Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-01

night before an even larger audience and with correspondinginly larger financial the original musical comedy 70 Aladdin was given with splendid sue cess.
 The financial proceeds of the evening will give about $650 to be divided equal ly between the social service fund of the College Service league and scholar ship fund of the Norwich College club, under whose auspices the comedy was presented here The seat sale Friday night brought in about $750, the sale of candy about $150. The expenses were about $250, leaving $650 for the net proceeds, which is about $200 more than was made on Halt Cecelia."
 From the singing of the first spirited chorus, "Oh Here's To You" the big au- dience of $50 Friday night ,evinced their hearty appreciation of the work of the college girls and encores were shower ed along plentifully all through the pro- duction. The music was tuneful and melodious without being trashy, and went with a swing and dash that inn pressed it upon the memories Of its hearers, while the lines were clever and original. The big song hits were found in the first two acts and included, I'm a Roaming Romeo, The Wedding Bells song, I've a Spot in My Heart For An Artist, and o, o, Aladdin, You Stole My Heart. In the last act the music rather fell off from the merit of the numbers of the other two acts, and the action or the comedy was more disconnected.
 At the end of the second act, two of the college girl ushers marched to the front with big armfuls of flowers fol several of the principals and the co. authors of the comedies of thls year ane last, Miss Roberta Newton Paige, '21 who wrote the music, and Miss Rache Smith, '21, who wrote the words
 The Cast.
 The following were the principals il the cast:
 Adam Ladd (Aladdin), an artist,
 Julia Warner, '2S, Naugatucl Peggy Arden,
 Marie Antoinette Taylor, '22, New Londol Mrs. Arden,
 Jeanette sperry, '22, Oak Park, III Polly, guest at party,
 Evelyn Gray, '22, Washington, D. Patsy, guest at party,
 Martha Houston, '21, New Have | Betty, guest at party,
 Laura Batchelder,. '21, Rocky Hi Jean, guest at party,
 Helen Collins, 20, New Londo Toby, guest at party,
 l ASu6S 6OdAy, G1y NOIWlC Dick, guest at party,
 Dorothy Randle, '2S. New Have Billy, guest at party,
 Dorothy Hubbard, '23, Brattleboro, V Jack, guest at party,
 Helen Barkerding, '23, Park Ridge, N. Rats Mccarthy, messenger boy, Grace Fisher, '22, Hackensack, N. Himuc of the Hotfug Isle.
 Anna Flaherty, '21, New Londc Genie of the Lamp,
 I Grace Fisher, '22, Hackensack, N Butler, Lydi Marvin. '22, DeepRiv Singer. Ruth Macdonald, '21, Myst Dancer,
 Henrietta Costigan, 20, New Rochel
 The first act is in the studio of Ada Ladd, Aladdin the second act in Il Hotfug Isle to which Aladdid is tran ported in his dream, and the last act T turns to the studio. The plot begin as Adam Ladd explains it, with a W man in the case" to whom a legai , is attached with the proviso that S must marry Adam Ladd. Peggy Arde whom Ladd has never seen, arrives i; the studio and takes the dare of fittil into the place of professional dancer, t Princess Bad. who has cancelled h engagement to appear at the party. In the second act Aladdin falls , I I Bad and wins her by the use of | wonderful lamp, which enables him fulfill every demand made by her fat CT, ths Himuc of the Isle. In the fir act, Aladdin finds that the unllnoy Peggy of the legacy and { Princess Bad are one and the same pc son, bringing the play to a close with beautiful stage picture made by the e tire troupe to the music of the weddi bells song.
 As the leading man, Miss Warner h a good stage presence and acted wi sincerity and genuiness. Miss T; Tor made a charming leading lady a played the part with it's varied requil ments in finished form. scoring pl nounced hits of the evening in her Pt sian dance from Chalif and her excelle singing. Some of the best work of {
 evening was done by the quartet, M
 Leahy, Miss Hubbard, Miss Randle a
 Miss Barkerding, in which Miss Lea was prominent for the fine handling
 her lines and the naturalness of her a
 ing.
 Two admirable numbers were the Gre
 Bachanale, danced by Miss Henrie
 Costigan, with splendid fire and spil
 and the love solo by Miss Ruth M
 Donald, both of which called for
 cores.
 A comedy part as red-headed
 hop, Rats Mccarthy. was portrayed u
 to life by Miss Grace Fisher, who la o was the genie of the lamp, and capi l., in both roles Miss Anna Flaherty V t. also well cast in the comedy part of r. Himuc of the Hotfug Isle, and anot
 good comedy number was dance Pe Aladdin and the bellhop. W Choruses Brought Atmosphere. h The color, variety and atmosphere 10 the performance was contributed by n, chorus element. The prohibition cho ee initiated the novelties of the come
 when they appeared early in the first 'S as grape juice, bevo, milk and lemon I ne Milk, in the form and figure of a T Ia bottle, rolled across the stage and oC ne stoned much laughter with its headdl u- distinctly marked Wash and Ret as Lemon pop, likewise in bottle shape, c; e- next in yellow wrappings, and was VII lowed by grape juice in dulled pur d and bevo in a dark brown round stl It. ture. Their song and dance was CT done and occasioned much enjoyment I'd The wedding bells came in on
 Now It's Wedding Bells for Me, UT swaying across the stage with a bell
 motion, worked up atmosphere for
 development of the plot being enac
 The wedding bells were in silver '
 costumes designed to resemble bells.
 I've Spot in My Heart for an Ar " which was sung charmingly by the l. ol ing lGdy as her debut to the audie -,- - introduced real Bohemian flavor in he sr,onl-s Yb;ta Aanna1 +ro1,,o,, eat .e nd tias ana h,anlr velvet +or sI,a,,+0, l.o he 70 rr;ad ,.Iat+as CoIor h,oaad l lis stage during their act which was iue inal and attractive.
 In the second act, the first choru annear was tha slave nhnrr,r rrrhinh (.