Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-30
Will
GIVE PLAY
Benefit Performance, "The
Masqueraders", Here
April, 20 and 21
JOE BREN IS THE MANAGER
Local Talent Will Furnish the
Splendid Cast In Two
Act Dream"

Inc beavers, Dotn individually ana
as a lodge, are enthusiastic over the
prospects of their first appearance in
public. This will be in a presenta-
ton of Joe Bren's two act dream
The Masqueraders, which will be
produced here on April goth and 9th
To say that Joe Bren and his charm.
ing little wife are to be back with us
is as an effective advertisement as can
be given a performance and the sue.
cess with which he is meeting where
ever he is producing this play is a
guarantee of the most finished per
formance ever given by amateurs in
this city.
Last December, when the clever
! Bren couple put on THE Inside Inn
for the local lodge of Elks, many were
disappointed because they did not get
to see it, it being presented but once
The Beavers feel that they have a
better show than even the catchy
Inside Inn and are going to present
it two nights.
The cast has been practically de.
cided on and the following old favor
ties will be among the principals:
AS Aunt Matilda, the owner of the
department store, Mrs. Cartwright
will, as usual, be one of the features
Of hp INIo Ac oh antp
Mrs. Cartwright is well known and the
following quotation from recent let
! ter received from Mr.. Bren shows
what impression she has made on him.
"One thing is certain, you must have
the lady that played Sylvia Madeline
Ripley in our other show, for Aunt
Mat"
Heinie Dinkelspiel, a rent collector
and forced soda-water dispenser? Gus,
OF course No one else could. The
part is rich in its comedy and as
Koch and Keefe will have their usual
dialogue little need be said to further
guarantee success in the comedy
parts.
Miss Genevieve Morrison. whose
clever ingenue work as the maid in
the Inside Inn attracted much favor
able comment, will be Birdie Mcclure
a shop girl, whose affections lear
! toward Bunk, race track tout. The
part is a delicious bit and Miss Nor
rison can be depended on to find its
every possibility.
Frank Keefe, alias George Cohan
will take the prominent part of Bol
West, a floor walker with line O
talk that will make you sit up ant
take notice between laughs. Bacl
talk and impertinent chatter; Keef'
takes it, nuff said.
E. P. Davies will be Harry Darling
nice name, the manager of Aun
Mats department store. Well, he il
that nice man and the part is hi
ithout doubt.
George Volney Howard will doubl'
: as French Count and an Anarchist
| AS the Anarchist with his bomb trail
L. ing down the man who sold him
bum cigarsky' he is the feed" TO
: much of the comedy, and the Frenc
Count is as usual a character par
filled with many chances for cleve
work. Mr.. Howard played the pal
of John Smith in why Smith Lei
Home" and that means that he wi
sieze the possibilities.
And Gladys Vandergould, the brigh
light around whom the moths all flu
Ter, the owner of Bluebird, will b
cleverly interpreted by Miss Ma
Force. Bunk says, Say pard, whel
ever lady owns a horse always bt
on err And it's the best one bt
that Miss Force will get all there
in her part and then some.
Mrs Bren takes the part of Virgini
a part filled with clever specialize
Her imitation of Bessie Clifford in IL
Yama Yama dance is alone worth II
. price of admission and her pleasir
. personality insures an evening
laughter and delight.
The parts have all arrived and mo
of them have been assigned so tn;
there will be no cramp for time
the finish. Immediately upon the a
rival of Mr.. Bren, active rehearsa
will begin and the dates, April 20
and 21st, are ones to be anticipate
a by the many appreciative theatr
y goers of Santa Fe.