Putnam patriot., 1930-02-20
BLACKFACE HEAVY
 LEAD IN COMEDY
Woodstock Teachers Put on After You I'm Next" to
 Capacity Audience
Like Girl From the Golden West"
 But Different

But Different
 With the winters worst snow storm raging outside. an audience in 1 Woodstock Academy hall. Saturday evening, sat comfortably through three amusing acts of the comedy, After You I'm Next. staged most successfully by the teachers of Wood stock. There were several outstand- ing features of the vehicle chosen. In the first place the production in- e.uded cast like that of the The Girl From the Golden Vest, only different, for in the old Belasco drama all except Blanch Bates, were males. In After You I'm Next" the situation was reversed; all of the | characters were females except Cal win Stanley, as Paul Delmon."
 The Laurence G. Worcester come dy, as produced by Woodstock teach CTS, centered about and starred the nenial. George Washington Jefferson. The large part was well filled. George was heralded as "A study in black" and the proverbial ebony" or lace of spades" looked nile green by com parison with the blacked and reblack- ed serving man.
 When the ghost appeared and George said. in substance. If you must do me ham mistah ghost. swal- low me whole", someone in the audi ence facitiously remarked, You've said a mouthful"
 The hall was filled and a number had to stand throughout the entire performance. The audience was in a receptive mood from the rise to the final curtainfail and there was con tinued laughter and generous ap- plause to tell the teacher-players that their efforts were appreciated.
 Publicity Stunt
 As the story unfolded, Paul Del mon, a young novelist with money, was seeking publicity. He was on the eve of producing a new novel. To get his name on the front page in seven column streamer he advertised for young couple to spend the night in haunted house. To be sure that the press would get the story a reporter was invited in on the prearranged happenings. To throw a monkey wrench into the works of the we'll aid scheme Mrs. Delmon decided sud denly to return home, Pansy Delbor, q chorus girl friend of Pauls, two re- porters, Camille, PauPs hero-worship- ing niece, and the newly married Jones arrive. Thus the stage is all set for the general mix-up of identi- ties, the walking of the ghost, the disappearance of Pansy's necklace he appearance of Pat the crook and finally introducing the final member ef the cast, Kate 0'Relly the police man.
 Then things began to move and situation followed situation in rapid succession, until the entire personel was in an entangled mesh of who is who or who's in the fog. Of course the comedy centered in and surround ed George, orthodox Methodist, who turned Baptist to support his master at dollar a lie. Not only did George wear out several pencils in jotting down accounts receivable but he was we'll on the way to wealth by the addi- ton of number of yellowbacked gratuities.
 The Characters
 While George Washington Jeffer- son, as portrayed Dy MISS mafEueIlbS Miel, bore the burden of the comedy, Miss Miel was well supported by the rest of the company. Mir. Stanley showed no embarrassment in his fe- male surroundings and got his lines across and his situations over in a pleasing manner. His wife, Miss 1 Irene Viens. was we'll cast and the newly weds, Henry and Mary Jones, were we'll done by Miss Susan Sum ner and Miss Beth Banks. Miss Myrtle l Miller and Miss Helen Shead had the roles of live press representatives and were much in evidence. Pat. the crook, was portrayed by Miss Annette l May. while Miss Louise Pike made an exceedingly pleasing romantic Cam ] file. Pansy Delbor, the vivacious l chorus lady. was handled by Miss 1 Louise Hike and Lottie Spalding was cast for the policeman.
 The comedy was in three acts and ] the scene was the Delmon home at night. Frank Creighton directed the offering and Miss Gertrude Gobin was i at fha niaun