The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-28
SENIOR STUDENTS
MERIT PRAISE
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOW TO
PACKED HOUSE IN "A COLLEGE
TOWN" AT EGGAN'S HALL.
Laughable Farce Brought Out Instant
Applause Last Night From an Ap-
preciative Audience.

If a packed house, continuous
laughter, laundering applause, and un-
limited compliments are a safe guide
as to how thoroughly an audience en-
joyed a performance the members of
the senior class of the high school
are certainly justified in counting their
production of "a College Town" at
| Eggan's hall last night tremendous
| and unqualified success. That the
high school has a host of enthusiastic
friends was shown by the fact that
great numbers were on hand before
the doors were open, and by o'clock,
with every seat both in the main floor
and in the gallery taken, the distracted
ushers were still trying to find places
for the crowd of ticket-holders who
were forced to stand In the rear of
the hall. From the moment when the
curtain rose on the clever singing and
dancing specially by a group of ex.
tremely pretty senior girls until 1t
fell for the last time on the numerous,
competent, and energetic company of
actors, the huge audience was con,
yulsed with merriment over the absurd
and comical situations, the amusing
lines, and the clever acting of the we'll |
chosen and capable cast. The entire |
performance was most creditable and |
was characterized by some merits not !
always present in the dramas staged !
by older and more experienced play
ers. All of the actors knew their lines
perfectly threw themselves heartily
into their various and difficult roles,
and gave their lines with intelligence
and with sufficient volume. The make
ups were excellent, and the special
were highly enjoyed, given,
as they were. with quite the dash and
grace of professional comic opera ,
,houses and certainly with fresher,
1etter trained voices.
Provided Capital Fun.
Although the play is not equal in
misunderstanding, humorous incid-
nts, and witty lines to the more fa-
nous college Widow" it provides 1
apital fun in all of it's scenes; and n
he spectacle of husky football boys L
n the dress of sedate maiden ladies of
ncertain years was an increasing
revocation to hilarity on the part of |
he audience The complicated sit n
ations arising from the superfiuity of C
Aunt James were very funny and were L
andled with marked skill by the P
haracters whom those scenes prin- P
ipally concerned.
Cast Was Excellent
1t is seldom that troupe" shows
uch uniformity of excellence in the
resentation of their parts and to
lis desirable balance may be attribut- NJ
in large part the success of the
The music furnished
Y Carey's orchestra added much to
le enjoyment of the audience. Great
redit should be paid to Miss Bradbury
nder whose able direction the play ;r
as given, and to Miss Kendrick who -
rovided the musical numbers. q,
Those Who Participated. p;
The cast and special numbers in y
uded the following members of the re
nior class of the high school: Forest Ut
aylor, Ernest Poe, Walter Sandelius, 81
arence Sandberg, Palmer Bacon ci
erland Schultz, Kenneth Collins, le
con Owings, Merland Schultz, Camille q
cDaniel, Signe Eggan, Nella Jensen, oo
lima Olson, Ella Smith, Jennie Peter al
n, Jennie Leitch, Mildred Lillibridge. 10
Vesta Cornwall, Raymie Forbes, sii
athleen Carlyle, Mabel Drury, Kath- po
inc Frantz, Dora Schofield, Alma
i've Kidwell, Helen Helpman, Goldie De
lnson, Mearie Leininger, Claude ins
)od, Frank Thomas, John Aspray, trs
ther Christensen, Belle Willis, sh
ra Otter, Vivian Munson, Ethel AL ma
rt. les