The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-03-02
IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS
Pauline or an Eventful Day Staged
by Home Talent.

"Pouline, or an Eventful Day." was
presented Tuesday evening to large
and representative audience at the
Masonic opera house by cast and
| chorus of home people umder the
management and the direction OF
Mrs. Virginia Knight Logan. The
production was staged as a benefit
for the local lodge OF the ROYAL Ar
canum Pauline is an operatta in
two parts, music and libretto by
Charles H. Gabriel, formerly iastruc
tor In music in the Oskaloosa
schools, under superintendent o. c.
Scott. The music is OF high class
and some of ii, handled by leads, was
difficult, yet the whole piece was han
died in a manner that would have
been creditable in professionals. The
sketch has been in preparation
through a number OF weeks under
the personal direction of Mrs. Logan
who herself states that it has been
the hardest work she has ever pre-
scented to a home audience. She is
pleased at the success of the work
and the audience wondered at the
careful work that must have been
done to train the company and Choir
us, which. in all, contained over fifty
voices. There was, however, a Sc
cret in the excellence Of the piece. A
number of the members of the cast
had known previous experience in
singers had been in other pieces
| This made the work of directing the
others less difficult, but the work
with the business" and the lines
was another thing and gave opportun
| ity for the display of much natural
ability. The applause for the prin
cipals was generous and each ant
every one of those appearing wor
honors for themselves that will Ions
stand as a record home talent enter
tainment. ....,r
Mrs. Logan must have been spe
cially endowed with disCenment II
the selection of her cast of charac
ters, as each and every one seemed
specially fitted for their particular
part. Mrs. Gladys McDonald-Bowen
who has special ability as vocalist
won merited applause and Miss Hat
tie Moore showed a natural ability
\ that was a surprise, even to hel
closest friends. Mrs. Mcdonald, Mrs
! MrS, Rrnwt
also appeared to advantage. o
course everyone expected much o
Verne Silverthorne and Kryne Vel
Ploeg, nor did they disappoint theiI
most exacting friends. Mr.. Dawley
Mr.. Hunt, Frank Shoemaker. Chas
White, DR.. Tony and Ben Marshal
are also in on the division of honors
The flower girls were unusuall!
clever and pretty in their work. The,
were especially drilled by Mrs. Lo
gan and were directed by signal from
her hand.
! The planning and the staging o
the operatta, difficult accomplish
ment with the number to be handled
was most cleverly conceived. Mrs
Logan when asked concerning thi
parttof the work of preparation stat
ed that it was original with her. TIL
libretto contained no directions TO
staging, and no information tina
could be used as guide and tn
scenes witnessed last evening wer
each planned and developed by Mrs
Logan herself. Verne Silverthorn a
assistant stage manager did exec
lent work, carrying out the direc
tions.
Mrs. B. Z. Marshall presided at tn
piano in an able way and clever as
sistance was given by Porter Phillips
violinist. The members of the Roya
ArCanum and those upon whom tn
management of the entertainment
deyolved are duly thankful to a.
those who assisted in the big success
and to all who contributed to tn
enterprise. 1t was one of the larges
things of the kind ever attempted IL
cally and the amount of drill an
work incident thereto passes compr'
hension of those not acquainted wit
stage work. Each and every one
the company worked faithfully an
} hard for the showing that was mad
Tuesday evening.
= The cast of characters and tn
names of those participating in che
us and drills are: