Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04
,rHE DICTATOR At HIGH
senool 4 eRsAr success:

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ne McNHlaa auditorium was
crowded Wednesday evenfns. when.
the Class q 1914 presented the an
nuai Senior play. The Dsotaoor,-
an excellent th-eeAc farce BY.
Richard Harding Davis.
The scene = laid a Port Banos.
Republic Of san MssanA. Central
America. Brooke Travers. with his
valet. has LEFT New York, thinking
he has murdered a cahmsh. On boara
steamer they meet Col. John . Bowie.
american consul TO Port Banos. and
Miss Lucy Sheridan. who Is going out
to marry the Rev. Arthur Bostick
and help him IN his work On arrival
at Port Banos. Col. Bowie Is In
formed that under no circumstances
must he land. so he gets Travers 20
imperSonate the consul" This
leads to various and unexpected COM
plications.
HALEY Bradford took the pat of
Travers. the principal Of the entire
show. and carried It through wieh
s. lendid ability. dividing the lead
inx honnrs with him was Miss Mir
lam Glandon. who, as Lucy Sheridan
captivated the audience with her
charm and personality. Miss Glsndon
Is always good and is quite a favor
qe IN home alert performances.
Morris Dry made a most sedafe and
pompus Col. Bowie and Miss Mabe'
ThreIkeld was fine as his love-sich
wife. Sherlock Holmes has nothing
on Leonard C~oatsworth as a detect
i've and Horace MCGEE brought 6
small part into prominence by his
clever work. Miss Mildred Pear
reminded one OF the Mexican sstua
ton as the fiery "senorita Juani
ta." as did Lloyd James, the Healtl
Z Officer, Drake Cowwherd. as Gen
Santos Campos. George Irion, Wv
ion Mildred and Ed. o'Brien. Is sol
diers. William Greer was IN
muchly-frightened valet and playeI
|, the part well. while Orlando wol
|, rell was very satisfactory as III
wireless opertor. Rodes Jesse mad
i. a most excellent Rev. Arthur Bos
tick, despite the fact he lost hi
girl. George Irion. Tom DeLaport'
! Clayton Shook, Edward ofBrien an
:. Louie Jesse added to the success
:. II the performance by their pot
trayal OF minor parts in a frs
: class manner.
: Miss Elizabeth Gill had charge
directing the show and rehearsing
an exceedingly arduous and diff
2 cult job. She should feel proud
E the showing made by her company
E az no small part of the glory b.
4 longs to her, 'the power benin
r the throne"
The scenery and stage settings
a were made and painted by student
q at the High School. under the dire
ton Of Miss Edith Etheridge. Art i
= structor; Miss Archie Cook. Dome
tic Science Instructor: Hubert Co
9 lett. Manual Training Instructo
O Two sets OF scenery wene made e
pecially for this show-a ship deC
scene and an interior, In the dec
scene, the back curtain was a tea
tifnl ocean scene and a mesnifice
q piece ofwork from an artist
standpoint. The students, in MAXI
the scenery and setting II up, b.
Is rides controlling the lights. show
sreat deal Of practical ability. II
practical end Is what the Manu-
j Training and Domestic Science
parments are working for and a
II certainly attaining the goal. Miss
Cook and Etheridge and Mr.. c,
lett are to be congratulated on 4
y splendid showing of their students.
" The Class Of IA as a whole is
'e be congratulated on the entire 81
cess of the entertainment We
nesday evening, as "The Dictator
viii go down in history as M
/, the best Senior plays ever present'
by a class at Mcmillan High School