The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-04-17
Huge Crowd Delighted With
Aaron Boggs, Fresh
man"
ATHLETES AS ACTORS
Coach McCrea Shows Know.
ledge Of Footlights; All
Parts Well Taken

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school auditorium Friday evening by
the letter men" of the high school
was one Of the best ever given at the
high school in late years is the least
one could say of it in criticism. 1t
showed conscientious work on the
part OF all those who took roles and
also exhibited the excellent training
given the characters by Athletic
Coach McCrea, who was in charge of
the production
The title Of the play was Aaron
Boggs, Freshman" and is the latest.
success of Walter Ben Hare. How
| ever, to make the play a success a
great deal of hard work by the "let-
ter men was necessary. All of the
roles were taken by letter men" ex-
cept those which were girls parts.
In these, number of the girls of the
high school volunteered their SER
vices and their playing was equal to
that of the young men. The execution
of the role taken by Miss Zillah Gra-
ham was one of the best
Aaron Boggs, the leading character
of the play. as the title of it would
imply, was taken by Howard Blair
and was splendid.
The basis of the play is the rise OF
Aaron Boggs in university. His
father arrives with him from Splin
terville on the opening day of school
and then the elder Boggs makes his
exit to return home. The hazing OF
Aaron Boggs turns out failure, he
| being acquainted with one OF the
boarding house Mattresses who helps
| him.
With the arrival of Aaron Boggs
come the other characters, John Cor
such in the role of Happy Jimmy
Jameson being of the best Several
little affairs that characterize college
! life enter into the plot, making it all
the more enjoyable and comical
Following Aaron's unsuccessful haz-
ing, a telegram arrives, telling the
| crowd, made up of wealthy young
men, to "rush" the new freshman on
account of his being heir to several
millions. The plan is carried out,
but later when it is found out that
Aaron is not the grandson of the per-
son whom the telegram said was his
ancestor Aaron discovers that it was
the work of Miss Elyzabethe Maudelia
Feeny, the waitress who was his
sweetheart in Splinterville.
The rushing" of Aaron stops i'm
mediately, but not before he had been
elected president of the freshman
class On the side is the little love
affair of Happy Jimmie Jameson and
Cherry Caruthers, a freshman from
| Dayton. This is very comical and,
Friday evening, was applauded great
ly, as were all the scenes of the play.
In the ntermission between the
first and second acts, Clinton Coe and
Miss Susie Parsons sang duet which
was scream, and the couple was
| called back for an encore. During
| the intermissions and before the play
started, the high school orchestra
played d number of selections that
were excellent and greatly applauded
by the audinece.
The cast of characters in the play
was as follows:
Aaron Boggs, a Freshman from
| plinterville-Howard Blair
! Happy Jimmie Jameson. suscep-
tible junior-John Gorsuch.
Beau Carter, prominent senior
Milo Hadley.
Pepper Jarvis, studying repose-
Donald Collie.
Epemetus F. Boggs, a pillar of
Splinterville-Coach McCrea.
Mr.. Chubb, born tired-Leland Kel-
ser.
Casey Jones, college politician
Elton Faddis.
Cad, a fraternity leader--George
Porterfield.
Secondhand Abey, who does his
| friends good-Paul Cunningham.
Miss Elyzabethe Maudelia Feeny, a
| waitress-Miss Zillah Graham
Mrs. Chubb, a boarding house keep
er-Miss Gladys Walton.
Mrs. Pickens, likewise-Miss Mary
Crider.
Miss Evelyn Newcomb, college
bele-Miss Vida Rinehart.
Lois Hunter, girls friend-Miss
Coretc. Wright.
Cherry Caruthers with changeable
heart-Miss Pearl Smith.