Smyrna times., 1926-10-06
CENTURY CLUB PLAY SUCCESS
''The Flapper Grandmother" Nets the
Club Women Over S1OO-SpIendid
Home Talent To the Front


The High School Auditorium was
filled with large and appreciative
audience Friday night to witness the
production of "The. Flapper Grand
mother" given under the auspices Of
The Twentieth Century Club of Smyr-
ma. The gross receipts of the play
amounted to $4,000 out of which the
club women will clear over $11O. Miss
Ruby Mae Cooper, the director, who
was sent here by the Sewell Produc-
tion Company, the play copyrighters,
was ably assisted by local talent with
the result that the three act musical
comedy went off smoothly and with
credit to all concerned, from Mrs.
Howard R. Jones, president of the
club, on down. Clarence Miller as
"Andrew Spriggins" and Mrs. Thorn
as H. Coverdale as "Ma Spriggins"
made an excellent team, their make
up as well as acting being of high
artistic order. Miss Ethel Bartlett as
LENA Spriggins" and Miss Ruth Col
Inns as "Belindy Spriggins" were well
executed and brought well earned ap-
plause. Miss Ruby Mae Cooper "The
Flapper Grandmother" as was ex-
pected, showed familiarity with her
part and was cleverly performed.
Henry Ennis, Wilds Donovan, James
McClain, Reynear Macklin, w. E.
Matthews, Jr., were on the job and
made-up to their parts. The cork
faced comedians, Miss Katherine Hol-
lett and George Allen, furnished
amusement whenever they appeared.
Intersperced with the play was some
sprightly numbers of singing, dane
ing and drills that brought rounds of
applause. These numbers were by
the Jelly Beans, Matrons, Flapper
Debutantes, Door Knobs and Rag
Dolls. The makeup especially was
clever while the marching and dane
ing was well done. Miss Naomi Clark
of Kenton, who was to have taken the
character of elf" was obliged to re-
linquish her place at the last rehears-
al owing to an attack of appendicitis.
Miss Ruby Mae Cooper acted in her
place Between the second and third
act Miss Marion (Chee)s Speakman
and her brother Cummins E. Speak
man Jr., did the Charleston and were
applauded until they came out for an
encore. Shapley's orchestra furnish
ed music The cast of characters in
full were as follows: ANDREW Sprig-
gins, Marian Coverdale; LENA Sprig
gins Ethel Bartlett; "Belindy Sprig-
gins" Ruth Collins; "Magie Pepper"
(Grandma), Ruby Mae Cooper; "Dr.
Joy," w. Henry Ennis; "Dick Tate"
McClain; Bobby Smith," Reynier
Macklin; "Count Seelum Rich," Will
liam Matthews; "Corley 'Youngun' .,
Sarah Brewster Jones; "Rastus,"
George Allen; "Lily," Katherine Hol-
lett. Jelly Beans-William Doughten,
Carl Crossley, Richard Price, Cum
minis Speakman. Matrons-Mrs. Ern-
est Collins, Mrs. Lillian Dodson, Mrs.
Olive Hirons Shallcross, Mrs. Eba
Anthony, Mrs. Edyth Smith. Flap
per Debutantes-Margar Slaughter,
Clara Elterich, Laura Lee Corley,
Louise Denney, Marie Davis, Becky
Williams, Anna Greenwell, Lillian
Robinson. Door Knobs-Katy Felin-
tin, Anna Bartlett, Emma Scott,
Louise Hoffecker, Margaret Collins,
Helen Harmonson, Marian Speakman,
Violet Long. Rag Dolls-Marianne
Webb, Dorothy Handloff, Elizabeth
Phillips, Dorothy King, Anne Grace,
Eleanor Robinson, Mary Ellen Jones,
Eleanor Mannon.