The Newtown bee., 1891-08-14
Saturdays Dramatic Entertainment.

SATURDAY eFcHlhS VI iesSo "oo'As
another marked success for NewtoWns
home talent. Nearly the same cast OF
characters made up the play as at its
first production in May. The admirable
adaptedness of each Individual to the
part assigned was a marked feature OF
the play throughout. The first person
to appear upon the scene was Jonas Aid
rich, the fisherman of the coast, persona
fled by r. II. Smith, widely known as the
BEE Man, and Aunt Rebecca, his wife
(Mrs c. B. Taylor, who, though calling
herself "a quiet body was the most per-
sistent trouble borrower and fretter I'M
aginable. The difficult part of persona
fving the old fisherman and wife through
all the various experiences typified by
the play was admirably sustained and,
for one who has had no practical expert
ence in that line, the interview with his
"Becky Marian" when ''half seas OVER
was killing. 1t would hardly seem pos
sible that two as pleasant looking young
men as Ell. w. Wheeler and Fred Hubbell
could look the fiends incarnate they did
in the role of pirates, while j. j. North
rop as Hugh st Morris looked every inch
commander in his regimentals and,
when swords were clashed in mortal
combat with the pirate captain, Herman
Clyde (Harris M. Clark, one might have
thought by the gracefulness OF their
movements in parrying the thrusts that
they had been under the training of an
expert. A darby is always useful adj
junct to almost any play and l.. G. Nor
ris as the colored individual pepper"
lust filled the bill and, in all his gyrations
at the time he was struck by lightning,
in his pursuit of knowledge under the Ia
Bile, in relating his experiences While ON
a ''whaling" voyage with his paternal
ancestor, voyage which he declared to
''hab been productive of noah 'blubber'
dan eny wage he eber took afoah er
sence;" and, lastly, when he offered him.
self in love to 'Frisky," who declared
she was left alone with no one to love,
the audience, especially the juvenile por-
ton of it, was convulsed with laughter.
Miss Hattie M. Northrop as "Frisky''
acted the part of the little houscmaid to
q charm. With the lightness and grace
of little fairy, she skipped about the
stage, busting furniture, putting things
to rights, ever on the alert to see what
could be done to "shine up things" and
always doing just the right thing, at the
right time and in the very best way.
Miss Grace Goodsell as ''Susie Albrich,
the ocean waif, was sweetness personified
and there is no knowing how many in
the audience wished they could have
s'been there" when, on the lounge, Capt
St Morris related story to Susie. The
dizziness with which the captain trans
ferred flower from her wardrobe to the
lapel of his coat was done with the
gracefulness of one who was San old
hand at it, and there is no telling for
how long time the sweetness that lit up
her face might have caused the interview
to have been prolonged had it not been
broken in upon, so suddenly and unex-
pectedly, by the arrival upon the scene
of Col Ellsworth, in the person of Charles
III. Northrop. Courteous in his demean-
or and dignified in his bearing, he relat-
ed the account of the ship wreck, the
loss of the crew, the story of his escape
and rescue and recognized in Susie, by
means of little ring she carried, his
child, whom he had supposed lost with
all on board when the Silver Moon went
down. There was much of the tragic il
the acting of Harris NJ. Clark, in his per
sonification of Clyde, both in his propos
al to Lillian and when he showed his col
ers later, in his interview with Jonas Aid
rich for the hand of little Susie. Mrs Z
III. Northrop in the character OF Lillian
Lacey, Clyde's deserted wife; in her re
lection of Clyde's proposal and the reclt
al of Lillian's secret, as well as in the
final meeting of old friends, acted he
part admirably. Hers was difficult
part to sustain, there being much OF TIT
tragic in its production; but, by graceful
pose of person, strong facial expression
and clear natural delivery, she carried
the audience along with her through al
the varied scenes of the play. adding
fresh laurels to those so often won De
fore. Miss Jennie Shepard presided
the Keller piano with gracefulness o
motion and ease of execution that hell
the listeners at ease before as we'll as be
tween the acts. During the intermission
Miss Grace e. Brakeman sang one o
landing of the Pilgrims" which calle
out so hearty an encore as to lead her t
render second solo. The farce, wit
which the entertainment concluded
needs to have been seen and heard t
be fully appreciated. Harris M. Clar
as ssHans Won Smash was perfection
personified and, with L. c. Morris as hi
employer; w. Ell. SOmmers, dashin
Young man; ii. w. Wheeler, a dudis
fellow: Misses Nellie and Mamie Hut
bell, daughters of the employer; an
Miss Fanny Scudder, the Irish servan
girl, was made up a cast of character
out of which more fun could be got t
the square inch than often happens o
similar occasions. Taken all in all, thos
who took part in the entertainment, tt
gether with those who helped in carry
ing it out in detail, have abundant reaso
to feel satisfied with the financial results
about $50 net, as well as with the liter'
ry production. When the days get shor
er and the weather is cooler, we hoI
the Newtown dramatic club will do S
some more. ~
Nelson Botsford and wife of Brood
lyn are at e. Maurice Bots ford's.
Miss Martha Adds is visiting frient
on Botsford hill.