The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-09
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
Princeton High School Children Pre-
sent "a Scrap of Paper to
a Large Audience.
Entertainment a Great Success Both
in Production and From FL
nancial Standpoint.


nancial Standpoint.
The high school entertainment Of
1905 has taken it's place in the history
of that educational institution, and
placed side by side with entertain
ments of like character which have
preceded it "A Scrap of Paper"
suffers not in the least by comparison,
all things taken into consideration.
The pupils of the high school chose
to present a comic drama with French
settings. French air and French spirit.
1t was French cast throughout, call
ing for lavishness in scenery, to ac-
centuate the plot and impart dramatic
spirit to the characters. It was not to
be expected that the high school pu-
pills could have all these accessories.
Their native histrionic talent was
polished admirably we'll when it is re-
membered that their parts were mem
orized and made ready along with
their exacting school duties. The
stage settings were pieced out with the
aid of those who possessed articles
suitable for the stage property. The
drawing room scene was far from be-
ing inappropriate, and the glowing
hearth impaired to it homelike air.
The crux of the plot was a love let
ter, most provoking love letter,
that supplied the swift current of the
play, and afforded many dramatic
and comic situations. Mont Wood
cock as Baron de la Glaciere, and
Helen Patterson as Louise de la Gla-
ciere, the baron's wife. were the cen
trail figures about which the play
writer revolves lot of social satel-
lites and very essential characters.
Charles Brace, essayed the part of
Prosper Couramont, in whom the
elements of the william could be easily
detected, and yet with perfect sang
froid and French grace and polish
was the spirit of revenge and decep-
ton held in equipoise. Prosper had
been in love with the baron's wife and
after bidding her al reVoires one
evening he was wounded in an event
of honor, and all because of Louise.
The action of the play is rapid from
the time that Prosper after an alb
sence OF three years makes his ap-
pearance at the country home of
Baron de la Glaciere and Louise who
had married the baron during the alb
sence abroad of Prosper. The meet
ing of Louise and Prosper calls for
explanations and here comes in the
love letter written by Louise to Pros
per, who failed to receive the missive
because of the injury he received.
The conversation discloses the where
abouts OF the letter and Prosper finds
it on the mantel just where it was left
three years previous by Louise. The
unfolding of the plot reveals the in
tention of Prosper to marry Mathilde,
sister to Louise, with whom Anatole,
vernon Dickey) is in love and warns
Prosper not to get on the lawn of his
affection for Mathilde. Mdlle.
Suzanne de Ruseville, cousin of
Louise, was impersonated by Belle
Grant, and Miss Grant and Charles
Brace played the important parts in
the comedy, and acquitted themselves
with marked credit. The search for
the letter by Louise and her cousin
Mdlle Suzanne, and it's discovery, and
the exciting situations it created,
afforded much amusement.
The other characters in the play
were Charles Walker, a landed pro-
prietor and naturalist, his sister,
Mdlle Zenobie, unprecedented by
Lulu Neumann; Madame Dupont, the
housekeeper, which part was played
by Laura King; and Pauline, the
maid, by Laura Mitchell; Leander
Cakes and Harold Van Alstein we're
simple servants, parts not calculated
to permit of much else than silence
and attention.
The plot unfolds and leads up to
the final curtain scene, as do the ma
jority of plays, where love triumphs
with big collection of hearts bleed
ing at it's belt. Prosper falls into the
love meshes of Suzanne, and Anatole
gets the sister of Louise.
The after dinner scene at the close,
the appearance of the letter, that has
become a two-edged sword, and it's
burning, all assist in making dramatic
the happy denouement.
The leading characters all did we'll,
indeed for school children and they
are all deserving of commitments Prot