The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-08
GOOD PLAY AT
 ST JOSEPH'S HALL
Large Auditorium CrOwd- ed Last Night to See
 Two Act Show
ENTITLED SYLVIA"

one or Lnc IuTRcSL uuuItISto t''". ever gathered in St Josephs hall attended the ninth annual St Jos eph's concert opera last night and witnessed an excellent performance of sylvia, a two-act Operetta staged under the auspices of St ,Joscphs church choir for the ben fit of tho church. All went home happy talking of the many happy Plenty of credit is due Rev John Kripas, curate of the church, ana one of Lithuainian's famous com posers and Orgnnists. Alexander AIeksis. for the brilliant success In giving this play to the Lithuanian people of the city and nearby towns. Father kripas who has Just been ordained to priesthood. has climbed rapidly in social circles Tn this city amongst young Lithuanian people. was responsible for the tra nslation of the operetta sylvia into the Lithuanian language from the English version. Alexander AIeksls directing of the cast and choir. for the past four months. IS deserving of high compliment Tor his hard work in selecting the cast and with its rehearsals weekly. The English words for the opcretta were written by Maude Elizabeth Inch. while music was composed by w. Rhys Herbert. The music dur ing the play was rendered by Louis A. Boisvert and his famous Black and Gold orchestra.
 The cast was as follows:
 Sir Bertram DeLacey n court poet Nobert Aleksis; Prince Tobbytum. Il man of consequence, John Joku- bauskas; William, an honest farm CT. Peter IIazauskas; Robin, q country lad, Albert Marcelynas; Sylvia, bethrothed 'to DeLacey. Agnes Ulinskas; Betty. bethrothed ot William, Marcella Andrikis; Arabella, u lady waiting at court. Adele Lutkus, Araminta. her SIS ter. Ursale Sedinaskas: Polly. Mol ly, Dolly, Anna, friends Of Betty M Misses Bernice Zelonas, Anne Stok- ma. olga Geconis and Mary Mag aka.
 The remainder of the cast include farm lads. farmers daughters and lawmakers which consisted of the following members: Misses Alice i Adams, Mary Baranauskas, Monica Daugela, Mary Sambari, Julia Vaz- nikaitis, Sophie Zanavicin; Messrs Peter AIzas, Edmund Jenutaitis, | AIfons Jcrisevicia, John Joksza, Paul Kauneckis, Charles karinaus- kas. Joseph Marcleynas, Peter Ma. zaika, Anthony Ramanauskas ana Charles SakalauBkas.
 The scene in the operetta Is in a hayneld, the first act Is a summer l nd unrnnI Hct iH u scene in the evening. The first act started with, Sylvia tired of her ! bethrothed wanders into the hay field whero she hears Betty be- moaning her fate and wishing She were engaged to marry n noblemhn instead Of honest William. Sylvia suggests that, as they each envy fthc other her lot, they exchange places for the rest of the day, that Sylvia masquerades as the farmers daughter and Betty us the maid or honor to the queen. Betty tells or il flower called "Cupid's Eye which would blind the poet and the farmer to the, fact that such an exchange has been made. and the two girls set off to find the magic flower and change costumes. ! In the meantime. Betty's com panions. who had left her in the haytield, return to find her. They meet the farm lads on their way to the plough field and half prom ise to meet them at the stile on their way home from work. A cloud appears in the sky. which throws them into great consterna- ton as they fear rain, and when Prince Tobbytum appears they be- siege him to know what the wealth CT will be. Indignantly. he informs l them who he is and they apologize He accepts their apology and of- fers to allow them to kiss ms cheek. They pretend to accept, put instead dance about him, peiting him with flowers. until he escapes
 Sylvia and Betty return. dressed in each others clothes. and with the magic flower in their posses sion. Betty successfully fools Dc Lacey, and Sylvia as successfully fools William. DcLacey and Betty act forth to stroll through tho woods and lanes, and William drags Sylvia off to help him weed the potato patch. Robin sounds tht dinner horn. and the haymaker' return to tho hayfield to spend the monday hour.
 The second act starts with tho close of the afternopn. the hay makctf, rest from their ton ant stroll to and fro in the cool of thu day. The farmers daughters SC