Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-11
Successful S!;t:!! Play
Mems Rible Glass Of Trinita NJ. z,
Church Give Performance

: Church Give Performance
A comedy in three acts entitled
Lazy Bob Park;ns' was given Tues
day night oy the Mems Bible Class o.
Trinity N. E. Church in the lecture
room OF the church to a capacity audi
ence. The cast o. the play was made
up Of the young men and women Of
the church. !. Fred Birrell as di-
rector and due to his able instruction
and the marked ability of all VINO took
part the presentation would have done
justice 20 professionals. 1t was at
MT. .edly one Of the very best and
mes. successful entertainments given
by home talent in Alexandria in many
years. r. T. Lucas was stage man
ager and William Crad.in was pianist.
! The part of Lazy Bob Parkins WAS
taken By George H. Hayden, jr., ii
admirable manner from start to fin
ish. Mrs. Catherine Corsa was Eleanor
Lamson, the attractive city girl who
won the heart of Lazy Bcb Parki1s
and transformed him from life Of
shlEtles to the proprietorship Of
the country store. Mrs. CorSa looked
the part and did her work in most
credItable manner. Walter P!erpoint
played the role of the foppish ever
pleasant city dude suitor of, Eleanor
Lamson in a most natural way. The
work of Julian Upton, as Cal Wat
son, clerk in the country store, anil
that of Joseph S. Orr as Sol Hofer,
proprietor of the store, deserves spe-
cal mention for the its merit anj
reality. Too much praise cannot ba
given VIM. P. Byrd for the way IN
which he took the part of Oliver
Pomery. philosopher and charity SUBJ
ject. Robt. w. Thompson did fine
work as Jotham Close, as did also
Mrs. J. Upton as Mrs. Partlow and
Mrs. Hirshman as Mrs. Plunlley. One
Of the most important pants OF the
play wass taken by Mrs. Hattie EN-
Dry as the mother of Henrietta
Daxon. Mrs. Embry made the .deai
mother who dotted not so much on
the physical charms Of Henrietta as
upon he. character. Mrs. sNLinwocd
Simpson was Henrietta coquett:sh
country girl. would be rival of Flea
nor Lamson for the heart of handsome
Bob Parkins. Both Mrs. Embry and
Mrs. Simpson took their parts in a
most natural and creditable manner.
During the performance Miss Maize
Knight sang beautiful solo that was
heartily applauded by the audience.
The audience also showed its appre-
ciat:on of the fine work done by Miss
jamie KidweIT in the play. The pro-
cram would not have been complete
without Leo Lyons and his minstrel
ouartette. the quartette was composed
of Henry Dixon, Edward Corsa, Lin
wood Simpson and Compton Arhstock.'
The costumes, jokes and songs Of
the minstrel kept the audience III a
roar {. laughter.
On account of the public demand.
it was decided last night by the mana.
cement to repeat the performance at
an early date.
Following is the cast of characters:
Lazy Bob Parkins, George H. Hay
den, jr.; Cal Watson, Julian Upton;
Eleanor Lamson, Mrs. Catherine
Corsa, Sydney DeHaven, Walter Pier
point;' Sol Hofer, Joseph !GiH:Qrri .J2t-
ham Close, Robert W. Thompson;
Oliver Pomery, VIM. P. Byrd; Tots
Rcob:ns, jamie Kidwell; Jennie Lap
ham, Maize Knight; Mrs. Plumley,
Mrs. H;rshman; Mrs. LaXon, Mrs.
Hattie Embry; Mrs. Partiow. Mrs. j.
linton. Henrietta LaXon, Mrs. Lin