Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-27
Girls Club Play
Scores Success

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A large audience greeted the pre-
sentation Of the Augusta Girls Com
munity Club play at the Augusta
Opera House last evening, the title Of
which was Patty Makes Things
Hum" and there was no gainsaying
Patty Of last evening was right on
her Job and the way she made things
hum and come her way when she
came to visit her sister, Mrs. Greene,
at a most inopportune time was
something that would cause an old
timer to sit up and take notice.
Patty. whose right name proved to
be Patience Little was impersonated
by Miss Josephine Sallaway, who as
we have said before knew not lit
tie Of the art of keeping her audi
ence in an uproar and amused
throughout the presentation of the
farce. Patty arrived on the scene of
Mrs. Greene's dinner party. having
been expelled from boarding school
and at the close of the first act was
told emphatically by her sister that
she should not be at the party but
should have her dinner in her room.
Mrs. Greene, who always entertain
ed under difficulties was very excel
lently portrayed by Miss Jessie Carr.
Her work in the dramatic art was
worthy of more than passing men,
ton.
Mr.. Greene, who played the host
and kept his witty in the best humor
possible was finely carried off by
Miss Ruth Henderson. Miss Hen
derson made a splendid species of the
opposite sex and at all times was
fully up to her part.
In the second act the fact was
brought out that disguised as wait
er Miss Patty did attend the party
and most awfully" fiirted with
Capt. Braithwaite, an English army
officer who with his sister were tho
guests Of the Greenes. Miss Mildred
Davidson as the captain was not so
slow after all and proved an adept at
making love any time.
Throughout the play Patty contir-
ued to domineer in always getting in
wrong. but finally landed right in the
third act and getting the thing she
had set out for. that being Capt.
Braithwaite.
Miss Mildred Smiley as Capt. Lit
tie and one who had little misun-
Outstanding was quite at home; he
too could make little love on q
pinch. A true friend and one who
proved herself SO, Mrs. Smith, was
taken by Mss Lora Pooler, who also
showed ability in stage presence.
Miss Dorothy King, who acted as
Helen Braithwaite, engaged to Capt
Little, knew where she was at and
made things interesting all the way
through. Hope Dunbar, who is still
hoping we all think, was we'll re-
fected in Miss Stella Boyden I'm
ooubtcdly the hit of the evening was
the niger" servant, Hyacinth, who
had been married three times and
had never seen a man who amt dead
in love with himself" Miss Evan
geline Ripley in this role proved a
scream and her appearance at all
times provoked rounds of mirth.
Her work certainly was most COM
mendable.
The third act of the play was ex-
ceptionally pretty, being an outdoor
scene, the garden near the house. and
the effect of which was we'll carried
out
Between the acts Of the perform
ance excellent specialties were in
troduced, which included a Greecian
dance by Miss Dorothy Gray, who
was as light as feather on her feet
and exquisite in her work. Miss
Gladys Madore appeared in an Irish
folk dance which was well received
and merited much praise. Toe
dancing, q marvel of daintiness,
brought down the house when excm-
piified by the Misses Lenore and
Sidney Savage. The drill by nine
little tots under the direction of Mrs.
e. z. Noyes was also a feature.
Confectionery was dispensed dur
ing the evening by the members of
the club The girls of the organiza-
ton are to be congra tulated upon the
success of their efforts