The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-04-20

Closing Sixth Grade
Benefit Entertainment Big Success.
On last Friday evening Heppner
high School added another laurel to
the wreath they already possessed,
when they brought to successful
close their annual benefit entertain
ment for the athletic association.
After several weeks of preparation
the students came before the large
audience sure that their efforts would
be successful, and they were not dis
appointed. The first number, Sum
mer," from Wagner, by the school
chorus was an excellent song excell-
emily sung, and gave the hearers a
little insight into the good things to
come.
The recitation, "Roger and l." CIV
en- by Emery Gentry showed evidence
of diligent preparation and excellent
elocutionary ability on the part of
the performer.
A sight that will long be remem-
bered by the audience was the Rose
Drill by sixteen Of the prettiest girls
In the school. Each oneswas dressed
in white with rose trimmings, and
each carried in her hand long staff
with rose attached to the end. This
number was loudly applauded.
Much mystery surrounded the 4th
number on the program which was
listed simply as Surprise" After
much preparation of the stage the
curtain was pulled, disclosing Irwin,
the Master Hynotist. After a few re-
marks explaining the nature of his
entertainment, Mr.. Irwin called for
volunteers from the audience to be
lhypnotised. Six of the high school
"huskies" responded, and with the
aid of his electrical apparatus the
hypnotist put them to sleep. While
in this state and through the direc-
tion of Mr.. Irwin, the subjects per-
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formed many stunts and laughable
antics which greatly amused the
audience. 1t was indeed a neat "take-
off, on the professional fake hypno-
tist and in itself was worth the price
of admission to the entertainment.
The first year German class en-
tertained with the German song,
'Mignon" and were called back for
an encore. In response to this call
they sang Augustine"
The play by the quartet, composed
of Charles Barlow, Clarence Scrivner,
Lester Ingrum and Earl Gordon, was
good. The name, Bachelors and
Benedicts," suggests its nature. Cor.
don and Scrivner, as the bachelors
upheld their unmarried state of con.
tentment against the claims of Bar.
low and Ingrum, the Benedicts, that
married life was the only life, Sew
eral songs and much amusing conver.
sation entered into the play and the
boys "got it across" in nice shape.
Shadows" pleasing Southern
play, was given in manner which
surprised the audience, used to the
usual amateur theatricals.
Neva Hayes, in the part of Aunt
Geranium, a negro Nanny" coult
not have been better and the auditors
were often convulsed at her delinea
tion of this difficult part. The frs
part was scene between Aunt Ger
anium and Virginia Lee. Southern
maid, Norma Frederic) and made
plain the fact that Virginia was abou
to give up the man she loved for {
rich Northerner. Aunt Geranium
in trying to dissuade her, began tt
tell her the story Of her (Virginia's
greatgrandmother, who seemingl!
had been in the same predicamen
years before. During the progress o
the telling Virginia fell asleep ant
dreamed. The dream constituted tn,
second part of the play. In the inter
val between the two parts Charles
Barlow sang "The Dream"
| In the dream Virginia witnessed
the love scene between her great
grandmother, Alice Fairfax, and th
young Confederate officer, just bacl
from the war. Ruth Howard tool
the part of Alice Fairfax and Ceci
Lieuallen the part of Gordon Stan
ford, the young soldier, and the,
: handled them very cleverly. In tn
: midst of the scene, and just afte
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