Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-06-17
/. S. SENIOR PLAY
SPLENDID SUCCESS.
''Mose" College Play Staged
Wednesday Night Scores
Big Hit.
CROWDED HOUSE sees PLAY
Acting and Singing of High School
Actors Exceptionally Well
Done.

The presentation OF the play NOSE
by members of the Senior class of the
High School Wednesday evening was
a splendid success from beginning to
end and one that reflects credit upon
the class as a whole, the trainer and
the high school. The play was given in
the Wright Opera House before
crowd that packed the building. The
committee in charge of the ticket sale
did their work well for there was
scarcely a single seat unoccupied.
The scene of the play was laid in
and about college and particularly
in a college fraternity. Typical col
lege characters were portrayed and
portrayed we'll too, the athletic hero,
the weak but not wicked rich mans
son, the inevitable freshman, the ma
irons boy, regular scapegoat etc.
The plot lay around the efforts of one
of the rivals for young ladies favor
to implicate the baseball hero in fl
nancial trouble. The former character
was very cleverly played by Glen
Rockwell and the athletic hero part
equally We by Wesley Muscott.
The most humorous portion of the
evenings entertainment was furnished
by Clarence Banghart in the role of
the matron's irrepressible son. His
comedy was good from beginning to
end ano kept the crowd in uproar all
the time. Between the first and second
acts he gave a Hebrew dialogue with
Arlo Eckert that was very good.
Miss Ruth Kelly exhibited beauti-
full lyric soprano voice. She sang two
solos which were roundly applauded
by the audience.
Mrs Bone" the fraternity house
matron was well played by Miss Media
Dove. who put in some clever touches
that made quite hit with the crowd.
Ed Mahr as Henry Warwick, the re-
porter, Roy Perry as the "Mose' ia
ther, Malcolm Smith as the inevitable
freshman, Miss Mildred McConkey as
Eleanor Thorton the heroine, Emily
as Anne Schuyler who loved man
for his weakness, Georgiana Gossett
and Wealthy Grain as society buds
all deserve special mention for the
commendable manner in which they
acted their parts. Miss Elsie Lindner
as a Swedish American of six months
standing was very good as was also
William Brewbaker the william.
The cast was trained b. Rudolph
Boyer, sophomore in the college and
to him belongs a great share of the
credit for the faultless production of
the play. There was little of the anna
teurishness which so often character
ICES school plays, while well developed
stage personality was marked fea-
ture of the actors work. Mr.. Beyer's
fine ability on the stage was well re-
flected in the work Of the actors.
The High School orchestra trained
and directed by Miss Mae Jones, rend-
cred some excellent music before the
play and between acts. Miss Ruth
Bennett was at the piano.
Cast of Characters
Nose, baseball hero, Wesley Muscott
Frank Thornton, weak but not wicked,
Glen Rockwell
Thurston Hall, who makes a mistake,
William Brewbaker.
Billy Holt, the inevitable freshman,
Malcolm Smith.
Henry Warwick, product of yellow
journalism, Ed Mahr
Society" Smith, one of the boys, Carl
Blair.
Rodney, another, Lloyd Sexton.
Sumner, another, Leo Hill
Hayden, another, b. Jones
Thomas Edward, "l'enfant terrible" I"
Clarence Banghart.
An Old Man, Moses father, Roy Perry
Eleanor, who loves a man for his
strength Mildred McConkey
Anne Schuyler, who loves a man for
4. his weakness, Emily Tam
Betty Carew, who loves a freshman,
Wealtha Grain
Sally Middleton, Nina Montigel
Katherine Stanton, Ruth Kelly
. Edythe Burne-Jones, an impressionist
from the provinces" Georgiana
Gossett.
Mrs Bone, the frat" house matron,
Media Dove.
Mrs. Vanche, chaperon, Winnie Boyd.
Mrs. Courant, another, Hazel Cary
Inga, the maid Elsie Lindner
Synopsis
Act I.--Living room in the Gamma Tau
Fraternity House. Afternoon.
Act U.--Reception-room at the Grolier
Club. Evening.
Act III.--Same as Act /. The follow
ing morning
Specialities
(Eck and Bang hart in Hebrew Dia-
logue. Miss Gertrude Benedict.