The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-04
''DEESTR|CK
SkULE" is
SUCCESS
Old Folks Show the Youns
Ones a Trick or Two
About Acting.
unny 'Make-Ups" Create
Greatest Merriment of
the Season.

The ladies of Fallon's 800 Club
may we'll be proud of the fine showing
tney made in the presentation of "The
Deestrick Skule" Tuesday night. With
only two weeks in which to plan and
rehearse for this farce, so well rem
dered in detail, ii may justly be said
that every one got the worth of their
money, and that every one in town
laughed more in those few hours than
they have for months past.
The performance. opened with Miss
Florence Roche's rendition of the song,
Backward, Turn Backward" which
was very appropriate. 1t is needless
to say that our prima donna did excel
lently and added to her already estsb-
lished reputation as singer.
Mrs. John Dunbar had the people
guessing for long time when she came
to present her address of welcome,
dressed in her pinafore.
When the curtain rose for the hrst
act the audience just roared, for with
the ridiculous cestuming of some of
our most prominent men and women,
they would never needed to have said
word.
Imagine Thos. H. Means, the Chief
Engineer of the Truckee-Carson Prof.
ect, as a tall, lanky school kid, with
trousers that reached just halfway be-
tween his knees and ankles and boys
shirt with large plaid tie, standing up
and reciting 1.-TWO Little Hands s.
soft and White" etc.
Then Frank Smith, as the brother OF
the "Honeysuckle Twins" who were
very solicitous for his welfare, acted
mis- part perfectly, and you could hard
ly connect him with the staid merchant
that he is.
Herbert Marean, as mike O'Flynn,
with his rich brogue and cunning wit,
was exceeding 1unny and his song about
All Them buffers in the BilDe,'' as
ne termed them, was very catchy.
The committeeman, /. Il. Kent, John
dunbar and Jud Allen, did very credit
aply, especially the former in his ad-
dress to the teacher comphmentins
MIN on the way that he had Harmed
the children. His costume of one Oh
me old time trustees was certainly wei.
gotten up.
Frank Carpenter recitation Oh
"Casaolanca" was great. He woulo
wax dramatic and then IN the height 0,
ms enthusiasm he would forget his hnes
and until the teacher gave nm his Gu.
ne would repeat the same line to fill Ia
llme.
Harry Clinton's essay on a cow was
gwen IN ms inlmItaDle style, with sew
erai telling hits, and 1t was enjoyed
Immensely.
Harvey Burchell's recitation, THE
opeckled Rooster" was delivered In
tne regulation sing-song style OF q boy
frightened and IN hurry to get through.
All that one could hear was "SpeckIeo
nooster" at the end of each verse.
Mrs. Frank smith and Mrs. Juo
Allen, as the "Honeysuckle Twins,
were killing. The way they would
tote" ''buD" around and the guam
llty of luncn they got for "Bub" KEEP,
tne audience screaming.
Mrs. Milton Wallace was great in
the role OF "lsttletale" and acted her
part to a nlcety. Her recitation OF
winkle, Twinkle, Little Star, 4"
showed that Florence has lost none OF
ner old-tlme wit.
Mrs. Ed. Black, as the Whitney little
Patience Prudence" was the best
person for that part, as it required no
little acting.
Mrs. Means essay on Boys"
brought down the house.
Mrs. kent's costume was so good
that hardly any one recognized her.
Milt Wallace's little recitation about
his never wearing baggy pants made
all roar, as the trousers he had on then
were very much that way at the knees.
The appreciation of the excellent
work of the quartet was shown in the
way that they were encored, and of the
. chorus it can be said that it was one of
, the finest pieces of chorus work that
has ever been heard in Fallon.
Mrs. Marean, as Mrs. Honeysuckle,
last but by no means least, with her
I lnpeGfArE that thu Nav
flower, and her poetry, to which she
''tuk to jist as materially" as q duck
does to water, was one of the best
parts of the play,