The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09
FARCE COMEDY
SCORES SUCCESS
LAST EVENING
Chorus and Principals Of
keep Smiling" Give
Fine Show.
ANNUAL EXHIBIT
OF ART LEAGUE
Rooms in Staples Building
Open Every Day To
Visitors.

large audience that filed every nook
and Granny of st. Marys hall on Penn
broke street last evening, at the con-
clusion of every number showed that
the musical farce comedy, Keep
Smiling put on for the benefit of st.
Mary's church fully lived up to its
title. Delighted chuckles and wave
after wave of hearty laughter went
through the audience at the antics of
the pupils in the district school to say
nothing of the sehoolnaster himself.
The whole affair was the original
conception Of Mrs, Joseph l.. Hancort,
who directed as well as staked the
affair At the end of the program she
was presented with a large basket of
flowers, the gift of those who COM
prised the cast.
The program opened with the Chill
den's Hour. Miss Annie Hull patriot
ically garbed in red, white and blue
represented America and Miss Celia
Ondek represented France. Seven
young girls dressed as Sammies and
seven attired at French girls COM
prised chorus that sang right well
as a background for the two soloststs,
France and America, who sang a
number of the popular airs of the
day.
Miss Elizabeth Harriet Spinning
made a dainty and altogether attrac-
tive Queen of noyland and as she
touched with her star-tipped wand the
little girls who acted as a chorus for
her number they recited a line or two
of we'll known nursery rhymes. Miss
Spinning also did a delightful bit OF
interpretative dancing to the 'fBeau-
tiful Blue Danube Mrs. Anna Sad
Ter Sullivan characterized Grandma, -
and sang ''Toyland,' charmingly sur
punded by all the little folk. This
part of the program closed with
games and songs of childhood.
The second portion Of the program
was cleverly conceived and well acted
Mrs. Hancort- was at the piano and
acted as the accompanist of the even
ing. When the curtain was drawn
back showing the children all seat
ed at their desks at school murmu1
of appreciation was heard for the set
ting was most realistic. Then as one
we'll known face after another was
recognized even though well disguised
by the attire of childhood the ap-
plause began to sound in all parts Of
the hall. The costumes were vel
carried out and the Characterization
excellent.
William Toomey made a great hi
as the schoolmaster and his comedy
found excellent foils in Miss julie
Sullivan as Cynthy; Frank Rush as
| sissy whose entrance with his small
charge caused roar Of laughter
John Mclaughlin as Inky Black; ant
Miss MAY Sullivan as Mrs. O'F1anni
gan. There was a splendid choru
that sang all the popular airs of thu
day in manner that would coInpart
with many heard in the theatres. TIT
patriotic finale was stirring and TIT
final talb1eau, with little Geneviev
ISchondorf sitting in an electrically IL
Illuminated crescent moon. The per
Torrance will be repeated this even
ing and it is well worth seeing.
| Members and friends of tn
Bridgeport Art League attended wit
much interest the opening of the an
nuaI spring exhibit of the Leagu
held last evening in the rooms in tn
| Staples building There was a yer
| large attendance and the presiden
Mrs. Philip L. Holzer and member
of the executive board were the hos
tesses of the evening. The Bridge
port Camera Club, which had bee
asked to place it's work in this exhib
was represented by its president, :
W. LeBoeuf, and a number of tn
club members were also present.
While the exhibit of the League
not as large this year as it has bee
formerly this is due to the fact ths
, the members have been so busy wit
Red Cross work that they have NJ
had the leisure to give up to the Al
League classes However, what
, lacking in quality is more than mad
I'D in quality for there are som
splendid specimens Of the work dor
by the design class, the ceramics d.
partment, in the oils and watercolol
the crafts and the basketry.
In the textile exhibit that is undo
the direction of Miss Ophelia F'ole
there are some lovely block printe
table mats, the work of Mrs. l. J.
Hanford. Miss Helen Harrison
represented by some knitting bal
block printed and embroidered, ar
Mrs. E. J. Emmons also has some a
f tractive pieces Pieces of the Bat
: work, that all New York has go1
l wild over are shown. Those exhibi
8 ing in this department are Miss ella
I ice Petremont, Mrs. P. L. Holzer, MI
Mary Jackson, Miss Alice Westlin
and Miss Mary Jackson.
The oils and water colors repr
sent in the main out of door seen
G and those who are exhibiting a
$ Miss Mary N. MacCord. Miss Clari
n Petremont, Miss Bertha Hitchcoc
Miss Charlotte Brewster and Mrs.
4 ]. Enn1ons. In the work of Il
f Study Class, Miss Mildred Mars
Miss Alice Westling, Mrs. Emmo
and Mrs. W. H. Jepson have pi
lures.
The exhibit of the camera cll
looks very much like the display
q some noted professional studio. It
. work is very high class and especis
ly pleasing are several portrait stu
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