Putnam patriot., 1920-05-28
P. HIS. PLAYERS
PLEASE PEOPLE
Large Audience In Union Hall
Well Entertained BY Anna
teur Actors
Phyllis Inheritance" Comedy, Put
Over With Pep

put across Phyllis inheritance,
three act comedy, in Union hall, Tues
day evening, with plenty of snap and
pep and succeeded in keeping the
large audience in good nature
throughout the pleasing little perfor-
nance. A pleasing feature and one
worthy of note was that the pupils
were line perfect and as far as could
be seen 'out front needed no coach
ing from the wings.
The leads were well cast IN the
hands of John Hogan, as Philip Morn
ingside, and his wife, Margaret Fras-
Ter; Stuart Pease was also well cast,
and also well made up, as Major Num-
ford, and Miss Helen Thompson as his
wife did exceedingly well. delivering
her lines with good voice and plain
enunciation that was pleasing the 9TH
err side of the footlights. Elizabeth
Rafferty,. daughter of the Mumfords,
! and Peter Martin, George Stoddard,
in love with her. but timid and unso-
phisticated, carried out their scenes in
creditable manner. Beatrice Nor
ton was good as the dashing widow
and made love exceedingly well and
to the amusement of the student body,
| in fact, when the tender passion was
evidenced, it always received a giggle
from the undergraduates that became
| infectious, as one might well imagine
green-eyed student in the audience.
known only to his school mates, who,
it might be assumed, appreciated the
situation from an angle the rest of the
| audience did not realize.
Wilbur Lown as Pierre, Sydney
Hayward as Patrick and George Child
as Paul Marvel the detective. all car
ried out the character parts most ac-
ceptably.
The stage setting was also worthy
of passing -mentiou A piano lamp at
enc side of the stage with a couch and
many sofa pillows, made pretty little
eosey corner; the furniture was sub
stantial and well arranged, and then
the sideboard and its deeanter of dark
| red iluid took one baei before the
/ 9th OF July, 1919.
The little story MS unfolded was
that Mrs. Morninesile received word
| from an Unknown uncle in India that
he had left her bequest Of 100000
| but with the proviso that she marry
his adopted SON. Phyllis just wanted
that money and she schemed to put 1t
over. When Pierre Marquette, who
turned out to be an artist, arrived, she
took it for granted that he was the OBJ
stacle in the way to her receiving the
| beauest, and when Patrick Mooney,
| NJ. F., arrived, she thought that pos
sitdy he was the adopted son. Both
proceeded to make love to the lovely
Phyllis, and the dashing widow, set
upon the modest Peter, mistook Mr..
| Morningside for Peter and made vio-
! lent love to him. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
:. Norninpside discovered the lovenak
! ing of the other, and an immediate
I coldness sprung up between them and
| bitter and witty sarcasm flowed free
ly.
! The housemaid also proved a bit of
a fiirt and was fair to look upon. This
part was well handled by Miss Will
! helmina Frost, who got the most pos
sible out of it.
Of course the ending was happy
one and Phyllis got the bequest, for
the detective disclosed that fer hus-
band, Philip, was the adopted son of
the beneficent unknown uncle.
Following the play there was dane
ing. Pens orchestra furnishing excel
/ , Il no
The cast was as follows:-
Philip Morningside, young New
York attorney, John Hogan 20
Major Philander Mumford, veteran
Of 81. Stuart Pease, 20
Pierre Marquette, of Paris and New
York. Wilbur Lown 20
Patrick Mooney, NJ. p, Sec. OF Home
Rule Assn, Sydney Hayward '22
Peter Martin, timid with desire to be
SHORTY. George Stoddard 20
Paul Marvel private detective,
George Child '21
PHYLLIS Morningside, Philips up-to-
date wife with ambitions,
Margaret Frasier 80
Phoebe Martingale, widow on four
occ,sions Beatrice Morton go
Penelope Mumford always a'veritable
.butter in" Helen Thompson '21
ratrice Mumford, her only child who
has just come out, ,,a
Elizabeth Rafferty, '23
Anoala Christine Murray '23
Al;ee Frances Hersom '23
Clara Keller '23
pansv house maid of the fresh va
iety" wiiheihiiha rios'
Patience. also assumes domestic at
fa;re Dorothy Rowse 20
Svnopsis-Aet /, Parlor OF the
Mornin gside Villa; Evening. Act II,
Same as Act / the next morning. Act
III. Same as Act |; the same evenin.
Locality, Ivycrest on the Hudson
Time, August.
IN pAccAIAUREATE JUNE ID