The independent-reporter., 1910-05-19
M|RTHFUL COMEDY
BY MERRY ACTORS
Act Well Your Part
There Honor Lies
High School Juniors Furnished Even
ing of Pleasure and Profit


tions in years was given Thursday
night when the Junior class of the
Skowhegan High school presented, be-
fore a large assemblege, the three
act comedy Nose" The play was an
enisode taken from college life and
loye-making. All the parts were well
taken and evinced the careful prepar-
alton that each member of the class
had had. Great credit is due Mrs. j.
P. Oak who spent much time and
pains to perfect all in their parts
The leading roles were played by
George Day as the football hero
Nose, by Pauline Oak as the heroine,
Eleanor Thornton, and by Earle Huck
ms as Thomas Edward Bone, an ever
present imp. From his first entrance
as Nose, the football hero, borne on
his acceptance of anothers crime to
shield Eleanor, to his final vindica
ton, George Days acting was very
realistic, and his love-making a de
natural ability was evident to all in
her splendid portrayal of Eleanor
Thornton who loved Nose for his
strength of character. Earle Huckins
in a Lord Fauntleroy costume as the
irrepressible youngster Tommy Bone,
stirred up things generally, like the
typical younger brother by helping
himself to numberless glasses of
punch on the sly and "butting in
when any courtship was in progress.
Great mirth was afforded the audi
ence by his recitation. A difficult
part, that of Frank Thornton, who
after stealing the fraternity money to
pay gambling debts weakly allows
Nose to be accused of the theft, was
we'll taken by Kenneth Causland
Frank Emery as Thurston Hall who
mistakes Nose for the thief, instead
Of Frank, and accuses him showed
convincingly the stubbornness of a
mistaken man. Anne Schuyler who
loved Frank Thornton and remained
true to him in spite of his theft was
strong part played in a most salts
factory manner by Mildred Chute.
Merton Pierce we'll represented Billy
Holt, a product of yellow Journal
ISM" Typical college fellows were
Herbert Griffin, James Gilfiillan, Roy
Symons, Otto Jones, and Edward
Strickland. Thornton Merriam made
fine old man as Mr.. Stratton, father
of Nose, hard pressed by a mortgage
In the early part of the play nine
young ladies gave a very pretty dance
In which Pauline Oak was leader
Those taking part in the dance were:
Pauline Oak, Mildred Chute, Marguer-
lite Day, Myrtle Green, Beatrice Til
ton. Alice Whitten, Sarah Snow, Lois
Steward. and Mary Emery. Besides
their part in the dance and the
songs, Mary Emery and Sarah Snow
rendered a fine instrumental duet.
both young ladies being talented
musicians. Miss Green gave a pleas
ing recitation. Charlotte Davis as
ist from the Provinces" showed
much originality in representing this
singular character. The two chap
erones, Mrs. Vanche and Mrs. Cour-
Pearl Jewett and the Frat house
matron, Mrs. Bone, taken by Rather
inc Chase had various wordy en-
counters. While Marie Fletcher with
the Dutch maid, Inga.
Following was the cast of charact-
ers: Nose, football hero, George
Day; Frank Thornton, weak but not
wicked, Kenneth Causland; Thurston
Hall, who makes mistake, Frank
Emery; Billy Holt, the inevitable
Freshman, Herbert Griffin; Henry
Warwick a product of yellow Jour
nalism.' Merton Pierce; Society"
Smith, James Gilfillan; Rodney Wash
burn, Roy Symons; Sumner Stevens.
Otto Jones; Hayden Trent, Edward
Strickland; Thomas Edward Bone,
fenfant terrible, Earle Huckins; Mr..
Stratton, Moses father Thornton
Merriam; Eleanor Thornton, who
loves man for his strength, Pauline
Oak; Anne Schuyler, who loves
man for his weakness, Mildred Chute;
Betty Catewe, who loves a Freshman,
Marguerite Day., Sally Middleton,
Myrtle Green; Katherine Stanton.
Beatrice Tilton; Hazel Vincent, Alice
Whitten; Margaret Brewster, Sarah
Snow; Ethel Templeton, Lois Stew
ard; Louise Graham, Mary Emery;
Edythe Burne Jones, an impression
ist from the Provinces" Charlotte
Davis; Mrs. Bone, the frat" house
matron, Katherine Chase; Mrs.
Vanche, a chaperon. Lucy Taylor;
Mrs, Courant, chaperon, Pearl Jew.
EFT; Inga, the maid, Marie Fletcher.
Following the play came the Junior
Hon in Graupa hall Kapdall'e or