The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04

THE Amateurs.
Several Dramatic Clubs Have
Outlined the Sea-
sons Work.
INTERESTING PLAYS COMING
Florence Club Has Changed
the Name of the "Three
Hats" Clubs
Good Farce.

/ cessful season in the six years history OF
| the Catholic Club Dramatic Union VIII
open Thursday night next, November y,
at the club theatre when one of the most
competent castles the Union has ever hau
| will interpret the ~fareica1 comedy in three
acts, The Balloon This play, which
is considered unusually good, is the JOINT
work of J. II. Darling and G.. Manyllfe
Fem, who are best known as the authors
of that greatly admired play THE Bar
| ~rister." In this farce the mother-ln-ia"
is not the prime factor in creating bother
| for the character to whom the fun max
ing Is intrusted, neither does the inhaehty
| of a laundering husband enter into the
| plot of the piece In the least. Dr. Giynn
around whom the play Is written Is
comfortably located among friends ana
| ENJOYING a lucrative practice and the love
of a sweet young girl. He has settled
down after a wild career.
The situations are unusually funny ana
| the dialogue is very amusing.
The Empire Comedy Company Is the
| name of an organization of amateurs that
is making a bid for a foremost posltion
among the amateur companies OF Hud-
| son county 1t numbers among its mem
bers several young men and women VINO
have been actively engaged in theatrleals
for some years and have made progress
In its claim for a position among the very
hest of amateur companies the omcers
draw attention to the fact that the COM
many has it's own home, occupies a MOOR
| at the junction of Newark avenue ana
| Montgomery street; that it has Its own
orchestra and that it undertook and car
Rod through a series Of performances
that ran three nights at Columbia Han.
| G~reenvilie, last season. A different piece
was presented each night. In ADDITION
to these, many performances We're given
for the benefit and under the auspices
of various social and benefit organiza-
lions One of the most recent and note
worthy of these was the performance OF
"Hazel Kirke'' at Columbia Hall, on Oc-
tober Is.
The company has a repertoire incluolng
some of the best plays available TOT
amateur purposes. Chief among them are
Josenh 4Jefferson,s LEND Me Five Shlil-
ings," billiards. "Littlest Girl" "A Bad
emmy, ssThe Two Thieves" which is a
version of ~Erminie',; Hazel Kirke' and
.sThe Strategist.' OF these half are one
act plays and all are done acceptably.
The company is versatile. 1t does not
confine itself to the legitimate It also
gives vaudeville. A number Of the
members are fortunate in that they can
sing and dance and others have the
STORYTELLING faculty and still others can
do the desired sketch and team WorA' ~
this last line the company wiz oe seen
on Monday night at Humboldt Han -
will give an oiio, which win include WIN
lam Quirk in monologue; May Surfey,
vocal solo; Ralph and Gehr' musical
sketch: Hagen and MARI, in dialogue ano
Peter G. Graham. IN a character sAelc"'
81. Michaers Players are not In harness
vet and will not be for a few weeks II IS
expected. Mr.. Joseph Glossy, who mas
charge of theatrical matters not only Tor
the club but also for the parish, is now at
work making the preliminary arrange
ments for the season. The promoters hope
to eclipse the numerous successes OF
previous years.
The PLAYERS attached to st. Bridgets
cburch have discovered and decided to
produce an Irish play that mas not been
seen in this city. The piece is known as
the Irish Tiger and is said to offer the
actors a number of excellent opportunities
to show their ability. Rehearsals are now
going on with 4 well balances cast. The
majority Of actors have had considerable
experience. They are expected to do well.
ssMav R1ossom.n a prime favorite with
amateur companies, will be enacted by
the thespians of st. Lucy's parish. a date
has not been definitely decided, but It will
be settled in a few days. This organiza-
ton is young. Already it shows promises
Of doing much artistic work of worth
The organization is fortunate in number
ing among its most prominent member
a few amateurs who have received yalu-
able training in other organizations and
also in having at the head the Rev. Father
Boylan. who has always encouraged such
affairs to the best of his ability and with
excellent results. Many of the successes
of former years in st. Michael's parish
were directly due to Father Boylan's eff
forts. :
The Florence Dramatic Society has
changed the name Of the farce THE
Three Hats which it viii produce to
1.-THE Girl From Piccadiliy." This new
name is appropriate and a decided i'm
DTOVeIuHLt upOh LAX O1'5iN
! William King, who plays leading jnven-
lie parts at st. Michaei's Hall, has made
good use of the training he received in
! amateur theatricals and is nov on the
; stump for the Democratic party. He is
J meeting with success and is doing good
and effective work in his new field.
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60 po,,,s i3La ronst If the nther Cath.
E olic parishes in the State, has a Lyceun
| of which it has every reason to feel proud
, This organization of young men will 81
into theatricals very extensively this sea
/ son. Time was when the club was no
in a position to arouse much interes
Z among the members, but 1t has nov
struck a winning gait and good times arr
f. expected.
: AS a f%orerunner of what the parishion
). ers may look forward to, a drama. sucl
e as the people always appreciate, will b
Z presented in the parish hall adjoining tn
: church. Preparations for this production
$ are now under way.
q EILEEN Oge." a pretty drama. dealing
! with love and Irish chiyalry, will doubt
less be chosen at the next meeting Q
e the Lyceum. This piece was given witt
..,r,al euecess In 1896. The original cas-