Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-18
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE

The first concert Of the college Sc
ries wa held Thursday evening with
the joint recital of Mrs. William
Wheeler, soprano, and William
Wheeler, tenor soloist of ST. Barthol-
omcw's church, New York city and
instructor in voice at the college. The
gymnasium las filed with an appre
ciative audience who enjoyed
thoroughly each offering OF the in
innate and delightful programme,
ranging as It did all TIE way from
the standard classics 20 the plain
tive folk song. Mrs. Wheeler sings
with ease. has a charming way of get
ting in close sympathy with her au-
dtence and renders all iliads Of songs
with equal effectiveness. Mr.. Wheel
er has a tenor voice Of unusual quail
ty with interpretations, musicaly
qualities AMI diction % tic highest
order. Their duets were particularly
enjoyed by the audience which APP
plauded each selection cntInsiastical-
ly.
The Dramatic club presented ttrec
short plays at its anuudl entertain .
ment on Friday evening. The plays
which were scheduled for presentation
in November, were POSTPONED by rea-
son of influenza conditions, rave been
projected ana has dress rehearsals
under the competent coaching OF
George Curria, instructor in public
speaking The plays Wcra: q Mar
rlage Has Been Arranged by Sut
and casts two people and ere scene
| The part OF Harrison Crockstead
which was to have been played by
Miss Helen Perry was played by Mr.
Curric owing to Miss por.y's illness;
tie part of Lady Alne DeVaux by
Mss Marion Hendrle Of Stamford.
! The play is Il satire or society life anC
essentially modern. "The Lost Sill
| Hat" by Lord Dunsany staged in
/ fashionable street in London has five
| persons in the cast. The Caller wa,
! played BY Miss Doris Patterson o.
/ Brooklyn. II. Y. the Ldhorcr. by Hel
/ en- Gage of Plaiusville, ohio The Cler,
| by Frances Often New York, The
! Poet by jeanette Sperry, Chicago. II
and the Policeman, by Lvda MarviJ
of Savbrook The play is a comedy
| ana decidedly clever. "Fhn Man o,
the [crb,' another of Su,o's plays
/ is staged in an underground roon
! in the sums Of New YorG. It is vel1
/ sad and inciiues TO the mciodramatie
/ Tho two characters IrH especially
! praiseWorthy in the roles they as
| sumo; Mar Hester of Brooklyn
played the part of Joseph Mathew
and Roberta Newton OF 4IiddletowI
| played the role Of Mary. lis wife
Dancing followed the plays
The Sophomore class will stage al
entertainment on SATURDAY evening
for the benefit Of the class .unds Mis-
Rachael Smith of BayCnne. n. J.. i
chairman Of the entertainment com
Tnittee and with her committee ha
arranged an attractive programme. y
details of the evenings offering hav
been made pIblic but it IS understoo
that, it will be in the nature of NOV
ing pictures with additional features
Miss Doris Patterson of Denver, Col
a member of the sophomore class a
Connecticut College for Womer
christcned thn government merchant
ant marine. "Cryos' launched at tn
Groton Iron Works in Noark Thurs
day morning Miss Patterson, a
sponsor accompanied by a party {
college girls broke the bottle of cham
payne on thu stern of the huge shi
as it slipped out from the loosene
stays into the water amid The cheer
Of the huge crowd that attended til
launching.
The second senior sing was held o
I. Wednesday evening at seven ocloc
on the ston wall baci, of New Lon
don hall The moonligh; Getting wa
extremely effective and tie eray stor
wall, around which the sen. ors wer
grouped in caps and gowns Shove
, off to good advantage. Preceding II
sing, the seniors sat together at dir
ner and sang arg the meal. 1t We
a triflc cool at le sing but sweater
anJ furs under the gowns kept the Sc
niors warm and didn't detract frol
the warmth Of the gaLhciil whic
is growing to be a tradition at the co
icGC.