Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-25
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE
 GREETS SODALITY SONGLAND
Presented with Fine Scenic and Mu-
 sicaI Effects in Olympic Hall.

An enthusiastic audience of 800 peo- pie who filled every seat at Olympic hall and also occupied standing room on Monday evening gave almost con- tfnuous applause to the programme presented by St. Joseph's Sodality in 1 their one act musical novelty entitled A Trip to Songland It was given under the direction of James F. Drew and gained for director and perform CTS new plaudits to add to those which they have won in former musical productions.
 The stage picture arranged was a particularly pretty one and presented the after deck of the steam yacht So- dality, with the members of the chorus appearing in dark coats white flannel trousers and straw hats, the sailors who acted as end men in regulation sailor suits, and the captain in a mil itary suit.
 The following were the characters:
 Captatn-M. J. Coscoran.
 Sailors-W. H. Slattery, w. Car berry, J. A. Desmond, J. Slattery.
 Two Jolly Tars-W. B. Hynds, A. F. Campbell
 Soloists-C. Lyons, J. J. Sullivan, E. CauIkins, w. F. Goodfellow, c. l.. Tucker.
 Passengers on Board Yacht-D. B. Connolly, T. Brennan, J. Cunningham, F. Healy, c. Riordon J. Mccormick, G. Powers. T. Leahy, H. Congdon, J. Burke J. Walsh, J. Stanley, w. Mur- phy.
 The bright local hits upon popular and we'll known members of the organ ization were brought out in effective manner between Captain Coscoran and the saolors-W. H. Slattery, w. Car berrys J. A. Desmond and J. Slattery- and the chorus numbers and the solos were given with spirit and tunefulness, accompanied by the Cadillac orchestra, directed by MT. Drew
 The openeing chorus was Sailing Down the River on the A1aban', and was followed bq these solo numbers, well rendered and encored for extra verses throughout: What Dye Mean You Lost Yer Dog? w. H. Slattery; Dreams of Days Long Ago, c. Lyons; I'm on the Jury,J A. Desmond; There's a Girl in the Heart of Maryland, J. J. Sullivan; Keep on Walking, w Car berry; There's a Wireless Station Down in My Heart E. Caulkins; Nanny Jinney's Jubilee, J. Slattery; At the Gate of the Palace of Dreams, w. F. Goodfellow; He'd Have to Get Under Get Out and Get Under, A. F. Camp bell; Under the Leaves and My Mov- ing Picture Girl, C. L. Tucker of Hart ford; How Long Have You Been Mar ried w. B. Hynds.
 The finale by the chorus was Base DdII IS d \TIaIu OIu STdinG, Wllu SdI- vation Nell as a solo and chorus num- Der with the two comedians, A. F. Campbell and w B. Hynds as the Salvation Army leader and Salvation Nell respectively, and the sailors as the Safation Army band The come dians made hit in this number and also in their previous appearance in special costumes as two jolly tars.
 Among the boxholders was party of the clergy from St. Patrick's and St. Mary's parishes which included Revs. J. H. Frederick. J. H. Fftzmau- rice, T. A. Grumbly. M. P. Calvin, w. H. Kennedy, and also Rev. w. A. Keefe of PlainfieId.
 The executive staff for the evening comprised: Musical director, James F. Drew; electrical effects, John Carney; chief usher, Daniel J. Mullen; box of flee, T. J. Kelley. and the scenery was by J. w. Mallett. the costumes from Boston and the electrical effects from Hartford
 After the programme the. Sadillac orchestra played for dancing until mid night The committee of arrangements consisted of John J. Sullivan William Walter B. Hynds, Jere- miah A. Desmond and John Slattery. Richard Hourigan was in charge of the curtain Thomas McGrory assisted in the box office, and the ushers assist ing Mir. Mullen were William Harring ton, William Mcknight. James Dunn, J James Sullivan and Michael Sullivan. Policeman Charles Smith was at the door