See How They Run

The New Ipswich Players - 1960

The New Ipswich Players

Photograph by Ralph W. Clarke - Cast of "See How They Run" reading from left to right (standing): Tim Lindros, Irene Blais, Director, William Thayer, Roland Bourgault; sitting, Jules Paradís, Etta Batchelder, Steve Howard. Helvi Lafreniere, David Batchelder, Marion Kangas,

Published May 13, 1960 - Greenville Shopper

   The New Ipswich players are busy preparing for their next presentation "See How They Run", a hilarious comedy by Philip King. The players feel that this will no doubt be one of their most successful productions. So swift the action, so involved are the situations, so rib-tickling the plot, that the audi- ence should be as exhausted from laughter as though they themselves had run a foot-race. 

   Galloping in and out of five doors of an English Vicarage are an American actor and an actress, a cockney maid who has seen too many American movies, an old maid who "touches alcohol for the first time in her life", a Russian spy, two baffled clergymen, a sedate bishop and a zany Cockney sergeant who furnish some of the funniest situations you could ever hope to find. 

    The production committee is as follows: Production Manager and Director: Irene Blais; Business Manager, Evangeline Aho; Prompter, Gladys Davidson; Stage Managers: David and Helen Cotzin; Stage Setting: Lester Batchelder, David Batchelder, Tim Landros, Vera Stacy and Marjorie Albree; Costumes: Marjorie Albree and Nellie Jones; Make-up: Lina Korpi and Etta Batchelder; Programs: Virginia Johannson, Gloria Nor Nellie Jones, Posters Marjorie Howard. Produced by special arrangement with Baker's Plays. 

   The New Ipswich Players are now in their third year and this is their fifth production. Past performances were "Ring around Elizabeth", Night of January 16th", "The Curious Savage" and "The Guest Cottage". They have made many friends during the past two years and hope to see them all again on May 21 at 8 p. m. at Appleton auditorium.

James Roger diary entry

January 3, 1909 (Sunday)

Frost, fine day, wind west.  Mr. Peacock preached from text (Whence came thou &c Hagar) communion after, no S.S.  C.E. Mrs. Whittemore leader, topic “Good resolutions” a good turn out.  Collection taken for Italian Disaster fund.