Putnam patriot., 1930-12-18
NATIVITY PLAY
 SUNDAY NIGHT
No Tickets Necessary.--Wait' ing Place Provided if Hall
 Filled at First Performance
Slight Chanses in the Cast This
 Year

With tir approach of the Sunday night befosc Christmas. sacred in poEafret for many years as the date of the presentation of Holy Night, the Nativity Play. it IS natural that many questions should arise from those who wish to witness this com munity celebration.
 The traditional events of the first Christmas. when the shepherds ahid- ing in the fields had first knowledge of that which all christendom cele- brates today. are pictured annually at this production in pomfret, by those whose joy 1t has been for many years to take part.
 This year the ranks seemed broken whereas. heretofore. sense os con tinuity, and love for the production has been the very heart Of the mat ter. The sadness turned to Joy m several instances, as, from one per son and another, far away, came the message. We are coming: don't fill our placesip This was heartening Co think thmt busiiy employed people from distance should remember tits obligation, pnd want to fulfill it, and do SO at the cost of much trouble and inconvenience.
 The roles have now become. not SO much parts to be acted, as oit recurring activities to be fulfilled. So the season becomes one of reunion and participation in something very dear and precious.
 The public seems always interest ed in knowing the east of characters, whereas the actors like to think of themselves not as actors but as part. cipators. However, the cast is as follows:
 Mary, Lois Lake Ransome, now Of New York; Joseph, Alfred Briggs Pomfret; Gabriel. the Angel of the Lord, Arthur Converse, St. Johns bury. Vt, now of Putnam; Angelic Choir, Marian Watson, Beatrice Green. Margaret Green, Louise Green, Allard Mc,bert, Eda Piercy; Herslds, Alice Ash, John Ash tnow Of New Haven. Yale Collcge); attendants, John Green, Ben Green, Robert Aas, Gertrude Ash: Wise Men of the East, Frank Chandler tking of a great pastoral people.) Robert Arnold tthe young king.) Charles Swain tancicnt and powerful kind of mighty realm) shepherds, master shepherd, (master shepherd for eighteen years J. Frederick Ash the blue shepherd. master of many hocks, Allan Averlll {: the white shepherd, from the hills, Irving Emlott, New London; the vil- lage shepherd. Ellis Pritchard first performnnce) the trusted shepard, iof much wisdom and experienced Edward Arnold tso long part or the Play that no one can remember it without him) the young shepherd, Milton Nelson.
 The absence of Miss Gustafson whose beautiful interpretation of the Angel of the Lord has for go many years been feature of this play is deplored. The part is taken by Arth- UT Converse, of St Johnsbury. Vt, who now has position in the office at the Putnam Inn.
 Mir. Charles Swain consented to play the part Of the Ancient Wiseman, which Mir. Warren Averill has made SO vivid and enduring a picture in the community.
 Another question that is of interest to the public Is the manner of ad- mittance.
 No tickets have been provided this year. It is hoped that if too many present themselves for the first per formance at 7.30. they will wait with out inconvenience in the church near at hand, which will be lighted and heated for their reception until the second performance which will begin about $50.
 1t is the carol singing that begins at 7.30, not the actual play, which will open at s. The carols will not be repeated. in full. before the second performance.
 All are cordially invited to join with Pomfret in this their community celebration of Christmas.