Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-06
CLEVER AMATEURS
IN PLEASING PLAY
St. Mary's Literary And ORA
matte Circle Presents Initial
| Performance
AGAIN THIS EVENING

4 throughout three acts. during which
There was not draggy moment, nine
members OF st. Mary's Dramatic Cir
Gle made their bow before the foot
lights last night in St Mary's hall
before large, critical but apprecia-
tive audience.
The occasion was the initial per
Torrance given by the Circle, which
was only organized a few months ago.
and the very first play went of with
such gusto, and scored such unbound
ed success, it is significant of greater
things in store for an Annapolis pub
lie in the way of theatricals during
the coming long winter evenings.
The players proved themselves
clever amateurs. Indeed. there was
livery little to suggest the amateurish
I about the entire show. The parts had
been assigned to the right people, and
each one fitted into the especial char.
acter with a nicely. The stage set
ting was cosy and homelike, furnish
ings having been kindly loaned for
the occasion by the Globe Furniture
Company. were new and attractive
and lent the proper atmosphere to the
lplay.
|. Music was well chosen, popular airs
being played by an orchestra of three
i favorite young musicians JOHN F.
Martin, pianist; j.. J. Sup, Jr., violin,
i and Frank j. Sleeka, clarionet. These
young MEN played a selected program
| 4G< ~. 20 F1,O ct ,I,.-
ing the intermissioH entertained the
audience with popular airs. During
the play a musical feature was intro
duced in the way of duets by Miss
Helen Wilson, daughter of William
w. Wilson, who sa::g very sweetly
with Andrew Musterman, Beautiful
Mickey and other popular selections
Miss Priscilla Banks, a skilled young
pianist, was accompanies They were
obliged to respond to an encore. The
vocal selections were a very pleasing
feature of the program.
The play presented was Ferguson
of Troy" 1t sounds very much as if
it might have something to do with
the Walls of Troy, or an ancient
statue of some kind, but nothing of
the sort. Ferguson was a doctor,
somewhat of sport and Troy the
city of Troy, N. Y. Cast in the title
role, II. f. Sturdy was most accepta
BILE. Easy of action, natural in man
ner, he made the part stand out with
likelife reality.
Most of the lines in the play fell
to the part of J. j. Banks, cast az
the elder in the Reformed church.
who had penehant for chicken fights
in a questionable barn, and was undu-
ly jealous of his brother-in-law, whose
identity had not been revealed to him.
Mr. Banks was excellent in the char
acter of Walter Hawley and was given
an opportunity to show his versatility
as an actor from the cajoling hus.
band, and the sanctimonious elder of
the Reformed church." to the man in
a jealous frenzy thirsting for the blood
of his supposed rival, but in reality
his. brother-in-law. Mr.. Banks proved
himself a clever actor.
Andrew Musterman was we'll cast
as the young man in love with SUI
ette and his good acting added to
his pleasing stage presence, made a
favorable impression. The part of the
crazy man of Eighty nature, propos-
ing to every female he saw, and max
ing his flights in an airship to
Ibis castle in the mountain fastness, "
was we'll taken.
Cast as lone of the finest the small
part of the policeman, was made the
most of by f. Hug. while the char
. acter of his. sweetheart, the Irish
maid in the employ of the Hawleys
was admirably taken by Miss Mary v
Walsh, queen OF the Kitchen In
deed Miss Walsh is also queen of the
stage in amateur theatricals. She is
very capable, and her every move
ment, every gesture, her appearance
when her cue was given. and her
exits. suggest the professional. Not
once did she forget her Irish "brogue,
md Miss Walsh is safely pronounced
one of the stars" of the cast.
Dainty and sweet in tho character
of Hawley's sister and Ferguson's wife,
Miss Letitia sFarrell was happily cast
1.-The role OF Mrs Hawley fell into the
capable hands of Miss Constance
Brady. whose naturalness, ease oil
manner, striking stage presence and
graceful acting made the. character
stand out with marked effect as one
of the most pleasing Of the play
! As the elders niece, Miss Helen
liam Was most happ' 5 c; st. True
10 patvgesVas she. Unassuming. alto
gether void of self-consciousness, she
made aiie character delightfully."- real
and lent to it a refreshing atmos
phere that bespeaks promise of even
! greater stage success. She was very
bright spot in the play and handled
her part in highly creditable man
ner.
Altogether the performance was
most praisewerthy, and creditable
showing for the members Of the Ora.