Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
ANNUAL CLASS
PLAY CIVENN
EAST SIDE HIGH
Students Make a Very Cred
table Showing in Their
Annual Class Play.

The senior Glass Of the East Grand
Forks high school made q great hit
last evening in the high school audi
forum with their play, why Smith
Left Home" A large and enthusiastic
audience was present to greet tho
The play Is a little sketch Of the
troubles Of . newly married couple
due to the p~erststency of some OF
their relatives thrusting themselves
on the couple as guests. One OF the
characters. an aunt of Mrs. Smith,
makes herself particularly obnoxious
to the husband. Mr.. Smith, by accus-
ing all men OF being false to their
wives. AT one time in the play It
right for she and the wife find the
husband kissing the maid. The hus-
band -lnistook the maid for his wife
because she wore q dress similar to
that worn by the wife. After some
amount Of pleading the husband con-
vincea the wifeothat 1t was simply q
mistake. ana matters are riehted for
the time being.
Later on in the play. the aunt gets
wind of = party that Is to be given
in. the home in the evening. The aunt
and the wife had intended to go to
some party. Upon asking the aunt's
husband they find he has developed a
severe headache, which n~ecessitates
his staying at home. The wife and
aunt then plan to 90 out and return
shortly to find out If their husbands
are really true to them or not.
The maids give a masquerade party
after the two ONE leave. The hus-
band Of Mrs. Smith shows that he Is
true to his wife and does nothing
that would give cause to untruthful-
ness. The wife enters, masked. and
tries to get her husband to flirt with
her. making him think it is a maid.
This herefuses to do. She then un-
masks and. shows her husband her
faith in him. The aunt finds her
husband quite the contrary. and de-
cides that the visit to her niece's
home should be brought to a discon-
tinuation. This brings the climax to
the play, the husband tells the audi
ence that the reason he is going to
leave the city is to enjoy a quiet and
peaceful honeymoon with his wife,
unobstructed by relatives. 49,,
All the members Of the Senior class
who participated in the play did ex-
c%eptionally we'll. A few instances In
particular deserve special mention.
Miss Florence johnson playing the
role Of Mrs. Smith. cleverly portrayed
the part of a newly married woman
who trusts her husband. but whom
Ill Olu aunt can easily persuade Lu4t
men are false. Mr.. Harry Goldberg
and MI. Clarence Bydal, playing the
roles Of the two husbands. very clev-
erly portrayed their parts. Miss Juel
Horvick as the secretary of the
cooks union did some very interesting
dramatic work. Miss 1nga Kallock ID
also deserving Of credit for her inter.
esting Interpretation of an old aunt
who NEEDLES in other peoples bust
ness.
The list Of characters who partici.
pated in the play are as follows:
John Smith, who loves his, wife and
lives in New ork-Harry Goldberg.
General Billetdoux. his wife's sec.
.ond observation-disclosures Bydal.
Count Won GugEenheim, who made
them "'twisted"-Crawford Danger.
field.
Major Duncombe, with memories Of
last night"-James Nisbet.
Robert Walton, Mrs. Smiths broth.
er-Stuart Hannah.
Mr.. Smiths wife. a society lady
Florence johnson.
Miss Smith. a lady in waiting
Winnie Schmalenberg.
Mrs. Billetdoux, Mrs. Smiths aunt
-Inga Kallock.
Rose Walton, Roberts bride Of q
day-Myrtle Lee.
Julia. Mrs. Smiths maid. 'touch.
ingly clever"-Lucy Lickteig.
T. Elsie, a nnaid-Gertrude Sanders.
LAvinia DAILY, secretary Of the Cool
Ladies' unfon-Juel Horvick.