Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-29
CLASS
913
Watertown High School Gradual
ing Class Of 1913 Give Their
Class Play Tuesday Evening /.
TTIIE ELOPEMENI Of ELLEN Be-
The Play Was Veil Rendered and
Highly Appreciated ~
Large Audience

The graduating class oil u s1 s gave
their class play, rhe Tlop rnent of
Ellen, Tuesday evening Of tllis week
at the Metropolitan opera house,
There was a big house, nearly ever
seat being occupied. The theatre
was tastefully decorated III the colors
of the class, with d liberal display ~
Watertown pennants. 31sas
The story OF the play IL about
follows. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ford.
a newly married and therefore de
voted husband and wife, have been
left iii IN the lnrch by the eIope ement of
their maid, Ellen This detection Of
the maid happened at q most unfprts
innate time, as The Fords were enter
tainig guests at the time These
guests were Mrs. Ford's brother, Rob
'ert, Max Ten Eych. a clinm on Rob-
ert's, and Miss Dorothy March no
Twas engaged to Max. AT the opening
lof the play neither Dorothy nor M ax
were aware that the other had been
Invited. Through the good oifices sf
| an employ yment agency Mr. Ford ac4
quires the services Of june I4averhillg
1 q graduate OF yellesiey AZ 10 II q
Idoing some special Investigation III
Economics during the summer vaear
A ton. and who Id der TO pursue her
Istndies decides to accept en- nploy nlAnt
las maid with the Fords. When June
4 appears on the scene the first person
she meets iss Mrs. Ford 8 brother,
Il Robert, who Immediately recognizes
III her an old and intimate friend Of
I college days, to whom he appears 10
I ha=ss lost his heart. The maid
wishes to leave. but is finally persuad-
n ed by Robert to stay and play The;
! part. TO mix matters, 1t seems that
z Dune had also had sentimental pas
: tsages with another OF Mrs Ford 's
Y guests, Max. who on his pa.t is en-
gagged TO be married To Dorothy This
7 engagement had been brought about
s by the provisions of will by the
I terms of which II they were "a marry
Y each would come into tho possession
! of a considerable fortune. which
: would be lost to both of d hem IL the
I marriage did not take place The ar
2 :ssa..TS.s S further comp licatea by the
IL fact that Max had previonsly pro
Z posed to June and her reply was such
= that he feared She mi ight change her
8 simind and accept the Ter n II IL sl.s
2 had previously declined Max was
y considerably upset by his old love Tor
!. June and his fear Of losing the money
e II that would come as result OF his,
2 marriage to Dorothy AS result ef,
7 a quarrel they decide ito break the.
Z engagement, which was I'd be kept
& from the others. AT this time Max
Ibegins to perceive lnany adrnfra I,Ie
= and attractive things iii Dorotl tl,y. Il KS
! Rev John Hume, the rector of ST.
: : Agnes, sweet, dear TAI gef aS parson.
4 Igood-hearted and simp mple-minded. falls
: In love at first sight with the charm
4 ing Dorothy, thus adding to The cen
Ieral n1ixup. He fears to tell iler ti,a
: state OF his heart, and SO writes her
letter which he leaves on the ahle
\ in the garden, and which letter 81
!. into the hands OF wrong parties. His
initials being the same as .Juna,s
! causes several misund tlinrss
Z There is quite a mixup for i }wI,iIas
and several very humorous sitnat i inna
but finally everything is straightane,i
out TO the complete satisfaction n
everybody but the rector, who is the
only unattached man at the END Of q t,es
lplay Mrs Ford . brother, Robert Il
q engaged to- June; Max and Dorotfv
q have adjusted their little d ditficultiea
and become engaged, ana III And
Il Mrs. Ford are Of course happily Il 4
4 ried; thus leaving II ii srecto o,,t IL (
4 the cold.
The part OF Richard Ford, ha tie.
voted young husband, Was ably ta jtens
lby Homer Matbiesen, Will thai 81 he
iwife. Molly, was admiral ably rent rsflg II
II BY Helen Bronson, " hose snirif SO s &
i fine acting evidences. No fault ca L, ba
i Best as afollgss brothes Robessl 5sag
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