Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-19
At THE END Of
THE RAINBOW
Members of Junior Glass do
Themselves Great Credit
in This Play

day night the Junior Class of the
High School in a clever little three
act comedy solved this mystery for
us and showed US that the pot OF
gold at the end OF the rainbow is
the fulfillment and realization of our
hearts desire and happiness.
The Lincoln Auditorium was com
pletely filled with friends of the class
to witness their first production
The cast was under. the business maj
agement of Raymond Mullen and the
direction of Miss Kitto. They are
to be congratulated upon the success
full outcome of this performance
Miss Kitto has worked under a very
great handicap, but in spite Of it was
able to put ON q play which showed
her exceptional ability as a director.
The scene was laid in a col
lege town at the present time. WheT
the curtain rose ON the first act
the stage was artistically arranged
as a den in the Theta Phi House.
In this act each player is introduced
to the audience and the plot starts
to roll. AT this particular time the
sor0rities and fraternIties are seek
ing pledges and the foot ball sea
son is at it's height. These two
make rather busy and interesting
times, but in spite of it all Cupid
seems to be able to get in his work
and his arrows hit the mark.
Near the college lives a. family con
sisting of Robert Preston, a success
full lawyer about forty years of age;
his ward, Maricm Dayton, a girl of
Dick Preston and his bride,
Nellie; and Jack Austin, Preston S
Secretary. The part of Robert Pres
tom was taken by Dean BabcOck and
that of his ward by Dolores Ward in
a very efficient manner from start
to finish. Robert Preston having
placed the greatest confidence in his
ward tells her of am important estate
of which he has charge and the tro-
bles of his client. This client is
Douglas Brown, a prominent foot
ban player who has just come to the
college The atepnIother of Doug
las Brown and her daughter have
plotted to secure this estate and de
fraud Douglas of his rights Doug
las will take no part in football be
cause of his loyalty to another col
Lege and Captain Ted Whitney seeks
the assistance of Phyllis Lame, an
enthusiast, to interest Douglas
Brown. Phyllis seeks to interest
Brown in the coming game and for
her sake he agrees to play the game.
Howard Mullen assumed the role of
Brown; Marguerite Raglan that Of
Phyllis Lane; and Wesley Natwick
filled the position of the captain OF
the team perfectly. Miss Ragan and
Mullen did very excellent playing
throughrut the entire play.
While the football players are busy
with their affairs the sororities and
fratermities are also busy. The girls
of the Theta Phi have decided that
their pledge Mollie Bruce shall act
as maid for the bride and groom, and
at the same time the fraternity per
suade the groom to take Stanley
Palmer as Hawkins the Butler. "
Ruby Huntington as the maid and
Joseph Holly as the butler showed
themselves post graduates from the
school of service and so agreeable
that each proceeded to fall in love
with the other not knowing the
identify of one another, but strongly
ting that they were not what
they appeared. Many interesting
situations presented themselves in
the Pretson home because of this
deception.
Delma Padgham assumed the role
of Jane, the maid at the Theta Phi
House. She is represented as hay-
ing a taste for literature and brings
into play many little humorous re-
marks while performing her duties.
The girls of the Theta Phi were:
Margaret Wheir, Nina Rocksted,
Helen Johnson, Anita Hollmiller, Els
htre Peltier and Claire Timlin.
These girls were prettily gowned and
presented a group OF happy, lively
girls, typical of college life. Stanton
Brazeau acted the part of Jack Aus
tin, Preston's secretary, in a per
fectly natural way. The only bit of
yilliany which enters into the play
is brought out in the character of
Louise Ross, known at the school
as Miss Grayson, and her mother,
Mrs. Brown. These parts were cleve
ly performed by Marion PhiIleo, as
Louise Ross, and Ruth Fontaine, as
Ans. Brown. The young ladies are
to be congratulated on their work.
The Imp a college Freshman plays
an important part in the mischief
and also the untangling of the plot.
The part was characteristically taken
by LucileeVoyer.
The second act presented the Ii
brary of the Preston home during a
mask ball given in honor of Marion
Dayton's eighteenth birthday ami
versary. Louise Ross takes this time
to disguise herself as Marion, work
upon the affections of Preston, and
secure the combination to the safe,
in which the papers of the Brown
estate are deposited. She is success
ful in her scheme and is removing
the nanerS when the secretary comes