Arizona republican., 1907-06-13
TEMPE
THE SENIOR PLAY.
4 New Feature Presented in the Ex'
 ercises of the Class of 1907.

| Tuesday evening the senior class of 1907 departed trifle from the time
 honored custom of presenting the class
 poem. class prophecy. class history.
 etc, and instead turned out an original I feature that was distinctly pleasing i and new.
 Before going at length into a de- | scription of the entertainment, it
 might be we'll to say that the audience that gathered to witness the evenings ! offering was one of the largest that
 has yet assembled at a normal com
 mencement program. Every seat was
 occupied and many were only too glad
 to stand within hearing distance of | the stage.
 The first part of tife evenings pro-
 gram opened with song by the class.
 We're the Class of Naughty Seven"
 It was in the next number and throughout the first part of the pro-
 gram that the new features were pre- scented. Miss Benedict then presented
 10 the junior class a number of useful
 articles, more or less ornamental, that
 had been selected as befitting the oc-
 casion by the seniors who were wise
 in past experience as to the needs of
 liic OucOlililS cltss- ne same lucd
 was carried out by Miss Rosa Jaime
 who presented to each member of the
 faculty a suitable present with appro-
 priate remarks. These little gifts were
 designed to characterize some partic-
 rlar fad or peculiarity of which each member was possessed. It would be impossible to give each presentation space but the following examples show the idea. For instance. Prof. Matthews was given many yards of red tape for fear that his present sup ply might in time become exhausted. Profs George was presented with ten yards Of neck tie material of most gorgeous hue and design.
 Miss RabinovitZ called upon each member of the graduating class in turn and presented each with some appropriate article and neat little speech. In most instances this pro- cedure was intensely embarrassing to the victim but productive of much fun and merriment to the audience and ] it may be said to the credit of each l member of the class. each took | his share with complete composure | and good humor. The first part of the l program concluded with a song by the | class, We Are School Teachers Now" |
 Part two consisted altogether of the | senior play MT. Bob" Those partic- ipating. with two exceptions were | members of the class; on account of | the scarcity of boys in the class of | '01 it was necessary to press into ser vice two members of the lower classes. Each one taking part acted in a man. ner that would do credit to a profess sional. There was not a single slip or moments hesitation on the part of any one and the production was pronounced a complete success in ev- cry respect.
 The cast of characters and a brief of the play follows:
 Philip Royson. Fred Holmes Robert Brown, clerk of Bensons....
 ..-............ .... ..Heighton James Jenkins, Miss Rebecca's butler..
 ....... -..... ....Clyde Pennington Rebecca Luke, maiden lady...
 ............ ........ Carrie Thompson Katherine Rogers. her niece.
 ........ ...... Mary Leavell Marian Bryant, Katherine's friend.
 ..-... ........ Frankie Bellamy Patty, Miss kebecca's maid...
 ..... ....... --.... ..kittie McNichol
 MT. Bob" a comedy farce in two acts, is series of mistaken identities and ludicrous blunders centering about Mir. Brown, who is sent by Miss Luke's lawyers to deliver to her the missing will. Miss Rebecca who is in terested in building a home for desti- ute cats thinks that MT. Brown is the lrchifaaf with ralanc hottca I and she instructs Jenkins and Patty 10 keep his presence unknown to Philip and Katherine who are not in with the cat project. Then, because Katherine tells Philip that her friend Bob" (her pet name for Mari an) is coming for a visit, he thinks of course that Bob" is a man, and when he sees MT. Brown he thinks he is friend. Next, Marian, sec ing Mir. Brown and taking him for Philip, is surprised when Katherine comes in and calls him MT. Saunders, Thinking he is the college friend whom Philip is. exepcting. In the last part of the first act Philip and Aunt Becky make compact and he gives up the boat race which is to come off in the afternoon. if Aunt Becky will give up her plan for the cats. The result is that Marian, or Bob" sails Philips boat, unknown to him, and wins the race; after which there is a grand up and MT. Brown is finally allowed to explain why "he came down."
 Don't forget to come early and get that hat you have been looking at 1 9 ..ff Il,