The Newtown bee., 1906-02-16
LITCHFlELD COUNTY.
WASHINGTON
PLAY A NOTABLE SUCCESS.

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 The play, "A Count of No Account" given for the benefit of the Boys club, two evenings last week, was a great success financially and in other ways The people who portrayed the differ ent characters in the play seemed per fectly adapted to their parts. The esting manner and the comedy and tragedy sceness were thoroughly enjoy able. The effd of the thunder storm was astonishing. How the thunder could roll and the lightning flash in such a natural way was mystifying to the appreciative audience. Weary Warner, the tramp who was hired to represent the absent count, was ex ,cellent in his portrayal, but is better known to theater goers as Wilbur Kill born, and as was to be expected crea- ted much laughter by his clever man. agement of the tragic and peculiar as the bogus count. The firm of the bfokers, Long and Short, of New York City, elicited both admiration and praise for their fine acting. In this town MT Long is known as Burr Hol lister, the very popular High School teacher, and MT Short as Dr B. R. Shopp. the obliging and skillful den- tist. In their schemes to secure the count for their daughters they excelled in their parts. In their desire to cap- tivate the widow of Gen Goodley their much laughter. The part of the real Count Henri Nogoodio was finely DOT trayed by Frank Terrill. Willis Net tleton, as General Cana Terror, re- tired from active service, was indeed terror to those who had to wait on him, and an extremely amusing situa- tion was the kidnapping scene, where he and the pretty and sweet French maid Louise were abducted and driven l to the next town. They were mis- taken by their abductors for the SUD- this being a scheme of MT Short to make sure of his daughter marrying the count, he had hired men to kidnap them and have them married ip the next town. Later he saw his mistake but the matter remained unexplained to the others. w. H. Frisbie made a fine sheriff, Si Perkins of "Boom Coun- ty," who locked up his prisoner one night in MT Hartwell's hen roost and the next night in John Blacks wine cellar. Yet both nights his prisoner, way back to the Inn to get ''sweet revenge" on his enemy, the usurper of his rightful place: Mrs Shopp as Miss Bessie Long and Miss Mary Rylander as Jessie Short did their very best in making love to the count, and for real ism in the dramatic art and their at. tractive appearance were heartily ap- plauded. John Seery made an ad- mirable proprietor for the Lion Inn and was quite amusing in both his di- alect and acting. Mrs Frank Terrill, l 0u5C sister, acted her part excellently and was an interesting character in the play. Miss Mary Frisbie, as the French maid, was we'll adapted to her part and could not be surpassed Will liam Gustafson did his duty we'll as Hans, porter at the Lion Inn. It is to be hoped that other towns may at some future time have the opportun. ity to see these most interesting ac' tors and this interesting play.
 A daughter, Dorothy Mae, was borr
 to MT and Mrs Clayton Bowen, Janu ary "A, 1906.
 Curtis Titus, the young son of A. C. Titus has been quite ill., but is report
 ed now to be gaining.
 A basket ball contest took place at
 the Gunnery hall, last Saturday, be
 tween Gilbert High school boys O.
 score was 26 to 9 in favor of the Gun : nery. Much interest is had, this year , in basket ball.
 Elnathan Mitchell was in New Yorl , on Monday.
 The Grange installed it's officers, las week.
 A larger number of people than usu
 al were up from the city over Sunday
 The ice teams are in full force now
 The creamery dam is furnishing th'
 Green quantity.
 = Mrs Henry Nettleton has been il