River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-04-28
"What Happened to Jones"

Friday evening to find out What
Happened 10 Jones. as disclosed
by the home talent cast at Theland-
er's hall. And everyone was glad
to have been there, more than glad,
they wouldn't have missed it for
a farm. Demonstratiye show.goers
found themselves weak from laugh
ter and applause and others who
seldom give vent to their appreci-
alton by more than a nod or smile
were surprised to find themselves
laughing and app1auding with the
greatest enthusiasm. 1t was a
scream" from start to finish, and
what made it so was the superb act
ing of every member of the cast.
Mrs. Anne Hooking Smith is to be
congratulated for her excellent work
in directing the rehearsals and stag
ing the play and most of all for her
success in the choice of actors for
the different parts. Each one was
perfectly adapted to the characteri-
cation of the role he or she had to
interpret. It appeared as though
"Mr. Jones, his series of humor-
Gus difficulties and. his still more
humorous methods of escape, was
a part especially conceived for
Warren P. Knowles, and to say that
Mr.. Knowles carried the part to per-
lection wouldn't half express it,
he was there and some over"
Geo. B. Skogmo went through with
prof Goodly's" trying ordeals and
difficult situations in a thoroughly
professional style. Mrs. Newly as
MRS. Goodly" made a splendid
helpmeet for the man of science.
"Marjory," prof" and Mrs.
Goodly's" daughter, and Dick
Heatherly," her lover, who although
perfect in her eyes, had enough
sporting inclination to induce her
father to attend a prize fight Cat the
Normal gym, and thereby cause all
the trouble, were given excellent in
depreciation by Vivian Hallett and
Charles Phillips. Bishop Goodly,"
the Professor s" brother, and the
man upon whom Jones" SO out
rageously imposed, was most ably
impersonated by Raymond Thayer.
Miss Litta NJ. Fuller gave fine pre-
sentation of the role Of "Cissy,"
ward Of the "Goodly's." who found
life in that staid household rather
dull, but who found amusement,
and finally solace, in the presence of
"Jones." Miss Irma Hochstein as
"Helma," the maid, kept the audi
ence laughing with her genteel in
stance for hush money" Mrs.
Anne Hooking Smith made the role
of 'Alvina," the antique maid,
live one with her ardent wooing
of Jones" during his reign as
The Bishop" The part of Min
erva," the literary daughter of the
"Goodly's. was we'll played by Miss
Beth Allen. Herbert Toby proved
most energetic policeman and
Bert Gender did the escaped
1unatic" stunt to perfection.
The success of the play Friday
evening more than warranted an
encore production, which was given
Saturday evening and had it not
been for the fact that a regular
early-March blizzard was raging
the attendance would surely have
been nearly as large as that of the
night before. In spite of the storm
there was a fairly large patronage out
for the Saturday evening perform
ance.
The speciality numbers given be-
tween the acts were also splendidly
entertaining. Herbert Toby sung
several comic songs which were
heartily encored. Chas. Phillips
and Miss Loretta Bailey made de-
cided hit with the duet, The Boy
Who Suffered and the Girl Who
Lisped." One of the features of
the speciality program was pretty
drill by the 'Narcissus Dancers
Misses Alma Moline, Myrtle Wood
burn, Elva Ritchey and Hilda Hyer-
dahl, the encore of which was accom-
panied by a beautiful rendition of
The Call of the Fairies" by Miss E.
Eugene Willett. At the Saturday
evening performance the musical
program was added to by three
beautifully rendered violin solos by
John Howard and several pleasing
selections by the string quartette-
Messers. B. N. Gender, Bernard
Siegert and George Pratt-of the
New River Falls Orchestra.
From curtain to curtain the play