Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-01
SENIOR NORMAL PLAY
COMMENCEMENT CLIMAX
Character Parts Well Taken
By Members of Dramatic
Club Who Win Applause
By Ursula Shoemaker

which was glven Saturday afternoon,
May 25th, at the Unique Theatre. by
the Senior class of the Normal school.
was exceptionally well performed by
This group of star players, and has
been voted the crowning event of the
school year.
In the very first act, which was a
scene in Mark Embury's study. Miss
Agnes Walker. as Mark Embury, and
Miss Alma Pierce. who portrayed
Roger Goodlake, the kind-hearted.
clustering, middle-aged husband of n
young and tickle wife, showed the
audience that it does not always take
the moustache to play the man.
Dressed in the perfection of masculine
attire, Miss Walker was the real hero
Of the play; If not the successful lover
she was the successful factor" and
in several strong scenes exhibited real
grasp of the technic of the histrionic
art.
Miss Ruby Nutting proved herself
q dashing, handsome soldier. and an
enchanting and delightful lover. The
part Of the fashy, gay gallant of the
period, was splendidly taken BY Miss
Maude Saunders. Miss Arda Frans,
as Peter Embury's servant, was ex-
cellent. and caused many smiles by
her droll manner of speech.
better one than Miss nellie Miller
could not be found for the part of
Joanna Goodlake, the beautiful, tickle
Young matron who pulled the wool
over the eyes" of her doting husband
so successfully; tho really it seems
hard to imagine Miss Miller taking
the part of a vampire"
Miss Hazel Hewitt was typical
hOusekeeper of the period of 1886, and
did full justice to her part; and with
out Eva Sellinghausen as the Beadle
with his six brown -aproned foundl-
ings, the play would have been incom-
plete.
Miss Neva Newell was bewitching
in the part of Peggy, Embury's ward,
and both smiled and wept her way in
to the hearts of the audience. Her
captivating ways and expressive por-
trayal of the founding baggage won
for her many plaudits.
Miss Mary Saunders was just nice,
odd, old fiddler, "Kit," but she could
not have been equalled in her part.
Last, but not least, was the kitchen
maid, Molly, taken by Miss Marie
Dahlberg. We all realize that we
could not live without the "cook be-
hind the stove"
The costumes, in satin, velvet, and
lace, and white wigs for the men; and
Powered and brocaded gowns, lace
fchus, and powdered hair for the la
dies, were very beautiful, and Col
onial in every detail
The stage settings were most ar
tistic, and it all went to prove what
carpenters and landscape gardeners
we have among US, especially the
Dean.
Of course there are limitations
when the stage room is so scant that
one has to construct the scenery as
needed and then fire it out of the back
window to make room for more
The first two scenes were laid in
the room of an old Colonial house and
everything was carried out in the
scheme of the olden days. The third
act was the reception room in the
famous Belsize House. 1t was taste
fully decorated, and throughout the
act, violin music from the ballroom
and sounds of merry making from the
card room, added much to the gener-
n effect.
The setting of the fourth act proved
to the audience what an artistic taste
really means. A beautiful bower of
roses grew on the left of the stage;
to the right, the old-fashioned lattice,
covered with rambling rose bush,
made pleasing picture. The old
fence at the back was over run with
. profusion Of roses and in the center
was large bed of real flowers, and
real grass covered the floor.
Miss Kathlyn Firebaugh has had
this play in training during the last
term of school and most of the re-
hearsing for it has been done in the
Senior Dramatics Glass, of which each
one in the cast was a member. Miss
Firebaugh deserves great deal Of
credit for the success of the play,
for it is due to her unmistakable tai
ent in dramatic expression as well as
her great ability in the management
and direction of the play, that this
years Senior production is what it
is-a success.
Will McDonough, Of Cochetopa, was
in town Friday.
complaint in said action to which refer
ence is here made; and which 10 now on