Connecticut western news., 1922-05-04
FALLS VILLAGE
The Play at Falls Village

On Friday evening, the 28th, under the direction of the Commun- ity Club, in the Town Hall, for bene- fit of Village Improvement 'Associa- tion, a one act play was produced, followed by dance; and we remem- Der no more successful occasion in Falls Village. This Judgment applies both to the artistic quality of the occasion and to it's financial results. The audience was much too large for the hall, and contributed in all something over one hundred dollars.
 If any further proof were needed as to the efficiency of American women it was given on this occasion especially in the play. This one hour comedy, "The Sewing Circle Meets at Mrs. Martin's", is written for ten women characters. How ten men would act, if let loose upon a stage, will never be known, as no playwright will ever take the chance. The play as it has little or no action, depends constantly for its effect upon the wit and lightness of it's lines: and it's performance therefore de- mands unusual talent, much study and rehearsal. These ten ladies (the Mrs. Marcy, Rodgers, Beebe, Hanson, Ferguson and Dickinson and the Misses McGee, Blake and Schreiber) acted the play from beginning to end without one hesitation, which would be indeed much to say for pro- fessionals: and they all acted so re- markably well that the sharp and witty differences of characters were most effectively evident Mrs. M. c. Marcy, who took the part of Eliza, the awkard Irish maid, is quite be- yond amateur limits: and her burles- que management of the tea table, which provided really the only ac- tion in the performance, was per- fectly done Miss Ida Blake in a character given few lines, succeeded, by her varying attention to the con- versation of the other nine ladies, in being rarely comical for whole hour. Mrs. E. l.. Ferguson, as Mrs, Smith who made trouble from the very first, was highly amusing; as indeed were all of the others. Es- pecial credit must be given to Mrs. Harry J. Rocholl who directed the rehearsals: a very important part in the final result.
 The play was proceeded by Mrs. Emil Merten's performance of sev- eral selections on the town piano., so to say: the singular condition of which instrument thoroughly ma ligned Mrs. Merten's unusual musical gift.
 MT. and Mrs. August Schoen of Hartford spent the weekend with o. J. Sabin. s:.....
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Falls has arrived at their home on Sugar Hill to spend the summer.
 A number from out of town att tended the play and dance, given by the community club Friday night. Music by Lester Root and Harold Higgins of Norfolk. Everybody en- joyed a good time.
 Mrs. Margaret Smith is spending a few days with friends in Brooklyn.
 Miss Lillian Parsons spent the weekend with Miss Dora Heinz.
 Bernard Smith spent Sunday at his home in this place.
 Simon Weiner has sold pair of horses to August Castagna. a
 Miss Elizabeth Brewster spent Monday in Bridgeport. f
 Miss Winifred Smith is working in Pennington. ..
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Gray and Miss Gertrude Sprague were in town Sunday. @
 Mrs. Benpett's house in Amesville was destroyed by fire and burned to the ground one night last week. It is thought that the house was set ton fire.
 Mrs. Samuel Sabin and Mrs Clar- ence Sabin came Sunday to take care of Mrs. Marilla Moore, who is sick.
 Mrs. Bennett of New York city was in town few days last week, on account of the fire on the property she recently sold.
 ,t Sidney Wickwire spent Sunday in town. ...... ;.
 MT. and Mrs. G. F. Hamlin spent Sunday out of town.
 Miss Alice Gillett has been enter taining a lady friend for few days.
 Arthur Hart of Winsted was in town Saturday.
 Mrs. Mary J. Burkett of Torring- ton has been visiting relatives in town for a few days. ..
 G. F. Rapp of New Milford spent Sunday with his sisters in this place.
 c. w. Burkett has purchased a new Stakeholder automobile. .--..
 The Village Improvement Assn. wishes to thank the members of the Community Club for the presentation of the Play so successfully given. The sum realized $1OO.25, will be used toward a new sidewalk to be laid from the postoffice to the hotel property. .s'