The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-27
CADETS MAKE HIT


The cadets of the Military Insti-
night when they put on the college
farce drama, '.Halfback Sandy" The
large auditorium of the gymnasium
building was comfortably filed and
everyone in the large audience was
greatly pleased with the show. Nearly
boys who took the different parts and
this made the performance doubly in
teresting to them.
For the occasion a large stage was
constructed in one end Of the build
ing, with wings, drops. foot-lights and
every contrivalce OF an opera house.
These things came at great expense
but are aow a permanent addition to
the apparatus of the school.
The drama put on was appropriate
for a school entertainment. 1t dealt
with college characters almost exclu-
sively. The story of the play show
ed the rivalry for football players
that is displayed by many of the col
leges of the land. This discovery of
valuable football timber in the per
son of Sandy a farm hand, and the
manner in which he was influenced to
go to college, the way in which ne
was worked upon to leave one college
and go to another, the way he was
kidnapped and the manner in his lib
GRAFTON and final appearance ON the
grid-iron in time to win a victory fur
aished greater part of the action of
the play. The plot was thickened
with an inheritance wrong and its
righting and was given a touch of
romance with couple of young lady
characters, the heroine. "Mable Sum-
ner," becoming the promised bride of
Sandy, the hero.
To make it a strictly Institute affair
the lady parts had to be taken by boys
in girls attire. These parts were ad-
mirably done and excited much amuse
ment and admiration. Don Hamil-
ton took the part of the heroine and
was certainly stunning in his party
clothes. The other lady in the play
was only supposed to be a lady. as,
in the play, she was a student dress
ed up to catch Sandy This diff
cult part was taken by Cadet Gam
mon and he was one of the best in the
cast.
Half Back Sandy" the hero of the
play was portrayed by A. d. Kennard
and he had the part of a husky. clum-
sy boy from the farm, down to a nice
ty. Cadet Doyle as Josiah KrOp."
was splendid and "Phillip Krop" his Z
son was played by N. Armijo. Phi
lip was the william in the play who
planned the kidnapping of the hero
football player and also tried to win
his sweetheart by foul means. He
had al unpopular part in the play.
but did his acting well.
Kenneth Sumner a football en-
thusiast, was well played by Cadet
Coppinger, and Percy" the captain
of the team, was we'll exemplified by
Jaffa Miller.
Joe Fleetwood was played by Red
Crowell and although he was not on
the stage long, he left bright streak
in his path. He played his part to
perfection.
Sue" the little ligger gal, was one
of the best characters as played by
Cadet Samworth, and ivan Twiller,"
the professor made a hit as played by
Cadet Talifero c. Brown took the
part of -. Booth McReady" a travel
ing actor in the play. and he received
the vote of practically the entire 81
dience as being the best of the anna
teur actors of the evening He Ger.
tainly did well.
Cadets Pollard, Belt, Frost, Paden
and Stewart were students and all ac-
ted like they were fresh from college.
The cadets were drilled by Major
Pearson and Captain Mcclure and
show considerable talent. One OF
the things especially noticeable was
that there was scarcely any prompt
ing to be done, and this is a rare
condition in amateur theatricals.
The orchestra under Captain Jack
Fletcher, furnished appropriate music
between acts aad at times during the
play.
The total receipts of the evening
were about $125, and the cadets will
realize net profit, although the ex-
penses were very heavy. The cadets
have done some improving at the In
stitute this year and are paying for
it themselves. Those who saw Nom
day nights show hope they win have
another opportunity soon to assist in
raising the money needed for the i'm
movements