Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-18
Girls Club PledSeS
Large Audience At
Pretty Little Play

Christmas CarOl' at the Majestic
theatre, last night. The play opened
in a room in Carol Birds home al late
afternoon the week before Christmas.
Carol is a little lame girl who lives
in a big house in front and has
everything that money car buy except
health. In the little house in the rear
live the Ruggles family, poor but
healthy. Carol loves to watch them
playing in her back yard and finally
~conceives The idea of inviting them to
Christmas dinner. Christmas is also
carols birthday. Carol overcomes
the opposition of her ~aristocratic faith
or who does not believe in the ming
ling of the two sets of society.
The second act is in the kitchen OF
The House in the Rear" the Ruggles
Home, carly Christmas morning. The
Ruggles have been invited to dinner at
the Big House" and this scene
which is purely comedy of that whole
some ! splitting sort that takes the
house was very well carried out. The
final act portrays the action of the
Ruegies at dinner Finally Carol be-
m tired and al Angel and
lakes away her crutCh and she passes
eway. h concluded the little play
just cram TANNED with the spirit of
Christmas time and giving.
The part Of Carol taken by Miss
@+@AA1 h@C w a was ldhGh NGlN
well. Miss Macmillan subserYed her
own individuality into that OF her
character. the little lame girl. Her
nurse was Elfrida Clifford taken by
Miss Anna Jensen. The first thing
that was forcibly impressed upon the
audience as far as Miss Jensen was
concerned was her amazing beauty in
this part. The costume of a nurse
show ed Miss Jensen's type of beauty
off To nm nnu=nal dappnn hhr rNoVt IN ta !
OF her character was also well done.
CAROLS mother, Mrs. Bird was taken
by Miss Lily RoeSsler. Miss Roessler
carried the difficult character of an
elderly woman with remarkable tai
ent, Uncle Jack, Carols wandering
uncle who towards the close of the
play shows q remarked preference to
the nurse was taken by Miss Ruth
Stacy. Her part as a man was taken
sH IN a manner that could be rarely
duplicated by any of the girls so
famed in girl college plays for taking
male parts. Her carriage, her ges-
lures her very attempts at beguiling
the fair sex were done eXcellently.
Miss Myrtle Warren, who took the
part Of Mr.. Bird, Carols father had
the physique and carriage of q very
good looking member of the male sex
and h wore a dress suit in the last
act In Il manne that did credit to that
sex.
Mrs. Ruegles, the hard working
rear alley mother of seven children,
rs taken by Mis- La Verne de Hamm
was excellent. This difficult charac-
ter part dealing with the life of the
typical women of that type of society
which although it lives in the alley yet
considers itself much better than its
neighboTS. She received round after
round of applause.
The members of her family which
consisted of Sarah Maud taken by
Helen Coapnihan, in q manner well
deserving of much credit. All of these
Ruggles parts are character and were
carried off with unusual merit by these
younger girls. Peter taken by Flea
nor Jones, Peroia by Beryl Haney, Kit
~ by Elizabeth Cox, Cornelius by Inez
Rossi and Larry by Joyce Loder each
I'm her individual added to the humor
of the situation. Clement also a Rug
Sle AIKEN by Betty Ramsay, whose
portrayal of q boy character caused
laugh after laugh. The little angel
Mho freed Carol finally from all earth
ly suffering was taken by little Angus
ia Staudt.
Miss Thelma Emmons was the stage
manager, Miss Alberta Williams, the
property girl and Miss Ruth Chesire
was in charge Of the tickets. Each
carried her dudes out to every detail
with precision and care which char
acteriZes ali Girls Club connections.
s. = :
Members of the Womau's Club are
cordially invited to attend the first
meeting OF the literature department
which will be held tomorrow after
nOon al 2:30 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Sidney Riddlestorffer, of 1856
kearny avenue. 1t is suggested that
the ladies take needle work.
The program of tho afternoon in
cludes a short sketch OF Joseph Lin
coin with readings by Mrs. Henry Dill
Ion. A review of a recent book by
Mrs. Nathaniel Pierce and reading by
Mrs. Edith Ramsay. Musical numbers
will be given by Mrs. William II. Hes
ser and Mrs. Theodore Degenring.
The literature department is in
charge of Mrs. Fritz Abegg and her
committee includes Mrs. Walter Leng,
Mrs. Henry Dillon, Mrs. Sidney Rid
dlestortfer, Mrs. Marshall +. Stewart
and the Misses Frances Kent, Ella
Kent and Helen Grannis.
General plans for the season in
clude ope meetings in tho homes Of
the committee members each, hostess
assuming responsibility of the pro-
gram in her home. The literature do
partment is also collecting books for
1 community 1UuSt HDIdEN.
The house will soon be open
when the books may be left there but
until that time the chairman, Mrs.
Abegg, will be glad to receive the do
nations.
The committee also wishes to foster |
original literary work among the club
women To stimulate this a short
story and poem contests will be held
TO which all the members of the Wom- |
ans Club of Perth Amboy are eligible. |
The short story containing from 5000 |
TO 10, 600 words may be on any sub
ject. The manuscripts must be in the
hands of Mrs. Abegg by March l.
What America Means to Me" is to be
the subject of the poem and this must
be written and should reach the chair 1
man by January 10. It is hoped that
a number of Perth Amboy women will
engage in this contes as considerable |
talent is known to exist in the club
membership. The manuscripts will be
to the literature depart
ment OF the New Jersey Federation OF
Woman's Clubs under whose auspices
the contests are being held all over the
Mrs. Abegg. Mrs. Leng and Miss
Grannis recently attended q state con-
erature department. At this time
plans were suggested and 1t was urged
to make the literature department the
cultural center of each locality.
Studies were suggested by New Jer-
sey writers, Of poets, new poetry and