The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-14
LARCHMONT PEEPS AT HE'LL.
A PICTURED INFERNO IN THE
SHADOW OF A CHURCH.
Dramatic Talent OF the GOnZwab0es,
Directed by Head Devil Mitchell,
Gets Into LimeiIEht-GaBs Flew Fast
While Society Lights Reared GleefuIly

| While Society Lights Reared Gleefully.
He'll was raised in Larohmont last night.
That is really nothing new for Larchmont
I and vicinity, but it has never been done in
| quite that way before. Also, the Devil
| went to church.
| The Gonzwaboes, comprising the dramatic
| talent of the Larchmont Yacht Club, the
Huokleberry Indians and the other merry
| organizations Of the town, presented a
| show entitled "Larohmonts Inferno" and
| put it on in the parish house annexed to
| st. Johns Church They called it Inferno"
in the programme, just to put the pastor
Off his guard, but when the curtain was
protest they spoke right out in meeting
and called it He'll
George w. Mitchell wrote the show.
He did it on the train, while committing
from New York All the other commuters
learned their lines on the train. Several
OF them got so involve d in the parts that
they went clear on to the next station.
When the ragtime strains had died away
on the piano red light was sltIused over
assembled Larohmont society. and the
curtain was pulled on a repr esentation
Of hell itself with the Devil in command.
This part was played by the author himself
ana the language was solemn. He said:
hadst any victims to torture tonight in
he'll Bringst on the Larchmonters. Then
the Devil made q speech chock full of local
hits. All the imps, who sang in the OPEN
ing. chorus, sat and looked bored as he
told them that Iarchmont Is on the New
Haven road called Haven because the
road is haven of rest. The trains are
always resting. Then Gonzozle, first aide
to his Satanic Majesty, who wore his golf
stockings under his red tights, asked who
lived in Jarchmont
That gave the Devil. as played by the
author, great chance to work of local
hits. Nearly every one in town was men,
toned, and those OF the audience who were
left out knew that they hadn't arrived in
Larchmont society.
Pretty soon the devils rounded up
"Morgue" Conan, the town actor, as played
by II, Tuthill Spence. The Spence family
was very much in it last night. because
Lewis 9: Spence gave faithful impersona-
After loosening few local hits and inform
ing the audience that the other one was
Booth, II. Tuthill rendered Hamlets solilo-
guy.
1t wasn't really fair to the audience.
They knew that Mr.. Spence had been funny
just before because he'd been dealing out
local hits, and he was funny just after, but
they couldn't tell for the life of them W neither
he was being funny when he sat down on
his carpet bag and started :i in on TO be or
silence to see where the laugh came in, and
when 1t didn't come they, concluded that
he was serious and applauded like anything |
to be on the safe side.
Then Lewis G. Spence came on and did |
his Justly celebrated imitation Of his father. |
He has been studying the old man for |
long time, and the audience voted that |
he had the part down pat
Where am asked Mr.. Spence.
Don't you know the placer queried !
he aud xutf hot hlaxu in
blast of sulphur and birthstone: j.,
-oh, yes said Mr.; Spence. this Is the
Larohmont Yacht Club"
All the ladies applauded at that, and so
did the pastor. Mr.. Spence added that
that's the town hotel-for twenty -ons
years and felt quite at home. Mr.. Spence
then sang the Larchmont national anthem,
OF which this Is the chorus:
There was an old man named BIZ.
Who lived by the side Of hill.
And he hasn't been sober
SINCE last October. in
You'll have to pardon my accent
said Mr.. Spence, I'm not drunk enough TO
render it properly
That made the ladies again applaud,
and the old ladies rubbered at the pastor
to see how he was taking it. He'd lent the
mont Yacht Club under good influences.
You could see by his face that his dreams
OF a yacht club chapter OF the Church Tenn
peranoe Society were fading away.
John Graham came on next In a faithful
Of Frank Hardy, the daunt-
less chief who leads the Larchmont hose
team. Mr. Graham said that there are
two kinds OF men In Larchmont-men and
old women. Everybody knew whom he
meant, and everybody applauded and
to see how the other fellow was
taking 1t. Then by way Of torture, Mr..
Hardy was shown picture Of town meet
Ing going on-and he not there.
Next were introduced approximations Of
" Pop Sanger, the town hustler, by Peter
j. Kane and Dick" Owens by George Bid
we'll After that the principals and chorus
sang few limericks to the tune that they
use at the Yacht Club. The words were not
exactly the same, but the ladies didn't know
that.
The scene closed with a thrilling escape
from He'll. and a grand Transformation
scene, in which all the devils appeared In
jEineI coats and sang the praises OF Larch-
mont.
On the way home all those who had been
mentioned in the local hits said that IL was
, good show, but they were mad at Mr..
Mitchell. Those who weren't mentioned
saio that real Hell couldn't be any worse.
These said also that they knew why the
pastor lent the parish house. Attendance
At church wasn't at all good last year. and
he wanted to give them a little taste Of
what they're going to be up against il they
don't take big, big brace.
MADE THE TICKLERS QUIT.