Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
Many Pupils in Public Schools
Participate In an Oriental-Amer-
lean Fantasque
MUSIC BY PLAYERS AND THE
ORCHESTRA OF EXCELLENCE
Large Audience Greets the Annual
Class Play---Athaction Again
This Evening

The class play at the al. Ringing
theatre Friday evening was glorious
success. The seniors Of the Baraboo
high school have proven their ability
to entertain their elders in a spark
ling musical fantasty bubbling with
fun, embellished with many beauti-
full stage effects and replete with cap
tivating musical numbers. ''Katcha-
Koo," oriental in atmosphere at the
opening but changing to distinctive
American environment as the play de-
velops, is more ambitious than the
usual student effort. In spite Of this
the play was given with remarkable
ease, fine emphasis and a delightful
air of unpremediation. The charac-
! ters of Katcha-Koo and Maharajah,
| both Of which require real histronic
ability, were cleverly taken by Fred
Schultz and Harold Griffin. With
them, showing fine appreciation OF
oriental customs, were Mildred War
ner as Urbanah and Ruth Clark as
Solejah Four nationalities, were
charmingly represented by Irene I'm
derkofler, Elizabeth Weed, Bessie
Berkley and Mabel Potter. The char
acter of Mrs. Chattie-Gadden was ta-
ken with distinction by Miss Marie
Carpenter who dexterously imperson~
ated the voluble American mother
who misses nothing when she travels.
Romance was afforded through the
devotion of Dick Horton, otherwise
Carl Marquette, for dolly" who was
really Miss Grace Racket, the sweet
singer of the company, and through
the admiration of Robert Gollmar, in
the role of Harry Bradstone, for the
charming Prudence" whose demure-
ness was made altogether fascinating
by the clever Interpretation of Miss
Helen Kingsford. The disclosure that
the fearful Katcha-Koo is none other
than the lamented Charles of Mrs.
Chattie- -Gaddens chat, suffices to
bring the play from the Orient to
America and gives opportunity for
Americans to show patriotism and
dramtic ability Among the groups
whose novel acts created special en-
thusiasm, were the polo players and
the sunshade ladies. The Yankee
Dixie girls also drew applause with
their clever costumes and animated
faces. Musical numbers given by
Racket and Carl Marquette received
numerous encores, as did the charm-
ing song; "That's What He Taught
Me To Do" given by Miss Kingsford
and Robert Gollmar Miss Elizabeth
Weed, in the character of Joan OF Arc
sang The Marcellaise with spirit. The
closing scene brings the soldiers and
sailors and other groups together on
the stage around the Goddess OF Lib
erty to be joined by innumerable
bright faced Sammes including Uncle
Sam, himself and the Columbia sis
ters. Uucle Sam is impersonated by
Master Oscar Fillhauer and the Misses
Columbia by Miss Corrine Swan ana
Miss Dorothy Mather. The little
folks as well as the older pupils, show
careful instruction by the managers
Phil. D. Merriam of Fostoria, OHIO,
and Miss Zura Fricke, teacher OF
English. No little effort is required
to give as elaborate production as
Katcha-Koo and the managers as well
as the young people are to be con
graduated upon the excellence Oh
their work. Music was furnished by
the Rodwell orchestra assisted py
Evan Evans at the piano and Martlnus
Dyrud on the violin.
Cast of Characters
Uo+oba-Koo Fred Schultz
Dolly -------------- 0Iace noo
KinUcf0rd