Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-29
STUDENTS MAKE
GOOD As ACTORS
"THE SENATOR" PROVES MANY
HAVE TALENT
Senior A Class of Los Angeles High
School Gives Delightful Enter
tainment at Mason.
Social News

A stranger would never have guessed
that the actors and actresses who pre-
sented 1.-The Senator" on the Mason
stage yesterday afternoon were not
professionals
In every day life they were members
of the senior A class of the Los An
geles high school, Heretofore they
have been known chiefly for their
knowledge of book lore, but henceforth
their fame will go abroad in another
direction, and woe unto some of the
professionals If they look not to their
laurels.
1t has been the custom of every Sc
nior class to give a play each year, for
SO many years that old Father Time
has almost ceased to keep track of
them. Every year it seems that the
students try to make their Offering
more attractive than the one that went
before, and this probably accounts
partly for the success of the play yes
terday
The four-act comedy, 1.-The Senator"
is charming one and every person in
the cast was well suited to the role
he or she portrayed.
Is Most Versatile
Paul Fletcher was the senator and as
one of the students remarked, that
boy can do anything In almost ev-
cry branch of the high school life Paul
Fletcher has been a leader, but it was
not until yesterday that his fellow
students learned what a clever actor
he is.
The part is a difficult one and the
average high school student could not
come anywhere near giving an ad-
equate Interpretation of the role. Mr.
Fletcher is evidently much above the
average.
OF pretty girls there were many and
each one proved that she was rightly
chosen. Aileen McHenry played the
part of Mabel Denman, the simple lit
tie daughter of the man for whom the
senator makes the big fight around
which much of the interest Of the play
centers. Miss McHenry's Mabel was a
sweet, winsome girl, natural and beau
tiful.
The part of Josie Armstrong. the
vivacious little daughter of the sec
retary of state, was played by Maud
Howell, and it would have been diff
cult to improve her Interpretation in
any particular. Josie had a lot of
slang that was all her own, and she
brought it to light on every possible
occasion.
Audience Is convulsed
Naturally the audience, which was
admiring friends, roared with laugh
ter at each new expression. Miss
Howell is beautiful brunette as is
also Miss McHenry, and both wore
some becoming gowns Hazel Steele
was Mrs Hilery, susceptible but
kind-hearted yung widow, and she was
indeed stunning looking young per-
son with plenty of snap to her lines.
Enid Behymer did clever work as
Mrs. Schuyler, mother-in-law of the
secretary of state Miss Behymer's s
pretty blonde hair was sprinkled with
gray for the occasion, and she donned
several handsome gowns and succeed
ed In impressing the Chinese ambassa-
dor. Ling Ching, as well as the audi
ence.
This Mr.. Ling Ching. with his note
book In which he put down all the
things he learned about Americans
was an amusing individual Charles
Griffin played the part, and his make
up and acting were most realistic.
John Harrington was Richard Vance
the private secretary to the senator
and in love with Miss Josie. A good
bit of character work was done by
Alonzo Guirado as Count Ernest de
Strale, a foreign attache. Bessie Per,
kins was a beautiful Mrs. Armstrong
wife of the secretary of state. The sec.
retary himself is better known as Sid,
ney Noise
Play Goes Smoothly
Charles Mcdowell was Isaiah Sharp.
less. a lobbyist OF the unscrupulou.
kind, and Mr. Mcdowell was yer,
wicked IN his acting. The part OF tn,
old man, Silas Denman, was played
by Howard West with much credit
Fred Pollard had a good makeup a,
Rastus. the negro servant.
There were four acts and every on,
went on without a hitch Of any kind