Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
LEWES

0AG " knG GAdBOIdAE aELdlla OL luG
stage setting of The Cat and the
Canary" famous mystery drama to
be presented by the Pilot Town
players of Lewes and Rehoboth,
which requires more time to be con-
structed, the date for the first per-
formance has been deferred one
week, from April 26, to Friday, May
IS.
While a large number of tickets
have already been purchased, the
holders are being asked to insert the
change of date and be assured that
the production of this thriller will
be immeasurably better in every de-
tail because of the extra week al
lowed the players and committees.
So much of the interest and drama
of the play depends upon the care
| full setting of the stage, as there are
two entirely different scenes to be
built and equipped with hidden pam
els, mysterious lighting effects and
all the stage trickery that amateurs
1 have seldom undertaken. With Cap
tain Earl L. House, the director, SUI
pervising the construction frim his
expert knowledge of professional
details, the result is expected TO be
startlingly effective.
Under this same expert direction,
the audience will see stage makeup
as it should be, as several of the
characters must be completely
transformed from their natural
guises in every day life.
The play should draw a large at /
tendance from residents of RehO- /
both, as the leading lady, Miss Re- (
becca Williams, comes from that /
town. She has undertaken a role /
which Captain House states is one #.
of the most difficult and exacting of /
the legitimate stage, as she bears
the burden of the entire three acts.
Her performance at rehearsals has
been amazing. As to the identity of
the rest of the characters little can
be said as nothing must be reveal
ed that will detract from the mNs-
terry of the play. But this much can
be told-the choice of the charac-
teTs has been careful, and many try
outs have been made for several
relies before the directo: accepted
them as adequate.
However, il is permissible 10 tell
the public the names of those who
will be seen In The Cat and The
Canary" when the curtain rises at
the LeWes School Auditorium, ON
the night of Friday. May 3, at eight
o'clock.
At the last. minute Captain House
has agreed to portray the role of
the family lawyer in the first act,
and his professional experience will :
set the pace of the whole show. The
rest of the cast follows: Rebecca
Augusta Parker. Evelyn s.
Knapp, Virginia F. Cullen, Laur-
lnce Messick, William "a. Morris,
Raymond r. Atkins, Lieutenant Will
lam R. McTernan, and the Rev. i
William Wyllie, Jr {
And again the challenge is ex- Z
ended: Who is this terrifying, prey
ng Cat? And who is the little d
drinking Canary who comes under I
is sinister spell? t
Rev. Milton s. Andrews of Den
on, Maryland, was a town visitor on Z
Tuesday. U
Charles E. Prettyman, aged 73 G
ears, of Lewes, died suddenly early
iOnday morning at the home of his a
aughter, Mrs. Frank H. HynsOn, in y
imyrna. Mr.. Prettyman was a well >
nown figure in Lewes and before
is retirement several years ago III
'as carpenter and fish dealer. He
'as born September 8. 1861, the son .,
( Jacob Prettyman. Surviving him "
re his wife, Mrs. Prudence Pretty
IAN, Of LeWes; one daughter, Mrs !
rank H. HynsOn, Smyrna; one bro
Ter, William Prettyman and two
epheWs, Jacob and James Pretty |
an, of Lewes and several nieces.
uneral services were held Wednes-
iy afternoon at 2 o'clock, a. his -,
tie home on Market street, with the !"
eV. o. H. Connolly, pastor of the IN
I. E. Church and the Rev. Ralph
lnes of Delmar. former pasto-, OFF,
ating, followed by interment in the
ewes NJ. f. cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs Alton Downes of
arlington, were the guests of Mr..
I'd Mrs. John Lloyd on Thursday. 9
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayland Reynolds
LeWes, announce the birth of
ughter at the Beebe Hospital on II
Dril IL.
A community dance was held in
yves on Monday night at the COM .
unity hall for the benefit of the y
ives school Alumni Association j..
The Lewes 4-H Club won first
ace in the dramatic contest for
stern Sussex county held in the
offspring Community Hall. The
nning play was Say 1t With Taf-
- directed by Mrs MallOy Vaughn. =
e Georgetown Club won second
ice; Milton, third, and COolspring,
lrth.
2. Gould Macintire has purchased
lew car.
IN spending the winter in Phila- 10:
phia with Mr.. Morgan has re- 10:
ned to her home in Lewes for the IL:
inner.
ir. and Mrs. Joseph Haverbeck of
lmington spent the weekend G.
e as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. -.
nes Prettyman. -
,dward Maull, Virginia Marshall
Fillmore Clifton, who are at
ding college, spent Easter Sun Bro
here with their respecive par- par
5.
treasure hunt has been started
Rehoboth following the finding
entity of a l60-year-old gold coin
English mintage, on the beach
r the Indian River Inlet by j.