Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-23
,NAUGATUCk NUGGETS
Schools Closed in Honor of Washing
toms Birthday.

GCnUO1S SlOSSu III 1AOhoA Va W :"
tons Birthday.
The Home Dramatic club presented
THE Bankers Daughter Friday even
Ing to one of the largest audiences
that ever assembled in the opera house.
The play is an old, well known comedy
drama in six acts. The work OF the
several characters was of the gilt edge
order and it was on a whole stipend
pus productions Special mention should
be made of the excellent portrayal OF
Lillian, the bankers daughter, by Miss
Lottie Terry. Miss Terry Is one Of
the best amateur actresses In this
state and her work Friday evening
could not be improved upon. Robert
II. Griffith as Harold Rutledge and
John Carbine as the Count de Cardiac
acted their parts to perfection. 1T
was Mr. Griffith's first appearance as
an actor and he acquitted himself in
an entirely satisfactory manner. Mr.
Carbine Is we'll known to local theater
going people. His work Friday even
Ing needs no comment. His past rec
ord is sufficient to enable one to say
that he ranks among the best of anna
teurs. Daniel McGuinness in the dou-
bic role OF Mr. Babbage and Mr. Brown
was excellent Mrs Booth and her
little daughter, also Miss Anderson,
Miss McGuinness, John "A. Stringer,
Harry French and Archie Hancock, all
them to be fully appreciated one needs
witness the play. Mr. McGuinness as
Mr. Brown brought down the house
with the manner in which he por-
trayed the equity old Mr. Brown.
M. III. Rooney, for the past two
years assistant superintendent Of the
Metropolitan Insurance Co, has been
promoted to the position of superin-
tendent of the Derby division.
In honor Of Washington's birthday
the High school Is closed to-day.
Mr. and Mrs e. ]. Steele Of Hillside
avenue celebrated the fifty7fifth anni-
versary of their marriage at their home
yesterday. Relatives and friends from
Meriden and Walingford were present.
Cal O'Brien has resigned his position
as bartender at Halls saloon. His
place is being filed by Michael Moran.
st Francis's T. A. B. society will
hold a special meeting this evening.
An anniversary memorial high mass
Of requiem was celebrated at st Fran
cis's church this morning at 10 O'clock
for the repose of the souls of all the
deceased members of Ojeda council, No
80. K. of @. Members of the council
attended the mass in body.
Miss Katrina Rhodenbach enter
tained the members of the class of 1908,
N. H. s., at the home of her parents
on Terrace avenue Saturday. An en-
joyabie evening was spent by all pres
ent.
Friday afternoon Francis, the 5
years 8 months old son of Mr. and Mrs
William Kelly, died of scarlet fever,
and Saturday morning their son Thorn
as, aged years and 8 months, died Of
the dread disease. The funeral Of the
two little ones was held Saturday af-
ternoon at o'clock The interment
was in st Francis's cemetery. The
heartfelt sympathy of the entire com
munity Is extended to the bereaved par
ents.
Cornelius KelleIer of Meadow street
spent Sunday with relatives in New
Haven.
Several of the members of the Theta
Sigma, the High school secret society,
attended banquet given by the SUI
preme chapter at the Hotel Oneca in
New Haven Saturday evening.
The concert given by the stage
hands at the opera house last evening
was grand success In every particu-
lar. The hall was comfortably filled,
there being about 400 people present.
The different numbers on the program,
which, by the way, was nicely ar
ranged, were all received with tumultu-
GUS applause. The stage hands wish
to thank all those who In any way
helped to make the concert such a
grand success and they also feel espe-
ciaily grateful to the Bennett Moulton
Co for the extreme kindness shown In
allowing them the use OF the moving
pictures and illustrated songs gratis.
The Bennett IMoulton 90 opens week g
engagement here tonight In the opera
house. It is needless to saw their kind
ness and the kindness of all those who
did so much to make their first sacred
concert a success will be always re-
membered by the stage hands.