Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-31
SUCCESS PROMISED
SENIORS OF oTruMwA HIGH
SCHOOL ARE IN EXCELLENT
SHAPE FOR GLASS PLAY
Class OF Characters for "christopher,
Jr." Is Rapidly Becoming Prof.
: client In the Llnes Of Comedy
Resume Notice Of the Participants.

From Tuesdays Dn,lv.
The cast for Christopher Jr.," the
1909 Ottumwa high school class play
to be given Friday evening In the
Grand opera house, has been at work
faithfully for several weeks and under
the skillful management OF the train
ers added to natural ability, is evincing
real historic talent In all the parts
The seats for the event were placed
on sale yesterday and were dis
posed of rapidly. Only small por-
ton of the house Is left for reserva-
ton.
This dramatic event in commence.
ment week Is looked forward to with
such universal interest that personal
notice of the work OF each individual
OF the cast Is given herewith:
Christopher Colt, Jr., the boy who
would not be spoiled by father who
was unwiHeiy ambitious for him, of a
free and jovial nature, good fellow"
with happy balance Of integrity and
brains. is being taken In a thoroughly
satisfactory manner by Wallace Ora
ham,. Mr.. Graham rises to the demand
OF versatility doing the care free man.
ner OF natural spendthrift, the In
dignant yet manly demand for chance
to prove himself, the ferreting out
and publishing of rascality or bit Of
sentiment with almost equal SUCCESS.
Dora, the leading lady, has a delight
fui presentment in Miss Florence Cool
idge. OF a natural grace and charm
OF manner, she gives subtle and In
telligent Interpretation Of her part.
Thoroughly dramatic yet with fine
taste she meets all of the requirements
Of the gray dove" Her part is witty
and tender, sad and gay; full Of resig-
nation to misfortune; full of spirit and
the dignity of strong womanhood, as
the situations require. Miss Cool
idge's work has been from the first
both clever and beautiful
Bert Bellaby, an all-round fine fell
low, delighting in scrapes when they
may be solved with honor, staunch
friend and reliable, is impersonated
by Greenleaf Merrill. This character
Is not SO much an impersonation-
Mr. Merrill just fits the part, and IL
to be ones self is art, then the cast
has art here In this friend to Chris
topher."
Nellie, the sweet sister OF "Chris.
TOPPER whose tears are in easy start
Ing distance OF the surface, Bert's
sweetheart, tender hearted and help
ful, has her stage counterpart in Miss
Pauline Messenger. And there is lit
tie left to be desired in her character.
izattcn.
Christopher Colt, ST., clustering
and bumptious, exacting and splenetic,
starting at nothing and at As mil
lionaire; this is the character which
Arthur Lowenberg is fitting himself
to. and he is succeeding well. The
part OF an old man is difficult for a
young man to "body forth" and that
Mr.. Lowenberg u.s. succeeding SO well
is gratifying to all.
Mrs. Colt is an equal partner with
Mr.. Colt. Indeed she goes him one
better when the opportunity affords,
and the amusing quarrel between
these two in which neither speaks to
the other save through trusted ser.
want Is carried out with excellent ap.
probation. Miss Clara Sax in this
part OF Mrs. Colt measures up to the
requirements in every way--a pleas
ing characterization.
Major Hedway, ponderous and
sleepy, fond of the ladies' and a chess
enthusiast, is played by Howard
Davis with all the zest OF real vet
eral in the queens army. In voice,
gesture and manner, Mr.. Davis is
making most enjoyable study of the
old major.
Mrs. Glib and her husband, the mar
yeiously energetic man of her fancy.
are taken by Miss Grace Caughlin and
Joseph Darner, with delightful aban.
don to their respective parts-Mrs.
Glib, all that her name applies, and
Mr.. Glib all that his name does not
imply. Some of the most catching work
Of the cast Is done by these two.
Simpson is artistic In the hands of
Donald Fullen. The shady double
dealing of this character is excellent
~ portrayed and leaves nothing to be
added, Mr.. Fullen plays the vii.
lian, to q finish.
Job and Whimper, in the persons of
Harold Spilman and Fred frost.
though minor parts, are handled in a
way which holds the entire cast to.
gether on such plane of general
excellence that all may have only
the happiest anticipation for the event
H.. 40. /.