The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-15
SENIOR CLASS PLAY.

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Down" Greeted by a
Large Audience.
At the Opera House last Friday eve
ming the crowds began arriving early
for the production offered by the SEN
Tor Glass of the High School. BY the
time the curtain rose for the 6Yst act
every available seat in the house was
taken. The title Of the play given was
''The Touchdown" and as could be
gathered from this the plot conferred
around . football game. The scenes
were placed at Sidell College.
The leading role, Grant Hayden, a
young mar of marked ability as a
football player, has given up the
game in order to complete a statue,
1.-THE Hunters" to enter it in a COM
petition for a $4,000 prize. In this
manner he hopes to secure the neoes-
sary money to complete his school
work and eventually marry Rena May
nard, the young lady OF his choice.
This part was very ably taken by
James Cassell. The villain of the
play, Alfred Woolfe, a dissipated
football lplayer who was jealous OF
Grants ability and feared he would
lose his place on the team, vas care.
fully portrayed by George Sussex.
He uses as q catspaw Watassa Faux
ner, an Indian maiden, who is a foot:
ball enthusiast and a great lover OF
her alma mater. Hattie Elliott carried
this part to the satisfaction of every.
body.
In picking the star of the cast we
think that all will agree with US in our
selection Of the young lady who i'm
personated Rena Maynard, Olga Lang,
ager. Her acting could scarcely have
been improved upon, her lines were
perfect, and her personality won the
audience from the start. A close SEQ
ond, however, was Elsie Lockwood as
Priscilla Parmelee, the Deans assist
ant. She had a hard role, which she
handled most creditably. The part Of
Robert Hayden, brother of Grant, who
in order to shield Watassa, claimed
to have destroyed his brothers. work,
was most satisfactorily handled by
John Sussex.
The lighter side OF the story por.
traysd was brought out by able talent,
| and it would be g hard matter to say
who was leader in these counter plots,
Junius Brooks, q heavyweight Soph.
omore," whose favorlte book was 9
cook book and whose affections cen.
tered in Margery Carson, a pretty
Junior who lisped, was we'll taken by
Lloyd Pepper, while Anna Swanson
very suitably played the object of his
affections. Everett Joslyn carried the
part Of Gene CLARK, the football
coach, and made love, whom necessary
very naturally. The scenes in which
Prof. Henry Sumner took part were
we'll brought out, Rolfe Kraabel TAX
ing the part and handling it in fine
shape. Ethel Mccullough as Dollie
Sylvester and Marie O'Brien as he,
twin sister, Evelyn, known as "Dol
lies echo," were especially good ir
their parts. Frank Mitchell anc
George Holman, football rooters,
were we'll taken by Harry Pepper and
William Hanley.
A great deal was added toward the
success of the entertainment by thu
special numbers introduced between
acts. The orchestra, under the dlrec
ton Of G. F. Husoms, gave several Sc.
lections, ell Of which we're we'll re
eeived by the audience. MIS-. L. A
Hsrdle rendered q very beautiful VIC
lin solo, accompanied on the piano b,
Miss Ethel Joslyn, and ohserfully re
sponded to the hearty Encore. The
ladies' quartet, composed Of the Mes
danes Alexander and L. H. Smith
and the Misses Tillotson and Gullick
son, sang q very pretty selection
whish was greatly. appreciated as
shown by the prolonged applause te
which the singers responded.
A four.sst play of this nature oan,
not be staged in the splendid name,
The Touch Down" was without IN.
limited work and patience on the par
OF those in charge, and We know tho