The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-16
"The Pennant" q Success.

The Pennant," a comic operetta,
presented at the opera house last
Friday night proved in every way
great success.
The opening chorus consisted of
the college foot ball eleven aided by
the coach giving yells, songs and
practicing signals for the big game of
the season when Jack Lawson (Irv-
ing Little), captain of the team en-
ters, carrying flowers and candy for
Doris Bond EDNA Biggs). He is
cheered and jollied by the other fell
lows, but Irving proved himself an
ardent lover in the song when a
Fellows in Love He's a Fool. !"
Junm Gates as VerdanG Green, a
freshman from up country not only
kept the audience in laughter but en-
chanted them by his song Il Wish [
Had a Sweetheart Too" and his de-
votion to the Merry Widow, Mrs.
Reno Grass (Freda Ferren). Dewey
Long as Lord Woody Rich is to be
congratulated on the splendid man
ner in which he portrayed the char
acter of an heiress-hunting gentle
man and his solos were exceedingly
pleasing. Bruce Townsend took the
part of Levi Lender, the Jewish ped.
dler and friend of Lord Rich and all
those who had the pleasure OF see
ing him will no doubt say his solo
Pm Attending Strictly to Business"
was we'll worth the price of admis-
sion. Ida Hazlet as Mrs. Bond and
Lynn Gardner as Mr.. Bond were ex-
ceptionally good in their parts and
although Mr.. Bond was a self-made
business man, we'll under the domina-
ton of his wife, he succeeded in mar
rying his daughter Miss Doris, to an
American instead of an English Lord.
Mrs. Bond showed her social ambl-
ton in the solo "My Daughters to
Marry Peer" Freda Ferren as Mrs.
Reno Grass, the merry widow, was
more than Lord Rich bargained for.
Freda played the part to finish.
Edna Biggs as Miss Doris Bond de-
lighted the audience with her pleas
ing voice and unassuming manner
in which she played the college girl
and sweetheart of Capt. Jack. Misses
Maurine Penniwell, Dorothy Hoff-,
man, Ardes Woodard and Abigail
Alexander as Misses Sweets and
Youngs, friends of Doris, pleased the
audience with their song We've Lost
Our Chaperone Joe Keshlear as
Bennie Owen, the coach, looked the
part and the way he chastised Capt.
Jack is to be remembered and should
be a good lesson for the local foot
ball team. George Youngs, as Ma
son and Mike Grogan as Harding,
chums of Capt. Jack, proved true
blue. Dorothy Hoffman, Barbara
Penniwell, Maurine Penniwell, Helen
Gammill, Ruth Shields, Marjorie
Mullinnix, Marjorie Shular, Ardes
Woodland, Irene Buchanan, Marcia
Wallace, Marjory Hoffman, Lois Ack-
erley and Esther Osborn carried
flash lights and danced and sang the
Twinkle, Twinkle, or Good Night
song, which was very pretty.
The chorus of college girls and
foot ball boys were Helen Gammill,
Josephine Coder, Dorothy Hoffman.
Sybil Stevens. Ethel Smotherman,
Ruth Gittinger, Maurine Penniwell,
Barbara Penniwell, Hazel Stuteville,
Muriel Butler, Marcia Wallace, Mar
jory Hoffman, Irene Buchanan, Lois
Ackerley, Ruth Shields, Ardes Wood
ard, Marjorie Mullinnix, Abigail AL
exander and Mike Grogan, Geo. Chas-
tain, Forest Hagan, Forest Grimes,
Geo. Youngs, Joe Keshlear, Bob
Gates, Martin Biddison, Robert Scott,
Tom Grogan. Miss Alma Kindblade,
the accOmpanist is to be commended
on her good work.
The proceeds were $55 and after
all expenses there will be $40 for the
piano fund.