The herald., 1917-03-22
AlL-OF-A-SUDDEN PEGGY.

comedy as Alicia Sudden Peggy. The
nall was packed to the doors. and
many even from New Orleans had to
be turned away. This speaks vol
umes for the quality of the play and
the loyalty of our people to a good
cause The large audience was in.
deed q glowing tribute to the zeal Of
their pastor. the hard work of the
good sisters and the devotedneSs OF
the actors.
Now with regards to these actors.
ii it was a case of dealing with less
high minded ladies and gentlemen. no
attempt would be made To pick out
individual successes. for fear of offend
ing some. but as such is not the case.
an attempt will be made at saying a
few words of praise to the individuals
of cast that did such splendid work.
All of course had not the same OPP
pOrtunitias and therefore had not the
/ chances 20 display their talent. Read
! ers take notice that the writer will
avoid using the word histronic, which
will be no easy task. for no amateur
write up seems complete without that
most ancient word
/ Raymond Richards. one OF Algiers
finest young men, made a good Jack
Menzies Raymond is developing a
beautiful voice, which. coupled with
his handsome physique and appear
anCe. makes il natural and easy for
him to please from the fOOtlights.
Master Ned WhitmOre is much like
TheO Roberts. he fits any part and
plays them all well, and in the small
part of Lucas he acquitted himself
with credit and savOir faire.
Even Miss Gladys McCuen for a
first appearance played the humble
character of Jane with an assurance
bespeaking of longer experience.
Miss Mabel ComeauX as the Hon.
Mrs. COlquhOun took off the NEEDLE
some somebody with dash and embar-
RAISING persistence. Miss Clare Cas-
sidy as Hon. Milicent keppel was per-
fectly at home. and her clear well
mOdulated voice and charming appear
ance won for her the hearts and the
applause of all who appreciate clever
lOveliness.
Oh thou Mary Collins. your Mrs
O'Mara was Mrs. O'Mara. that's all
No one cOud improve on it. There
was just enough of brOgue to remind
one of the character. and to please
the ear for no one can deny that a
little touch of the brOgue is most
pleasing at tines
Mr. V. Barras in the difficult role
of Major Archie Phipps. retired officer
,n hot h.. l., 4
most anxious for the good of the
family don't cher know" played his
role so naturally and so smoothly that
very few suspected how difficult a
part it was. His for the good of the
family" always brought rounds of ap-
plause. Mr.. J. MCCloskey. as Anthony
Lord COakentbOrpe, was up to his old
standard and certainly amused the au-
dience with his ludicrOus remarks
about certain moss that grew The
anatomy of some peculiar spider
Lionel Adams as Hon. Jenny KEEP
pei. was good, but only in spots. He
showed flashes of his ability every
once in awhile. but he was handicap
ped on account of not being familiar
enough with his lines. This was in
deed unfortunate. for he certainly has
the talent to have made a great sue
cess of his interesting part.
1t remains now to say only a few
words in favor of the two young la
dies who played the parts of Peggy
Mamie Morrison as Peggy. Cornelia
Murphy as Lady COakenthorpe Only
a few words will be sufficient for the
appreciation of the audience ought to
convince these young ladies that their
work was of the highest dramatic or
der. With most difficult roles to han
die and with very few rehearsals the.
went through their parts with such
naturalness and understanding that
one entirely forgot that they were act
ing. Indeed their work was followed
closely BY the audience and repeatedly
loudly applauded. Miss Morrison's
change from one emotion to another
was most effective and her well train
ed voice responded graciOusly to the
many variations demanded to express
the sentiments of the moody Peggy
Miss Murphy, full of life and action.
was the subject of constant comments
of appreciation throughout the delight
ed audience.
Great credit is due to Mrs. Rankin
and Mr.. Barras for their intelligent
and effective coaching. And right
here parents and friends of the school
it is not out of place to call your at
tention to one fact that stood out bold
ly in all that work of our boys and
girls, was the clear, well modulated
voices and intelligent Interpretation
of their lines, which facts are the re-
suit Of daily practise in elocution by
up to date teachers who know how to
teach both elocution and music. An
accomplishment of this kind is of an
UNREASONABLE value for any young
man or woman in these days. From
every point of view this entertainment
was a success of which all may we'll
be proud of the actors for the clever
work. and the spectators for their gen.
erous response to a good cause.
Since our people appreciate such
good plays, more should be given in
order to counterfeit the effects of the
trashy plays that are so frequently