Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-26
was very gracefully and pleasin,,v

was very gracefully and pleasnrlv
taken by Agnes NJ. Groder. Wlll,m
Philbrick. as the adored Uncle JacL
was a favorite with the audenc.
from his entrance. Margaret, a,
Peggy" Patten, as she is familia+y
known, was Carol Bird. the rich I'M,
girl about whom the play cen,ersd
She was very lovely with long venN,
cur\s and sweet winsome WAYS r..
holly and mistletoe dance was YEA
pretty and the dancers were recalled
THE Night Before Christmas f..
ureds Mr.. Storer and his six dauvh.
ters. ley were recalled with hearty
applause. The Rugsles were VERY.
funny from beginning to end Rw,
n. Galliere as the mother Of thu
seven little Ruggleses, was the car.
able and energetic director and dir.
tator of her family. All Of the seven
Ruggles were funny and good. Cal.
umbine and Harlequin, Marion
Thompson and Benny Lewis. danced
like professionals and the enthuss,.
tic audience recalled them several
with their songs and dances, were ex.
tremely funny and were repeatedy
recalled. The "jingle bell dancers
were very pretty and attractive and
"?'', sort of an animated Christmas
tree, made the center of the sroup
The Senior class of 30 odd was pre-.
sent and sat in body. An orchestra
composed in part of High school stu.
dents, and directed by Charles Mt.
schke. furnished fine music during
the evening. John Oddly was at The
piano, and in the last act was the
dignified butler, Billie. The pC
went smoothly and easily from Re.
ginning to end and was a proof d
the hard and faithful work that both
students and their trainer. Miss oak
had given to the exhibition.
The program:
Dorothy Dorothy A. Gaylord
and who chose the story c,.
R Rnnt M,rpar who teI Iyaf fDs 5 s G,S1sn
Francis Mascn
The story is
THE Birds Christmas Caror
A play in 3 aacts nd = prologue by
Kate Douglas Wiggin.
Prologue.
The Home-finding Angel,
Barbara " Chase
First Angel. Lillian V Laney
Second Angel, Della Hilton
Third Angel, Lois N. Luce
Fourth Angel. Beatrice l.. whittemore
Characters of the play.
The Bird Family
Carol Bril-, the snow bird grown up
Peggy Patten
Mrs. Bird. her mother.
Agnes NJ Grcder
Mr.. Donald Bird, her father,
Kenneth Smiley
Uncle Jack a bird of w p1Sssse pbj,s,.s
Elfrida Clifford, Carols nurse
Amelis NJ Halle
Billings. the butler. John oddy
Their Neighbors. the Ruggles IN The
rear:
Mrs. Ruggles, who was a McGril.
Ruth N. Nallisrs
The seven little Ruggleses:
Sarah Maud, Clara Bracket
Peter. Arad Tobey
Peoria, Beatrice Levd
Kitty. Gladys Rogeu
Cornelius, Benjamin LeTia
Clement, Frederic Thlbeaur
Larry, Cecilia Lessard
Synopsis Of the Scenes
Act THE Birds Nest. Carol Blrd
sitting room, on a December after
noon IS years after the prologue,
Act II--Some other birds are taught 70
ny Christmas day in the Russles
!xct ITi-The Angel of the crutchss
Christmas evening in Carols room.
Between the Acts.
Five Christmas surprises set TO muse
First interlude.
A-The F'roIic of Holly and Mistletce
Dancers
Holly. Dorothy Demo. Julettc Carr
veau
Mistletoc, Dorothy A. Gaylord, Lillian
Laney
B-"TWas the Night Before Christ
mas
PERSONNEL:
Mr.. storer. Enroll E, sussI,
Mora, Pearl f Rernard
Cora. Elsie Cox
Dora, Hazel F. Herrn
Nora, yerna NJ Porter
Lora Ethel Ballef
FIora. Carolyn q. TozeI
Saint Nicholas. Ivan s Clcugl
Second Interlude.
A--Ghost from the old Christmas Par
tomime.
Columbine. Marion A Thompson
Harlequin. Benjamin f. LcsS
B-The Clown states his case
Joseph another ghost from, the Christ
mas Pantomime.
Wendai l.. Thompson
Toby, Lawrence I, t"cbYrr
Charlie. Fay 2. stoed'ey
Bells.
Dancers: GLADYS r. Kicker. Della !
Hilton, Lois NJ. Luce and west :
Toby
Happy Christmas to all and % all ?
good night