The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-23
Simon Neary A Big Feature At Musical Revue

An unusually large audience wit
 messed the first presentation of the comedy and musical revue +'In Song land" given last night in St. Mary $
 hall on Pembroke street under the
 auspices of the Children of Mary society of St. Mary's church.
 this city during the past few years have numbered among the casts amateurs of unusual talent, few can boast of having in the ranks a person who is today one of the biggest fea- lures on the professional vaudeville stage, but this fact was true of the show last night for Simon Weary, formerly of this city, presented a few of the novelties which have made his act so exceptionally popular. MT. Neary's dancing, singing and lariat throwing was one of the outstanding features of the play.
 Comedy, unique, unusual and new was presented by Frank Raymond, who played the part of the proprietor of ''Songland." assisted by Robert Nearen as "Eczema," the coIored ian itor. The magic tricks by MT. Ray mond and the exposition of their sec rets by MT. Nearen were thoroughly enjoyable.
 The idea of the play was that of a music hall where stage aspirants came for try-outs. Miss Edith Ezzy, Evelyn Doherty, Nellie Harrigan, Catherine and Margaret Maher and Mary Guerin appeared in the opening mum ber Leave Me With a Smile" after which Miss Adele Cuneo, assisted by Miss Anna and Kay Burns, sang Plantation Lullaby" Following the With Me" by Mrs. Alice Leon, Miss Alice Petrofsky, assisted by a pony ballet, consisting of Ellen Fitzpatrick, Virginia McGovern, Dorothy Cameron, Cecilia Massicotte. sang My Nanny Knows" The ballet members were unusually attractive in their dainty frocks of Alice blue chiffon with bandeaus and socks to match.
 Two fancy drills, one executed by ten young women of the society, Eleanor and Gertrude Ta1ty, Grace an1 Gertrude Aiken. Helen Fitzgerald, Irene Kelly, Mab1e Sherry, Concetsa Wyman, and the other. school chill dren, Catherine and Dorothy Tichey, Dorothy Walsh, Berenice and Regina Rutner, Irene Maloney, May Me- Neon. Beren6ce Winfield. Christine Egan, Lucy Pascone and Catherine Utz, brought 'epeated applause from the audience. For ''The March of the Anlazons,' the young women wore very novel costumes consisting of Ara bian suits of white, with girdles and caps of bright red. During the march, David Osborne sang "The Sheik.'' The little girls in the sec- ond drill were attired in vari-colored ballet dresses.
 MT. Raymond's song. Lay Low Miss Loretta Lynch, sang 'An Old Fashioned Gin1." This was doubt1essly one of the best numbers of the program and during its rendi- ton, Evelyn Doherty. Nellie and Mar garet Harriga.n, Catherine Maher, Edith Ezzi, Mary Guerin, Dora Del veccio and Marion Muratori, in ging- ham aprons and sunbonnets presented 8 stately nninuet
 The remainder of the program in cluded Gin Gin Ginny Ginny Shore" song and dance by Genevieve Schorn- 1of; Save 8 Little Dram for Me" by Robert Nearer and Hello Pros perity''; grand finale by Miss Louise Prev, assisted by the entire com pany.
 Edward Neary and MT. Raymond who directed and staged the per- fornance. are deserving of much praise for their efforts. Both of ;hese men have had much experience of the professional stage which has enabled them to outline something above the ordinary. The Deluxe or ,hestra furnished music for dancing Liter the show. The performance will be repeated this evening and it S expected that the attendance will ;l11,p9st stS that of