New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-18
DRAMAS FOR GREENWICH
Theodore A. LiebIer, Jr., as
Producer Of Hodge Podge.
SAFE AND SANE "PROPS"
Riverside Yacht Club Sees q
Mixed Bill of Assorted
Theatrical Offerings.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. !

Greenwich, Conn, July 17-Theodore
A. Liebler, jr., the New York theatrical
man and member OF the entertainment
committee Of the Riverside Yacht Club,
coined several hundred dollars for his
club tonight when he superintended the
second annual hodge-podge, which was
given in the bowling alleys OF the club
Many members OF the summer colony
from Greenwich, Riverside and Sound
Beach attended, and every one OF them
declared that he had received his dol
lars worth Of fun. To be sure, the two
plays which were given were not staged.
perhaps. as well as they might have
been in some of Mr. Liebler's New York
theatres. but they answered just as we'll
For instance some whtewashed soap
boxes with a sign thereon saying that
they were cakes OF ice loaned by D..
Maher & Sons, the local icemen, and n
shingle on which was painted the word
"sawmll'' affected the audience Just as
IL they had been the real thing.
Three plays were given. one was a
novel octette-a-tete, entitled The Sen
tiinental Boy" written by Mrs. Edwin
Binney. Of New York and Sound Beach.
The second was a wordless drama en-
titled q. E. D." in which there was a
villain, a hero and a girl, and at the
conclusion came a ruralistic drama en-
titled "On the Banks of the Mlanus"
The properties for the entire perform
ance consisted of chair, a table. two
stools. two rubber plants. a hook. a re-
volver. a trunk. a lantern. a siren. an
automobile horn, some OF the neighbors'
chickens, a demijohn, four suitcases
some milkmaids stools and numerous
pins.
Mr.. Lebler tr., was the author OF
20. +. D." and "On the Banks OF the
Mianus." The proceeds OF the perform
arce were for the benefit OF the yacht
club.
Among those in the cast OF the rural
drama were Miss Christine Boylston. the
daughter OF DR. 3. Boylston, rector OF 81.
Paul's Church, Riverside, and II 3. Lieb-
Ter, a brother OF the author. Dr. r.
Boylstons pet poodle came near being In
the cast but he baked when 1t came To
the dress rehearsal so he did not play
the part of the bloodhound.
The entertainment opened with the ap-
pearance OF Irving Throckmorton. d
broker, who was billed as Wall Streets
Premier Monologist"; Harry J. Caffrey
appeared as the Stamford Song Bird"
and Miss Catherine Colby and Miss Fran
ces Marks. re-enEaged after last season :
sensational success, appeared In an eccen-
trio dance.
THE Sentimental Boy" which was
staged by John A. Bassett, of New York.
was applsuded for the pretty costuming
in the dances Of nations.
Its cast WAS made up Of Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Kitchel. Holmes DAILY, Miss Viola
Worreu Miss Tootle, Jack Bassett and
Miss Fayeta Ridabock, Miss Norrell and
Mr. Bassett gave the dove duet from The
Kiss Waltz" entitled Loves Charming
Art"
The problem play entitled &c. D.,
was founded upon Wentworth's Elemen-
tary Arithmetic described az the most un-
popular book ever published. The factors
were %, Or George +. Walden. the
villain. q. Carl Hathaway, the hero and
telegraph operator; Is, Herbert Thand. jr"
the girl in the case.