The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-06
SMILING" COMEDY FARCE
 TO BE GIVEN Monday and Tuesday Even ing of Next Week in St.
 Mary's Hall. BENEFIT OF ST.
 MARY'S CHURCH Art League Annual Spring Exhibition to Open
 Monday.

AAI OA oI' MdFy $ CnurCn nave been going on with much enthusiasm for the past few weeks under the able direction of Mrs. Mary Sales Han court. This entertainment is to take place in St. Mary's Hall on Honday and Tuesday evening of next week, there will be a chorus of 75 voices that will sing in an original musical farce comedy, featuring popular song reviews, and an Lp to date version of the old fashioned district school. It was written by Mrs. Hancourt who is the musical as well as the dramatic director. Due to her unfailing energy and her careful selection of the cast the affair cannot help but be a huge success.
 There are a number of interesting features about the affair. The first part will be known as the Children's Hour and a great many youngsters will take part. The second will be the district school and many well known people who have histrionfc ability are to be found in the cast.
 The final tableau will be well worth the seeing and Miss Sadie Dillon who impersonates the Woman of 1776 has the honor of being the direct descen- dant of Revolutionary stock and fame. Her great grandfather was Col onel John Dillon who fought with Washington and Lafayette in 1776, and her father Sergeant Patrick Dill Ion, was 8 color bearer in the battle of Gettysburg and other engagements In the Civil War.
 The ensemble chorus which is the finale will have over 100 voices that will sing When the Moon is Shining Somewhere in France" Another fea- ture will be the singing by James F. Mahoney of his original composition, 'The War Dance in Berlin'' This is the first time the song has been sung in public. According to those who have heard it at the rehearsals it has splendid swing and is bound to prove popular.
 The program follows
 Part I.
 Opening Selection-Stars and Stripes March lover There and Over Here), Sousa.
 America-Annie Hull; and seven Sammie girls, Anna McGovern, Mary McGovern, Loretta Hickey, Helen Fitzgerald, Helen McManus, Lillian Marion, Veronica Marion.
 FTance-Ceha Ondek; and seven French girls, Helen Cavanaugh, Mar garet O'Shea, Margaret Robinson Gertrude Talty, Della Kelly, Victoria Grillo, Theresa Milo.
 Songs sung in above are Hello America, When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous F'rancais, It's g Long Way to the U. S. A, and Au Revoir but Not Goodbye, Soldier Boy.
 Toyland-Fantasy in Interpretive Dancing - Queen of Toyland, Miss Elizabeth Harriet Spinning; assisted | by eight little dancers, Grace Kane Helen O'Neil, Sarah Walsh, Catherine Mullin, Irene Watson, Dorothy Brown, Dorothy Walsh, Dorothy | French.
 Song-Toyland-b Grandma, Mrs Anna Sadler Sullivan.
 Playland-Games and Songs O. 1 Childhood, Marion Donegan, Gertrude Aiken, Virginia McGovern, Myrtle | Hancort, Celia Mascotte, Maria Mar tin, Jean Robinson, Miriam Redden i Masters Richard Cunningham, Joh1 O'Neil, Gregory Dial, Leroy Campana Julius Adamshek, John Cavanaugh James O'Neil.
 Part IT.
 The District School-Pat McShan, (Teacher in the village school wher' gloom never enters) MT. William (BilD Toomey; Sissy Boy (Fauntle roy) Frank Rush; Inky Black (; small gentleman of color) John Mo Laughlin; Cynthy, Miss Julia Sulli van; Ignatius Aloysius O'Flannigan MT. William F. Burns; Mrs. O'FIanni gan (his mother), Miss May Sullivan Lily White, Miss Mildred Watson l Rambling Rose, Miss Ursula C1abby Blue Bell, Miss Anna Burns; Butter cup, Miss Lillian Hartley; Rosemary Mrs Bertha Holt Donne1ly; Re Heads, Miss Martha Schade, Miss Ma rion Kelly; Samanthy, Miss Kathar inc Burns; Her Mother, Miss Ett
 Murphy; Susan, Miss Veronica Sheri
 dan; Jed, MT. William Cavanaugh
 Hiram, MT. Edward Lavery; Singin
 Teacher, Miss Rita Clabby; Mis-
 Hannah Skinner CVillage Gossip)
 Miss Sadie Dillon; Her Nephew, Mas
 ter Joseph S. Hancort; School Trus
 tee, MT. Joseph Clabby; Liberty Bon Salesman, MT. James Mahoney; Visit
 ors, Mrs. Frank Munich, Mrs. Ann
 s. Sullivan.
 Other pupils Helen Grogan, Catf 3 erine Kelly, Alma Munich, Agnt 5 Walsh, Gertrude Kane, Florence Mul e phy, Minnie Brown, Marion Wa1sl . Thomas Schoondorf, Daniel Malon t Alice Schondorf, Sadie Graham, Tho e Rorke, Anna Petriel, Catherine P s triel, Mildred Heavey, Elena Begin y May Nelson, May McDonough.
 The following songs or choruses al
 rendered in the country school:
 Part L-
 OpeKfng Chorus-Put Down S
 and Carry Two, It's a Long Wa. Il Back to School days. Six Times Six-Miss KatheriI }. Burns.
 : Red Head-Miss Martha Schad
 Miss Marion Kelly, assisted by tv