Word: drought
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...addition to the nimble Mr. Woolsey, Tom Lewis, who played the part of Barry Darcy, the portly uncle and father-in-law, scored with the audience. His frequent references to the great drought, were funny and original, although the subject of his complaint has been fairly well exhausted as a source for stage humor. Miss Dolly Connolly, as Molly, Mr. Darcy's dark-haired niece, took a prominent part in the performance,--contributing to nearly all the singing and dancing. Her acting was magnetic, and the audience was glad to have her on the stage as much...
...pocket specifications of the overall costume insinuate a confident answer. As the menace of the great Drought grows with the passage of time, it is but reasonable to assume that the committee will bend every effort to make the 1920 feast a memorable one. This year may be the last to offer any semblance of former annual sprees...
...over-whelmingly carried off by Mr. William Kent, who, as Steve the janitor, masquerades triumphantly through the piece as Colonel Hutt. The audience chuckles perforce every time he appears on the stage and is put into roars of laughter during his inimitable interpretation of inebriety. In these days of drought one appreciates all the more so natural and true-to-life a reminder of wetter times...