The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
Class OF 1904 Scores a Triumph in
the Presentation OF the Class Play
at Rhode Opera House.
YOUNG THEsPIANs SCORE A HIT
Glass Prophecy. Glass Will and Glass Me-
the Capacity of the Opera House.

| the members or the senior class OF
the High School last evening at the
Rhode Opera House. It was so charm
ingly presented by the young ladies
and gentlemen that it became the fea-
ture of the Class Night and with the
aid of it the class of 1904 set a prece-
dent which will be hard one for
future classes to live up to.
The presentation of the comedy was
distinct triumph for the young peo-
| pie who took part in it and it was
just as much a triumph for Miss Seba
Mou1ton, the instructor in English,
who had trained the young ladies and
gentlemen for their work
The class of 1904 has @een noted for
it's ability on the stage and the clos
ing production by the members Of the
class certainly added new 1aure1s to
their fame.
"a Scrap of Paper" is a pretty
little three-act play with just enough
of a plot to keep the actors and the
audience busy. The selection of the
characters made by Miss Mou1ton
was a particularly happy one and
every one of the members of the cast
was well placed. The honors of the
evening were generously bestowed by
an enthusiastic audience which tested
the capacity of the theatre.
In the play the leading roles, Made
moise11e Susanna and Prosper Coura-
mount, were assumed by Miss Edith
Hansen and George Gibbs, and they
were leading woman and man in every
sense of the word. The splendid
manner in which the two young peo-
pie read their lines and enacted the
different roles, would have done credit
to theatrical stars of highest magni-
tude.
The two parts could not have been
improved upon.
Miss Emily Lyman as Louise and
Miss Camilla Dale as Mathi1de, We're
Exceptionally good and they were
greeted with applause whenever they
appeared on the stage. The comedy
role of Mademoise11e Zenobie, was
taken in most charming manner by
Miss Irene Li11ey, and her artistic
Reading of the lines of difficult part
added great deal to the success of
Pauline, made the c1everest kind of a
maid and her little act with Anto1e, in
the lastssact, won for her a pretty
compliment of applause.
Miss Josephine Cooper as Madame
Dupont, had one of the hardest roles
in the play and she certainly deserved
the applause awarded to her for her
artistic acting.
Among the snen in the company,
Mr.. Gibbs divided the honors with
Clayton Stevens, who was Baron de
la G1aciere, and John Slater, who
enacted the role of Brisemouche, the
landed proprietor, in decidedly clever
manner. Joseph Lippert, who took
the part of the bashfu1 boy lover, was
also worthy of more than passing
mention andphis Interpretation of the
role kept the audience angling
| throughout the play. Grover McNa-
mara took the part of the servant and
his work was in keeping with the
otherssmembers of the company.
The play was staged under the d.
rection of95aaMiss Mou1ton and the
charming stage pictures we're fitting
setting for the work of the boy and
girl players.
| While the play was the feature of
the 'sC1assc Night" there we're many
other numbers on the program worthy
of note. with the opening of the
entertainment, the class mementos
were presented to the different ones
of the class by Miss Belle Karne11,
Dexter Kent and Miss Brosia Will
1iams. In presenting the gifts to the
different members the speakers spoke
of the little jokes of school day life,
and each present recalled some happy
incident in the life of the class or
some characteristic of the members.
| After the presentation of the me-
mentos the High School Quartette
sang in very charming manner
'"The Jumb1ies" by Ingraham.
Miss Clara Carter read the history
of the class, telling of the g1ories Of
'04 since they entered the school as
freshmen four years ago. Her his
tory was a good one and showed that
the class had record of steady adj
jvancement.
The High School G1ee Club, com
posed of a dozen young women from
i the school under the direction of Miss
Sabe1witz, sang "The Voice Of the
Western Wind by Barnaby. The
singing Of the club was perfect, and
the audience recognized the work
with a spontaneous outburst of ap-
plause.
Robert Nico11, one of the class
favorites, was greeted with great ap-
Iplause when he arose to read the
class will. In this will, drawn ac-
cording to the demands Of the law,
| Mr.. Nicoll disposed of ali the real and
fanciful property of the class, divid-
ling it among the members of the
other classes. The Stemm Bros. or.
chestra furnished the music for the