Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-27
STAGE SET FOR
COLLEGE PLAY At
|PUNAHOU TONIGHT

Students Of the College of Hawaii
VIII give the first performance OF
aThe Revolving Wedge" at the
Charles r. Bishop Hail. Punahou, to-
night at a quarter past eight O'Clock.
The play Is q football romance IN one
act and deals with the great Thanks
giving football game Of SO between
Harvard and the University OF Penn
syirania. The scene Is laid in Cam
bridge at the home OF Mr.. Martin. The
plot is very clever and well worked
ont. Mr.. Martin is an accentric old
gentleman, who believes in the old
fashioned observance of Thanksgiy-
.ine. the family dinner. His son. Bob,
is 8 Harvard man and plays half-baek
on the Harvard football team. He
Wishes to have his family present at
the big game on THANKSGIVING Day,
but Mr.. Martin is strongly opposed TO
this as it would interfere with Thanks
giving dinner which he is set on hay.
ing. The plot of THE Revolving
wedge hinges upon these tw ositua
tons and involves many interesting
and amusing incidents.
Before the raising of the curtain
the Boys elee club of Punah0u VIII
entertain with several selections. The
cast Of Characters for The Revoiv
ing Wedge in order Of entrance i
as follows
Nora, the Irish Maid
Miss Shirley Foster
Captain Michael Dolan, Of the
police forces - Scott Pratt
Bob Martin, Martins son and half
hack on the Harvard football
team Leslie CLARK
Nell. Bob's Sister Miss Bernice Smith
Mrs. Martin Miss Lillian Boyt
| Mr.. Martin Clayton Gousens
DR.. Brown. Mrs. Martins Brother
Harold Starrati
Ned Biddle, Martins Cousin
..s....s. =. -. Fed Ifac,
The principal characters In the PLAY
| are Nora and Mr.. Martin. MANI
amusing situations are portrayed b.
Miss Foster In the role Of Nora, ane
Mr.. Cousens is excellent as Mr.
Martin. Others who play leads arr
Mi. Clark and Miss Smith as Boil
and Nell
The original intention of the man
agement was to give bat one perform
lance hat the sale Of tickets was 81
great that Il was decided to give
| q second performance tomorrow night
A few people can be accommodatet
| at the door on both these nights a
all the tickets have not been sold
There will be no reserved seats eithel
might but there will be seat TO
every ticket FOR the night they ar
good Special sections set off In tn
Irrespective school colors win be re
served for the Runahou and McKinle!
! football teams on Wednesday nigSs
on Thursday night al the seats vii
a large audience is expected TO
both nights and there Is not the slight
est doubt but that they will get thei
moneys worth and more. In the re
Ihearsals that have been held every
thing has worked out to perfection
and both DR.. and Mrs. Andrew. VII,
are coaching the play, are extremeE
well satisfied
The stage settings are due to tn,
Kindness Of J. Hopp & CO.. furnitur,
dealers of Hoholulu The costumes
are to be furnished by the cast
The first dress rehearsal was hell
last night and the entire cast Shove.
Iup to perfection The costumes ar,
typical and original and are wei
carried by the wearers. The. re
hearsal gave an idea of what the pla,
will be like on Wednesday and Thurs
day nights and it would be hard {,
pick any imperfections in 1t.
Tickets. for Thursday night can b,
had at Arleigh's and at the door. /
few tickets for tonight still remaiI
lon hand. The tickets are twenty-fiv,
cents.