Weekly journal-miner., 1919-07-02
.SEN|ORSHANDLED CLASS PLAY
 SKILFULLY


 who enjoy good fun and frst-class flay found Green Stockings" pre- seuted by the seniors of the Pres cot hgn school replete with subtle ties of wit and character delinia- ton.
 The irascible type of English country gentleman, William Fara- day, psainly the head of his house hold, thoroughly 2 understanding self determination" was given by l Ray Sines in a manner becoming a professional. His explosions or ] God bless my soul" his skilful man ] agement of his tremulous sister-in- | law. his neat curses upon life in gen eral. and the lack of whiskey and soda in particular, were masterly. Miss Jean Aiken as Mrs. Chis- holm FaFaday, the sister-in-law, was delightful, a true gentlewoman in ! accent and manner, devoted to ner madcap niece, but fearful of the con ! Seqences of the prank she plays. 1 When she learns that a real Smith, instead of the mythical hero invent cd by Celia, has. died in Africa, her mysteries and the family solicitations were most mirth provoking. l Vera Voge as Lady Iranchard was lovely, and. Laura Curtiss played rs Rockingham with grace and good acting. Dottie Richards as the clever, wilful little Phyllis, was pi- quant and winsome. Her facial ex- pressions were well worth seeing. 1 You are quite sure that Phyllis wiEi always get just what she wants. l Wells Heap as Martin made the | most of a small part, and expressed the prOEerbial scorn and condescen- i sion with shrugs and expressive flaps of the elbows The two young fops were well taken off by Lawrence Nc Mullen and George Briggeman, as ! typical, vapid, biase society gentle men.
 Earl Escher had difficult role and handled it very well as the namby-pamby young English dandy l bland and oblivious to his own hair l brainedness, anxious for seat in parliament ever babbling of votes and his election, whose presiding genius seemed to be the goddess of Blunder.
 Colonel Smith alias Colonel Va vasour. alias Wabbles, was the diff cult role taken by Carton Brannen, who portrayed the taciturn British soldier, 10th to talk of himself, but who has keen sportsman's instinct to humble Celia bit, until becom- ing interested ill his baffling, delight l ful vis-a-vis, comes to be her devoted slave.
 Ruth Roper played her part with 1 ease and versatility, of one who dared have her own ideas in spite of her family. The most salient features were where she gave the inn pression to the audience that she is inventing the plot, but to ner fam | fly she speaks with sufficient sheer ity O convince them all, and sec ondly, where she, clever puss, think ing that she has untangled the web of deceit fails into the verbal trap laid by the willy Smith, and reaches high pitch of scorn and fury. Her | transformation from tne plain, good | old Ceca" to the charmingly gowned and coiffered Miss Faraday is excel lent.
 Admiral Grice, played by Edward Sweeney, was properly crusty and very much in love with himself. as he teEs Celia there are many other big fish in the matrimonial sea to be caught!
 The class is deeply indebted to Marsh Smith as advertising and stage manager. The tact. sympathy and zest of Miss Ruotn 0. Weeks, the capable director. shows that she thoroughly understands the tech nique of plays, and that after long period of strenuous drill has pro- duced an excellent performance, good acting. without apparent effort.