Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-02
MERITORIOUS HIGH
SCHOOL Plx GIVEN
s'The Dream That Came ~ Most
Enjoyable Comedy Dram ven
Last Night at the Graz
AUDENCE ENJOYED
A RARE TS
Graduating Exercises Will be
This Evening. Rev. Joseph Fort
Newton Will Deliver the
Address.

Last night at the GranQ an I'M
mense audience enjoyed the class
play, 1.-THE Dream That Came True, >
given by the 1915 graduating class
Of the Decorah High School. There
were thirty-two in the cast and the
acting of all was exceptionally good,
and the class upheld the high stan
dard Of past graduates of this school.
The heavy parts of the play were
those of Bertha Sihler and Ethel Os-
man and Karl Christopher and Allyn
Bailey. Both of the young ladies act
ed their part exceedingly we'll. Karl
Christopher as Gordon Clay played
his part forcefully, and Allyn Bailey
as Bobbie Burns demonstrated that
he is entirely at home on the stage
and carried out his part to perfec-
ton.
Cecil euro was surely the ideal
boarding house keeper, and kept the
audience in an uproar most of the
time. She gave her part just the
right share of unconscious comedy.
Myrtle Tyler as Angelina Maud, her
daughter was delightful. Elizabeth
Plagman as the maid carried her part
in an artistic manner.
Vera Bucknel. as the college grad
uate who succumbs at last to the
everlasting feminine force of love.
was quite charming, as was Hide
garde Dahljelm as Peggy Gilbert, a
Browning Fiend, who also succumbs
and sacrifices a fad, to the, same force.
Leslie Schrubbe as Billy Best,
captain Of the Varsity team made a
hit with his acting, which was nat
ural and we'll created. g
Leila Marsh as Doris Hall, an ath-
letic girl, came on the stage as a
refreshing breeze from the western
prairies. free and untrammeled,
oharmingly frank and she took the
fancy of the audience.
Allen Wells as Lord Algernon,
gave remarkably clever impersona-
ton of a noble English dude, and his
frequent consultation of lexicon of
American slang was very funny.
Hartvig Engbretson took the part
of Charles Norton and his makeup
and acting was exceptionally good.
Ruth Sheel as Emmy Lou Norton
made an attractive and pleasing lit
tie girl. Ruth Swezey as Mrs. AL
laire, the chaperone looked stunning
and carried out her part in a capitol
manner.
Lloyd Ostenson, as Merkle, a
boarder at Mrs. Jenkins house was
possessed with crouch, and that
coupled with the fact that he was
the only male boarder at the table
in Mrs. Jenkins home. Her other
boarders were all young ladies, stem
ographers, school teachers and sales
ladies, the parts being taken by the
Misses Ruth Bake, Grace Lomen,
Clarice Johnson, Florence Thune.
Esther Rohm. Gladys Anderson, Viola
Schwartz and Hazel Gillette, and
Z their parts were well acted.
Charles Knorr, as Jack Brown, the
cub reporter didn't let any news get
~ hifn.hA 'ssee
Ak Dorothy Barfoot. as Louisa Hawk
y Ms, one OF the boarders was scream
3slh her c0mical makeup, and her act
ZIG was artistic.
~ Esther Arneson, a poetess carried
her part excellent, as did Mayme
Schlitter as Miss Mehitabel Biddle. a
suffragette. She defended her cause
in q capital manner.
Charles Tupy as Martin Henry.
acted his part in finished style.
Marjorie Ostenson as Nora, a maid,
was delightful in her interpretations
as was Dagmar Sperati as Miss
Monti, an athletic girl.
The above class Is the largest in
the history of the school. and Is
made up of some of our best young
ladies and gentlemen. and they are
entitled to much praise for the ex-
cellent class play given last night.
Last Sunday evening Rev Otto
schmidt preached the Baccalaureate
sermon before large and apprecia-
i've audience at the United Lutheran
church. o.
Tonight the graduating exercises
will be held at the Grand, when the
Graduates will receive their diplo-
lContinusd On last passl