Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
STUDENTS WILL
PRESENT PLAY
Members of the Polytechnic Dramatic
Society to Produce "TWelfth
Night" as Number in En-
tertainment Course

The members of the Polytechnic Dra-
matte society are about to render the
school play which will constitute the
fifth event of the entertainment course
given by the board of control of the
Polytechnic high school.
The society gave a number of try
out plays before the school, which met
with great success, and from them
characters were chosen to form the big
play. Much of the success of the try
outs is due to the competent and eff
cient efforts of the society's president,
Houston l.. Walsh.
Miss Kate Smith, head of the English
department of Polytechnic, had charge
of the selection of the play, and in her
effort to give the society a high, clas-
steal and literary selection, containing
plenty of good character work for the
students, decided upon Twelfth Night,
or What You Will" At first it was
doubted whether or not the ability Of
the students would allow them to cope
with such difficult production. A fair
trial, however, firmly established an
opinion in the mind of the coach.
Miss Butt of the Cumnock School of
Expression, who for some time was a
prominent member in Otis Skinner's
theatrical company and who has had
three years experience of stage life
was selected as coach for the society.
She was much surprised at the talent
she found in several members of the
school, and she states that though the
play is difficult it will undoubtedly be
a splendid success and fine entertainer
in every way.
A set of costumes will be rented for
the play by the board of control, and
with some additions to the schools
present supply of scenes and stage set
tings, the play will be produced in
regular theater style. The power for
the electric lights will be supplied by
the schools own plant, and all wood
work. flXings, settings of scenes and
general managing will be in the hands
of the students, making the play a
school play in every sence of the word.
The members of the cast selected by
Miss Butt have been rehearsing at the
school during the Christmas vacation,
and it is expected the play will be
staged as early as January 25. 1907.
Miss Ruth Miller is doing splendid
credit to the difficult part of Viola. Her
voice is exceptionally clear and strong,
and she is also a good alto singer.
Everett Charlton is a typical Malvo-
lilo. He displays good talent in his part
both comic and otherwise. He is very
graceful and exceedingly natural.
Miss Marie Laux, in the part OF
Maria, will undoubtedly be strong
backbone to the play. Her part is very
difficult, but at the rehearsals she
handles 1t with the quickness and ease
of a professional actress. She will add
a great deal to the life of the play, and
her support is extremely important
Arthur Coover, as Sir Toby Belch and
Houston Walsh as Sir Andrew Ague-
cheek work well together in the plot
against Malvolio. Coover acts the
tipsy knight in a way that one might
believe he was quite accustomed to be
in state of unstable equilibrium. He
is rather stout and looks his part to
perfection.
The graceful part of Olivia is handled
with success by Miss Addie Judy, and
Clarence Jay takes the part of the
duke.
The other characters need consider