Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
and hope to get by with it egain.

and hope to get by with it sgain.
This play Monday night tickled our
funny bone. 1t sent us home happy.
1t was bit better than the average
high school play, from our way Of
thinking. True, there were the fire.
quent pauses, apparently due to lapses
of memory on the port of the performers
and once in while we had audible
proof that the prompter was doing his
bit; and also we noticed a similarity
of scenes-the whole play took place
before the pink and green 'interior
which has graced the boards at all home
talents in years gone by, despite the
fact that the house program called for a
shift of scenes from Aunt Myra's in
the country to the city and back again.
But that ism 7 the fault of the players.
We can blame the inroads of the movies
for that, perhaps.
But what pleased the aforesaid dra-
matte critic most of all was the worth
of the play as a whole. The young peo-
pie in the cast have without doubt spent
a great deal of time and labor on the
play and they are entitled to unstinted
praise. The hearty cooperation of the
most commendable.
We took pains to tuck away our house
program, which the busy usher gave us,
and then brought it to the office for
reference in writing up this story. But
we have since learned that our local
editor used the thing for copy paper
and we shall have to trust to our in
falliable memory for list of those in
the play.
That young lady, Miss Jean McGhie,
struck us as very clever young lady
and one from whom greater achieve
ments may be anticipated in the future.
Her work as Matilda the house
keeper, was par excellent, as was also
Miss Gleavs Cole who was her nephew's
aunt, known as "Aunt Myra" Miss
Cole had the longest part in the play
and she presented it splendidly. Helen
Norwood was attractive as dorothy
Mason" Her manner of playing the
part could not have beep. improved up
on. The same may be said of the work
of Ray Moses, who essayed successfully
the difficult part of the young lover
and college man. Moses had three col
lege pals, Norville Johnston, Wallace
Criddebaugh and Charles Hurley,
(we'v forgotten their stage names)
who broke into the limelight every now
and than and added world of "get up
an go" to the production. That Mil
lard Heath was the "hired man on the
farm and as such was scream. He had
makeup that fitted the part and
deceived even his own folks. Mae
Cunningham was "The Girl from
Frisco" young lady who started a
breach of promise suit to collect SIS, 900
or some such sum and later called it
off and formed strong friendship for
Aunt Myra. Miss Cunningham, as usual
was equal to all the needs of the part
Miss Harriet Hanson was likewise near
the perfection mark in the character of
the gossipy neighbOr who breezed in to
set and visit" with the good hearted
aunt. Miss Hanger as a maid and Gay
Eimers was hidden behind mask of
burnt cork from where he pleased the
audience as the busy butler. The part
of the necessary lawyer was well por-
trayed by Dewey Yates
The musical Harris kid who owns a
specked pup and who promised to take
us for an auto ride in his fathers new
car when it arrived from the factory,
was at the piano. OF course that means
that the worries were harmoniously
tickled. The Baconinan Girls sang a
quartet number while the stage hands
were shifting scenes between the second
and third acts which despite the noise
and confusion created by the non union
scene shutters was a delight to the ear
and pleased everybody around us. The
whole house, we noticed applauded this
speciality vigorously and demanded en-
cores. The Irish speciality by Miss
McGhie also came in FOR lot of ap-
plause and hearty approval. Believe us,
the specialties, like the rest of the show,
were good.
Harold Harris was the director, the
dramatic director-and mighty
capable one too. However, the young
man needs no laudation at our hands.
the public long ago recognizing his
ability.
We hear that something like $l75 was
Melted from sale of tickets for the play.
which is also good
We hope more home talent PLAYS
come along and soon, too.
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