blackman
! Minnie Makepiece Miss Jennie Briscoe. Fan
ME Makepiece Miss Lulu 4. Glover. Dr zinl
their aunt) Miss Susie Chambers. Cap
Charles Houston Frank Wright, Mr. Georg
Radford II. Al. Chapman. Of Goodell (coiieg
J student1 r. III Beers