New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-04-22
Christopher Jr.,
Is Nearly Ready
Seniors Practicing Daily For
Their Glass Play For
Friday, May 1st.
Special Trainer Will Take
Charge Of Work Next
Week.

w eek.
t'Christopher, Jr.,'' which is to be
staged by the Seniors of the High School
on the evening of May LIST, promises to be
one Of the best local talent plays given
in New Ulm for long time. The play
is a sprightly comedy Of English life and
the characters are playing up to their
parts better at every rehearsal. Miss
Georgia Paddock should be given the
lions share of the credit for the work the
youngsters are doing as she has been
directing the work during the entire
season. She is to be assisted in putting
on the finishing touches during the last
three days practice by Miss Harriet Het-
land Miss Hetland will be remembered
for her excellent work during 'Univer-
sity Week. last summer when she read
''Polly OF the Circus" to large audience.
The play is one that lends itself we'll to
local talent 1t is not too heavy for
amateurs and still gives plenty of'appor-
tunity for real acting. The story, in
brief, is as follows:
ACT 1.
Scene Jedbury Jr's. Apartments.
Christopher Jedbury, Jr., has always
desired to 60 into business but his father
has insisted that he be lawyer. Con-
sequently misunderstanding have
arisen between father and son. Chris
topEer an receiving notice of a forth
coming visit from his father moves into
an attic room in order to give the ap-
j assarance. Of extreme poverty. His sister
N9lly visits him and is much disturbed
by the room in which he is living. Be-
fore leaving she extracts promise from
him that he will come to Devonshire for
her coming out ball and tells him he must
meet her dearest friend, Dora Hedway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glib, Christopher's ac-
quaintances, are shown in and Mrs. Glib
the talkative, nearly lays bare Christie
piers little pretext Of poverty.
Christopher Jedbury, ST., and his wife
are announced. The father proposes for
the sake of business advancement, that
Christopher marry the niece Of Major
Hedway. This puts Christopher in a
quandary and he seeks advice from his
friend Bellaby, telling him that he is al
ready married under an assumed name
to woman, Matilda Dwyer" whom he
has never seen. Bellaby promises to in
vestigate the affair and see if he can
prove the marriage void.
Dora Hedway visits the room, look
ing for Nelly, and meets person she
takes to be friend Of Christopher but
she neglects to mention her name.
ACT II.
Scene Hall opening from ball room in
( home of Jedbury, Sr.
| Major Hedway has just completed his
business alliance with Jedbury, ST.,
and is to 60 to Bombay as his represen-
tative. Christopher, Jr., again meeting
Dora, upon inquiry finds out from Whim-
per that she is Miss Hedway. Jedbury,
ST., receives letter which turns out to
be letter from Bellaby to Christopher,
Jr., concerning his marriage. Christie
pher, Jr., tries to explain but his father
| orders him from the house. The elder
Jedbury finally relents and sends his
son as clerk to Bombay telling him that
his name is now blank for him to fill
up. Later, Christopher, Jr., meets Dora
and tells her his name is A. Blank and
that he is going to India.
ACT III.
Scene-Major Hedway's Bungalow in
Bombay.
Dora has accompanied her uncle to
Bombay and has become very well ac-
quainted with "A. Blank" who has dis
covered that Mr.. Simpson, his fathers
business manager is embezzling from the
firm but he declines to notify his father
so Dora takes matters into her own hands
and writes Nelly. Mr.. Simpson tries to
force Dora to marry him but is frustrated
in his plan by Christopher Mr.. and
Mrs. Glib turn up Unexpectedly and
Christopher narrowly escapes detection.
He now charges Simpson with theft but
Simpson tries to smoothe matters over
by offering him private partnership.
Finally, as last resort, Christopher as
sumes his own name and dismisses the
unfaithful Simpson.
ACT w.
Scene Same as Act III.
Dora who has been secretly married
fort three years to man, Bellaby by name
whom she has never seen, is much dis