Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16
THREE lays
TO Be GIVEN
Work of High School Stu
dents Last Night is to be
Repeated Tonight.
The plays given las. night by
high school students will be pre-
scented again this evening at the
high school auditorium. The cur
tnin will raisc at 8:15 O'Clock.

Last night in the high school au-
diroruni. before an audience which
packed the room to tne doors. the
students OF the Grand FORKS high
school presented tnelr annual dra-
matte program. The custom estab-
one-act plays was followed again this
year, ana the performance was a
great success. The room was packed
TO h doors long before the PERFORM
ances began, and The crowd was de-
lighlfully entertained with a musical
program by members Of the high
school orchestra
The first play of the evening was
THE Silent SYSTEM" a one-act come.
dy by Rrander Matthews. h plot
dealt with a familiar scene iT which
the Woodworking husband returns
home in the small hours of the NOR
ming from a college dinner without
a presentable excuse. The character
of the irate and temperamental wife
was admirably interpreted by Ruth
Baughnlan, who wept and scolded in
true wifely fashion. The silent Sys-
tenn" was presented in an irresiStabiy
humorous manner by Dick Baugh-
man. who handled an unusually diff
cult bit Of acting in IL remarkably eX-
celient manner
The second play was of a more SER
ious nature than the first. 1t consist
ed of a dramatization of Robert
Bars ~well-krown story, Gentlemen
the King The part of Baron Rrun.
King Rudolph, was handled in an
excellent name by Stewart Clifford.
who gave evidence Of more than or
binary dramatic ability. Franklin
Phelps made as royal a king AS could
be desired. James Hososf did a fine
hit of work as the cowardly traitor.
and Bert Silrerman carried the part
Of the host in a very l0rdly manner
The parts of the fellow conspirators
hart. Harold Finch. Ted Cook. Win
eton Hosig. Hiaima" Hanson. Law.
renee Brown, Herman Nakoff. Lloyd
Friedman and Henry Horton.
1.-THE Heavenly Twins" a farce by
Lillian Stair Schreiner. comprised the
conclusion of an evenings enjoyable
entertainment. Jack jacob and Fred
Allen. as the twins. brought down the
house. They acted the parts Of two
Yale students who enter a girls
school as a lark. 1t was up to Ruth
McNicol and Mary Parsons to furnish
the attraction for the hoys to enter
the school and thev surely interpret
cd their parts to perfection. Phyllis
Sherman and Helen Lehman were as
stern and d%ecoroDs as befitted the
PRINCIPALS of miss Browns Select
School for Young Ladies'" Ira Gaul-
Ike. as tie ianitor, furnished some
frst-c;ass comedy. Warren Schlaherg
made a regular ~"Hawkshaw" de'ec-
tive. Edna Earl was a sympathetic
and forgiving mother. the girls oe
the school. all OF whom performed
in an excellent n and added
greatly to tho success OF the prodnc,
ton. were Mahe! Price. Sadie Fisher
: Elizabeth Gaulke. Helen Evans.
Eleanor Ee'lv. Jessie Fuller. and
Catherine futile.
Tho performances went off without
p hitch. and was greatly enjoyed by
TIE entire "udience. a large part OF
the credit for the success 1T tho paws
is due to Miss T.eona V. Smith. who
has spent the past several weeks de-
veloring the actnrs. The plays will
re- rera~ted Saturday night at the
hi~h school nndi.nrinm. and the cur
tain will rise at S:15 sharp.