Arizona republican., 1918-01-06

Don't you remember, not Sweet AL ice, Ben Bolt but that dear, old dram mar which was given by the Athenum dub or the high school, back in the o0 or was it in 19l62 Don't you re- member hoW the committee in charge spent a month selecting the show, an- lalcr month selecting the cast and how the cast spent four months in rehearsal and what d hit the production was? What a scrap there was, too over the east. of course all the members of the club or class had latent dramatic ability, d sort of a dark secret, very dark in some cases.
 Tom played the part of the butler valet because it was to be a show, 'rcplete with novelties Buffers are always portly and stately. Tom was tall and gangling with too many feet two too many to be exact. though he was equipped with the usual comple- ment allotted by nature but they all ways got in his way so he would have leen better off without any. He was a novelty butler all right.
 tt was Toms first speaking role" lis dramatic efforts for the club hay lng previously been expended in being scene shifter. He had a hard part as the Lord Bishops butler-valet. He had to come to the door outside the Lord Bishops room and knock. Then the Lord Bishop said
 Who's there?"
 Tom responded. The Boy, My Lord. "
 By dividing the months into four parts-it took four months in rehearsal
 Tom mastered his part-a word a month. And what a hit he was on the opening night, He came to knock on the door as per practice oft repeated, and he did knock. a tremendous one at that for his extra feet tripped on one of the screw braces holding up the scen- cry and he literally knocked the door open and tripped gracefully on the stage. blinking in the glare of the lights.
 Who's there?' said the Lord Bish- up, even his astonishment not driving from his mind the right line
 By a master effort Tom pulled him. self together and said
 The Lord, My Boy
 IL was real hit-instantaneous. al- most.
 Of course you had mastered your own lines-had 'em letter perfect ex- ccpt in the second act when you skipped half a dozen speeches but the audience never noticed that, while Andrews you remember Andrews Where Cash Beats Credit Andrews quite outdid himself as the gentleman Villain. He never sold single yard o1 goods in better 'mannerF than he enunciated that famous line, "FoileC again." It was a great show and they only spent six months, think of it, 1T getting it ready and the club nettet almost SS, after the unexpected bills came in.
 That's the good old amateur way ot putting on a shoW-unlimited time anC too unlimited human material. Ever for a road show it is not so hard fol the professionals allow couple O. weeks for rehearsals and experts at. tend to the costuming and scenery When it comes to a stock show, how cver it is not all beer and skittles, tn, show a week being a real grill bu the climax is reached in the "musica show a week and that is what this i, to he about-"HoW A Musical Show Week is Staged"
 Picking as the victim for the expert ment the evcr-happy' Redmond bunch it should be said ih starting that S, many have wonders how they manas to do their stunt so many look upol the company in the light of almost 0 actual acquaintances, the suggestion for the story came readily but gettin pictures was not so easy for the com pany literally works all the time, eithe actually putting on a show or gettin ss long as three weeks with actually n time off for the principals and might litle for the chorus. However, the pie tures taken during the preparation o Help Wanted" are on deck and the give a wee bit idea of how they g bout it.
 In the first place a play is secure from an eastern agency. Play mean the manuscripts for the principals. Jozen or so of them. It is usually req over with all the principals together number 6 of the pictures-but ther may not even be time for that. At an