Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-16
ST. MARY'S PLAYERS WIN BIG
FINANCIAL AND STAGE SUCCESS

Before . sold-oat house Wednesday
evening at the Davis theatre, the st.
Mays Players scored a record breaking
success for amateur theatrlcals in this
city when they presented My Wild Irish
Rose, three-act comedy drama, which
was given with genuine professional at
rnosphere. and had the pleasing accom-
pahirnent Of realizing $4,000 for the fund
for the memorial tower at the new st.
Mary's church
From the first curtain to the last. the
play was given by the well chosen cast
with a spirit that enlisted the hearty ap-
probation of the big house and spontane-
GUS bursts Of applause were the rewards
for the clever work.
The Cast
The following was the cast:
Colum Mccormack, a prosperous
farmer of County Kildare,
James E. Murphy
Maurice Fitzgerald, rich young
Dublin artist, Henry ]. La Fontafne
Terry areigan, q young Irish exile,
Joseph p Gadle
Archibald Pennywit, a wealthy En-
gllsh tourist, Horace F. Corning
Michael Perperdine, an eminent
Dublin farrister, Nicholas ]. Spellman
Shawn MoG1iy, the LATEST man IN
County Kildare, Edward T. Connolly
Fiddler, Daniel F. DrisoolI
Mary Ann Mccormaok. colunss
sister, with true Irish heart
Margaret NJ. Murphy
The Widow Donovan, with money
in the bank and an eye on Column,
Mrs. Richard Eourig
Eileen Fitzgerald, a Dublin heiress,
Roseana Peioquln
Lady Agnes Barriol1low, who hest
tates at nothing, Retta Sheehy
Pegeen Burke. servant on the
! Mccormack farm, Molly v. DriscoE
Rose Cretgan, wild Irish rose.
Mrs. Sheila F. MurHr7
| Lassies-Eieanor Dorovan, NJ
Bundy, Loretta Gadle, Mary Geary.
Uterine Lee, Maisie Mahoney, Marga-
ret Mccarthy, Mary O'Brien, Jennie
Reed. Mary Shields, Jennie Spellman
Jennie sullivan, Mary Wholey.
Lads-WEflliam Carroll, John Dona-
hue. Ernest Fox, Thomas Howarth
Walter La Fontaine. Francis Morrison
John ORourke, Arthur Portelance, 10
seph Portelance, James Purdon, Ray
mond Reed, William Riordan.
Colleens-Celine Bowen. Anna Bren-
nan, Evelyn Caron, Anna Carroll, Heller
| Delaney, Vera Cormier, Catherine Dris
coll, Agnes Dunn, Anna Enright, Mar
garet Fahey, Alice Fitzgerald, Teresa
Fitzgerald, Alice Fox, Gertrude Fon
taine, Josephine Puseteri, Rose Raviel
| Ia, Barbara Sullivan, Veronica Roberts
Helen O'Rour4ze Marie White, Heller
Williamson.
The pretty story Of the play, which
| was built around the love Of the artls
! for the Wild Irish Rose was given IL
! the three acts as follows:
Act / Colum McCormacEs farmyarC
on the outskirts Of village in Count!
| Kildare st. Patrick's Day in the Morn
Act II. Same as Act I, few hour
later. The Kerry Dance.
Act III Scene / The library of Fitz
| gerald's house in Dublin. year later
| The Last Rose Of Summer Scene 2
! Same as Scene /. four hours later. Ma
| vourneen.
| Mrs. sheila F. Murphy, leading lady
was ali that could be wished for as tn
| typical nimble witted, capriclous an
captivating Rose who came from tn
simple cottage life to h" a grand lady
in her Dublin home. z e showed nue.
talent in the dramatic situations an
played throughout with convincing ear
nestness and ease. Mr.. La Fontaine, tn
artist lover. invested the part with sin
cerity and naturalness and sang in fin
voice and expression that made his mum
bers favorites with his audience.
Mr. Murphy as the prosperous Iris
farmer played the part with profes
sional touch that made him perfectly a
home and M Corning was admirabl
as the wealthy English tourist with a