Webster City freeman., 1913-11-18
SOPHOMORE PLAY
A BIG SUCCESS
A Large Audience in Attendance
Members of Cast Act Their
Parts Well.

Mariner" given by the Sophomore
class in the Lincoln building Friday
night. Prof. Webb explained to the
assemblage the intent and purpose of
this phase of the study Of English.
He said that the play was not an
attempt to be theatrical, but rather,
it was the working out of the "hu-
man interest" theory, as applied to
this particular classic, which was
read at the first of the year by the
class.
With this in mind, the class has
been putting forth Herculean efforts,
during TIN past weeks, to prepare for
its dramatization sufficiently for the
public to witness. The dialogues
were all written by members of the
class-the costumes were planned
and de'by the class-the stage set
tings, fixtures, and in short, all the
plans, were class work, under the
able and energetic direction of Miss
Ruth Cooley.
The language of that time, the
manners, costumes and ideas are all
so very different from those of today,
that it is really remarkable to think
that youngsters, who but last year,
were tender freshmen, so unused to
high school life that they were al
most too timid to speak aloud, could
SO smoothly adapt themselves to the
Interpretation of so difficult sub
ject. 1t is an excellent commentary
upon how much latent talent lies
within the young people and how
training, at the right time can do so
much toward bringing out the best
that is within the individual.
1t required much and intense
work, to select the proper scenes to
present; it required much fine dis
elimination to place the proper char
acters, but the final production was
ample proof that the work was we'll
dore.
In the first act, Miles Loring, as
the elegant Godfrey Cass, is inter-
viewed by his unscrupulous brother,
Dunstan, which part was taken by
Donald Tormey. The scene was
difficult one, but the two actors car
ried on such spirited quarrel, that
when the curtain came down, the
audience were all wondering "how it
would come out"
In act two, Guilford West presid-
ed as host at the Inn--whilst around
him were a convivial band Of cron-
les, discussing several topics, but ST.
las Mariner, in particular. Each boy
took his part we'll. Maris Johnson
suffered so insistently, that the au-
dience, unacquainted with him,
thought he must have always slut
tered. Arthur France looked and
acted the part of real preacher.
Kenneth Hill and Anthony Sparboe
put so much energy into their parts
that all were amused. Robert Isham,
in the difficult character of Silas
Mariner. carried his part with much
distinction. His wild grief, at the
loss of the money, his joy over find
ing Eppie, his devotion and tender
ness to his charge, were portrayed in
a manner that would have done cred
1t to person of much greater ma
turity.
Each act was a fine stepping-stone
to the next. Space forbids particu-
lar portrayal of the whole story, but
it all deserves great commendation.
Louise Holiday, as the maiden.
Nancy, and as Madam Godfrey Cass,
was as winsome In the one, and as
noble and dutiful in the other case,
as one could imagine.
Glen Greenwood. as Squire Cass,
quite brought down the house, by
his caustic Interpretation. his sudden
changes from the irate and irascible
old man, to the gentleman and cav
alier, when the ladies were ushered
in. Olive Bateman, Bessie Thomp-
son, Audrey Johnstone and Louise
Swanson were very gracious and
charming ladies, while Rector" Ko-
han and the Doctor. whom we know
as Leigh Bateman, were ready to fit
into all the places where they might
appear Mary Bailey was a neat and
talkatfye little maid, while old faith.
er Lammeter, as carried by Rexford
Britson was we'll done. Last, but By
NO means least, came Ruth Hummel
rs fair little Eppie, grown to bloom