Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-03
BY Bradford Trenham.

Friday night the senior class OF the
Bisbee nigh school presented to a
capacity house Lindsey Barbee's IA
nous play, The Tn cad OF Destiny.
twenty-five members OF the high
school participated in the play, repre-
senting the schools best talent. il
was the first play of the season given
by the high SHOOT and came as a great
relief after a long period of inactivity
in the field of local amateur theatre
Gals The receipts will be armed MO
the student body fund which governs
the high school 5 athletic. social and
theatrical affairs. The quarantine
caused the production to be postponed
just as il was about 10 pc presented
and the extra time thus gained gave
the youthful players lime IN which to
perfect their technique which was eX-
cellent The costumes were imported
from the east, which gave the correct
local color 10 the production and made.
a tru southern ante-belIum aimos-
a true southern ante-bellum atmos-
SELF in old Virginny-w the old neg
TO NANNY and old Uncle Billy and
Fanny and Geo'Ce Washington John
son Parish's orcestra rendered sew
eral appropriate selections between
the acts and added reality TO the play
with their rendition OF Dixie. But now
for the play
The Thread of Destiny is a play
of Civil war times and now that we
are in this great war for humanity it
was very appropriate indeed. The
first act is laid in the garden al
Ashurst the ancestral homes of the
aristOcratic MOntgomery's. Fanny. a
slave. played by Margaret Jeffrey and
Russell Thomas respectively amused
the audience with their witty CONVEX
satiOn and dialect. Colonel MOntgO
merry and his loving wife and theil
three children. Beverly, the son. Vir-
ginia, the toast of the county, and eBt-
ty. the little Colonel are enjoying z
visit from their northern cousin from
Boston, played by MISS Carol Hosmer.
when the news of the fall of Fort Sum
ter is announced. Harry Harshman
as the Colonel, portrayed a gentleman
ofsthe old school. very well indeed
Miss Mary Kathryn Salmon. as Vir
ginia might well have been the tOas,
OF the county With her charming per
sonality, 2s the .seroine she acquittet
herself excellenTly and her dramatic
acting quite won the admiration of ali
The little Colonel with her sweet way
was a worthy sister of the fair Vir
GINA
Joyce Ralph as Beverly, the brother
and Confederate scout, had one of the
most difficult roles and his acting was
nothing short OF professional, the man
who loved his state better than his
life and was prepared 10 fight for his
convictions he lad the sympathy o.
the entire Tudie5ce when hunted like
an animal. the sought refuge from the
Union soldiers in his fathers home
Mrs. Mont gomery, played by Caroline
Johnson. was veIy sweet as the moth
er and Edith, the northern cousin. who
could not understand the southern
viewpoint was fine. Her broad mine
e3ness and foresight were in striking
contrast with the superstitions OF the
darkeys- Geraldine Hogan and BLANCHE
Powell as the Fairfax, twins were de
lightful and caused no end of, mirtI
by being mistaken. one for the other
John Mexican. as Tom Randolph. z
southern gallant, was d great source
CE IIn Tor the rest of the cast He
had proposed TO every girl in the coun
tryside ami ce-tEinly had the art OF
pOllying the ladies down TO a fine
point Martha. Susan and Jane, the
southern girls. played by Ellen Erick-
son, Mildred Robinson and Margaret
Sesley. added 10 the atmosphere OF
happiness which reigned on the ole
plantation before the war John Mer-
iyale Morton. Of the north. defeated
by Louis Visalia. was really good with
his typical fank ways and his spicy
repartee 70 the wit of Sally Ann. one
OF the Fairfax twins. Marcella anC
Marion. two more of Tom Randolph's
icOnqests were very ably executed by
iEiinor Page and Alice Wilson. Erna
Spaulding, as Nanny Dinah. brought
down the house with her Wit and fun
ny actions and Uncle Billy. played by
William Shilliam. Won the hearts OF
the audience with mis- faithful sery
zee and devotion to bis master Doug
las Campbell played the part of the |
NiTginian who loved the L. s. A BET
ter than his state and joined the Tn
ion army, thereby losing his betroth
ed Virginia. His role was hard one
snd he performed eXcelleHtly. II was
a great relief when the allowed the |
captured Beverly to escape and his |
magnanimity maze all the spectators
admire this fine young army officer
Louise Lawton. the Union spy. was in
deed a clever woman. Miss Irene Kee
naugh played this part and her flaw
less acting added touch of the pro
fessional 10 the Llay. Madge Young
Miss Blanche Scott, portraying the
part of a thoroughbred. and she surely |
was thoroughbred. Her untanglinE
Of the villisny OF Ralph Francis. the
man who did not go to war. saved
Virginia from lcveless marriage with
that traitor Chas EdmondsOn played
the part of Francis and although this
was one of the hardest parts, he did !
some excellent work. Elmer Hoesch
vas a typical Yankee soldier. big and |
brawny. he played his part to perfec |
ton Miss Melissy. she of the inquis- |
tive nature. was played by Orlean /
LandrUm. Although her appearance
was limited 10 one entry. s-.e saio
enough in that short time to make W
tor II. She was good and typical gOssi- |
~. inquisitive Old maid could not have
been better interpreted.
The first act closes with the going
Of the southern men 10 the war auf