Smyrna times., 1900-02-28
TWENTIETH CENTURY DRAMA.
GIVEN UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ART
AND DRAMA COMMITTEE.
"The ChaperOu" Given with Decided Success
at the Opera House on Monday Evening
Before Large Audience.

The Art and Drama Committee of
5he Twentieth Century Club of
Smyrna, Mrs. J. Edwin Hoffecker,
chairman. rendered 1.-The ChaperOh"
At the Opera House on Monday even
ing before large audience, and added
another star to their cluster for the
excellent dramatic effort they dis
played 1t was a most clever enter
tainment and the ladies deserve all the
credit that can be given them for the
effort they made, especially when it is
considered that they had such a short
time with which to prepare it,
"The Chaperon" was a drama in
three acts, composed entirely of ladies,
members of our local Twentieth Cen
tury Club. The cast of characters was
as follows:
Miss Morong, Principal of Crandon Hall,
Mrs Dynecourt Wealthy Widlw,
............... .. ........ Mrs. j. K. McCausland
Mile Jeanne. Teacher of French. ................
p,,ri, 81 rron1o3 uoiiY Miss Mary eFevre
Joyce DynecOurt, Miss Katherine Beckett |
Phyllis Reynolds Mrs H. Coverdale
Judith Grey, ........ Miss tmma Hazel
Barbara CreigtOn, }...MisS Gertrude Smith
Susanne Horton. ....... Miss clara Hazel
Lillian Gordon, ..... Miss Edith Collins
MOllie Howard, ......M Miss Agnes CarrOw
Anna Dayton, ......... Miss Helen Lewis
Daisy Rogers, ........ Miss Nina Wells
Miriam, the Gipsy Miss Arna Beck. tt
JllI WALL. .......... MISS Adan Jarrel
SOrah, Maid Of Mrs DynecOurt,
....................... Miss Alice Spruance
The play represented a girls sem
mary at "Crandon Hail." Selbourne,
with Miss Morong Miss Ethel Cooper
as principal, and while they were in
dulging in the typical boarding school
girls life in tennis and other pastimes,
there wandered into their tennis court
one day "Gypsy." Miriam they called
her Miss Anna Beckett) having under
her protection a sweet little waif,
''Jill," Miss Adah JarrelD who was
as pretty, as sweet and as pure as ever
entered CrandOn Hall. The students
at the Hall were much pleased with
their new comers, and gave them the
best welcome and hospitality they
could afford, until matters took verY
unfortunate turn Mademoiselle Jeanne
the French teacher Miss Mary Lee
Fevre), in a manner missed some
money and accused the Gypsy of steal
ing it, and the result was that Miss
MorOng, the principal ordered them
away. This grieved the seminary girls
deeply, and with Joyce Dynecourt
Miss Katherine W. Beckett), as THE
Chaperon". of their party they endeav-
ored to have much sport at the expense
of the French teacher who brought the
charges. They were given valuable
assistance by "Nora," the Irish girl,
miss Alice Spruance) maid to Mrs.
Dynecourt (Mrs. J. r. McCausland) 6
wealthy woman of Selbourne and
mother of Joyce Dynecourt, 'Tht
Chaperon. 1t was with much hilarity
and fun that they made life miserable
for Mademoiselle Jeanne. While tn,
pranks were being played in typical
girlish style, there was mysteriously
unfolded in the course of their life a
Crandon Hall the story of a terrible
train wreck in the West, the losing o
: Mrs. Dynecourt's child Margaret, VIII,
: afterwards became known as "Jill'
= the waif, her capture by a band o
> gypsies, the securing of some valuabl
e papers as evidence, the confirming O
same by an inscription in a golt
r locket, and the subsequent returning
e of the lost child through the aid c
t Miriam the gypsy, to her mother, sis
Q ter and home, where she could satisf
: the dream of her life In being "jus
:, like other girls.
: The play was particularly strong
J. character and afforded splendid oppol
It tunities for superior acting. 1t is di
n ficult to give one special credit will
@ out giving all credit, but for most nat
l. ural acting Miss Alice Spruance 6
Ie mora" and Miss Katherine Beckett q
II "Joyce Dynecourt, the Chaperon,
J. were superb and won the plaudits {
: all who witnessed their effort. Thel
le was also most excellent acting on I'll
at part of Miss Anna Beckett, miriam,
,e Miss Ada FARRELL, gill;" Miss MAJ
a. LeFevre, "Mlle Jeanne" the FrenC
j. teacher, Mrs. J. r. McCauslan
" "Mrs. Dynecourt, Miss Clara Hazel
,v "Susanne Horton, the Shakesperef
at scholar, eager for dramatic fame, al
4 Mrs. Marion Coverdale, "Phyll
Reynolds" the class poet.
A bright and attractive feature of Il
play was the splendid stage settin
and the costumes worn by the ladie
of 1t was truly beautiful, truly artist
ad and truly dramatic, and pleased o
n audience such as few home-talent pla
%. have ever done in Smyrna. The tenr
n drill and the minuet were particular
IL well done, and our girls were char
re- ing and graceful. The proceeds we