Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-05-07
OPEN HOUSE PLAY
A GRAND SUCCESS.
The Trustee Given an Excellent Pres
entation, and Much Credit is Due the
Cast.


To say that an amateur production
is the best seen in a long time in this
city Is high praise, but was the prac-
tically unanimous verdict given by the
audience of four hundred people at the
Olym pic theater Friday evening after
seeing The Trustee, a four act drama
given under the auspices of Open
House and the direction of J. C. Davis,
workers of the club. For every act
there were curtain calls and every
telling situation in the play received
an enthusiastic burst of applause for
the really professional way in which
it was grasped and presented. The
young ladies in the cast were remen-
bered with bouquets.
The taking little drama was carried
along with the greatest snnothness, not
a cue being missed in the whole pro-
duction, and the most was made of
even the minor characters. The fol-
lowing was the cast of characters, Civ
en- in the order in which they appear:
Pierre Ecuer, servant at the trustees
house, w. E. Stinson
jeremiah Marsh, Langdon's assist
ant, Edgar Rice
Arthur Langdon, am alias.
Mrs. AIlston, the trustees wife,
Mrs. j. d. Burdick
Philip Broughton. young brother of
Mrs AHston, Ira Hines
John Allston, the trustee and old
Edward Elliott, retired lawyer and
old friend of both Vane and Ais
ton, DIR. c. B. Capron
Barbara Vane, the trustees ward and
Vane's niece, Miss Elsie r. Bogue
Daniel Vane, totally blind.
Miss Allston. the trustees sister.
Mrs. r. Fl. Harris
Doctor Peacock, a country doctor,
c. B. Messenger
Judge Pettibone, trial justice of the
town, DR.. r. r. Kinkead
Mrs. Peacock, the doctors wife,
Miss Haidee Blackstone
Conn O'Hara, constable,
Philip Sheridan
Hunt, a detective, A ]. Christman
In the honors of the evening Mr..
Galligan in the title role, Mr.. Davis
as blind Mr.. Vane and Dr. Kinkead as
the judge were close rivals for first
place. Dramatic instinct of the real
kind was demanded of Mr.. Galligan
and shown in convincing manner that
carried his difficult scenes with COM
plete success, and Mr.. Davis had
character which would have fallen fat
in any but the Sympathetic handling
which he gave it showing a thorough
appreciation of the piayWriter's intent.
AS the pulled up and important town
judge, DR.. Kinkead was entirely in his
element, making this stand out as one
of the features of the production.
Barbara, sweet and pretty and Just
81, whose stolen inheritance makes all
the trouble for the trustee, was played
winningly by Miss Bogue, and her
lover Mr.. Hines did a creditable bit
of acting. Mrs Harris in the part of
the trustees sister and the sweetheart
whom Vane has Worshipped for many
years, was well cast, and Mrs. Bur-
dick gave well balanced interpreta-
ton as the wife of the trustee, wrong
fully suspected of completely in the
robbery.
AS DR.. and Mrs. Peacock, Mr.. Mes
singer and Miss Blackstone were both
excellent portraying the rather shallow
ging wife. DIR. Capron did effective
work as the retired lawyer and old
friend of the family. while the two
villains, Mr.. Sheridan and Mr.. Rice,
called out applause for their clever
work. Mr.. Stinson. as the servant, Mr..
Sheridan as the Irish constable and
Mr. Christman as the detective were
all capital in their minor parts. When
Mr. Christman manacled his prisoner
in the last act he used handouts that
were ITO years old.
While great credit is due to the in
dividuals in the cast, a big share be-
longs to Mr.. Davis. who has had en-
tire charge of the production. a task
for which he had been well qualified
by his previous experience in dramat-
les in Providence.
The Open House orchestra played
between the acts and then for a pro-
gramme of ten dances that ran till
midnight, providing delightful So
ciaI evening.
The following were the committees
in charge:
Entertainment committee, c. G..
Cobb, chairman, f. ID. Kinsman, G. B.
Capron ]. p. Sheridan, J. c. DIS
floor director, J J. Holland; aids c.
Noyes. w. F.. Stinson, John Kelly. c.
p. Messenger; ushers, Henry Wood
mansee Clinton Simpson, Frank
Palmer, Fred Lane, Arthur Simpson,
william Murphy, Frank Mcmahon,
Charles Noyes; ticket seller e. B.
Byles; doorkeeper, G. H. Stanton.
The furniture for the stage settings
was loaned by Schwartz Brothers and
the refreshment stand was in charge
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