Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-01
Graduates Appear Creditably In
Three-Act Comedy Before
Packed House
PRESENTATION VERY GOOD
Miss Gladys Carney, in Leading Fem
inine Role, and Otis johnson as the
Burly lntendant of Estate, Were
Especially Good-All Other Leading
Members of Cast a Credit to Them
selves and Glass.

selves and pleased an audience Whlcl
filled the capacity of the Odeon Thurs
day night in the presentation of the
The dramatic attempt of the class wa.
little less than a decided hit, and estab-
lished new high mark for future
classes, at the same time rejecting
much credit on Miss Esse Hathaway
who had the responsibility of the
training of the cast and the rehearsals
assisted by Misses Igerna Getz anc
Naomi Achenbach.
"A Russian Honeymoon" is very
similar in plot to the well known COM
edy The Tanning of the Shrew" and is
the tale of a naughty, arrogant, proud
and wilful woman's spirits being bow
ed in submission to her love.
Altho it would be unfair to criticise
fessionals, in justice to those who APP
peared SO prominently In the cast a d.
| vision of the honors is not more than
just. For an amateur performance of
high school pupils the comedy passed
OlL WIFI IeIHdIhdDlG SlllOOlnleSS.
Prompting was unnecessary, and al
tho there were the little bitches and
some awkwardness and an ev 1encl of
not knowing at times just what to- do
with hands and feet, as whole those
glazing breaks Of amateur perform
ances were missing.
In a point of dramatic excellence
Miss Gladys Carney, as Poleska, the
leading lady, stood easily first in the
cast. Taken altogether the young la
dies were better than the young men.
Among the latter Otis Johnson, the
big, gruf Koulkoff Demetrovitch,
steward of the estate, was very good.
He had the advantage of the physique
for the part, big voice, and make
up that was excellent.
Both of the other young ladies, Miss
Wanda Wood, as Baroness Vladimir,
and Miss Maud Swingley, as Micheline.
We're very good, the former appearing
to especial advantage in the closing
scene of the last act.
Albert Hull who appeared as the
leading man. Alexis Petrovitch. had a
most difficult part to play, that called
for much dramatic action. AS a whole
he carried it thru well.
Among the less important male MEM
bers of the cast We're Herbert Wilcox,
who played Ivan, the master shoe
maker, and Edward Estel, as Osip, a
young peasant. Both were capable, es-
pecially the latter in his love making
scene with Micheline.
AS guards, villagers, attendants,
servants and members Of the village
wedding procession the rest of the
class appeared, altho none had speak,
ing parts.
ss5 Following is the caste of characters
which presented the comedy:
Alexis Petrovitch. Albert Hull
CA journeyman-after Gus
tave, Count WoroffskD
Poleska, his wife. -. Gladys Carney
Baroness Vladimir, his sister.
.'..... wanda WOOd
Ivan, a Master Shoemaker. ........
Herbert WILCOX
'Micheline, the Shoemaker's Daugh-
ter ................. Maud SWlnSley
Koulikoff Demetrovitch. Otis johnson
Gntendant of Chateau)
Osip, young peasant. Edward Estel
Journeymen, attendants, servants -
Walter Ayres, Chester Anderson, Ed
ward Estel, Tom Adams, Earl Perry,
Ella tSkegg, Gertrude Gregory, Bertha
Bay.
Village Wedding Procession - Bride,
Jessie McMahon; bridegroom, Walter
Ayres; attendants, Anna Andrews,
Jane Benedict, Minnie Berggrenn,
Gerna Carney, Burke Lyon, Ben Bas-
sett, Tom Adams Earl Perry, Abbott
Click.
Guards-Ben Bassett Burke Lyon.
villagers-Myrtle Sieg, Edna Tower,
Jennie Williams, Lille Houghton, Isa-
bel Low, Maud Miller, Ruth BATHS,
Agnes Burroughs, Ethel Erickson.
Synopsis of the Play.
The following is a brief synopsis of
the play:
Gustave, Count Woroffski, has pre-
coded his bride of a week to a recently
inherited estate for the apparent rea-
son of preparing it for her arrival. In
reality, he assumes the disguise of a
poor shoemaker, a serf on his own es-
tate, in order to subdlue the naughty
temper of Poleska, his wife.
The latter's carriage is upset in front
of the cottage of Ivan, the shoemaker,
where the count, under the name of
AieAlS E6tIoNllSIl 10 ctl Woih. 1AClS
Poleska is led to believe that she has
not married the count, but Alexis the
shoemaker, instead, and that she, by
this marriage, is also a serf. All APP
peals to her love are in vain, and she
plans to have Alexis arrested and taken
to the castle, whittier she follows.
Leontine, Baroness Vlademir, sister
of Gustave, has just arrived at the cas-
tie to greet her brother and his bride. |
Instead of finding them, she is greeted
by Poleska's appeal for help, and inn
issues a command for the ar
rest of everybody concerned
In the investigation which follows |
the baroness discovers the deception |
that her brother, the count, has prac-
ticed, and by her wit causes Poleska to
yield love and obedience to him, as |
Alexis, the poor shoemaker.
MRS. kiNsEY DECLARED INSANE.