The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-06
AUDIENCE ENJOYS
LIVELY COMEDY
"See Naples and Die" By
Elmer Rice Final Little
Theater Production
HAS LARGE CAST

A cast Of eighteen presented I'll.
mer Rice's "See Naples and Die"
AZ the final Little Theater produc.
ton Of the season. Miss Helen
Schoeni directed the production
which pleased q large audience
last night at the Waterbury Wo.
mons club. The many characters
concerned, representing an assort.
ment Of nationai!ties gathered at
the pensione de'Medici on the Bay
OF Naples, all form an important
part In the unfolding Of an unim.
portant plot; but honors 70 to
Margaret Adams, Dorothy Nc.
Laughlin and Joseph Mulcahy for
easy and finished performances.
The set was remarkably effective
showing q terrace Of the Albergo.
Pensione dc'Medicl overlooking the
bay Of Naples. At this pension Of
Madame do Medici, q realistic Ital.
Ian pr0prietregs well played by
Adele jerks, are gathered and are
gathering o few Americans, O Ger.
man, o Russian prince, q lady from
Vienna, q Rumanian general,
quota OF Italians, and couple Of
chess players.
One OF tho Americans, Nanette
Dodge Kosoff (Margaret Adams),
In the cause Of getting q sister out
Of difficulties, marries o Russian
prince, who In the good American
patois delivered by the lady In
question, 10 q no and 20 and needs
q good sock In the Jaw, which he
gets from compatriot, Charles
Carroll. Carroll Joseph Mulcahyl
10 consoling himself because Of snid
marriage and his own broken on.
gagement with Nanette, by "a
mild AFFAIR with Kunnegunde
Wandi Dorothy McLaughlin).
Miss Mclaughlin was excellent NJ
to makeup, accent, and general
impersonation. Of q captivating for.
elgn lady. Also important around
tho pension was q garrulous Amer,
lean lady, Lucy Evans, (Mrs Ray
Woody, who busied herself with
the. affairs OF everyone around the
place and furnished Q good bit Of
Anthony Rodgers was the obnox.
lous prince and allowed himself to
DO pushed about, punched ana
even shot, for no particular reason.
Marie German was picturesque "a
Luisa, o servant girl. While the
plot Of tho play 10 principally con.
cerned with tho grand "mess".
Nanette Dodge gets into by her
marriage to the Russian prince, her
departure from him and Paris to
the pensions do'Modici, and his
dssuitory following her there, the
high spot Of the comedy comes
with the shooting. Just bef6re the
final curtain. Of the Rumanian
general (E. II. Davis), who makes
his first ana only entrance on q
balcony to be promptly shot by the
two innocuous and, up to that mo.
ment, dumb chess players who oc.
cupy o corner OF the terrace during
the entire action Of tho play. While
shooting the general the spies also
pop on tho prince. which dIsposes
Of him happily. The rcpnrtoe and
snappy conversation between the
two young Americans were well
handled by Margaret Adams and
Joseph Mulcahy. "Soe Naples and
Die" will DO repeated Tonight BY
the cast which In % follows, IN tho
order OF their appearance:
A Small Chess Player .........
A Bearded Cheers Player ......
....,,,,,,,.. De Witt Parker
Basil Rowlinson 4. Tom Hogarth
Angelo de'Medici .............
............. Carmino Clprlnno
Lucy Evans 49,. Mrs Ray Wood
Hugo Won Klaus ....A. J. German
Charles Carroll Joseph Mulcaby
Iuisa s.......,....MA marie GERMAN
Hjordis de'Medici -. Adele jerks
Kunhegunde Wandl ............
.......... Dorothy Mclaughlin
........ Margaret Adarn
Carriage Driver ... Frank 0emiDo
Ivan iyanovitch Kosoff ......"
Anthony. Rodgers
stepan $3.50. Vincent Woikoyski
Mary Elisabeth Dodge Norton.
................, verna Bauck
General Jan skulany .:..:: .;':;.....
Fascist Guards ...............
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