The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
PLAY-ACTING Is POPULAR
With HANCOCK SOCIETIES
Knights of Columbus the Latest
Order to Announce Home
Talent Production.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BUSY

Not content with being merely ac-
tors in the drama of life where "all
the worlds a stage and all the men
and women merely players" the desire
to appear in mimic representations ON
Che theatrical stage, or at any rate to
h,, instrumental in presenting perform
ances i'm which the characters are i'm
personated by amateur talent under
their auspices, appears to have taken
a strong hold on various fraternal
and social societies Of Hancock. With
i'm the past two months there have
been several such productions in this
city all of which have been of excep-
tional merit, the participants showing
a high. degree of dramatic ability and
in the case of shows in which music
has been introduced, voices of strength
and adequate training. Since the end
of December there have been given in
this city by fraternal societies "Meis-
ter Tutenbach," by the Maenerchor
society. and the minstrel entertainment
bv the Hancock lodge of Elks and by
the boys of st. Patrick's school, be-
sides which an announcement has al
ready been made of forthcoming pro-
auctions of the opera Patience" by
high school students. THE Little Min
ister," by the seniors of the high
school: a drama to be given by the
st. Patrick's Literary and Social In
sttution on st. Patrck's Day and
the drama that the members of the
Knights of Columbus are arranging
to present after Easter.
The knights OF Columbus entertain
ment promises to be a most elaborate
one and great pains are being taken
in its preparation. Although the
work of getting the cast together and
in shape for public appearance has
been i'm progress for two weeks, but
little has been made public concern
ing il. The play to be given THE
Belle of Richmond" is a four act
drama, depicting life in the south be-
fore the war; although in no sense is
il a war time play, being more along
the lines of the well known Under
Southern Skies" Some of the best
local talent to be found in the Portage
Lake towns will be i'm the cast which
is not yet fully completed, and the
staging and rehearsals will be under
the direction OF George Il. Carroll, of
Houghton. who is himself a former
actor of ability and prominence. Mr..
Carroll will assume the principal male
role of the production, and Miss Hell
en- McKernan of Houghton, well
known also for her histrionic abilities,
will fill the principal feminine role.
The other parts will all be i'm good
hands and an amateur performance
of more than usual merit is anticipat-
ed. The date has not been fixed but
il is expected that the drama Will be
produced at the Kerredge theater near
the first of April.
The st. Patricks institute expects
to make decision this week regard
ing the play which they propose to
give on st. Patrick's night, the COM
mttee recently selected to take charge
of the matter having looked over sew
eral that might be considered suit
able and they will make a report this
evening. The rehearsals and staging
will be in charge of Stanley Claflin.
Prof Colon is making good pro-
gress with the preparations for the