Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-05
4STRON CHEART'

ask her" The scene between Strong
heart and Miss Nelson, when he de
clared his love for her held the audi
enee perfectly and was very impress
sive.
When Strongheart wins the love
OF Miss Nelson and she promises to
go with him to his people, his hopes
are shattered by Thorne, who tells
him that he will not be accepted by
her brother and her friends. Strong
| heart cannot believe that his race
will be a barrier to his love until he
faces them and he learns the truth
from them. Later on he clears his
own name, and also that of his friend
Dick, Of the suspicion in regard to th
signals. The blame is fixed where
>it rightfully belongs upon Thorne,
and he leaves his friends and col
lege in disgrace. The work of Mathis
in the part of Thorne deserves par
ucular mention as the role Of the
william is always particularly difficult
to fill.
After Miss Nelson processes her
love for Strongheart and her willing
ness to go with him to his people,
Black Eagle, a messenger from
Strongheart's people appears ON the
scene and demands that he return to
his people. He tells them that the
old chief is dead and that hey are
looking to him as a leader He also
refuses to accept a white woman in
their tepees. When Strongheart finds
that he must choose between duty to
his people and love for his sweet
heart, he decides upon the former
The scene showing the parting of
Strongheart and his sweetheart, Miss
Nelson was very sad but beautiful
leaving the audience fearful but not
unhappy that the romance had ended
thus. Welch and Miss Annina did
their best acting in this scene and
Welch worked up to climax in his
prayer to the Great Spirit with CON
siderable power.
For many weeks past Miss Sitter
has been working with these young
people to bring out the best that is
in them. To see the play as "a finnish
ed product one does not realize how
much work it has meant for all of
them. Miss Sitter has demonstrated
her ability before to put on good play
but each one is better than the Last.
Without doubt, "Srongheart'' was
one of the ablest amateur performan-
ces ever put on here. It's success
was entirely due to Miss Stitzer's
tsqssI and the very hearty ,co-opera:
ton of the cast.
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Taylor, a Sophomore-He Wolf.
Ross, a Freshman-Emme Burns.
Read, grind Leonard Kinister.
ThOrne, a special-Claire Mathis.
Fred Skinner, a. sport-George Mullen
Frank Nelson. a Senior-Don NatwicB
Dick Livingston, a Junior-George
Mohlke.
"Billy" Saunders, a Senior (by court
esy)-Fred Raglan.
Soangatha, known as Strongheart-
Lloyd Welch.
Mrs. Nelson, Franks mother-Lyda
Nelson.
Molly Livingston, Dicks sister-Mary
Jones.
Maud Weston, Molly's Chum's friend
Marian Atwood.
Betty Bates, Molly's chum-Dorothy
Brundage.
Dorothy Nelson, Franks sister-An-
nina DAILY.
Tod, a rubber-Herman Wendland.
Josh, a trainer-Arthur Klein.
Buckley, head coach, a "Grad Roy
Weeks.
Farley, manager of visiting team
Will Merriam.
Butler, at the Nelson 's-Leopod Kwa
sigToch.
DAdCh EdSiSb d u1CoSC1Il5O4 LuSoA 4<4
beck
Men in the team-Leland Johnson,
Harold Kuhn, Spencer Camp,
Walter Baruch, George Mullen.
ACT Frank and Dicks Study.
ACT u.-Between halves in the
Gym.
ACT III.-A room at the Livingston
home.
COT IV-Same as Act Ill