Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-18
BELLS or sHAND0N"

DEAAS VS SUAUUVN
 Shecsssfsl Production of the Above Drama Esiore . Bit Asdisnce. The city ordinance had to be In.
 v0kad last evening in order to prevent City hall from being filled from tne
 doors to the stage by hundreds of peo- pie who wanted to stand and witness
 the performance presented under the ! auspices of the Second and Third di- visions. A. o. H. Had all who wished to enter been allowed to do so it is safe to say that it would have been the big
 gest crowd that ever entered the doors of City hall. But hundreds were turn
 ed away disappointed Every seat was filled long before the curtain arose
 and many were allowed to stand in tlK.
 rear of the hall down stairs, and all those who were there were more than satisfied and the advance notices of the production were not exaggerated
 cne iota. The play was produced in admirable ma.lnar and by cask of
 characters that has not been excelled in this city. It is stirring play and filled with climaXes that keep the in terest throughout. It was presented in a manner that reflected credit on all who contributed to any pait of the cn- tertainment.
 First and foremost the greatest
 praise belongs to Manager John r. Calvin. who for months has been an arduOus worker and who contributed
 many original features to the protluc- ton. The entertainment committee also deserves q great amount O: praise for the earnest and jealous manner ill
 which they looked after every title tle- tail. This committee consisted of the
 following: J. F. Calvin. chairTan:
 James Foody. financial secretary: Pat
 rick Fitzgerald. recording secretary;
 John c. Claffey. treasurer; r. R. Me
 Namara, Michael McNrnna.
 The admirable corps of stage hands
 assisted not little in the success of
 the play because it was the members of this corps who so arranged the stage that everything seemed to work
 tremendously. Then the members of the Ladies' auxiliary and soldiers from
 the Hibernian Rifles helped to make the various scenes picturesque. The quartet of young lad from Division ?. A. 0. H., added their share to the
 beauties and. charms of the entertain
 ment.
 Last. but not least by any means, came the members of tlra cast of char acters and their work merits the high est approval. Throughout the difficult scenes not a break was noticeable and all did we'll.
 E. l.. Malonay. in tlra character of Captain Fergus Mccarthy of the Unit ed Irishmen. filled his role acceptahly.
 Thomas A. Maher has been playimg just the opposite of the character he represented last night, that of Herrick Wolff. a designing Engllshman, so that even his best friends were surprised at the talent displayed as the villain of the. production. In looks. actions. gestures and expression he was the ideal character he was called on to re,,- resent and his amateur dramatic abil- ity took another upward flight.
 J. F. COughlin as Robert O'Elare. the ardent lover of Blancl.a Desmond and as a captain in the British army. proved himself an adept at adopting IliIllSVb NV HiS NOao"siN "oi
 F. NJ. Flanagan as Lord Desm0' d detracted nCne from his work in thr past by his rendition of this difficult character last evening. He filled the role most acceptably.
 T. H. Brown as Dennis O'Mally. a broth of boy. was a newcomer in ther cast of amateurs in this city. but his I advent was an acceptable innovation. He made the most of his part and ellie ited warm praise from all who heard him.
 r. J. Kendrick as Lanty Do0lin. the chum of Dennis. while not having a> heavy part, got all the meat there was in his character out of it and it digested most pleasingly with the au' dience.
 J. F. Cove as Captain Evans. T. F. Kennedy as Sergeant Jones and NJ. F. Shnnahan as James Feeney, the jailer. all filled their respective parts with careful attention to every little detail 1 and each did we'll in every part of the production in which they were called on to enact their roles.
 Luke w. Henderson as Dan. the Irish piper. was valuable addition to the presentation. His Irish reels and iigs played for the dancers awakened | q keen interest among those preseA l and made the scene very inspiring. i.
 Miss Nora T. I,Nldy Tn tlle character l of Mrs Fergus Mccarthy never eX- 1 celled her work of last evening. It ! was aptly conceived and it is safe tO | say that it is the best piece of acting Miss Luddy has done in any amateur production.
 Miss Mollie Lord as Blanche Des- mOnd had one of the most difficult i parts to portray that she has ever a. | tempted in her histrionic career. In the pathetic as well as the tragic scenes she was an admirable character ! and her singing added spice to the pre- In the prison scene partic- ularly. where while singing ''The Bells of Shandon'' she files the chains from her fathers wrists. she did an excel | lent hit of acting. Her song "Dermot Asthorc'' was also beautifully rcn- ,lered
 Miss Mayme Daley has portrayed such a character as the one last even- ing. Nellie O'Day. the brightest wild flower that grows along the river Lee. so that all expected it to bei well done and it was. and not one little flaw could he found in tine impersonatiOn of the character assigned her.
 Miss Elizabeth Delaney essayed a very difficult part in the character of Lady Desmond and her work was ~I,