Sewickley Herald

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Voi. 46 No. 47
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1949
Price Ten Cents
Buy Christmas Seals
Help Stamp Out TB"
Free X-Rays Next Spring
Under the direction of Mrs. J. K. G. Fuller and her Christmas Seal Committee, seals are being sent out to all residents of Sewickley Valley with a request that everyone buy as many as they can to help with an improved plan for tuberculosis control now being worked out hy the Tuberculosis League Hospital in Pittsburgh,
For many years the money collected in Sewickley was used in part for the salary of a Public Health Nurse in the schools, but recently the State took over her support. This year this money will he used for a community-wide X-Ray program to take place in tire spring. All residents of the area will be given the opportunity to receive a chest X-Ray at no cost. It has been found that persons from eighteen to twenty-live are most susceptible to T, B., so that a program in the schools is not enough to check the spread of this disease. When the time comes all residents will be urged to take advantage of this free service.
Mrs. William C. Robinson, Jr., acts as secretary for the Sewickley Committee, and Mrs. Julian Kennedy, Jr., is treasurer, committee members include: Mrs. Alex-ander Laughlin, Mrs. James West Arrott ■ i Mrs. Malcolm F. Macfarlane, Mrs.
Router, Mrs. Frank G. Darlington, Mrs. J. Judson Brooks II, Mrs. Henry v,.lve!> Jr;’ Mrs. William D. 'George, Jr. ¡iT ™l]y Stuart, Mrs. Mary C. Kirken-M«- A|fred G. Harlow, Mrs, Wil-Irx, Mbndth. Mrs- Louis Willard,
tot rs,Jnmes- O. Flower and Mrs, William II. Walter.
Also: Mrs. Walter I. Floyd, Mrs. Jesse il Mrs. S. Davidson Herron, Mrs. Train»	Lldbinson, Mrs. John M.
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Woman's Club Play "The Man Who Came To Dinner" at the Edgeworth Club,.December 5 and 6
Confusion feigns supreme in rehearsals for the annual play of the Woman’s Club of Sewickley Valley, which will be given at the Edgeworth Club on December 5th and 6th. Above left, LeRoy Thompson, on the ladder with a hammer, and Gustav Schwab, stage hands, try to hear their director, R. P. Goldsbury, who is hidden behind Lawrence Carra, who has his hands in the air.
On the lower level, left to right, the characters are:	Daniel Gray,
stagehand; David Crockett, in the wheel chair, as Sheridan Whiteside, the
Photos by Richard Stites man who came to dinner; Ralph Bollinger, Jr., as Beverly Carlton; Mr. Carra, Mr. Goldsbury and Mrs. Van Viot, who is assisting Mr. Carra.
Above right, chairmen of the various committees working on the play. Standing, I. to r., Mrs. Daniel M. Gray, drama chairman, and Mrs. Jack Lyon, program chairman. Seated, 1. to r., Mrs. Robinson Barker, in charge of rehearsals; Mrs. J. K. G. Fuller, representing Mrs. Briari Reuter, chairman of the costume committee, and Mrs. Gustav Schwab, bookholder.
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Comedy To Be Presented
On December fifth and sixth the curtain parts on the annual Sewickley Woman’s Club play, produced under the general chairmanship of Mrs. Daniel M. Gray. “The Man Who Came To Dinner”, a hilarious comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, is this Year’s selection.
The play will open on December the fifth at eight-thirty p. m. at the Edge-worth Club, when it will be given for the members of tlie Woman’s Club and their husbands. On December the sixth, it will be shown for the public. The proceeds of the ticket sales will be donated to the Union Aid Society of Sewickley for use in their fine work throughout the Valley.
Predicaments in which the hosts of this year's play, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, find themselves, revolve around their worldly and explosive uninvited guest, Sheridan Whiteside, critic and lecturer. 1-Ie and bis self-invited retinue disrupt the quiet, dignified household of the Stanleys, turning order into chaos. Snell diversity of characterizations as the script requires has brought forth an exceedingly interesting and able cast which was selected by the director, Mr. Lawrence Carra.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley) the hosts, are played by' Mr. Dudley Rice and Mrs. James Flower. The Stanley household consists of Mr. Stanley's sister, Harriet, a vaguo elusive character played by Mrs. Donald Pease. Juno Stanley, the daughter, is played by Mary Elizabeth Stephens, and Richard Stanley, the son, by Dr. Glenn Pciffcr, Jr. Their maid, Sarah, is played by Mrs. Philip Wilson, Jr,, and their butler, John, by Mr. James Stuart,
Mr. David Crockett plays “The Man Who Came To Dinner” (Sheridan White-side). His secretary, Maggie Cutler, is Mrs. Francis Tytus. His nurse, Miss Preen, is played hy Mrs. John Dumont, and' his doctor, Dr. Bradley, hy Mr. Kenneth Buffington. His actress friend, Lorraine Sheldon, is Miss Ann Williams, and Beverly Carlton, his actor friend, is played by Ralph Bollinger, Jr. Professor Metz, a scientific friend, is played by Mr. King Clark, and another odd character and friend is Banjo, whom Mr. Donald Booth portrays.
