Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-10
ing in both their appearance and their

ing in both their appearance and their
acting.
Merton Orr was realistic produc-
ton of the care free and fun loving
college fraternity man. His makeup
was great and the way in which he
carried his part placed him among the
top notchers in a rather better than
the ordinary amateur organization.
Philip Webb, as the young college
Cholly Boy. spending his summer va
cation at a resort in the mountains.
was true to the character assigned
him and carried out the part to per-
lection.
Wilbur Reeves as the servant and
later as the policeman who arrested
the professor. was good, and while
he did not have many speaking lines
there was considerable business tina,
required his attention and added much
to the smoothness of the play. VIM.
Harris, as Mr.. Feathcrstone, the
artist, (kOdak), and later discovered
to be the detective in disguise, was
on the stage good deal of the time
and added much to the comedy by
his faithful portrayal of a difficult
role.
l. Mark Oseth. as the father of the
bashful youth in making an effort to
get said b. Y. married off. creates a
good deal of fun and carried off a rath-
or difficult part with Il great deal OF
credit to himself.
Raymond Dergeson. as Felix. the
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full and awkward young college boy,
had a part with good deal of chance
to make good, and Raymond took adj
vantage OF every chance.
Elsie Nylen, as the aunt of the pro-
fessor, and who wanted to see him get
wife "to toast his SLIPPERS was
cast as a middle aged lady of quiet
and dignified mein and gave an inter
probation of the part which left moth
ing to be desired
May HanlOn, as ELLA Humphreys,
a young woman who was frankly
looking for a husband, and who had
almost given up hope of getting one.
was one Of the leading characters and
her acting was up to the high stand
ard fixed by the other members of
the club. She had several rather
difficult passages but carried all of
them off in an exceedingly clever
manner.
Leon ChOQuette was cast as the one
male william of the play and his part
was very difficult of portrayal but he
carried it through without a hitch.
Chas Wattam as Harold Dexter, the
brother who was looking for his long
lost sister, had the only part in the
production where there was not an
element of comedy. and the more SER
ious parts being the harder to give
in a proper manner gives him all the
more credit for the manner in which
he presented the brother who had
about given up all hope of ever dis
covering the little sister who had been
stolen from his side when they were
both children.
The staging of the production was
rnder the dircc'' f0";,
Johnson, and only those who have
been in on such propositions and those
who havl worked under her during
the past few weeks that the play ha:
been under preparation, can realize
how much of the success of the even
ing is to be credited to her.
Between the acts there were vOca
solos rendered by Miss May Hanlol
and one by Leon Choquette, and ;
trio by the Misses Nettie Blanchard
Clara Tatley and Laura Keenan,. Tit
between the acts offerings were al
thoroughly enjoyed as the main per
Torrance itself.
There is possibility that the pla!
will be repeated in some of the near
by towns at a future date.