Arizona republican., 1914-04-04
FORTY PEOPLE
 ARE IN CAST
Secret Service" for B. P. 0. Elks Involves More Than Mere Repetition of Lines Selection of Cast Was Real Task

In the three acts of Secret Service, Wm. Gillette's thrilling story at the Confederate headquarters in Richmond Va, during the Civil War, are all the elements of a swiftly moving drama without any of the common features of the melodrama that depends for sue cess on the loss of the old mans will or the rescue of any children. In selecting Secret Service as the play for it's annual offering to Phoenix people on April IA. 15 and 16. the Elk committee had in mind the right of it's friends to demand a first class pro- duction one that would be well worth seeing and certain to satisfy.
 Equal care has been taken in the selection of the large caste of forty people. This is evident from the fact that such well known performers as Frank Hilderbran, A. R. Cater, George A. CroWder Leon Tolleson, w. A. Slo- cum, Sidney P. P.'Orborn, Leslie Hardy, James Patton, Keith Pickrell and oth-
  roles.
 In deciding upon those best qualified for the female parts was an even harder task. It was rare good fortune that brought such talented young ladies as Bernice Warren Egelston, Ruth Griffin, Joy Grey, Hannah Chick Egel- ston and Edith Feel into the parts as to Tai nd 1 Davies.
 Secret Service" was so skilfully written by Gillettee that star honors are divided among several. There is so much versatility in the play and the parts that none of those with leading roles can very well share the glory of successful production.
 ] In the appearance of Miss Bernice | Egelston. Phoenix people will have their first opportunity to see on the stage a young lady of exceptional tal- ent as an actress. As the leading lady | in the role of Edith Varney' Miss l Egelston has the strongest emotional l part. She must decide between love l and duty On the one hand her heart | other her training and convictions are for the success of the confederate army It is part that requires clever acting and Miss Egelston has already demon 1 strated in rehearsals that she is more than equal to her task She takes into the part natural ability and the ad- vantage of experience.
 In the opinion of the Elks of Phoenix no play under their auspices would be | complete without Miss Ruth Griffin | the vivaciOus, charming little lady. who scored such hit in Brown of liar. vard' a year ago. In Secret Service she is the youthful lover, who desire. the boy of her heart to be a hero, bu wants to be certain that he will no stop any bullets.
 As Miss Kittridge", Miss Joy Gre, has a clever part, which permits O much clever acting. She is a stron. advocate of the southern cause, bu can't help admiring some of the fin
 looking young Yankees, who happel across the Mason and Dixon line. an,
 of course they admire her.
 Miss Hannah Egelston has been giv
 en one of the best parts in the play il
 that of Mrs. Varney', the polished
 generous hearted southern matron, wh
 extends to every guest hospitalit
 without ostentatiOn. In her home mucl
 of the play occurs Doing her duty t the cause she has adopted she assist
 in the effort to expose the spy
 As the cOlOred maid, Miss Edith Tee
 is assigned to an especially good com , edy part. in which there is an elemen of pathetic devotion to her mistres. l Miss Feel has already been seen i
 local productions, and is a young lad of much talent