Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-05-06
WILL PRESENT A
MUSICAL COMEDY
Miss CherryblOssOm to be Given
at High School This Next
Friday Night.
RARE TREAT BEING ASSURED
Is Under Auspices OF Young Peoples
Class Of First Presbyterian
Church.

On Friday evening, May z, at S:l5,
the musical comedy, "Miss Cherry
blossom" will be given in the Alma
high school auditorium under the
auspices of the Young Peoples class
of the First Presbyterian church of
this city.
The cast for this play has been
most carefully selected, and has been
under the excellent direction OF Miss
Joan Sherman for some weeks, and
some fine results have been achieved
that will speak for themselves in the
of the musical comedy.
Following is the cast:
Miss Cherryblossom, brought up as
the daughter of Kokemo. in realty
Evelyn Barnes, of New York, u. S.
A. -..--...~.--~.-..---.-..- Marie Myers
Kokemo, proprietor Of tea garden
in Tokyo, Japan, as a guest of Mr..
Worthington .. Donald Smith
Henry Foster Jones, Jacks pal, in
love with Jessica - Adolph Roth
Horace Worthington, a New York
stock broker, who is entertaining
party Of friends with a trip to
Japan on his private yacht
II. L. White
James Young, Worthngton's private
secretary ---.-.----- Fred Beaudin
Jessica Vanderpool, Worthington's
niece -....~.-...-.-.--..-.-..- Leta Maxwell
Togo, japanese politician of high
rank -.--.-..-..-..G Gordon Macdonald
Chorus-Composed Of Geisha girls in
Kokomo's tea garden; American
girls and men, guests of Mr. Worth
ington, visiting Japan on his pri-
vate yacht.
The scene is laid in teagarden in
Tokyo, Japan, with cherry trees and
Japanese lanterns unlimited in num-
ber From the rise of the first cur
tain on the dainty little Geisha girls
tripping beneath the cherry trees to
the fall Of the last curtain on the en-
tire cast, the audience is transported
to the beautiful land of cherry-blos-
SONS. 'Tis a splendid cast from start
to finish, all doing themselves proud.
The solos are musical and choruses
snappy.
Miss Cherryblossom is played by
Marie Myers, the art supervisor, and
the part shows TO advantage her
sweet voice and charming manner
1t is fortunate that she can be Sc
cured to take this part. Jack, the
dashing young American tourist, is
played by Donald Smith, who most
certainly fills the bill. His voice
blends beautifully in the duets with
Cherry, and he seems quite at home
on the stage, having a really profes-
sional air. Chester Robinson as Ko-
keno, the proprietor of the tea gar
den, and comedian of the opera. keeps
the audience in laughter with his nat
ural wit and many slips of the tongue
in his broken English He is a true
comedian, one is forced to believe,
carrying his role in songs as well as
speech. Togo, the wealthy CD poll
tician, is being taken by Gordon Mac
Donald, who is ''all there" in his lex
alted rank" showing his utter disdain
for the "lower classes" In his solo
"The Common Herd" he imparts a
secret to all politicians seeking office.
Jessica Vanderpool and Henry Foster,
American principals, played by Mrs.
Maxwell and Adolph Roth, are both
splendid for their parts, which show
their ability to sing, dance and, yes.
even in making love. Their songs
are supported by crowd of Ameai-
can girls and boys and special dances.
Mr.. II. l.. White as Worthngton, the
New York stock broker, and Fred
Beaudin as his secretary, lend dignity
to the cast in the serious parts. Mr.
White can give the business men
few pointers.
The entire cast is working hard.
The Geisha girls folk dances are quite
perfect in action and song. The boys
chorus is surely "peppy," and you
know where the American girls al
ways stand. The principals are well
chosen and the opera sparkles with
wit and humor throughout Attend
and determine for yourself Remem-
Der the date-May 7th, at the high
school auditorium. Admission fifty
cents.