Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-25
ST. MARps soDALITY
 GIVES ANNUAL PLAY
Auditorium Was Filled to Standing
 Roon1-Prosramme Ably Rendered.


 Standing room only was. at a pre- mium in the Auditorium theatre, Fri day evening, when the Young Ladies | Sodality of St. Mary's parish drew out 3. thousand people to witness their an- nual. play, A Night at the Peek In" | The play turned out to be a minstrel ! show, the cast apearing in evening l dress while the ends used their burnt i cork disguises.
 The scene revealed a pretty Garden Party scene with Edward T. Connel- ly the host, as interlocutor, as the leading figure and doing his worE we'll
 He had sole charge of the walters or ends, and their work showed his training. All the soloists did their parts well and were heartily encored, while the chorus numbers showed the high standing of the organization with the talent at it's disposal The furniture used in the stage was loan ed through the courtesy of Schwartz Brothers, and Shea & Burke, while the cast were served ice cream dur ing the progress of the first part through the thoughtfulness of the pas tor. Rev. John H. F'itzmaurice. At the finale, William Bellert, John Kenyon and George Thomas of the Riverside Dramatic club, in soldier l costume, brought in Old Glory and the audience rose and cheered most heart ily
 During the intermission, Rev. Will | jam Fl. Kennedy, one of the four min | ute speakers. made a ringing appeal l in behalf of the Red Cross and his eff | forts drew forth a large contribution from the audience as the collectors passed through the theatre. The col lectors were the Misses Anna Walsh, Lucy Woods Sarah Kelly, Margaret Condon, Kathleen Murphy, Alice Daly, 1 Hannah O'Donnell and Julia Malone Part second revealed a dance of the leaves and fairies and was well taken as was MT. Connolly in his monologue, 1 "A Night Out With Casey.'
 The closing number was given by the Riverview Dramatic club of the 1 Norwich State Hospital, entitled "P/a- -! paredness.' a patriotic spectacle. John c. Daggett taking the speaking part 1 The members appeared on the stage carrying shields which represented letters which spelled Preparedness and reversed United States. Interspersed with this was solo by Prentice w. Chase and then came the symbolic fig ures, the audience again rising as the Star Spangled Banner was rendered The minstrel proved most pleasing to all and showed the marked ability of Mrs. Thomas J. Healy, the organist of | the church, who had sole charge of the affair, ably assisted by Miss Margaret L. Daley.
 The following was the evenings programme:
 Cast of Characters.
 The Host. MT. Edward T. Connolly
 The Walters Messrs. William Dougherty, Romeo Kane, Joseph Far rell, James Mullen, Thos Connolly
 Joseph Daly.
 Introductory Overture , Song, They Were All Out of Ster
 but Jim. Wm. Dougherty; ballad, Goo
 Be With Our Boys Tonight, Miss Flea
 nor Donovan; ballad, Just For the
 Sake of Your Mother. Miss Helsr
 Flynn; song. Long Boy. Romeo Kane ballad, When the Great Red Dawn k
 Shining, Miss Marguerite Driscoll;
 song, There's Lump of Sugar Dowr
 in Dixie. Joseph Farrell; solo ant
 quartette, Meet Me at Twilight, Mis-!
 Emma L. Portelance, Misses Rose A 5 Malone, Helen F. Flynn and Mary M } Brennan: song, I've Got the Nices F Little Home Down in Dixie, James
 Mullen: ballad, Somebody Loves Yo, 5 Dear, Miss Sadie A. Driscoll; song : Let's Bury the Hatchet Thoma
 Connolly; ballad. The Red Cros , Nurse, Edward T. Connolly: finale
 Never Let the Old Flag Fall, Horac F. Corning and entire company. ! Guests-Misses Clare L. Coughlr I Josephine E. Hartie Catherine Nei l bert, Margaret L. Daley, Mary E 2 Driscoll Helen F. Flynn, Mary V. Car !. roll, Mary A. Daly. Eyeanor Donovan 1 Emma L. Portelance, Josephine E : Portelance, Margaret L. Driscoll, Jen nie A. Reed, Jennie M Spellman. An h na R. Warrington, Mary G. Driscol r Jennie T. Sullivan, Margaret W. Red I den, Leontine B. Cayouette Rose : Malone, Helen NJ. Drescher, Catherin h M. Bray. Mary M. Brennan, Mar, ,, Spellman. Rosamond McNamara, an I Messrs. Joseph Farrell, James Muller
 Horace Corning, Thomas Connolly f William Dougherty, Jerome Kane, Jo h seph Daily. Joseph Prouter, Edward I : Connolly, Edward J. Kilday, Jr, Joh, . Donahue.
 Part I-(a) The Revel of tn O Leaves-Leaves. Misses Eleanor Don
 ovan, Emma l.. Portelance, Joseph e inc E. Portelance; (b) The Revel c . the Fairies Misses Jennie \ e Spellman, Mary M. Brennan, Mary d Carroll; fairy queen, Miss Mary Spell - man. Song, selected.
 q Riverview Dramatic Club of tn 1T Norwich State Hospital, in a patrioti = spectacle entitled Preparedness, unde
 the direction of John c. Daggett. Cast
 Mrs. Margaret Greenway. Mrs. Joh e Smith, Mrs. Robert Gilbert, Mrs. Joh = Dunn. Miss Marguerite Patton Mis- ,. Nina Harvey and MesSrs. Willia1
 Bellert John Kenyon, S-ank Harve, Y, William Stewart, George Thomas :. Song. Prentice W. Chase. Tableaux- k Svmbolical Figures: Miss Columbi;
 Miss Mary Flynn: Miss Victory, Mir l. Margaret Allen: Statue of Libert. l. Mrs. AE&ed Davies: Uncle Sam, Cor ). nelius FTalvey.
 Priests with the local clergy wh s, attended were Revs. John H. Broder :. ick of this city, and John F. X Quin 2, of Montville. John T. Sullivan was l, charge of the box office and Patric
 T. Sullivan at the door while John l. Connolly, John F. Barry and assist l. ants handled the seating of the larg
 audience. The programmes were dis
 tributed by Joseph Downes, Georg
 Maloney, James Purdon. Jr. Fdwar
 Sullivan. William Mahoney and Ha1 g ry Mullaney.
 The net proceeds of the successfl
 affair will he given over to paris a wants and Rev. John H. Fftzmauric : the pastor. felt highly pleased wit n the work of his Sodality and the Riv Il erview Dramatic club which aide V them. also to the patronage rendere Ie by the public.
 d The officers of the Young Sodalit g who were in charge of the entertain of tment are: President, Miss Sadie . IT Driscoll; first vice president Mis