New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-04-26
Performance Of Benefit for Sol
diers and Sailors Monday

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! consisting of William f. Mangan, How
| ard A. Timbrell. Charles w. Smediey,
! William W. r Squire. Harry G. Jack
! son and e. J. CIerkin. were named to
! arrange for q theatrical performances.
| in which it VAS hoped that the ncces
! sary fund for financing the proposed
! performance would be raised.
At the first meeting of this COM
| mittce, it was decided to secure Ed
ward w. Irving. who had been very
| successful in past years in produce
! ing amateur thcatricalS. Mr.. Irving
! readily gave his services, and set out
! at once to gather about him a cast
and chorus that would be able to
! present a show that would be sec
ond to none ever given here. 1t
was next decided to give Al Leach's
greatest success Girls Will Be
: Girls" The work Of securing the cast
and chorus was greatly aided by the
services rendered by Mrs. Allan c.
! McKinnie, who has given unlimited
! time and efforts toward the success
| Of the coming venture.
Clever Selections.
/ The committee at the outset Sc
! cured John F. Callahan. who has
scored MANY successes while taking
part in Y. NJ. T. ~. & Il. society the
! atricals He was assigned to Leach
! part that Of Professor Dodge, llaito
! OF y girls seminary. Ar. CaIa1ah $
work in rehea rsals has been an N
: spiration to the other members. Inc
! next important selection was that Of
the Three Rosebuds. The Misses Ell
! sic LOOMS, Signe Peterson and Flor
! ence Cashen. We're assigned to this
, important part. What they have
done with the part would make the
original mem bers green with envy.
The role Of Madeline another Of the
important parts in the case necessi-
tated careful attention, and to Miss
! Marguerite Sengle. it was entrusted.
That It was wise move Will be
! evinced next Monday afternoon and
! evening" and Tuesday and Wednes-
| day evenings. -,
Other parts that will create favor
able mention are that of Martha,
| played by Miss Ruth G.. Bassette, Sher-
! if ketchem, played by Abe Witl1in,
Sankey,, played by Clifford E. He'll
| berg Marvin Brown, played by Will
liam W. T Squire Nathan, played by
Stuart w. McKirdy. Others who with
display their theatrical art are Stur-
| man Dyson and Maxwell s. Porter
The cast is we'll balanced, and the
| careful directing OF John F. Mullen,
! has had it's effect. The chorus work
| has been in the hands of Professor
William H. Bishop. The general di-
recting has been in charge of Edward
W. irving, and the dancing numbers
| have been handled splendidly by Miss
: Alma Grove.
! Professor Bishop has selected the
regular Lyceum theateI orchestra,
and. this will be augmented consid-
era bly,.
Up to All to Help.
Considering the hard work that the
performers directors and committees
I nave put in for the past five weeks.
it is up to the public of New Britain
to patronize the coming event. The
cause for which it is being given
should appeal to every patriotic resi-
dent Of the city.
The cast. chorus and musical mum
bers. arc as follows:
Cast of Characters
, Prof. Ebenczcr Hezei<jah Dodge.
Principal of Dodge Academy ..
.............t John e. Gala han
| Deacon Ahner Sonkey. of Watch
and Ward Society .........
........... Clifford F.. Hellbere
. Sheriff Ketchcm of Board Of
Health, Board of Police ......
ABE w luke
Nathan EIanley. teacher Of music
.......... Stuart W. McKirdy
Tom Sparrow. passes himself as Dr.
Sprouts .. Sturman r. DySO,
} Marvin Brown. Of the fire company
............ William W. T. Squire
! Henry Sniffins man about academy
.............. Maxwell S. Porter
EX pressnan Adams ..........
b. .......,.. James P. Baldwin
I Policeman Chase $500. Stanley Hart
Policeman HoIdhim ........
............. Harold r. Bassettc
Madeline Scribncr, teacher of So
ciety ..... Marguerite A. Sengle
! Martha Yong. pueceptress of
Dodge Academy Ruth G. Bassette
J Marjorie Deane $500. Mildred Palmer
Lillian Swan ..... Fanny Holmes
Esther Sprouts, Lonely Sprouts,
Brussels Sprouts. The Three
Rosebuds Elsie M. LOOMS. Signe
V. Peterson. Florence f.. Cashen.
Chorus.
Ruby Andrews. Rose Bayer. Eda
| Bealo. Anna Bertini, Lille Eertni
Pauline Bessoff, Mollie Burke Wv
ian Calendar. Dorothy Clark Con-
stance Corbin. Hazel Clark Julia
Grove, Agnes Elliott, Gladys Fogarty,
| Mabel Jester Frost, Anna Gamer,
Maude Hatton. Fannie Holiness Har-
riett Jackson, Marie Kopf Katherine
Kron, Amy" Leavitt, Eleanor Lewis,
Mildred Meisner, Margaret MiddIemas,
> Peggy MITCHELL, Airline Nelson. Io-
retta O'Connor, Olive Odenwaldt,
| Mildred Palmer Rachel Parker
! Beatrice Porter, Hazel Sampson
Marjorie Sheath, Mary Stanley,
| Francine Wachter, Bernadine Walker
Mary Walsh Hazel Wedlake Rather
inc Wells.
Synopsis
Act i. 1900 Exterior of Dodge Acad
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