New Britain herald., 1929-04-16
AUDIENCE LIKES | AMATEUR EFFORTS
"OkCer 666" We'll Received in
 Premier Presentation

The New Britain Drama Guild
 last night presented Officer 666'' before an enthusiastic audience at the Camp school auditorium. The
 effort was an excellent manifestation of the capabilities of some of the
 best amateur talent in New Britain,
 which gave fine interpretation of a
 heavy type of melodrama, while
 the audience voiced its appreciation
 with enthusiastic applause.
 The vehicle, melodramatic farce
 In three acts by Austin MacHugh
 proved 10 be an interesting bit of
 entertainment that kept the on-
 lockers in jovial mood throughout
 The fast-moving plot, with its ever
 arising new complications was de-
 lightful and kept the puzzled audi
 ence guessing as to the final out
 come until the last curtain, while the execution Of some of the most diff full fashion.
 Clement Lewis in the role of Travis Gladwin gave a fawless in- depreciation of the young adven- turcr, who had sought romance in every corner of the earth and finally found it in his own home, while AL fred Bengston as the internationally known picture crook" Alfred Will son commanded every situation and scored undisputed right to the title Of star performer of the evening. Roswell Moore in the role of Ba- did well, commanding much atten- ton from the audience through his stellar work in difficult part. Will liam Bomba as the "bosom" friend of Gladwin elicited much laughter with his quips, but lacked the neces- sary Mayfair accent. which the part calls for, and was a bit il-at-ease in some instances. Austin Stowell as Michael Phelan, or Officer 66G" was without question a true replica of the average New York copper. who got himself into lot of hot water in trying to do his duty.
 Miss Lucille Case, the Helen Bur ton, the young lady who had fallen ln love with GladWin at a previous meeting. was a bit lax, but made up for the laXity noticea ble in her in- lerpretatlon of some situations, with good enunciation, whereas Miss Jen- nle Parsons in the role of Sadie small. gave evidence Of good dra- matic qualities. scoring undisputed success as the shy, evcr-nervous and frightened cousin of Miss Burton Mrs. Arthur kimball made hit with the audience as the loquaCious. nervous aunt of the two girls, and her appearance on the stage was greeted with long and loud ap- plausc. The supporting cast in ,luded Lester Hume in the role of Watkins. chauffeur 10 Gladwin and % partner in crime with Wilson. Mir. Hume gave evidence of good quail ics in his interpretation of a small, put important part, always finding himself master of the situation, which he executed in truly stellar manner. Charles Pratt as Police - q ptdln stone, |. U. Giles as ollltef Ryan and Charles J. Law as Rear ley. a plainclothes man were all we'll cast. adding impetus to the fast moving plot at every turn.
 The scenery for the play, draw ng room in the mansion of Gladwin l Vas designed and executed by A. l stanley Du- can, : iss Martha Moore. 1 Donald Davidson Harold C. Peck 1 md Curtis Clifford. and was perfect 1 II every detail. The various proper ies used were selected by Mrs ] Helen Humphrey, chairman of the | committee, while the cos- i tunes were selected by Mrs. Gorge ! I. Bodley, chairman of the costume committee.
 Ruth (. Bassetto directed the play. Conrad Ekwurtzel was stage manager and Merton Clark, electri- ian. Musical selections in the ! tr'actes was furnished by the 'enior high school orchestra under. i he direction of George B. Matthews. READ HERALD rIASSll,0L'n AnS