The diamond drill., 1915-05-15
OPERA A BIG SUCCESS
The Crystal Falls High School Pupils
Pleased Large Audience

AhfAntN ~ Ldftt Auuttutt
Tile opera "A Nautical Knot" given
by the pupils OF the high school under
the direction OF Miss Geiger last Friday
evening was the best thing OF its
kind ever given in Crystal Falls. That
is the unanimous verdict OF very
large house which greeted Miss Geiger
and her performers and II is safe TO
say that II the play were to. be given
again fully as large house would be
on hand.
Miss Geiger is entitled TO a lot OF
credit for her work with the pupils and
they in turn must be accorded much
praise for the way that they bent
TO their work and for the interest and
the energy that they displayed In
their work.
A chorus OF eighty voices, all pupils
OF the high school, was the background
OF the opera lead by an orchestra Of six
pieces. Miss Geiger leading on the
piano assisted by Lee Wilson. Harry
Wills, Russell Ball, Herbert Larson
and Sam Ham, s1
The leaders in the play were Bessie
Sensiba who was easily the star per-
former OF the evening as Julia,
Evelyn Uren as Nance" Eddie Cayia
as BILL Salt. Ed. Carlson as Joe
Stout and Thomas Conlin as Barn
abas, the wandering artist. These five
carried the heavy parts and carried
them well "Bili~ Salt" vieing with
Julia for popularity with the audi
ence.
In the second string were Mildred
Lustfield, Carol Voos and Angeline
Bouchard as the Barnstapoole girls
and Everett Larson, Will Sode. man
and Chester Bowdin as the sailor lads,
All Of these had difficult parts and ac-
quilted themselves with credit. Not a
single prompting was made throughout
the entire play and the musical selec-
| tions were rendered I'm a manner that
would have done credit to much ma
turer persons.
! The performing part of the chorus
was a sextett OF boys and girls. Har-
old Richards, Clarence Richards. Wal
ter Bauer. Clarence Bjork, George
Cassidy and Sam Jacka for the boys
and Vivian Scadden, Ethlyne Henry
Eva Mendelson, Myrtle Leonard, Hell.
en- Fraser. Esther Edwards and Hilda
Olson.
for the girls
Then there was the general chorus
which was participated in by the bal
ance OF the high school, the girls
presenting very unique appearance
in their fisher maiden hats.
One OF the very enjoyable special
ties was the dancing OF the hornpipe by
four boys and girls, John Ham, Theron
HILL Edward Voos. Oscar Olson for the
boys and Emily Neugebauer, Ethel
Rogers. Hattie Jackson and Celia Git
zen
The affair was so highly enjoyed by
the public that the school had num-
erous requests TO put the play on again
but Prof Burkhart feels that sufficient
OF the energy OF the pupils has been
given to theatricals and from now un-
III the end OF the term all efforts must
be bent towards studies.
One Of the features OF the affair was
the scenery which was especially
chalked for the occasion by the draw
Ing teacher. Miss Outwater and the
ship the Bounding Billows" which
was constructed by the boys In the
manual training department
The proceeds OF the affair went tc
the athletic association and will reach
somewhere about 500 net
A very pretty speciality was dance
by Isabelle Salisbury between acts
The little lady astonished the audience
with er performance and was called
back second time. so pleased was the
people at her work.