Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-13
EXCELLENT CLASS PLAY WINS
APPROVAL FROM LARGE
opEoN AUDIENCE.
PLAYERS APPEAR TO
ADVANTAGE IN COMEDY
Leading Roles Taken by Frank An
drews and Miss Marisold Mooney
All Members Of the Cast Do Uni
formIy Good Work in Difficult Com
edy Of Eccentric Character Parts.

Eleven members of the senior class
of the high school appeared TO advan-
tage to themselves and to the delight
OF a large ana sympathetic audience
at the Odeon Thursday night in the
annual senior play. "A Bachelor
Romance" d four-act comedy py
Martha Morton, was the play chosen
The comedy was one of the repertoire
OF Tim Murphy and his players, and
was given by them here a few seasons
ago.
In spite of the fact that the play
calls for ability far beyond what could
be expected OF any but very capabie
people, no better play could have been
chosen for the purpose. Ii is a puse
love story, very we'll told.
From the standpoint OF staging IT.
the play is a difficult one for young
and totally inexperienced pupils be-
| cause OF the number of eccentric
character parts of people we'll along in
years.
Such difficulties did not prevent the
class members from protraying the
play exceptionally we'll and furnishing
thorough entertainment for very
large audience, which was very char
liable and free with it's applause.
Sketch Of the Story.
Very briefly told the story of the
play is about a bachelor. David
Holmes, who years before the action
of the play starts, was made the guar
dian Of a small girl by q very dea!
friend who died Holmes, who is q
literary man and an editor. had looked
after the childs welfare in q desultory
and disinterested manner by having
her cared for by maiden lady, Miss
Clementina, who had reared the child
Sylvia, whom Holmes had rarely seen
When the play opens Sylvia has be-
come a miss of Il, and her relations
with Miss Clementina have become SC
strained that the young lady fatty re-
fuses to live longer with her sharp
tongued companion. She insists that
her guardian care in person for ner
which promises an embarrassing task
for the old-fashioned editor.
! He. however, accepts the responsible
/ ity. only to find that ne falls in love
/ with his ward, who likewise learns tc
/ love him. and whom he wins in com
/ petition with younger aspirants for hel
! hand.
Frank Andrews in Leading Role.
! The leading male role of Davit
Holmes was given to Frank Andrews
while his ward Sylvia was Miss Mari
gold Mooney. who by looks and other
wise we'll flied the part of the youns
| girl. Mr.. Andrews had a rather NOR:
| difficult task. as Holmes was maj
/, well into the middle of life. but III
| filed the role very acceptably.
/ The best of the eccentric character
parts was that of Miss Ciementina
I taken by Miss Fac Smith, who was eN
ceptienaly good. Still other eccentric
1 characters were Martin Beggs. by kar
MAYER. and Mr. Mulberry. assigned t.
RAYMOND Johnson. Both character
we're difficult 10 interpret but boti
/ Young men did remarkably we'll.
The two remaining feminine role
We're Helen. David's sister. most eS
cenently taken by Miss Ellen Ravens
and Harriet Lancaster. portrayed D
Miss Leora Clemens.
Floyd Cullev. who was given one o
the younger male parts of Savage. wa
very good. as were also Floyd Debut
as Gerald Holmes, brother Of David
and Harold Reynolds. reviewer, take
by Ernest Hauser. The part of jaime:
servant, was assumed by Howar
Miller.
Miss Media May Bushnell. of IN
faculty. undertook the task Of trainin
and coaching the cast. and was in per
sonal charge of the production of IN
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