The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-19
CRICKET Of THE HEARTH
PRESENTED MONDAY tVtAIAG
DEPARTMENT PUBLIC SPEAKING
PRESENTE DELIGHTFUL
COMEDY.

The department q pabiic geEsi
.as q Trinity uaife1sag aadeg ,ss
eireetioa o. Ail. Bradley. pre eass
dickens delightful COMEDY. "Cricksl
on the Hearth. last aieht in the Vn-.
iverslty auditorium Previous 70
the program Or. Newsome. OF tho
theological department. on behaif Of
the University thanked the audience
for their large attendance. speaking
Of the close bond 'exiating between
the town and school. and expressing
the hope that it shah grow stronger
ench year
The auditorium and Railways
gave cheerful Christmas greeting,
the lights being shaded in crimson
crepe papers and strings of small
Christmas bells hung like ruby pen
dants across the auditorium
Mr.. Graham. pianist. and Ted My
res, yiolinist, gave the musical set
ting for the play Beatty Smith.
taking the part of John Perrybingle.
a carrier, executed his part with nat
uralness. Miss Leona Jones, as Til
lie Slowboy. nurse girl, was most
refreshing in her antics of fun max
ing. William Wright had the part
of "0ld Gentleman" disguised son
of Caleb Plumer, the toy maker.
Later, as the lover Of Mary Fielding.
he was gallant and gracious Mrs.
Bradley. playing the part of Bertha,
blind daughter of Caleb. vas excep-
tionally good. Her musical speaking
voice, which is generally character
istic of the blind, gave pathos TO
her part that was rich and rare.
Miss Margaret Sigler. playing the
part of Dot, the wife of John Perry
bingle, has the elements of splendid
dramatic talent. Bill Sealy, as the
shop keeper and disgruntled charac-
ter, was also good, his spirit soften
| ing with the Christmastide. Miss
Mary Leo Gray played the part of
the attractive girl, May Fielding. and
Miss Mary Sharpe took the part of
Mrs. Fielding. These young ladies
are both talented pupils of the pub
lie speaking department Mr.. Brad
ley, as the old toy maker, gave a
splendid Interpretation of a sacrifice
ing old man. His make up was fine,
and the tender attitude toward the
Blind daughter was finely given.
Mrs. Bradley gave the song of 1.-THE
Blind Girl' from the opera. Clio
eonda," creating sympathy with
the audience that was easily discer-
nible.
The musical setting OF the "Crick-
ct on the Hearth is Mr. and Mrs.
Bradley's own idea. The strains of
the music took the elements Of the
play. AS mysterious characters APP
peared, the music was weird and
mysterious. In the tragic parts Il
was also characteristic, and IL the
scene Of the happy home the music
was light and cheerful.
The spirit scene was one Of the
most attractive, when the spirits Of
John Perrybingle's dreams appeared
and he reflected on the happiness Of
his early domestic days. The spirits
were interpreted by Doris Wood
Elizabeth Fletcher, Lindsey Wolfe.
Arden Newsome, Mardel Newsome,
Esther Baird and Dorothy Horton.
| The Christmas atmosphere of the
play presented in the scene of the
toy shop made an appreciative part.
Mr.. Bradley became member of
| Trinity's faculty last September, and
| has developed the department of
public speaking to the extent that
it has large patronage. Prof Brad
| ley has had wide experience as
director of dramatic work
"The Cricket on the Hearth. =
which was Trinity's Christmas greet
ing to the people Of the town, was
largely attended. the auditorium and
| balcony being crowded.