Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-16
PLAYS Make HIT
At WOODBRIDGE
Annual Dramatic Entertain
ment of Woman's Club
Given Before 300.
tBy Evening News Correspondent

tBy Evening News Correspondent
WOODBRIDGE. April 16:-The
second annual dramatic entertain
ment was given by the Woman's
Club of Woodbridge Township in
the high school auditorium Thurs
day night. About 800 were present,
Two one-act plays were given. The
first was a comedy. "rickless Time
by Susan Glaspell, and the second
Hearts to Mend" a fantasy by
Harry A. Overstreet.
"Tickless Time" was a story WOW
en- about a sun dia made by Ian
Joyce" impersonated by Louis Mark.
Mr.. Mark has appeared in several
local amateur productions n has
always proved a great favorite.
Thursday night he was at his best.
In his search for truth and wishing
to instill in the mind of his wife,
"Eloise Joyce" Mrs. J. Malcolm
Crowell, a desire for the truth and a
willingness to accept "tickless time
his acting was excellent. Mrs. Crow
ell finally became welded to the
Sun Dial" and attempted to regulate
her home by the sun rather than by
standard Eastern time" always at
loss to find out just where the miss
ing twenty minutes came in. Mrs.
Crowell was most adorable and was
repeatedly encored.
Alice Knight" her friend. imper-
sonated by Miss Helen Ryder, was a
Standardized wife and Eddy
knight" Roy Anderson, a Standard
ICED mind, were straight parts very
we'll taken.
Mrs. Stubbs," a native of Prov
incetown, was none other than Mrs,
w. H. Gardner. Mrs. Gardner was
truly realistic and made a success OF
her part.
Annie" who cooks by the Joyce's
clock, was Mrs. Albert Leu. Mrs
Leu is always clever in any part, and
Thursday night when she demanded
her buried alarm clock as she
could not cook without it, turned the
tide and restored tick" time to the
household.
The play was different from any
previous productions. The real sun
dial, the chart, and even the real
grass mat added a peculiar charm
to the setting of the play not TO
speak of the sand where | Joyce
ruthlessly dug graves for all the
family timepieces and the c%onsterna-
ton which ensued when the alarm
clock went off not to speak of the
wonderful cuckoo clock.
Hearts to Mend Is in a class by
itself. A sweeter fantasy, more
cleverly produced would be hard to
imagine. "Pierette," impersonated
by Mrs. l.. V. Buschman, was ador-
able. Mrs. Buschman proved her
histrionic ability beyond a doubt.
"Pierott" was j.. Malcolm Crowell.
Mr.. Crowell's part vas extremely
difficult and he made an enviable
record by his achievement.
THE Tins-to-Mend Man" was
Asher Fitz Randolph. Mr.. Randolph
is one of the veteran amateurs of
the town and can always be counted
upon to maintain a high standard.
The consensus of opinion was that
he went over the top" when he
sang Hearts to Mend and Tins to
Mend, Hearts and Tins have Outs
and ms" and Every Day is a New
Day"
This play carried a wonderful les
son that men so often in their bust
ness life forget the little attentions
to their wives that often wear off
after they are married a few years.
The drama committee is to be
congratulated upon the success of
the affair. Mrs. Thayer Martin, the
chairman, was presented with a gor-
geous basket of flowers in apprecia-
ton of her untiring efforts. Miss
Edna Barbour, of New Brunswick,
was the coach. Johnstone's orches-
ira furnished the music.