The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-21
DRAMA IN WEBSTER
High Glass Affair
Soon to Appear
On Stage.
FINNEGAN'S FORTUNE.
Bright Local Talent That
Will Dazzle Be-
holders.
FINNEGAN'S FORTUNE.

Webster, Oct, 2O.-The last rehearsal
for the production of "Finnegan's For
tune" under the direction of P. F
Whalen, and to be given by the mem
bers Of the St. Louis Dramatic Club, al
the fair of the st. Roch's church in
Memorial hail. oxford, on Monday
night, will be held Sunday afternoon
Mr.. Whalen has spent much time in
directing the play. All of the par
| Elephants in the cast are stars in thei1
| line, and with little more tutoring
| would be eligible for some of the big
travelling companies that visit Web
| ster.
The leading lady is Miss Kate M
Sherlock who plays the role of Mrs
| Finnegan.' She has the reputation
of being one of the best in the line OF
semi professionals in the business. AL
though she is engaged in the millinery
business and does not make the stage
her business, Miss Sherlock is a star
in her line.
Miss Nellie M. Hederman is another
shining light in the play, and so is
Miss Maggie Glare. Both of these
young ladies are no novices, as they
have appeared before the footlights on
tractive, invariably make hits.
The other part of the cast is COM
posed of the stronger SEX but all are
up in their respective parts. They are
p F. Whalen, James McGeary, Fran
els Kelly, John j. Breen and Henry j.
King,
Besides the cracking of a few pet
jokes on local people there will be sew
eral musical renditions. Miss Heder-
"a, .
Miss Glare and Mr. Breen will MARBLE
in a duet, My love, my own" Mr..
McGeary will throw out Nothing in
the house is too good for Reilly" Mr..
Whalen will discourse Pat Maloney
forgot he was dead"
One of the features that will cause
the eyes of oxford people to stare in
wonderment will be Finnegan's band.
Mr.. Breen will introduce the same, and
the members will sing in unison the
chorus. The band will be led by little
Irene Whalen as drum major Mr.
Whalen Will play the cymbals; King,
the bass drum; Breen, the snare drum
McGeary, cornet; and Kelly, trombone.
Webster people will attend the fair
Monday night in large numbers. A
dance follows the entertainment. The
Young Mems Drum Corps will also ac-
company the troupe and a parade will
be given here before leaving and upon
arriving in oxford. The electrics will
furnish good accommodations to and
from The last car will leave Oxford
for Webster that night at 11.30 o'clock.
Commencing at 1901 a. m. next Sun
day morning new time table, the
winter schedule, will go into effect on
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad. There will be several
important changes but as the time ia
bles have not yet reached town, Web
ster citizens are at a loss as to the
changes. The books are expected to
arrive tomorrow, says Harry May, tic
ket agent
The announcement in The Spy that
the Worcester cars are to start on reg
ular time Saturday morning has
caused much rejoicing in Webster and
the citizens of both Webster and Dud-
ley are highly pleased over the same.
The first car leaves here for Worcester
at in the morning, when at the same
time a car starts from Worcester here.
For the present the last car at night
for Worcester will leave the local post
office at 9.02, and the last car from
Worcester here leaves at 1881. Until
the bridge at Auburn, which is now
about half completed, is finished the
cars will run hourly
Webster lodge, So, A o. u. w, never
had the rush of business it is having at
the present time, or, in fact, any other
local society. The society has paid out
$4,000 on two death claims this week to
the widows of John A. Haskell and Os-
valid Fritzscher, and at a meeting they
held last night, when Judge Andrews
spoke, nineteen applications for mem
bership were received, the largest num-
Der at any time in this vicinity.
Nov. 2, the lodge will hold a David
Harum recital in Odd Fellows hall, and
P. NJ w. Augustus P. Howell of Bos-
ton will be the chief attraction. The
Webster end of the music is in charge
of Prof. Hector E. Boulay. Nov. 16 off,
cials from South Framingham will per-
form special lodge work. The society
is growing fast. c. e. Powers, Henry
Giroux and John r. Haskell are COM
rnittee on arrangements for the latter
event.
Elmoine d. Clemans, for the past
three years musical director of the NJ.
E. church, has rendered his resignation.
Town Clerk Leroy j. Upham and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Hammond Shumway and
Miss Emily Shumway, who have been
In Washington, D. c., the past week,
left today for Webster.
Michael Maciezewski, employed on a
calender at the Eas- Webster mills,
had two fingers of the left hand crushed
this morning. DR.. f. A. Brown dressed
them.