River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-21
"0RJEcT MATRlFA0KY"

unity of attending a very interest
ing performance when a large COM
pany of town people will produce
"Obiect Matrimony" for the bene-
fit of the Auditorium. The play is
being staged under the direction of
Gertrude Mossler, with the musical
assistance of John Howard. Every
year a benefit is given, the proceeds
being devoted to the Auditorium.
This year the offering is a bril-
liant musical comedy. full of hum
or, pretty costumes and clever
novelties, new to River Falls. Those
who are taking part are all talented
and Miss Mossler says she has
never had more congenial people to
direct.
The plot of the play deals with
the decision of Jack Wayne's father
that his son shall marry Leila
F~arnsworth, daughter of his old
college chum. This pact was made
when both were children and nov
that they have grown up neither is
eager for the marriage to be con-
summated. The Farnsworths are
at Atlantic City SO Wayne and his
chum, Jim Virgins. decide to go
there and look over the prospect.
In order that Wayne may have a
good opportunity to judge his fut-
ure wife the two men exchange
Identities. This with a mysterious
suit case causes some amusing
situations.
Besides a large chorus those who
make up the cast are:
Mr.. Farnsworth Everal Perkins,
Mrs. Farnsworth : Grace Murphy
Leila, their daughter,
Mira Currier
Jessica Norris, her chum,
Mrs. Skogmo
Jack Wayne Charles Phillips
Jim Virgins Omar Sandow
Newton Raines Henry Rudow
| Skeet O'Day Fred Baldwin
Patricia B. Schott
Dorothy Taggart
Pierre O'Brienne Leroy Kuenning
In the chorus are Elva Ritchey,
Norma Roehm, Annabelle Hutton,
Eva White, Irene Crowley, Helen
George, Juliet Randall, Marguerite
Vogel, Blanche Flesher, Margaretta
Taggart, Margaret William 5, Helen
Dawson, Margaret Norseng, Lila
Williams, Clara Nobel, Margaret
Smith, Lila Chinook, Margaret
Taylor. John KEENAN,, Ebert Ran
dali, Earl Hunter, Harry Nelson,
Wilbur Ensign, Adam Brown, Earl
Fox, Bob WATSON, Gerhard Kulstud.
The play object Matrimony"
was written by two students at the
University of Kansas, where it was
produced with great success by the
Red Domino Club, which is the
same as the Red Domino Club of
the University of Wisconsin.
A great deal of music has been
used on the professional stage, the
authors giving Miss Mossier the
sole right for amateur perform
ances. This will be the first time
that any of this music has been
heard north of Chicago.
The cast is composed of people
who are already known for their
cleverness on the stage. Miss Mira
Currier, who sings the lead, needs
no introduction to River Falls aud
fences and in her present role, she
appears to better advantage than
ever. Mrs. Skogmo, singing an
other leading role, has a part sing
ularily adapted to her charming
personality. Miss Dorothy Tag
CART as the telephone girl furnishes
much of the humor of the play and
incidentally will make a hit"
Charles Phillips plays the lead
ing masculine role and Mr.. Phillips
many friends will be interested in
seeing him carry off a part as ar
tistically as a professional actor
would. The remainder of the cast
is just as we'll balanced and makes
the play a we'll rounded affair in
deed.