Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-11
/. S. SENIORS
GIVE 'ESM[RALDA''

evening. The cast of the play is as
follows:
Cast of Characters
Ebert Rogers, North Carolina Far
mer-H Harold V. Ellington.
Mrs. Lydia Ann Rogers, his wife
Marjorie Pearl Ryan
Miss Esmeralda Rogers, his daughter
-Thelma Caroline Kuhns.
Dave Hardy, young North CAROLYN
Ian-Ivan Paul Donaghey.
Mr.. Estabrook, man of leisure
Robert Emmett Terry.
Jack Desmond, an American artist in
Paris-Hugc Clarence Langdon.
Miss Nora Desmond, his sister
Olive A White.
Miss Kate Desmond, his sister
Esther Laura Goddard.
marquis" De Montessin, French
adventurer- Earl B. Hall.
George Drew, an American specula
tor-Roy Howard Stadler.
Sophie, a Catherine Mary
Flanagan.
Property manager, Robert Emmett
Terry.
Business manager, Hugo Langdon.
Stage manager, Arthur NJ. Andrews.
The drama is in four acts, the scene
of the first being laid in North Carolina,
in the little cabin home of the Rogers.
Drew, the Spectator, is prevented by
Esmeralda's lover, Dave Hardy, from
executing his plans to fleece the Rogers
and buy their land, which is valuable
because of ore deposits, for five hun
d.ed dollars. The deal is finally closed
for much larger sum and Mrs. Rogers
asks Dave to prove his love for Es-
meralda by not requiring her to keep
her promise to share his life of toll and
hardship. Dave and Esmeralda part
reluctantly.
The second act is laid in the studio
home of the Desmonds, art students in
Paris. In this act the Desmonds, who
know the Rogers, find Dave, who has
followed EsmeraIda, and Mr.. Esta-
brooke and Nora Desmond become in
terested in each other.
In the third act the audience is intro
duced to the ornate home of the Rogers
in Paris. A ball is in progress. Mr..
Rogers appeals to Marquis de Montessin
who is Esmeralda's betrothed, to give
her up. The adventurer refuses and in
a splendid scene, the climax of the
play, Esmeralda REBELS and defies her
mother and the Marquis.
Dave and Esmeralda are reunited in
the last scene where it is discovered
that it is Dawes farm and not that of
the Rogers, which is valuable Mrs.
Rogers Is bitterly disappointed and in
this scene Miss Ryan did some excel
ent acting. Real histrionic ability was
displayed by more than one member of
the cast, Emmett Terry's persona
fication OF Estabrooke and his love max
ing in the last two acts, Harold Elking-
ton as Mr.. Rogers and Miss Ryan as
his wife could scarcely have been better
Miss Kuhns as Esmeralda captivated
not only Dave but every one else who
saw her. The conversation throughout
was singularly free from affectation;
Miss White as impulsive, generous Nora
Desmond displayed magnetism and dra-
matte talent while Miss Goddard as her
sister, Kate, and Hugo Langdon as
Jack were both clever personifcations
Earl Hall as the Marquis performed
a difficult part with skill and the part OF
Drew, the crafty Spectator, was well
Interpreted by Roy Stadler. The part
of Sophia, a maid, was creditably
carried by Miss Catherine Flanagan.
Attention to detail throughout the
presentation, to properties and the &C
ton made the entire performance an
unusual one. The love making, which
is almost always bungled by amateurs,
was natural. Ivan Donaghey as Dave
Hardy, gave very fine Interpretation
of a strong, sincere, rough hewn char
acter. The domesticssss scenes betweenI
the Rogers were very real and were ap-
plauded as much as any part of the
performance Miss Christian R. Wright
who conducted the rehearsals and looked
after the many details that go with the
staging of an amateur production, de-
serves much credit as well as the stage
and property managers, Arthur An
drews and Emmett Terry.
Excellent music was furnished before
the performance and the intervals be-
tween the acts by the Terbilcox Harp
orchestra.