Connecticut western news., 1920-06-03
LAST ENTERTAINMENT
 WAS UNIQUE AFFAIR
History of Town Portrayed in Most Interesting .s.'
 Manner

The least that cOul9 pc sdlu ol the entertainment given last Friday, under the auspices of the Commun- ity League, would be that 1t was successful. Few people imagine that Canaan had such galaxy of talent, but that it really does exist here is unquestionable, and that the audience appreciated the fact was evidenced by their enthusiastic de- mand for encores, which were gen. erously given.
 It is certain that the majority of the large audience left the hall, knowing far more of the history of Canaan, ancient and modern, than they knew at p. m. that night.
 Act 1 showed the "descent" of the Lawrence family on Canaan in 1738.
 Evidently Isaac Lawrence was not bothered by any such spector as the H. c. L., for in spite of his family troubles, wife and thirteen chill dren, heffound time to make merry , with them.
 What Isaac would do with his 'bakers-dozen" nowadays, is a question, and it is said that thirteen is an unlucky number too. The success of an actor or actress de- pends on their ability to be per fectly natural. If this is really true then the children who played in this act, can lay claim to genius, as they were all remarkable, for their lack of self-consciousness as we'll as their admirable poise.
 Act 2, A Quilting Bee, was very interesting, not from the Quilt mak- ing point of view, but on account of the true anecdotes and stories that were told. Apparently at Quilting Bees, the ladies used to do { every thing but make. quilts but what could one expect them to do when they were interrupted in the middle of little harmless scandal by a gay troubador who warbled little love lyrics to their delight. F.. ... %
 A very old umbrella was shown in this act. It is doubtless valuable otherwise there would be no need of showing it, as many ancient um- brellas, their value, doubtful. still can be seen on any rainy day in Ca naan. ....., =.
 At the husking bee, Act 3, Corn was used chiefly as weapon of offence. The idea of the huskers was to drop as much corn down each others necks as possible. How ever they had good time doing it. The old songs and dances of this act were quite refreshing. It is too bad we do not have more of them.
 A "Little Brown Jug" was in a measure responsible for the merri- ment.
 In the announcement of the 4th Act there was something said about, Let joy be unconfined. Well-it was. Any New York reporter would have called the chorus Tn the 4th Act "A Dazzling array of Beauty"
 Why Ziegfeld goes to Europe to pick the cast for the Midnight Frolic, is something we cannot understand. He should be told to come to Canaan. If he did, he would probably take away with him not only the chorus, but those who designed their cos tunes, which were in keeping with the tenor of the act, and unusually good.
 The leading lady, unlike the ma jority of leading ladies, is the for tunate possessor of an exceptionally good voice, which could be used to better advantage in more classical renditions than Canaan Jazz Mad". The Terpsichorean efforts of the leading man were somewhat ham pered by the small stage.
 Was the subtle sense of humor of the directors responsible for the en- gagement of Evelyn Lawrence, an interpretative dancer? If such was the case, she showed quite clearly the striking contrast between a 1738 Lawrence and 1920 Lawrence. At least part of the male audience, pre- ferred the 1920 type, if their ap- plause was any indication of their
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