Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-21
SENIORS PLAYED TO
A LARGE AUDIENCE,
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The foundation for the act Is that
Roland McAvoy, Il part taken by H.
Goldberger, is a struggling composer,
He tells his friends that his desire Is
to write one popular song. HIS
friends leave him to go to sleep inc
in his slnmbers he has Il dream which
is acted upon the stage.
The old popular songs which have
gone, appear before him at a recep-
ton. Different students dressed to
represent the songs they sing, APP
pear. one at a time, upon the stage
and in either solo or chorus, render
a verse or two. The songs sung were
Capt. links, Grandfather's Clock,
Banjo in o Susanna, McGinty, Alta
rata. Halle, Silver Threads Among
the Gold, Annie Rooney, Nellie Gray.
Those who took part besides Mr..
Goldberger were the Misses Moore,
CARTS. Rush, Giles, Karkus, Rock,
Friedman. Philo and J.. Darcy,
Messrs. Hartshorn, Brody, Hanson,
Comings, Brennan, ]. Hornsby and
G. Sell.
Miss Darcy, who sang "Annie
Rooney" was dressed as Il typical IT.
ish biddy, and she took her part
we'll. Her entrance on the stage was
to jig music and her makeup brought
forth hearty applause. She sang in
excellent voice and ended with an
irish jig that captured the audience
like magic. Another feature was the
darby dancing by Mr.. Brennan. He
did a clog dance to a merry tune and
made a big hit. The seen closed
with all the old songs joining hands
and singing, should Old Acquaint-
ance Be Forgot"
Before McAvoy awakened, how
Miss Louise Rock, appeared to him
and guided his hand while he wrote
it that he might become famous.
When she disappeared McAvoy awoke
and found the composition which he
had written. He drank to the mem
DRY of the old songs.
The play, She Stops to Con-
quer.' was we'll rendered. There
were five acts and all were filled with
interest. The students, acting the
parts. added to this by the clever
amer in which they carried out the
theme. There was apparently no
stage fright and all did credit
to themselves, their instructors and
the school.
Nearly everyone is familiar with
the book from which the play is talk
en-. The daughter of a nobleman
stoOps to the apparent position of a
bar maid in order to win her lover,
who had come to seek her. \ side
play is the courtship OF a lady cousin
and Il friend of the n%obleman's son.
Life is added to the entire produc-
ton by Tony Simpkins, a mischievous
young man, who is always playing
tricks and making all kinds of trou-
bic for his mother, who allows him
his own way at all times. This part
was well taken by Edgar Keuling.
The play WAS produced as follows:
Act l-Scene /: at Hardcastle's old
fashioned house. Introduces the
family. Scene 2: Outside an ale
house. Tony deceives the guests. Ar
rival of the guests.
Act 1.-THE training of the SER
wants.
Act llI-IIardcastle's house. Miss
llardcastlc stoops to conquer.
Act IV-Hardcastlc's house. Tony
plans again.
Act V-Scene l.: The garden.
Scene :: She conquers.
Following is the cast of characters:
Hardcastle, CA little behind the
IlmeS') ......... Mr.. Il. BoOH
NARROW (suitOr for Miss Hardcas-
tle) ........... Mr.. Braverman
Hastings CAIiss Neville's lover) 49,.
Mr.. 7. Hanson
Tony Lumpkin Cmischicvous young
mani ......... Mr.. e. Keuling
Stingo Landlord of the Three
Pigeons') Mr.. G. Brodhead, Jr.
Diggory, Roger, Dick ~(servants)
Mr.. Hegstrom, Mr.. Hartshorn
Mr.. Brody.
Mrs. Hardcastle Miss Christopherson
Miss Hardcastle ....M Miss Amer
Miss Neville cousin of Tony a..
Miss Philo
Dolly (maid to Miss Hardclastle)
Miss Craze