The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-18
Junior Class Play, "Mr. Bob .
Proved Great Success
From Saturdays Daily.

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From Saturdays Daily.
Most pleasing and satisfying was
the junior play, Mr. Bob" presented
by a cast of seven characters, mem
bers Of the junior class, which was
played to an unusually large audience
in the lower assembly room of the
high school building. II was by all
means one of the top-notch successes
lamong the High School functions
that has been put on this year. From
a financial standpoint il far exceeded
the fondest expectations Of any of the
juniors. Approximately five hundred
people came to witness the perfor
nance which goes to show that at
rs cents per, over one hundred dol
lars, exchanged hands in favor of the
lhardworking boys and girls of IA
Not only this, but the play itself,
which was an up-roaring comedy to
! the full extent under the skillful con-
troll of the players, was a realm of
continual delight to the audience,
who enthusiastically applauded it in
a manner that would grace the ap
lpreciation of a high class opera.
Trials of "Mr. Bob"
The program opened at about 8: Is
with couple of selected musical
numbers Ny the high school orches-
ira. Immediately following this the
curtains were withdrawn and the
| ludicrous trials and tribulations of
the "Mr. Bob" began in earnest. The
real "Mr Bob"-Inez Widell-whose
| identity was a puzzle throughout the
| performance, and when revealed at
the conclusion, proved to be the
climax and catastrophe of the play.
Hazel Roos playing the part of Pat
| ty, the maid, won great deal of
applause Her mania for dancing and
her artful flirtations with Jenkins, the
butler-Erwin Bruss-whom she per-
sisted in calling Romeo and herself
Juliet, as lovers in Shakespeare's
play, was well carried out.
The more serious roles of the play
were supported by the other char
acters with Mary Deputy taking the
character of Miss Rebecca Luke, a
maiden lady, as the principal mem
Der. Her hobby of keeping cats was
one of the special features, and one
which provoked extremely the good
mature of her nephew, Phillip Roy
son-Howard Johnson-as well as
other members of the household whose
dissatisfaction about this particular
craze of hers terminated in a signed
petition to her to get ride of the pests
at once. ss
Some Clever Acting.
Edna Rabe, impersonating Rather
inc Rogers, a niece of Miss Luke,
who was dearly loved by Phillip Roy
son, and had a number of other adj
mirers, was the cause of much plot
Her concealment of the identity of
Marion Bryant-Inez Widell.-and that
of Mr. Brown-Edward Grupe-repre-
sentative of law firm. both of
whom she termed as "Mr Bob" was
clever and not unearthed until she
was forced to clear the plot and
| identify Miss Bryant as "Mr. Bob,'
who proved to be another old ac.
quaintance and former sweetheart of
Phillip.
The play consisted of two acts. be-
tween which Irma Heinze gave a vo.
zeal solo entitled 1.-The Charm of
Spring, accompanied by Dorothy
Scott Lois Macbeth was also sched-
uled for a solo, but on account of
her having a sore throat, she was
unable to give it.
| Big Event of Year.
| The junior play is always big
event of the school year, but it is
safe to assume the one given last
night was far more successful than
the ordinary This was due to the
i fact that those who took part were
carefully chosen and drilled persist
emily and accurately by Miss Grace
Sumner The work of Miss Sum!
ner was well appreciated by the
class, who through Howard Johnson
| their president, presented her with
their token of appreciation in a
beautiful bouquet of roses at the
opening of act two.
The financial part of the affair,
which was the ultimate end, was
managed by Marvin Northrop, who
proved himself regular fnancier
of the J. p Morgan type. and it
was considerably through his efforts
that SO much legal tender found its
way into the junior Golfers. Much
credit is also due the other Nom.
bers of the class who worked hard
! for the plays success and boosted
luntiringly. This, to say nothing of
the credit coming to the players
| themselves, shows what can actually
| be accomplished by persistent ana
harmonious efforts which always char
acterize Mankato high school stu
dents in any of their undertakings.
From Saturdays Daily.