The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-02
GERTRUDE MASON, ND.
Girls Of Western School of Expression
Gave Recital Assisted by Misses
Amsdell and jacobson.

Last evening I'VE charming young
ladies of the Western School of Ex-
preston acquitted themselves most
acceptably in the playlet, Gertrude
Mason. NJ. d. Miss Aileen Sullivan
was very much at home in the leading
role and Interpreted most admirably
the situation in which a beautiful
young lady of the leisure class is
placed who attempts to break away
from the binding letters of her class
and become a famous doctor. She
gives up love and home. accompanied
only by a faithful Irish servant, Norah.
hangs up a handsome sign on the door
of an elegantly furnished uptown Of
flee in New York. Her ambition is to
become a famous physician and TO
assist the poor. She has plenty of
money to live on, and her motives are
purely philanthropic. Patients do not
come after weeks of weary waiting
and in sympathy Norah is kept busy
each day inventing some new ache in
trying TO comfort her. The part Of
North was perfectly filed by Miss
Fanny clapp, who with a clever make
up handles the Irish dialect in a most
fetching way.
After several false alarms a patient
is announced at last and proves to be
Marie a ladies' maid whose mistress
sends her after the name of DR.. Ma
sons tailor. DIR. Mason's ~disappofnt-
ment is keen but the maid (Ethel Can
niff) leaves with the name OF the
talon Mrs. Van style (FIorence
Gearey) is then announced and having
made a mistake in the number of the
floor pours out a tale 10 DR.. Mason
OF how she has over run her allowance.
After a bit the mistake is recognized
and the visitor dismissed. A short
time after an old maid (Irene LEM
bacher) with a sick dog, calls greatly
distressed and begs the doctor to do
something for her dog. After a bit Of
curt advise the doctor sends her away
and as the door closes on her visitor /
breaks down and cries in her chaRrin.
In the midst of it all DR.. Mason
recalls how she has turned down Jack
Lawrence, who she finds she loves
very much and is continually wonder
ing what he would say about her fall
ure. She concludes that he cares too
much for her to taunt her with her
high ideas of fame. Just then
Jacks sister, Bertha, (Ethel Canniff) !
is announced n Miss Ella Gray
(Irene Liembacher), two very dear
friends. DR.. Mason hurries out TO
wash away the tears and while she is
gone her two friends disclose the fact
that Jack has been the cause OF the
young girls failure. He has arranged
SO that she has not received any pa
tients and sent the old maid with the
dog.
AS soon as Or. Mason appears the
girls tell her that they are both n
gagged and Bertha wants her to be her
maid-of-honor. She then pleads for
Jack and gains G~ertrude's permission |
to tell Jack that she is ready to marry
him.
The plot was well carried out and
girl displayed pleasing ability.
The costumes were very pretty and
each scene well planned. Mrs. Rem
ington presided n before the play |
Miss Eunice Jacobson pleased the
guests with her charming rendition of
Sandy's First Dancing Party. She has
a decidedly attractive personality and
read we'll Miss Hettie Amsdell also
received much praise and hearty ap-
probation in her reading OF The Be
trothal of Elipholate. This selection
brings In much Of the dialect OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Dutch, which was well
interpreted by Miss Amsdell.