Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26
Amateurs Show Experience Oi Year Ago In Friday
 Nights Offering
Audience Stamps Approval On
 Comedy And Cast

An intense silence Jn the part of the audience at the Bradley theatre last Friday evening. with periodical laugh. tor and applause, at the climaxea of scenes, was compliment to the Knights of Columbus players in their second annual stage offering, So This ls London" It was the very silence of the audience, leaning forward to catch every word of the clever lines of the little comedy drama, that empha. sized the interest the amateurs aroused in presenting most aeceptably the in. innate story of an American and an English family.
 1t may not be :n good taste Co draw comparisons but certainly the excellent work of James Williamson as Sir Per cy Beauchamp. the Englishman, de serves special mention. He made the moat of this difficult part. His enun- eiati0n with its typical English accent and drawl, lhuguid demean0r, and dis taste for everything non-tnglish, gave the perfect impression of the British ef as populnriy conceived by the native born American.
 As an exact opposite of the usually calm Sir Percy was Lawrence PhAneui as he typiiied the successful American business man, Hiram Draper, who had as little admiration for England and things English as did Sir Percy for Americans and things American.
 Trying Situations
 Joseph Bove as the American son and Miss Anita Hf0deur as the Eng. fish daughter. Hiram Draper Jr., and Elinor Bcauchamp, were also most ez. cellently cast. They had number of scenes and situations trying te amateurs before a home town audience but they put them over most graceful ly and acceptably.
 Then the wives and mothers, Mrs Hiram Draper, as portrayed by Miss Gertrude RemiIlard and Lady Beau champ, AS portrayed by Miss Berna- dette Cartier, also clearly drew out the contrast of the environment to which each had been accustomed.
 Miss Sybil Gilman. as Lady Amy Duckgworth, whose machinations were aimed to dipl0. bring the two families to- gether in harmonious relation, with q view to help the young lovers ro- to a fond solution, was also we'll cast for part that was prominent throughout the unfolding uf the story.
 William Y. Ryan. as Alfred Honey euft, appeared at ease before the foot lights, and was well able t0 care for ghe part of business advisor and mana ger for Sir Percy.
 Although cast for the more humble roles of serving men, Lawrence Light, Cnmilc Brodenr md Michael l.. White, we're worthy in their support.
 We'll Balanced
 intending to speak only of the prin- elpal characters of the drama We find Vt nave, in our enthusiasm, gone through the whole list of the members of the east. The leads were excellent and the supporting company was we'll balanced and well able to bring out the surrounding details of the story.
 The young ladies made q very pret. ty appearance, especially in the final scene when in evening gowns. They some pretty frocks and made an admirable impression.
 The performance got away oa time and was out at half past ten o'clock. Mir. Bove and Miss Brodeur had much to carry in the first scene, which was laid in the Draper's suite at the Ritz, London. The little burlesque in this act of what the American family con- ccivod an English family to be, added a bit more comedy to the running humor of the story. There was an outburst of applause as the curtain was rung down as Young Draper was repeating, for the ediheation of his father. what he had snid Co Honey ,utt, who called relative to the deal for a shoe factory which had brought he Draper family to England.
 To The King
 In the second act, laid in the Beau champs living room, the burlesque on what an English family conceived an American family to he, was also one nf the laughs of the piece. The eur tain went down as Sir Percy proposed a toast "To the King" and "To Lady added Honeycutt.
 The third scene was at the home of Lady Ducksworth where all had as- semhled for dinner. Here the two families met belligercntly, for the first time. After truce had been de- clared all ended happily. The last lines that came over the footlights were. Lady Ducksworth. you arc a wonder" Lady Ducksworth was seen
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