The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-13
HIGH
SENIORS IN PLAY
Members of 1915 Class Present
"Maneuvers of Jane"

SidSS CAV tnelr annual play enLltleu
THE Maneuyers of Jane, on Fri
day evening at the opera house to a
fine large crowd. and the audience
was very appreciative. and with the
Young people from beginning to
end. 1t is probably the best play
from every STANDPOINT ever given by
a Miller high school class.
In the first place good judgement
was shown in the character of the
play. 1t was full of healthfull fun.
and the too frequent and drinking
and smoking scenes in such enter
tainments were CONSPICUOUS by their
absence. This is commendabie.
The credit for the splendid training
that the class showed, is due to Mrs
Glen M. Waters, who was pains
taking and careful in the training.
The marks of efficiency and-carcful-
ness were seen all through the play.
The class is fortunate in having
training by one of such ability and
judgement. This was manifest IN
the selection of the parts to fit the
actors. II was more than noticeable
that each actor had a part that was
natural to him. And again the play
itself was not too old for PLAYERS,
neither was it too traglcal. The
comedy of it was beautifully humor-
Gus. 1t finely illustrated the old
proyerb that The course of true
love never did run smooth. Al
together the effect was pleasing,
and the trainers and members Of
the class are really to be congratu-
lated, and commended.
THE Maneuvers of Jane" were
certainly interesting and very
human. She was a young girl
who vas sent away to boarding
school and she, Of course, fell in love
with a young man whom her father
was not in love with. and there was
a clash in James and fathers judg-
ment about the young man. This
resulted in scheming, and some es-
capades of an innocent nature on the
part of Jane and her lover. Finally
Jane won out, and father surrender
ed all the while protesting that he
had not given his consent, yet giving
it. And so for Jane and George
"all's well that ends we'll" They
lived happily ever afterward," pro-
baby in California.
Miss Jean Garrett. the class vale.
d~ictorian, was Jane, and acduitt-
ed herself with credit, a better i'm
personator it would be hard to find.
She put her whole soul in to all she
said and did. Her part was worthy
of the vaiedictorian.
And the same is true of Carl Moy-
er, the salutatorlan of the class,
who impersonated Lord Bapchild''.
All the while VIZ was being so hotly
pursued by the Young lady who had
her heart set on him, he was so gen.
tlemanly, and polite, that he could
hardly say his soul was his own. But
it didn't seem to be, for he admitted
that his proposal to Miss Constantia
Gage was AN accident. Carl was
fine all through.
George Kenahv showed himself a
real actor. He had a long and diff
cult part as "Jervis Punshon'. and
he sustained his part extremely well
all through. George deserves to be
amoung the first honors'' in his
work.
And Mabel Vinegar certainly was
first class in her part. She was
popular with the audience, and was
placed in some trying situations by
h blind unressonableness of
Jane. Erdlne Berry believed
that "a bird in the hand was worth
two in the BUSH. and so she took
no chances, but held on with a life
and death grip.
Hazel Schmieter as Pamela was
a regular sleuth. always being on
the spot at the right time to bring
discomfort to those whom she was
worrying. But they finally dropped
Der by strategy. and they went
their way rejoicing in the loss of
one who was always in the wrong
place at the right time.
Beatrice Williams was a very
dignlfied mother. and Hobart Mead
a fine father, with troubles all his
own.
Lloyd Tamblyn and Hazel Vinegar
were fit to live in the m:nsc. Lloyd
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