Putnam patriot., 1929-05-23
THE HOODOO"WE PUT
 ON BY LOCAL AMATEURS
Comedy Presented at Bradley Theatre Friday Night En-
 thasiasticaliy Received
Production Staged For Parent Teach
 CT Association

nifcant little scarab four thousand years old. The whole action of "The Hoodoo," presented by a company of capable amateur actors and actresses at she Bradley Theatre, Friday night, cantered around this little object. When Professor Solomon Spiggott," !" Harold Arnold. handed this hoodoo to his cousin, Brighton Early" for a wedding present. on the eve of Bright on's wedding day, the little comedy be- gan to move forward with startling rapidity It was sure lady bad luck that lowered about the possessor of the scarab. After Brighton discarded ! 1t Aunt Paradise found it and then the haunts, and the burglars and the thieves, interfered with her serenity. On account of death in the family, Mrs. A. D. Mcintyre was unable Co take this part but it was most accept ably filled by Mrs Frink Billy Jack son. Joseph Bove, much engaged young man. got attached to the scarab and had his troubles. Dun" the burglar, was the last to get the hoo doc. This was the undoing of the night prow,er who made his erstwhile home in the chimney and popped in and out like jaek-in-the-box It also served to expose "Dodo, the dazzling Daisy" who was attempting to black mail Brighton. and strengthened out the tangled threads of the warp of the play.
 We'll Put On
 The little comedy was certainly well i put on. Much attention was paid to the stage settings and they were most attractive. The castuming was also | pleasing to the eye.
 l Lulu" the maid, was the first to appear. This character was well done by Mrs. Frederick Prince. She not only got her lines across with effect, but was most impressive as the vivac- ious little servant flirt.
 Mrs. Myra Frink was perfectly cast for the mammy cook. She vas drafted two days before the performance and in that short period of time familiar ixed herself with the lines and the business" of this outstanding part.
 Little Miss Frances Sharpe, as the prceocious eight-year-old Angelina Ginger" was most excellent. The lit tie lady was easily at home before the footligh.s and handled her situations most gracefully.
 Then there was Malachi Meek, 1" that flirtatious elderly gentleman who felt as young as he used to be, but wasn't physically up to his ambitions. we'll taken care of by Warren W. Averill
 Mrs. peTrington- Shine" his daugh- ter, the grand dame of the wedding party, was also we'll brought out by Miss Gertrude Warner.
 Mir Bove and Mir. Pritehard, cast to carry a number of the outstanding sit. nations, brought out all possible as the young sheik in dire straits under the searab's spell, and trebly engaged at one time, and the engaged young man who believed that he was threatened with breach of promise suit unless | he ecame across" handsomely to Dodo.
 Other Characters
 Mrs. Saretzki's handling of the diff cult and important part of the dazzling i Daisy was one of the prominent feat ures of the little comedy. Her acting and her enunciation were put over wonderfully well.
 Then there were Miss Gwendolyn l perrington Shine" "Mrs. Ima Cling err" fascinating widow; Miss Long necker." a school teacher; Miss Amy l Lee" about to be married, well taken i by Mrs. George A. Vaughan, Jr., Mrs. | Howard Shirretfs. Mrs. Lauriston r. | Moves, and Mrs. Thomas filling, all well east and parts we'll done. Miss Doris Ruffles," as maid of | honor, had some love scenes Co get over with Billy Jackson" and did them effectively.
 Harold Arnold and Leonard Shep- ard were exeellently cast as "Profes- sor Solomon Spiggott' and his son. "Hemachus Spiggott." Al every ap- pearance of Solomon's wife, "Semira- mis Spiggott," and the six other little Spiggotts. 'Eupepsia and Iris" the twins, Osiris" "ptolemy," "Rameses D and "Cheops." portrayed by Mrs. Stan ley Shaw. Misses Martha Thayer, Edith and Eleanor Ross, Llewelyn An- drews, Master Dana Champlin and Bobby Shippee, look at this much be- spectacled group was laugh.
 Minot Horne. as the burglar, had a silent part until near the end when the disclosure that the dazzling Daisy was Mrs. Dunn, gave him several out standing situations that were han dled most satisfactorily.
 The comedy scenes were laid on the lawn of Mrs Perrington- Shines couu- try home near Philadelphia in June, and scenes two and three were in the library.
 Was Benefit Play
 The play was put on under the aus pices of and for the benefit of the Parent Teacher Association. While there were empty seats in the balcony the main part of the house was well filled and a substantial sum was real ized from the venture. From an ar- tistic point of view the offering was most excellent, and a credit to all who had anything to do with its produe-