Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-22
Amateur Theatricals
Score Success
Mr.. George Fl. ShOrey's Plays
"Destiny" and 1.-THE Window
Scraggs" Performed With
Credit By The Trinity
Players.

There was standing room only, and
scarcely that, at the double bill per-
Torrance given by the Trinity Play
ers at Trinity Guild Hall on Tuesday
evening last. The plays given were
Mr.. George H. Shorey's Destiny
and "The Widow Scraggs.'
The occasion was triumph Of
amateur, and some of it absolutely
untried, effort. The acting, action,
business" and lines were done with
great smoothness and dizziness.
Mr.. Shorey is to be congratulated
on having had the presentation of his
plays in such capable and painstak-
ing hands The players, themselves,
and the audience have Mr.. Shorey to
thank for the inspiration and clever
workmanship of his lines and situa-
tions.
MARS Reuben, he says he was
goin' to get married. And he wanted
to disguise himself; so he bought a
new necktie. He also bought some
other furniture, including a hair cut.
An | was to be his-his valley, after
he came back from his wedding tower,
an off he went transpirin', | mean,
perspirin', like anything"
This line from the midnight make
up of William, which was Mr.. Carson
at his happiest, convulsed his audi
ence. William, what are you laugh
ing at, you second hand chocolate
drop?" "Mars Reuben, l amt laugh
in: Pse got a cramp." And Dick
Ansel's Reuben, Reuben Scraggs,
the absent-minded incoming clerk,
with a leaning toward Poems,
speciality" was splendid, being all
the more wonderful because Dick
generously took the part only about
week before the date of the play
When he asks William, however
if he ever did any poetry, the
latter confesses that he has:
Poultry, poultry? yassir, yassir;
all done heap of poultry in ma day,
an l amt SO very old neither"
Reuben is not to be turned aside,
however, and gushes in meter "of his
love: "What care that on your nose,
A frecke rests in sweet repose."
Reuben is a trial to his hard-fsted
employer, Hiram Grasper, the coun-
try lawyer, which was entertainingly
acted by Mr.. ]. G. Vosburgh. Reuben,
among other mistakes, has sent some
of his verses to the Widow Scraggs
in place of foreclosure of mortgage
which his employer had given him to
send. This paves the way for the
Widows, Mr.. George Shorey, making
up to the lawyer. He is not at all
responsive, however, until he learns
of an inheritance of $4,000, mer-
cenary creature! that the Widow is
to receive. Mr.. Shorey's Widow was a
delight and brought many a laugh.
Mr.. A. E. Niederreuther, the young
city lawyer who, in the person of John
Walker, brings news of the good
fortune, played his part with much
finish and skill. Henrietta, Hlram's
daughter, who finds that she recipro-
Gates Jacks" admiration, was done
with great success by Miss Fannie
Jory.
A two-act tragedy by Mr.. Shorey,
DESTINY" was the other play given.
The major role in this was taken
by Mr.. John H. Clark, who made a
strong part of the power house super
intendent, Angus Macdonald. Mr..
Clark's characterization and Scotch
dialect were excellent. Angus
friend, the physician, DR.. Wilkie, was
admirably performed by Mr.. George
w. Won Osthoff.
The melodrama in the case was
contributed by Mr.. Red Gilligan and
Slim, craftsmen, done by Arthur
Carson and Dick Ansell, respective
ly, in most professional and graphic
ally blood curdling manner
Miss Hilda Jory made a very sweet
nurse as Mrs. Cameron, and later is
discovered to Mr.. Macdonald as his
long lost wife.
Slim, by queer shutting of the
cards of fate is united to them both
as their vanished son.
The music of the Symphony So
ciety Orchestra aided very materially
in making the affair the artistic and
social success that it was.