The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28

Castings for the operetta Miss Cherryblossom" which will be pre- sented on March IT, St. Patrick's Day, at the Lyceum under the spon- sorship of the St. Patrick's Holy Name Society have been announced. Eileen Daly will have the leading part, playing Miss Cherryblossom. The rest of the cast is as follows: Kokema, Al Aanaudo; John Henry Smith, Victor Manello; Henry Eos ter Jones, Vincent Kelly; Horace Worthington, James Tyrrell; James Young, Francis Mitchell; Jessica Vanderpool, Nancy Dwyer. One re- maining part will be assigned at meeting and rehearsal Sunday afternoon, March 2, at the Lyceum.
 The chorus will include Lois Cole man, Georgiana Richmeyer, Alice Fitzgerald, Mary Fitzgerald. Others will be chosen in the near future. The girls in the cast are all mem bers of St. Patrick's c. Y. O.
 The operetta which is also known as Maid of Tokyo" was written by May Hewes Dodge and John Wilson Dodge. Joseph Lezotte will direct the performance. It will take the place of the annual minstrel show which has been given by members of St. Patrick's church for many years.
 Members of the operetta commit tee are Thomas Fitzmaurice, chair man; Michael Higgiston, Edward Conlon, Edward Loftus, Francis Mitchell, James Tyrrell, Thomas Quilter, William Dwyer, Francis Fitzgerald, John Gudonis, John German, and Rev. Henry Murphy.
 Fritz Klambt and his tumbling troupe will be featured at an exhibi- tion given by the Waterbury Gym nastic Society tonight at o'clock at the Third Congregational church. The performance will consist of cal- isthenic drills and exercises by groups and individual members.
 The program will include Indian Club swinging exercises by the boys group, performances on the side horse by the women and on the horizontal bars by the men, caliS- thenic drills by the men and wo- men and individual performances on the parallel bars and spring board. Phyllis Johnson and Jacqueling Els will come from Naugatuck to perform with Fritz Klambt's troupe.
 Leon Bucks, formerly a well known athlete in Switzerland, has conducted the training of the club, which was organized six years ago. The group is affiliated with the Ma tional Swiss Gymnastic Association.
 Professor Alexander J. Aleksis will preside at meeting of the lo- cal branch of the Federation of Lithuanian Catholic Societies of America tonight at o'clock at the choir rehearsal room in the old St. Joseph's school.
 The regular weekly story hour of the Brooklyn branch of the Silas Bronson Library will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Miss Mar garet Kilmartin will be in charge of the session.
 New books which have been added this month to the children's divi- sion of the Brooklyn branch of the Silas Bronson library are as follows:
 Adams, Swords of the Vikings (Dutton); Akeley, Adventure in the African Jungle (Dodd): Bannon, Manuel's Birthday (Whittman) Barrie, Peter Pan and Wendy (Scrib- ner); Barrie, Peter Pan in Kensing- ton Gardens (Scribner); Bland, Five Children (Coward); Bolton, Luck of Scotland CLongmans): Booth, Book of Modern Airplanes (Garden); Brown, Fables of LaFontaine (Har- perl; Carey, The Policeman Out. lon); Carey, The Milkman (Dutton) Carr, Men In Power tviking) Clenl- ent, OneS in France (Doubleday); Collodi Adventures Of Pinocchio (Macmillan): CraLk, John Halifax Gentleman (CrowelD; Craik, Little Lame Prince (MacmiilaIi); Crew. Alanna tHarper); Crownfield, Lone Star Rising (CrowelD; De Le Mare, The Story of Mss Jemiina (Cro- AetD; Doane, Mother Goose tRat- doinl; Doone, Nnvat tho Brave (Macrao. smith; Duncan, On the Farm Mckay; Duv0lbln, Donkey, Donkey l0rossetl, Erhkine, honfrew I'd the Valley of vanlshcd Men tApplelonscen Brskine, Rene irew Rides tie Range (Applesons - ...a aanasa-sa.a-