Evening journal., 1920-04-24
'TWIG OF THORN
HAPPY PLAYLET
Ursuline Young Women De-
lightfully Entertain for
Shrine Fund
ACTS PART WITH
PROFESSIONAL SKILL

'Twlg OF Thorn" an Irish fairy
play, presented with rare grace and
sponianeiiy by the Neighborhood
Theatre Club. Of the Ursullne Acad-
emy. charmed an audience which
crowded The New Century Club last
night. The young women took their
parts with the skill OF professionals,
displaying both a great amount Of in
born dramatic talent and a thorough
training by iheir director. Miss Helen
VI. Casey. The audience accorded the
players prolonged and hearty ap-
plause. and many congratulations
were shOwered upon them after he
performance. The play was given for
the benefit Of the' National Shrine Of
the immaculate Conception.
THE Twig Of Thorn. written by
Marie Josephine Warren. Is play
nlled with the quaint fascination OF
Irish fairy legends The plot Is
based upon NE tradition That ill
luck will attend the person who
breaks twlg of towering thorn in
the springlime, or the house into
which the thorn Is brought such a
proceeding. according 10 the folklore
places the offender within the power
OF the Little People" who ride the
March winds and dance in the moon
| lieht.
Miss Mary Buckley was the beau
/ Hful colleen "Oonah." who thus in
nocently brought ill-luck TO the house
OF her grannie. Miss Margaret Casey
/ being the grandmother. Miss Buck
ley capiivaied all present with her
beauty ard talent Miss Casey sue
ceeded flnGy In c0unterfeiting old
age
Miss Anne Hocy was a particular
/ faVorile Of The audience In heg spir-
tied and altogether delightful repre-
senlailon Of HE young. pleasant lover
l Miss Marie Blatz also took a mascu-
4 line part with great success, making
a handsome. wandering poet. who
/ spoke stately lines.
Mss Margaret Kelly was greeted
! with laughter and applause when
she appeared upon the Stage In tne
/ priesily robes OF the good Father
Brian Of the pay. She carried on
ihc part with great dignity.
Miss Mary Gillespie as the neigh
! boring old dame, "MaurN8.' cleNerl,
kept up the Illusion Of falling years
The members OF the club appeared
as colleens and Irish lads. doing old
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cottage with such a zest and hilariC
that the audience began TO clap hand
and beat time In accompaniment
Mary Kelley. Sara O'Hara. Mary Swee
ney and Kitty Dougherty were hand
some young swains while Marial
Walsh. Alice Mundy. Marie Celia. Car
mela Corleto. and Gladys Dashiei
showed how merry and pretty IN
Irish maidens can be.
There was a time In The play Whel
the thorn twig and the fairies brougii
. famine. An especially lovely fair,
] Elizabeth Buckley. even tried 10 stea
I The fair heroine, but the poet agree
r. TO go 10 fairyland In her place. Whe
D the poet made this sacrifice, the ev
charm was broken, good St. Brigid as
. sisting Prosperity returned with
r happy wedding for hero and heroine
4 The stage effects were pleasingi
- arranged. and the makeup cleNerl
. done.
! The officers Of the Neighborhoo
1 Theatre Club arc Miss Margaret kel
b lev. president: Miss Anne Hoey, vic
E president: Miss Margaret Casey, secre
larry: Miss Alice Mundy, treasurer
- Miss Marie Celia, mistress or prop
siausebach's orchestra played be
- tween the acts and for the incidents
e music.
h The patrons we're: Miss Agnes Rel
pier. Miss Catherine Brcgy. Miss AZ
5 nes Clune Quinlan Mr. and Mrs. Nj
. ola M0ntani. Mr.. and Mrs. John
? RaskOb. Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Blatz, NJ
and Mrs. C. A. Lippncott, Mr.. an
Mrs. Cornelius, Mundy, Mr. and Mr.
lip. MOnigle. Mrs. Mary Case
Mrs. Catherine Celia. Mrs. jam
| ID. Ford, Mrs. y. c. Kelley. Mr.
, John ]. Hanley. Mrs. James r. Hoe
, Mrs. Daniel Buckley, Mrs. MauriC
Parsons. Mrs Frank McHugh, Mrs
lip. Laffey. Mrs. Frank ODonnell Mr.
Il Dennis Buckley. Mrs. Thomas Laffe
e Miss Sara Malloy. Mrs. John DeVln
b Mrs. James O'Neil. Mrs. Andrew
o Casey. Mrs. Harry +. Mellon, Mrs.
d A. HOrly. Mrs p. j. Taggart, Mrs.
+. Neary, Llnwood Dashien. Micha
= Sexton. Charles Bickta. John 4. lie
d gel. ErnesiO Di Sabatin0, T. II. Ca
,- peau. Wm. COyne. Francis f. Lyme
n Charles +. Curley, DR.. James Walls
"a Dr.. Austin O'Malley.