Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06
THoRoEARE.


Notwithstanding the rain of last Satur-
day morning, and the muddy streets of
the early evening, Viking Hall vas
we'll filed long before it was time for the
curtain to rise upon the little drama,
called 1.-THE Brookdale Farm" This
drama was given for the benefit Of Wash
ington Camp, No. 90, P. O. S. of A., and
most Of the gentlemen who took part are
members of the Order. We have bee
told that this hall was built and arranged
for Sunday-school entertainments, church
suppers, and sich," and, consequently,
the stage is neither high enough, nor
wide enough, but the young men had
managed to increase its width, and had
arranged foot-lights which enabled the
stage effects to be seen, and brought the
actors into greater prominence than has
been the case on former occas ons. The
stage setting was the hest we have ever
had in Thorofare, and | think there has
been no drama placed before the public
before by the amateurs of Thorofare In
which all parts were so uniformly well
taken. Mrs. Snsie Reed as Mrs Bro, k4,
was excellent, though | have SEE n her in
parts which thought suited her better
Miss Laura DeHart, as Nan Cummings,
sional. Both her and Leslie Gibbs, who
took the part of Ephraim Green, had the
greatest stage charm, that of being per-
fectly natural. Squire Dawson, by Chas.
Babcock, and Dick Willard, by Wood
Wyne, were capital hits with excellent
make-ups. The part Of Gilbert Dawson,
the genteel villain of the piece, was re-
markably well taken by Harry A. DeHart,
Jr. The william of the play is always the
most difficult part, for the reason that
the sympathies of the audience are never
with him, and the applause always comes
with his discontinue. Mrs. Babcock, as
Marion Brooks, was all that dutiful
daughter, and love-lorn maiden should
be; and Richard Wilkins as Roy Harte,
played the part of the stage-driver in
| Colorado better than that of the lover.
The acting of Mr.. Josiah Eastlack has
| improved very much since Isaw him last,
and he played the part of the Sheriff of
Spring County exceedingly well Chas.
B. Leonard, Jr., and Jesse Mullin, Lead
vile miners, were well made up and did
we'll, and Chas. Wagner as the proprietor
OF the Placer Hotel, looked the jolly
landlord to perfection. Some of the sit
nations in the play were startling, but
none of them painfully 80. There was a
poker game with pistols on the table, but
no shooting. At a party given at the
'Squire's house there was a country dance,
and when urged by the guests, the Squire
Mr. Charles Babcock) gave a pas sesL
with the variations. The music between
the acts was, for the most part, furnished
by the Misses May and Alice Gibbs, and
the wonder was, how they brought such
delightful melodies out of piano which
so badly needs tuning. Between two of
the acts Mr.. Harry Babcock pleased the
audience with vocal solo, and this being
heartily encored he responded with
another. Altogether the evening was q
grand success, and must have put nice
sum into the exchequer of the Camp
Mrs. Milford Titus, from Paulsborc,
visited Mrs Albert j. Glass last week
! The Misses Margaret and Elizabeth
Hammell. from Philadelphia, have been
spending a few DAYS with their mother
Mrs. Margaret Hammel.
Miss Margaret Vannote, from Camden,
and Mr.. Charles Holmes, from Philadel-
phia, were over-Sdnday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs VIM. L. Reed.
On Sunday of last week Winfield A.
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| Glaes, and James A. Allen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Allen, were ehristened
| by the Rev. Isaac L. Fowler, in his home.
| On Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 28th, Mrs.
Murphy entertained the Larkin Club and
| few invited guests The ladies spent
pleasant hour discussing the merits and
advantages of the Larkin CluDs, after
which delicious tea was served, consist
| ing of fruit salade, various kinds of sand
! witches, and delightful homemade cakes
and candy. The guests were Mrs. Shrimp,
| Mrs. Selena Eastlack, Mrs. Lydia MYERS
and Willie, Mrs Eva Taylor, Mrs. Han
nah Glass and Winfield, Mrs. Susie Reed,
Mrs. Florence Babcock and Albert, Mrs.
Susanna Morris, Mrs. Annie Robb and
Eunice, Mrs. Katie Blake and Horace,
Mrs. Ida Heritage, Mrs. Isabella Carter,
Mrs. Annie Reed, Mrs Margaret Clark,
Messrs. Segal Denton. John Myers, Chas.
Smith, Ellis Robb, Thomas Morris, and
the Misses Maggie Myers. Virginia Cloak
and Isabella Carter. The social time
which followed the tea was much enjoyed
and all found it an afternoon pleasantly
and probably spent.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John III.
Allen, near Thorofare, number of their
friends were invited on last Saturday
afternoon to take supper and spend the
evening. They we're Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
F. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. James Gould,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Shuster, Earl and
Rae; Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Phiffer and
Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert j. Glass and
Winfield, Miss Clara Gould, Mr.. Harvey
McIlvaine, Mr.. Winfield Densten, and
James and Jennie Gould. A most lux
urious supper was served, and later in the
evening ice-cream and great variety of
cake kept the guests from going home
hungry. All voiced the occasion most
enjoyable one.
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