Arizona republican., 1911-05-25
SENIOR GLASS PLAY
 WAS HUGE SUCCESS DECLARED TO BE THE BEST SCHOOL PRODUCTION EVER
 SEEN HERE.
An Entertainment Well Selected for
 Those Who Participated.

The Elks' theater was crowded last night to witness the presentation of
 The Sweet Girl Graduate" by the senior class Of the Phoenix Union high school. There were several features in connection with it SD unusually com mentable that attention should be called to them. one is that the little
 play was we'll chosen for school talent, as it was ess ntially school play. Most Of the characters therefore found
 less difficulty in being natural than is usually the case with amateur performers. Some Of the older parts were a bit strained. but that is no discredit To the players, for they will be old enough. soon enough.
 The play was directed by Professor Michaels of the high school who has had considerable experience in similar work and his familiarity with stage Appointments and conditions was quite evident in the results achieved. One does not desire tO be critical of anna teurs, but granting he was so. it is still the verdict of many present that the performance was better than any simi- lar school presentation seen here. A planned feature of the entertainment was the singing Of school quartet but it chanced that one of the sing CTS was i'll. Not to be embarrassed the other three boys. John Creighton. Stanley Hibbs and Marshal Brockway. sang anyway and so delightfully."- they were called back, responded and then for second encore sang the ludicrOus parody, Found Peanut"
 An incident Of the play that was not provided for in the program occurred in the third act when the stage was deluged with a showers of lemons and cabbages from the flys above The surprise of the young actors made it quite apparent that the juniors. rather than the rain god. were responsible for the shower
 Miss COrinne Stabler, as Miss Maude De Smythe. the sweet girl graduate. looked and acted the part. She went through periodical showers of tears for fear she would forget her piece. and in trying to decide on a graduation gown with the aid of her mother. aunt. fath- CT. beau. friends and a very dignified modiste
 Miss Audra Lawrence as Mrs. De Smythe, played the part of a weary mother with a tendency toward in validism. well. and though in constant fear of an attack managed to look pretty and interesting.
 Randolph McElhaney, as MT. De Smythe, president of the Buckeye rail- road. was an excellent father The real American kind. you know, who leaves the worries of their children's bringing up to mother while they buy diamonds for the family and try to look pleas ant when paying the bills.
 Lewis Hirst, as MT. Jack Hamilton, Miss Maude's beau. had the best male part in the play. and he did his work very cleverly. Mir. Hrst's acting was probably more uniformly good though out the whole performance than that of any of the players.
 Mary Creighton, as Miss Matilda | Hoppenhoer, the aunt who never graduated. thank Heaven," was ex- tremely funny. and never failed to get i a laugh when she appeared upon the | scene, clad in attire that made her ap- | pear like an animated crazy quilt, who | was everlastingly clearing up the dis l order caused by the dressmakers and | florists. by removing the debris from | one chair to another. a method one sees | practiced off the stage now and then
 Miss Edna PaulsOn, who imperson- ated Miss Valleria Reynolds, Miss De | Smythe's dearest friend. had a minor 1 part, but played it we'll and was a dis | tinct ornament to the stage what time | she did appear. a veritable queen in a rose bud garden of girls
 Miss Katherine Sltilv.ell as Madam