Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-03
COLLEGE WOMEN IN
EXCELLENT PLAY
"AiI-of-a-Sudden-Peggys Pre-
scented for Benefit of SchoI-
arship Fund.


Before a large, interested audience
members Of the College womans
Club Of Essex County gave a splr-
tied performance of Ernest Dennys
"All-of-a-Sudden Peggy in the New
Auditorium Saturday night in the
interests of the college scholarship
fund
Peggy was a charming colleen who
came from Ireland with her mother
to create havoc in the home of Lady
Crackenthorpe, whose two sons were
most. susceptible to feminine charms.
1t was Peggy's inpuIsiveness. her
l-of-a-suddenness, that was respon-
sible for the rapid development Of
clever situations. Miss Christine
Van Wagenen did full justice to the
character, displaying a variety OF
facial expression and an ease OF
manner that would have done credit
to any professional. Mrs. O'Mara,
Peggy's mother, she with the 'sb.t
av brogue." was played with I'M
derstanding by Miss Ethel Rosennon,
and Miss Margaret Y. d. Nevius was
a stately, though paternity nervous
Lady Craclzenthorpe. Miss Mary W.
Lyons played Millicent Keppel, the
young daughter of Lady Cracken-
thorpe. and Miss Geraldine Haines
was effective as the pretty mischief
making Mrs. Colquhoun.
Harry C. Smiths characterization
of Lord Crackenthorpe. the absent
minded bugologist, who fell a victim
to the charms of Mrs. O'Mara, was by
far the best work in the play. His
humor was quiet and convincing, and
he had an admirable way of keeping
within the character when he was
not speaking, during which period SO
many amateurs are wont to lapss
very much into themselves. Leslie
Gardner did creditable work as
Jimmy Keppel, who succumbs and
RECEIVERS and succumbs again IL
Peggy's whimsical suddenness, and
Leo Stanley appeared TO advantage
as Major Archie Phipps. Ellsworth
Ferreira was Jack Menzies. and
minor parts were taken by Douglas
Mann and Thomas Joseph Wakefield
An excellent musical program was
! furnished by Won der Heide, and be-
| tween the acts homemade candy was
offered for sale by members of the
club, the proceeds to be included in
| the scholarship fund
The patrons and patronesses were;
Clarence d. Ashley dean of the school
of law, New York University; Samuel
! Avery, chancellor of the University OF
Nebraska Marion Leroy Barton
! president of Smith College: Miss Viz
/ ginia Gildersleeve, dean of Barnard
College; Miss Ellen Fits Pendleton,
! president of Wellesley College; Edgar
Fales Smith. provost of the Univer-
/ slty of Pennsylvania: James Monroe
Taylor, president of Vassar College;
John p. Van Meter. acting president
of Goucher College; Herbert K, Welsh,
/ president of Ohio Wesleyan uniNer-
sity; Miss Mary f. Woolley, president
| of Mt. Holyoke College; Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, Mrs. John Grier Hibben.
| Mrs. Frank Amber Pattison. Mrs
| Howard Crosby Warren. president OF
the New Jersey State Federation OF
| Women's Clubs; Mrs. James A. Ban
mister Mrs. Zachariah Belcher, Mrs
Hardy Bush, Miss Caroline West Col
ton, Miss Margaret Coult, Mrs. Will
lam s. Disbrow, Mrs. Wilson Farrand,
Mrs. John r. Hardin, Mrs. Stewart
Hartshorn, Mrs. II. c. H. Herold.
Mrs. James w. Howard, Mrs. john
w. Howell, Mrs. William T. Hunt
Mrs. Edward ]. III, Mrs. Richard G..
Jenkinson, Mrs. Thomas r. Kennedy,
Miss Margaret H. Pierson. MisstMar-
garet Scudder, Mrs. Joseph G. Spur,
Mrs Charles 3. Storrs, Miss Susan
Hayes Ward. Miss Anna Frances
\ Whitmore and Mrs. Charles B. Yard
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