Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-18
in THE SOCIAL WORLD
DELIGHTFUL PLAY
BY THE W0MAN'S CLUB


Ceverly enacted and leaving not
a single opportunity for wit and
humor untouched. most appropri-
ately describes The Playgoers."
that comedy written by Arthur
Pfnero and so cleverly presented by
the department OF art and drama of
the Woman's Club with Mrs. Fred
erck d. Niedermeyer as director, at
the meeting of the Woman's Club
yesterday afternoon in the Presby-
terrain chapel.
The play, a domestic episode in
one act, is an intricate servant prob
lem of a newly married couple who
have just secured a new lot of SER
wants and the scene is laid in the
morning room of their London
home. Depicting the male role of
the groom. Mrs. Sterling Temple
played most admirably the part of
the sympathetic husband. who tries
to help his pretty and charming
bride, a part wisely chosen for Mrs.
II. c. kalquist. in her new system"
with the servants for whom she
plans a theatre treat. The inappre-
ciative lot led by the impudent and
naughty parlor maid, played by
Miss Doris Wil1sey, state their i'm
pertinent views on the subject and
after many amusing complications
all, except the "old man." the disre-
garded and only ~appreciative SER
want, one of the very humorous
parts cleverly taken by Mrs. J. Virgil
Shull, decide to leave for a better
place. Mrs. Whitney Lesson. as the
cook, delighted the entire audience
with her Interpretation OF that role
in her huge white cap and apron.
~concealing as much as possible of
hnr kffnhnn maid nlarA1 Ar AI{o~
Virgini- Miller, while Mrs. Frank
Dorsey. as the thin and anemic USE
ful maid, in constant tears, kept the
audience in a constant state of good
humor. Mrs. j. J. Quinn, as the
dignified ervan of the household,
was most pleasing in this role, her
silhouette especially appealing to
the audience. All of the parts were
carefully and wisely chosen and Mrs.
Frederick ID. Niedermeyer deserves
much credit for the splendid success
Of the performance.
The stage settings arranged by
Mrs. Sidney Riddlestorffer, as stage
manager, assisted by Mrs. Nathaniel
Pierce, were most effective, and the
furniture used was secured through
the courtesy of Albert Leon.
q Following the short business
meeting of the afternoon. Edward
Mallory. the humorous reader from |
Connecticut. n of the most origi-
nal readers ever appearing before
the club, entertained with a num-
Der of selections. in the Irish and
Scotch dialect as well as the negro,
all with his original and
pleasing performance. AS his first
number he gave Mrs. Reilly's
Ride following this with 1.-The Old
LTaIIrfC Snafoh11 Ttnlrsaf - sartx1 rot-o I
Walk "a Boys Composition"
THE Mid Week Meeting" and a
of others, nearly all humor-
ous concluding with THE Colored
The business program of the aft
ernoon was necessarily short, and
among the most important things
coming up at this time was the
question of hospital ambulances from
he question box of the club, most
answered by Sidney
Riddlestorffer. the president of the
association, in a speech in which he
outlined the hospital laws and
urged every member of the Wom-
ans Club to become an active mem
Der in the hospital auxiliary. 4
recommendation from the executive
board was made and accepted TO use
lAiS SuCSI ices lOI purchasing new /
silver for the club.
Mrs. Ella Kent, chairman of the
department. announced
the next meeting of the literature
will be held in audi
of the library Friday after
and at this time Miss Sarah
Il. Askew will be present to tell
''Br'ers Rabbit Stories"
The civic department had a most
interesting report to make on the
card party which the Community
VIII hold in the Parish
House Wednesday night, February
for the benefit of the foreign born
women of the city. The proceeds
will be used to teach these women
the English language and give them
the best that America has TO give.
Among the interesting concluding
facts of the meeting was the an
nouncement that Mrs. Adrian Lyon
the chairman of the civic depart
ment of the club and n of the
ex-presidents has been elected
president of the Ex-Presideht's Club
of this district.
Yesterdays meeting IS the only
meeting of the year OF which the
and drama department can
boast complete charge and the large
number of members present were
enthusiastic in their praise of
the delightful program arranged.