The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-03
B. H. s. THESPIANS IN TRELAWNEY OF THE WELLS
 PROGRESS OF CAST

 ''Trelawney of the Wells', to the di- -ectress. Miss Grace D. Clarke, to the finance committee of which Mayor Wilson is the head, and to the Alumni Drama Club that the city in general appreciates their efforts along dra- matic lines and has given it's best sup port. The undertaking was a stu pendous one and not only have those who are in the cast, graduates of High School every one of them, kept stead fly at rehearsals, but have sold the majority of the tickets. solicited ad~ vertisements and staged the play in an adequate manner.
 All Is In readiness and whom Bridge port witnesses the first play ever pro- duced by alumni of it's High School on May 13, all will declare with one accord that the performers are . big credit to the city and to the schools from which they received their diplo- mas. There are but few whose names have not been heard before, all having distinguished themselves by their scholarship in many ways. several having won Barnum prizes. Miss Nat allie Rosen in 1911, and Charles Rohr- back in 1910
 'Trelawney of the Wells" will, it can plainly be seen, be presented on Monday evening. May 13, at the Park Theatre, by a body of bright and most intellectual young people who are deep ly interested in the acted drama as an intellectual stimulus as we'll as a pastime.
 It will be very pretty comedy to see and will afford amusement for a president of the Board of Education. and Mrs. Bishop will give their SUD- port in very substantial manner by being host and hostess at a box party. David F. Read, president of the D. M Read Co.,. will occupy another box with his guests, and 1t is rumored that the Board of Education and the High School faculty will occupy oth- CTS. Society will largely be represent ed, there being many theatre parties planned. The senior class of B. Fl. g.. Is making arrangements to attend in body. Success ;s a certainty under such favorable conditions and 1t will by amateurs.
 Each actor and actress is earnest and the result of studying under so competent a directress has, with a good fund of knowledge and persever- ence, been marvellous.
 '-Trelawney of the Wells" is one of Arthur Ptnero's most lasting comedies, in which the humor is of the most subtle kind. The costumes of the early Victorian age are most pictures que and charmingly suited to the cast, the personnel of which is as follows:
 Theatrical Folk of the Wells"
 Tom Wrench-Earl F'enelon.
 Ferdinand Gadd-John J. MacF'ar- lane. IF.
 James Telfe-Roderick Whalen.
 Augustus Colpoys-Edwin Gaynor.
 Rose Trelawney-Miss Edna Will Hams.
 Avonia Bunn-Miss Ethel Poland.
 Mrs. Teller (Miss Violet)-Mabel Weir
 Imogen Parrott, of the Royal Olym- pic-Miss Julia Farnam.
 O'Dwyer, prompter at the Pantheon theatre-Charles Rohrback.
 MT. Denzil-Joseph OConnel; Mir. Mortimer-Waldo Grumman; MT. Hun ston-Fred Morgan; Miss Brewster Miss Ruth Wells, of the Pantheon.
 Hall keeper at the Pantheon-Mr. Meltzer.
 Non-Theatrical Folk.
 Vice Chancellor Sir William Gower, Kt-Leo McElroy
 Miss Trafalgar Gower. Sir Williams s sister-Miss Anna Bales.
 Captain De Foenix-Clarence Lister.
 Clara De Foenix-Miss NataIia
 Mrs. Mossup, a landlady-Miss Au- gusta Mendel.
 Mir. Abbett, a green grocer-Clarence Lister.
 Charles. a butler at the Gowers'-- Charles Rohrback.
 Sarah. maid-Miss Marguerite Linehan.
 The costumes and scenic decoration follow to the closest detail the mode of the early sixties, the period in dress of crinoline. and the peg top trousers: in furniture of horsehair. mahogany and walnut and rep'' All are very strange and grotesque to the modern eye. The endeavor is to. accentuate any feature which might now seem particularly quaint and bizaire. Thus, lovely youth is shown decked uncom- promisingly as at the time indicated, to point out the christening moral that while beauty fades assuredly in its own time, it may appear to succeed ing generations not to have been beaUty at all.
 Miss Edna williams plays the lead ing role and has excellent support in Earl Fenelon and Curtis Tracy who have the heaviest male parts. Miss Ethel Poland, Miss Annie Eales,, Ed win Gaynor and John MacFarlane are the comedians; Miss Mabel Weir and MT. Whalen the tragedians of the old school type; while Miss Rosen and Mir. Lister with Miss Mendel and Miss Linehan afford amusement in a more quiet way.