Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
THE COLLEEN BAwN."
First Stage Rehearsal Will Be Held To.morrow Afternoon in City Hall

First Stage Rehearsal VIII pc
 Tomorrow Afternoon in City Hall'
 rrbe tickets are selling rapidly Tor inc entertainment to be given at Clls hall on St Patricks night, when, uii- der the auspices of the Cathollc W. mems association of this clty, lle great Irish drama, "The Coheen Bawn." will be presented. ms is the play in which Dion Bouclcauit scored his greatest success and WHICH has been played so many times py tue best dramatic organizations m the country. The cast that will present if here on St Patricks night is con- sidered the best that has ever been gotten together to present any anna teur production in this city. The cast was published the other cay, but Tn order to refresh your memories ana lo remind you of the characters they will represent little review will not be out of place.
 Thomas +. Maher will enact the role made famous by Dion Bouci- cault, that of Myles Ma Coppaleen' the rollicking gossoon. There IS no question about that character being well cared for. Daniel F. Lawlor Will be seen in the role of Hardness Gre gan. and no character that this young gentleman has ever portrayed fits him as nicely as does this one. E. l.. Ma loney will have the character of Danny Mann. the hunchback. Oscar Race will be seen as Kyrle Daly, a very difficult character to please, but in the hands of Mir Race it will be decided success. w. +. Riley will enact the character of Father Tom, and here is where this gentleman will be able to surpass any of his pre- yious work. Frank J. Keeley will Be seen ill the part of Old Corrigan, and whatever work this young actor has done before will be forgotten when his work in this character IS witnessed, r. J. Cavanaugh as O'Moore and James Colwell as Fly land Creagh will also be seen to ad- vantage
 With the ladies we have Miss Ce- cilia Moriarty in the character of Ely | O'Connor, the Colleen Bawn, and those who are present on that even ing will be surprised at the way that character is presented Her songs will add to the beauty of the part Miss Annie E. Coyle will have the character of Anne Chute and although q very difficult part to play it will be successfully cared for by Miss Coyle Miss Katharine M. Calvin will have the character of Mrs Cregan and she will also be seen to good advantage in very hard part to please. Miss Daisy Lord will have the character of Old Sheelah and if she does not bring down the house it will be sur prising. Then there will be other minor characters to fill out the vari- ous scenes and altogether this cast should make a decided hit with the drama.
 1t is just as well to keep impress sing it on your memory that only the seating capacity of the house will be sold on that night Those are the orders issued and they will be obeyed l implicitly. The tickets are selling rapidly now and as the general ad. 1 mission is only 25 cents and the re- served seats 35 and 50 cents you are not asked to pay much for the enter 1 tainment. Then, too, we forgot to mention that the play will be cos tuned by one of the best costume houses in the country and new seen cry will add to the general good ef- feet of the. production. All in all, you will miss treat if you miss this
 entertainment.