Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-04-26
GRAY SCHOOL TO
GIVE A CLASS PLAY
Senior Class PlaY of the Ora, Public
Schools to Ne Given al the NJ.
". \. Hall on the Even
ing of May End.

The senior class of the Gray High
School, will on the evening OF May
End. give their class play, Mr.. Bob"
as the final requiem ent OF the board
of education The class has their
play very well in hand and it is sin
cerely hoped that a large audience
may be in attendance to witness the
final exercise and efforts of the
young people as they present them
selves for final grading by the public
of their last class work. The fol-
lowing is the program, synopsis and
cast. of characters OF the play for
the evening:
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Mr.. Bob. lady OF mistaken
identity ...-..-............A loz
Kitty, Mr. Bob's friend Ecnerolf
Aunt Becky, a demure old maid
Observation-Disclosures. Elsie
Philip Rayson a medical student
and deep blue enthusiast .........-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Dnomyar
Bob Brown-law informant. .Retsehc
Jenkins ct Romeo. Aunt Becky's
butler acknowledgements. Remoh
SYNOPSIS OF PLAY
Act I.
friend of destitute cats. sends to an
architect for plans from which to re
build her house As . cat sanitarium
A clerk from the law firm of Ben
sen 4 Benson. Bob Brown by name. a
nephew of Aunt Becky expects his
college chum Ned Saunders to ar
rive at any time. Mr. Brown is mis-
taken for the Mr.. Saunders by kath-
Katherine's college chum. Marion
Bryant is expected. Katherine has
nick-named her Bob and her brother
Phillip. thinks her 70 be a man and
calls her MIR. Bob and "Kitty's
Manly ideal" Phillip. not knowing
that Bob is a woman at once mis-
takes Mr. Brown for Mr.. Bob. The
maid of the house. Patty, who as
pires to be a Juliet, assists Miss
Katherine with all the dramatic ac-
ton possible. in her deceptive plot
in making Phillip believe that Bob
is a man. Phillip who is a lover of
yachting is scheduled to sail in a
race but gives it up when his Aunt
promises to give up~the cats. He
then leaves for the city with three
cats in his grip. an innocent prank
of Patty's. And so The day | came
down" (Curtain)
Intermission:
Vocal Duet Lois & Olive
Cornet Solo .....-.-.......P Prof. Minnich
ACT II.
Kitty and Marion plan to sail
Phillips boat in the race during his
absence as Bob is a yauchtswoman.
Phillip returns in dire madness over
the cats. Bob Brown is again bur-
dened with secrets. Patty draws up
a petition to persuade Miss Becky to
give up the cats. which is signed by
all the servents of the household eX-
] cept jenkins the butler. In order to
/ persuade him to sign it, Patty, with
all the artful designs of a Juliet. tells
him that she will fall in love with
Mr. Brown; which circumstance
brings jenkins to a state of mind
where he will do any thing to be
Juliet's Romeo. With the aid of
Skipper Rawson. Miss Bryant wins
the race. Phillip. being informed of
the fact, declares that he will go
! forth and bring back Mr.. Bob on
his shoulders and showers upon him
all the blessings BETTING prospec-
tive brOther-in-law. Then in deri-
sion. Kitty informs him his mistake.
! Phillip demands an explanation
which he receives from Mr. Bob. that
weak specimen of man. proves to
| be his own fiance. And so THE day
| came down Curtain
Tableau closing with Glass Song
............................... Senior Class