Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
N. F. A. STARS IN COMIC OPERA
Two Act Play Given Fine Production--Audence of 600 Greets Clever Work of Amateurs With Enthusiasm Excellent Programme Also by Girls GIee Club and Academy Musical Club.

N. F. A. Days, a comic opera in two acts, was successfully presented in Slater hall Friday evening before an appreciative audience estimated at over 500. Assisting the Boys Glee club in the production of the opera, which was written and arranged by J. c. Overbagh, were the Girls Glee club and the Academy Musical club. The cast follewsI
 Larry Boardman, Academy hero, in leve with Kittie Clark,
 Franklyn T. Lord, '15 Jack Wingate, his chum and captain of the baseball team,
 Richard P. Grewson. '1e J. Armstrong Clarke, opposed to Lar rvs attentions toward Kittie.
 J. c. Overbagh Capt Bowsprit. of the good ship Chel- sea ...... ..... Sidney filling, '26 Husky sailer. Archibald R. Gilchrist, Is Prof. R. U. Bughie, of the state hos pital for the insane, =
 Newell Holmes, "A Sir Reginald Frontenac. K. R. S. D.. three to one. An inmate of the hos descent .....-.. Arthur Mullen, ,1S Kittie Clarke. Academy senior, who prefers athletes to titles,
 Lucille Lord. '16 Jane Halleclz, Kittie's chum, with feel ings toward Jack, Dorothy Alton. '16 Miss Sophronia Clarke, Kittie's maid en aunt, with ideas all her own,
 Ethel Hull. "A Hospital attendants-David Sirkin. IT 1; William Burgess, IT; Ralph Hall, '1S; Samuel SIosberg, '14.
 Hospital inmates-Parkee Lathrop, '14; Felix Rossoll. "A; Loue Stockell, '15; Ronald Kimball, "A; Walter Tarbox, Grove, "A.
 Those who participated in the pro- duction wore attractice and appropri- ate costumes, and all carried out their parts faultlessly. The stage settings were we'll planned and were in truth a work of art, especially the deck scene on board the Chelsea in Act I. The musical programme rendered in an admirable and commepdable manner was as follows, beginning with the overture by the orchestra:
 Act I.
 Opening chorus, Sailing (arranged by Georgie Rosie), Sailors; chorus, The Norwich Girl (adapted from The Rad cliffe Girl, Academy Girls; duet and dane. When Love is Young, Larry and Kittie; baritone solo, Three for Jack For the Future Girl Emusic from Pima fore), Larry, Kittie. J. Armstrong; chorus. Tarpau1in Jacket (arranged by George Rosie). Sailors; closing chorus N. F. A. is Fer Victorious.
 Act II.
 Selection, orchestra; opening cho- rus Emusic from Pirates of Fenzance) Come, Friends, Who Plough the Sea Girls and Boys; chorus Emusic from Robin Hood), seven hospital inmates. The Concert.
 This was followed by the concert in which the numbers were the follow. ing:
 Chorus. N. F. A. Medley, Boys Glet Kinney, Grove, Gilchrist, Lathrop; baritone solo tNevin). Goodnight Little Girl, Goodnight, Archibald R Gilchrist; pianologue, Waldo S. New. bury; chorus, Hail N. F. A. (arranget from Rossin), Boys Glee club; closine chorus. N. F. A, Our Alma Mater (words by Ruth Bogue, 16); march For the Red and White( composed bl kopland K Markoff,' 14), orchestra Gained Special Notice. Miss Lucille Lord as Kittie ana Franklyn T., Lord as Larry carried the entire audience with their rici Love is Young. and the baritone solo christ, the Husky Sailor, was encoret several times.
 Waldo s. Newbury, who rendered | pianologue during the concert in Ac H., was encored again and again. MT Newbury gave various impersonation. and closed by playing selection witl