The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-07-17
The School Entertainment at the
Town Hall,

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Town Hall.
There is nothing that arouses the inter-
est of parents, to say nothing of their Sis
tiers, cousins and aunts, like an exhibition
by the children, so that there is little
wonder that between 200 and 300 were
present at the Town Hall Saturday night,
= nor that the proceeds of the entertain
ment given by Miss j. E. Gaffney's school
and others amounted to 1923 IS. Proba-
bly, the most taking number on the pro-
grams furnished by w. B. Hall & Co.
was the duet by Rosie Stuart and Willie
GatTney, 'sReuben and Rachel" "Among
the Catacombs,'' a burlesque on the ire
pressible Yankee given by Arthur Platt,
was the most taking recitation and the
final tableau, "Our Sleeping Beauties
Guarded by Angels" in which Bessie
Jonas and Jessie Taylor were the angels
guarding the rest of the girls lying
asleep in white, was as pretty and artis-
tic us any tableau of the sort could be
made. The whole entertainment was a
worthy tribute to Miss j. E .Gaffney's in
domitable spirit and perseverance and
adds another trophy to her laurels. Katie
Houlihan and Ernest A. Smith made the
welcoming Rotations, after which Car
RE Jonas was enthroned queen of May,
Ernest Smith and Rosie Stuart leading
the marching columns of boys and girls,
while Paul Beardsley and Bonnie Smith
acted as her majesty's pages. The fourth
and fifth numbers, which included stall
wart temperance sentiment, brought out
practically the same boys: Willie Reil-
ly. John Oscar Pitzschler, John Madigan,
Joseph Lynch, Henry Madigan, Carlton
Hubbell, Eddie Pitzschler, Paul Boards
ley, Bonnie Smith. The pantomime ''Too
Hot was cleverly taken by Ernest A.
Smith, Arthur Platt, Michael Burns, Cur
It's Morris seated on high stools, Miss
Sadie Murray appearing as mother. The
pantomime illustrating how baseless is
much gossip brought out some unique
old maid costumes, the eight girls being
Florence Brisco, Mable Morris, Jessie
TAYLOR, Clara Alquist, Rosie Stuart, Ka-
tie Houlihan, Bessie Jonas, Susie H Smith.
Clarence Beardsley recited "Work and
PLAY" John O. Pitzschler 'Be Polite"
Roy Platt ''Our Flag" with a chorus of
bows to help him hurrah for Old Glory.
stPlaying Grandma" was pantomime in
two acts, in which Agnes Platt was the
old lady, Willie Stuart and Willie Gaffney
the teasing boys. Ernest A. Smith,
standing in front of the platform, led
class of girls in gymnastic exercises. In
the pantomime' Playing Doctor, Barney
Kelley was the physician and Buardo
Sastram the sick boy. The patriotic ex-
ercise HHeroes of Bunker Hill'' was capt.
tai instruction in history and patriotism,
introducing the songs "Shall Israel Put
nam be Forgot?" which was composed
for and sung at the recent visit of the
Putnam Phalanx to Putnam park and
seThe Sword of Bunker HILL" Ernest A.
Smith did himself credit in the recitation,
sWarren's Address at Bunker Hill. The
16 boys were Michael Burns, Francis
Gannan, Richard Reilly, Arthur Day,
Howard Brisco, Frank Martin, Barney
Kelley, James Madigan, John Corey
Robert Gannan, Willie Burns, Carlton
Hubbell, Willie Gaffney, Patsy Bradley,
Patsy Hourigan, Ernest A. Smith. The
duties of each day were appropriately
= illustrated by Carrie Jonas, Monday; Ma
d bel Taylor, Tuesday; Rosie Stuart, We'd
= nesday; Mabel Morris, Thursday; Agnes
Platt, Friday Katie Houlihan, Saturday
:, Jessie Taylor, Sunday. In the pantomime
of the peddler's visit, Patsy Bradley tool
1 the part of the peddler well, with Maggie
: Blake as housewife. The two-act tab
0 leau ssFamily Flower" first showed
Il barrel appropriately labeled and thei
: pretty little Maggie Heating standing up
on it. The taking motion song "Th
e Violets" was sung by Jessie Taylor, Lilli
It Burhans, Katie Houlihan, Mabel Morris
0 Carrie and Bessie Jonas, Mabel Taylor
Helen Kimberley, Gertrude Gannan, 30
g sic Pitzschler. Julia Nash, Agnes Platt
g Maggie Carmody, Mamie Reilly, Miami
), Heating to the delight OF all. In tn
he three-act keystone charade, the part
L spoken were taken by Willie CARNEY
he Curtis Morris, Willie and Michael Burns
9. Katie Houlihan, Rosie Stuart, Arthu
Day, Florence Brisco, Susie Smith, Ricf
~ ard Reilly; Florence Brisco being th
10 keystone in the arch formed TO represer
of the ID original colonies. Very effective
ly robed were the visitors from stor
ed land, especially bright Cinderella an
er worthy Of heed were the words wit
th which they announced themselves, Sad
ed Murray acting as manager. Katie Houl
xt han as Red Riding Hood, Agnes Platt
" Little Silver Hair, Bessie Jonas as Ci
n derella, Arthur Platt as Jack, the Gial
ng Killer, Jessie Taylor as Little Bo-Pee
IL The tableau Liberty and Her Han
ng maidens' represented Florence Brisco
nd Liberty, Maggie Blake as Science al
er- Bessie Jonas as religion. Never has
entertainment by children been so W.
,s. carried out in Newtown and, instead
being worth 10c., it was fully worth 20
and had enough in it to delight the sar
audience ON successive evenings. Nj
Gaffney feels under great obligation
y. Prof Platt, who kindly volunteered
az services at the organ for the evening