Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-03-12
STAGE BRIGHT
SNAPPY COMEDY
Amateurs Score Hit In "Adven-
lures Of Grandpa"
Victory Ciass of Congregational Sun.
day School PIeases Large Audi
ence


hall last Friday evening immensely en-
joyed the three-act comedy, THE Ad-
ventures of Grandpa" as staged by
members of Che Victory Glass of the
Congregational Sunday school. While
all of the characters were amateurs,
the presentation was above the usual
amateur production. 1t was finely
put on in every detail and was very
amusing.
The plot was an old one along the
lines of Hoyt's "Charley's Aunt" and
other plays where the plot is woven
about scheme to deceive some one
and the humorous situations that fol
low
Grandpa's adventures occurred in
the dancing school of Marie Ribeault
+ The school had been hired by Tod
Hunter and hsi wife Lucy. Monte,
grandpa's grandson, was intent upon
procuring wife because it was
grandpa's command and grandpa was
a rich old relative whom Monte wish
| ed to please.
Grandpa was coming. but was only
expected to make feeting visit, SO
| Tod Hunter finally consented TO let
! Lucy pose as Mrs. Monte. There was
and made known his intention to stay,
! Tod became jealous of his wife, for
the grandson had to make love to her
to make things appear right to grand
pa. Monte'ss fiancee, Dorothy May.
companion to Mrs. Pansy Hopscotch,
becomes jealous and the engagement
| is nearly broken off when Dorothy
sees what she believes to be the UNI
faithfuIness of her lover.
To add bit of complexity to the
| situation smallpox breaks out and the
school is quarantined. This is an op-
portunity to get grandpa out of the
way. His face is yock marked with
SOME paint and he is confined to his
room. A policeman is sent for and
finds everyone all right except grand
pa. Fat grandpa discovers this trick
and comes out with blanket wrapped
about han just IN time to see Mr.. and
Mrs. Todd Hunter embracing each
other. Grandpa thinks Mrs. Hunter is
his grandson's wife and chat Hunter
is the cooE He gees out TO get guii
intending. Co do little numbering
about the p!ace. When he returns he
finds his grandson kissing his fiancee
and is again scandalized. He tries r~
do some execution with the revolver,
hut before any blood is Spilled the
maid confesses the whole plot and
tells of being bribed to keep q se-
crst.
All ends happily and Monte will
come in for the long green after
grandma gets thryngh vita his lifs.'i es-
tate. sas
The cast of characters aut the
scenes we're as follows:
Montgomery Ray tMonte}. GrandFa's
Grandson. Henry Brousssau
Otis Hammerhesd tGrandpa FROM
Yellow Bud) Lester jackson
yad Turster Our little Wise)
Mary Carpenter
ysrs. Pansy Hopscosch (Fair Fat and
Forryp Lillian Maerters
Dorothy May Just out of Coilege)
Margaret Stanley
Klssmpy Twelve Rays from Copen-
hagen Over) heiem Carver
Marie Ribeau 1.-THE Carl from Paris)
Helen Phillips
Officer Mccormack tWho Has Seen
His Duty and Done IT. Carl Kent
Synopsis:
Agr L. That Afternoon (Cfandpa
arrivssr Quarantined!
Act. 2. That Night tPansT almost
breaks out; so does Gsandpa) Small
pox1
Act 3. The Next Morning. (Kloom-
by spilis the, beansE Goodbye Grand
pa
Sosre: Reception Room OF th~l
Huntsr Dancing Academy Chssago..
Time: Tomorrow
Time of Playing: A full evening