The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-24
.r1.r Nephew's Aunt" Scores
Hit with Large Audience
Monday Evening.
YECIALTIES ENJOYED
u;ch School 'Thespians Break
All Former Records
ssBest Ever. -


...aaa at the opera house Monday
s'1si ssasine by the High school students
the = she class play of the Class II.
sns,sngeyille 4 High school, proved to be
easily the equal OF past tneatricai Ell
FORTS on the part OF young folks from
thp High school and provided very
hanpy evenings entertainment Tor the
lsrre sgs audience which greeted the pro-
ducti0n.
Much credit is due the members of
,ha cast. other interested students, and
IA members of the high school facul-
Il which includes the Misses Brooks,
| K;rhy and Erb, who so generously and
! lindly assisted in the success OF the
NAV The members of the cast assum-
II the full responsibility for the pre-
sntation. we are told,s and in addi-
/ don to appearing before the f0otlights
tOok full charge of all the business
md Of the production, such as selling
tickets. advertising and gathering and
4 returning the immense lot of properties
4 and furniture and stage fittings nee
e essary. In this way they received all
possible educational benefit from the
4 event. Added to this they have the
& pleasant realization of having achiev
Il Cd widely acclaimed success with
their play.
Miss Gleavs Cole as "Aunt Myra,"
the name part In "Her Nephew's Aunt"
d was excellent, and faithfully fulfilled
u all the demands of this exacting role.
81 Although burdened with an exception
6 ally yoluminous part which called for
4 great care and study in memorizing
Miss Cole responded to the needs
glendidly and carried the part thru
out In q manner which figured prom
inently in the general excellence of the
bIll
It is doubtful il local folks have
a ever Witnessed a more amusing pre-
sentatlon Of comedy character than
that offered by Miss Jean McGhie who
vas Matilda a maid of all work in
Aunt Myra's household. To find her
equal In sucR work in the city would
Be extremely difficult. She furnished a
large share of the comedy Mondaf even
ing and 1t was the sort of comedy that
pleases everybody.
lazy tired chap who also helped with
NE work at Aunt Myra's, by Cracky.'
This young man played his part like d
Professional and never said anything
.By Crackyw but what found 9
langhing welcome with the audience
nay Moses had difficult part, "Dar
elark, around which much of the
aary OF the play centered. Dan was
trouble or in love, one or the other
~ the time. Moses gave a very cred
naoie performance taking upon himself
ne arduous duties of stage manager IL
saull0n. Miss Helen Norwood wal
asaigntIul as Dorothy Mason" a par
"hlen called for exceptional talent ant
~ VINO witnessed the play will agre'
WIN the writer that she made the mos
y the role in every particular. Mis-
norwood Is Inc of the most talentet
q the several young ladies of the higl
100, ssooi VINO have shown such unusua
sSlils u amateur theatricals durinI
sssool NE Mae Lanningham lis anothe
nl ,sas1led to In the preceding sentence
u.s. u.s. cunningham had character par
say sno.uay evening which she interprete'
rs'eetly and which was given yer
peaslng rendition.
sorville Johnston, Charley Hurle
sau wallace Criddlebaugh appeared a
,a 'a'ss Young college boys and they sur
mea tne necessary life and pep 70
~. AZ p'eee as only college lads can. A
~ Az of these boys evidenced an agres
so.r - y ease OF manner on the stage an
~ melr parts over the footlight
most happily.
asn s'ss harriet Hanson as maggie Mi
81, an affable ueiphhor NTies Adal
Fnes Fsaser as "Beulah'' a maid, Gaylor
aaa a'sls Il as Robert" the '.cullud" butle
rss s sDeWey Yates as Lowell the Law
n wa,as 1T Aunt Myra, all had brief par
ui,h' 1n were performed faultlessly an
besa ou1 which the play could not ha,
i nv ,s,'p. as.corded the enthusiastic WELDON
II sahspisen ~ Noah" which proved
ts,s sae household cat, had a pussyfo'
Mated .a.ea at so much purr.
RAN aa,E y Tor the play was provided I
ogers..1 .' narris at the piano who did Il
ens s'ales and all the incidental "shi
we,a ahu weepy' stuff. Specialti
elasa ploslded by Miss Jean McGhie
nnisa sr Irish monologue and the b
neri.s, nn quartet, both receiving we
tel n applause in gratifying guam
far 4 Mlss Erb assisted at the pial
eyensn. luartet numbers. Early In &
shasss hs me popular Cowboy Band ga
fexe,s,.s concert on Main street. T.
Il sA ". OF the evening were report
SoAilhately $175.O0 which W