The newspaperman, Bert Jefferson, who complicates the situation by falling in love with Maggie, the secretary, is Mr. Carl Connell. There is Sandy, a labor organizer, played by Mr. Frank Bollinger, and two neighbors of the Stanleys — Mrs. McCutcheons, played by Mrs. Charles Arrott and Mrs, Dexter, played by Mrs. Gilbert Atwood. The expressman is played by Mr, Gustav Schwab; Westcott by Mr. Donald Pease, and the radio technician hy Mr. Charles Lyon.
With its large cast the play seems far removed from the one-act plays with which the institution of the Woman’s Club plays began. Mrs. John Dumont, who is Miss Preen in this year’s cast, remembers the spirit, hard work and fun which have for years gone into the annual plays. She has been in many of them. She remembers when one-act plays such as "The Twelve Pound Look”, “Suppressed Desires” and “The Shepherd in the Distance” were given. Neither the need for substituting properties nor the lack of dressing rooms and the resulting confusion as each one dressed and put on her own makeup backstage deterred those groups. The interest shown and the appreciation of
the productions speak for the high quality of the finished product. That interest made it necessary for the women to repeat the plays in the evening. From that point full-length dramas were given and men rather than women took the male parts. Then the evening performances began."
Now, as then, properties are being borrowed or made. Everyone is giving of his or her time and effort to make “The Man Who Came To Dinner” another successful Woman’s Club play. The men, as then, have shown their interest as evidenced, not only by the cast, but also by the Stage Technicians, Mr. Gustav Schwab, Mr. Robert Follette, Mr. Daniel Gray and Mr. Leroy Thompson, who, under the chairmanship of Mr. P. R. Goldsbury, have built the set. One rare and seemingly impossible property to acquire — a mummy case -has been made by Mr. Daniel Gray. Mr, Lee Collins once again contributes his skill to the art of Lighting. The women, too, are hard at work — Mrs. Jack Lyon as chairman of the Program committee; Mrs. Charles Woods, Jr., as chairman of the Stage committee, with Mrs. T. Ames Wheeler as her assistant. Mrs. William O. Campbell, chairman of the Properties committee, has as her two assistants, Mrs. Robert Irwin and Miss Elsie Young, Mrs. Brian Router is chairman of the Costumes. Her committee consists of Mrs. J. K. G. Fuller, Mrs. I-Iarlowe Culbertson, Mrs. Charles Arrott and Mr. Ben Bollinger. Publicity is handled by Mrs. R, C. Cooper and Mrs. J. L. Turner.
Mrs. Van Viot is the assistant to Mr. Carra, the director, and Mrs. Nathan Pearson will take charge of the makeup, Mrs. Robinson Barker has charge of rehearsals and Mrs, Gustav Schwab is Bookholder for the play.
Community Calender
Corporal Hugh “Red” Kricvcr, son of Mr, and Mrs, Max Kricvcr, 806 Hill Street, Sewickley, Pa., is presently the first string halfback on the 1949 Parris Island football eleven,
A former student of Sewickley High School, Kricvcr enlisted In the Marine Corps on February 11, 1948, at Pitts-
burgh, Pa., and is presently attached to Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service. Battalion of the Marino Corps Recruit Depot.
In playing his second year on the Parris Island team, Kricvcr has been doing much of the punting ns well as the ball carrying for long yardage.
Prowler Near Nurses’ Home
Scwiekley police searched the Vicinity of the Nurses’ Home at 10:05 p, m, Friday, after a prowler had been reported in the vicinity. They couldn’t find any trace of anyone, however,
Wednesday, November 23 Thanksgiving Dance at the Edgeworth Club.
Sunday, November 27 3:30 p. m. Junior High School Parents’ Tea at the Presbyterian Church.
Wednesday, November 30 8:30 p. m. Community Forum at the Sewickley Public Library.
Thursday, December 1 Lutheran Sauer Kraut Dinner, Dec. 1, 1949, 5 p. m. to 7 p. m.
Lutheran Bazaar, Dec. 1, 1949. Starts at 1:30 p. m.
12:30 p. m. Third Open Luncheon and Christmas Sale by the Woman’s Guild of tlie Presbyterian. Church at the church.
Mon. & Tues., December 5 & 6 Woman’s Club Play, "The Man Who Came To Dinner” at the Edgeworth Club. December 5th for members and husbands. December 6th, open performance for the public, 8:30 p. m.
Friday, December 9 8:30 p. m, Senior Class Play at Sewickley High School auditorium, “The Funny Fullers”, a three-act comedy.
Saturday, December 10 Eastern Star Bazaar and Bake Sale. Time and place to be announced later,
Friday, December 16 Young Women’s Civic Club Christmas Dance at Sheffield Towers, Brodhcad Road, Aliquippa,
Sunday, December 18 3:15 p. m, Free lecture, sponsored by First Cliurelt of Christ, Scientist, John S. Sammons will speak on “The Revelation of God’s Infinite Goodness,”
Wed, & Tluirs., Feb. 15 & 16, 1950 8:30 p. m. “II.M.S, Pinafore” presented by Presbyterian Church Choir. Sewickley High School Auditorium.
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