Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-12-17
Wildwood High School
Pupils and Faculty Present
a Comic Opera

"The Lass of Limerick Town" wa-
the alluriug title of a romantic comic
opera" presented lsst Friday night in
the High School Auditorium by purils
of the High School, for the benefit of
their athletic association. Arthur A
Penn is the name of the author OF this
musical composition, the rendition of
which was under The direction of Mis-
Laura Gaskill, the teacher of music
The scenery and stage properties were
very fine. They we're produced under
the supervision of Lynn H. Boyer AND
Miss Inez Nixon, instructors respec-
lively in manual training and in draw
ing. There were twenty-five girls AID
boys in the chorus. All of the chorus
girls in the first act Wore white dresses,
green bodices and green caps. These
suits were made in the Domestic Arts
Department of the High School, under
the tutelage OF Miss Margaret Nipple.
The skillful manipulation of the me-
chanical lighting effects, whereby many
beautiful coloTs were thrown upon the
stage, savored more of experts than of
amateurs.
The chorus of villagers, guests and
men servants was composed of the
following students of the Wildwood
high school:
Stanley Goldberg, Madaline Diamond,
Olive Eachus, Edwin Eachu-, Ray
mond Gibbs, Clara Hill, Anna Heu-
dee, Evelyn Johnson, Pearl Let's,
FlorencelLoper, Ruth Marcellus, Gen
evieve Mitchell, Una Malcolm, Harper
Miller, Dorothy Price, Marie Risley,
Frances Shute, Helen Silen, Anna
Todd, Katherine Townsend, Maurice
Tay lor,fAnna Denyan, Hannah Wor-
ODE, Hilda Della Paoli, Marie Eek
strom.
Richard Anderson and VIM. White
were the illuminators. George ii.
Davis, head of the mathematical de-
partment, acted as business manager
for the boys and girls. He reports that
the snug sum Of close to $3.50 will be
realized out of the venture. The cast
of characters was as follows:
Pat-An Innkeeper, Ernest Hartmann
Mike-An 'Ostler . Waller Griffith
Justin O'Flynn-An Attorney
Irwin Ta0 lor
Mrs. O'Flynn-Justin's Mother
Esther Stein
Molly-AlWaitress. . Helen Mounts
Rose McCoy-A Ward of Judge Hooley
Ruth johnson
Betty McCoy-Cousin 10 Rose, also q
Ward of the Judge . Emma Wejse
Judge HooIey-The Guardian of Rose
and Betty Lanning Myers
Sir Charles Worthington-An English
Squire. . William R1ee
Captain Pomeroy Worthington-Son of
Sir Charles Walter Griffi h
Lady Worthing ton-Wife of Sir Charles
Wilhelmina Loeff1er
Mr.. Partington-The Butler .
Isaac Hestou
! Mr.. Smith-The Goodman
T Charles Inglee
[ Ezra O. Hicks-An Elderly Yankee
Farmer . Gerard Lively
The crux of the plot revoIved around
the two cousins, Betty Mccoy and
Rose Mccoy, the elder of which was to
inherit q fortune left by a wealthy
friend of the deceased fathers of the
young girls, on the condition as speci-
fled in the will that the heiress should
become the wife of Captain Pomeroy
Worthington, whose father was also an
intimate friend of the ~benefactor. Judge
Hooley was mentioned in the will as
guardian of the interests of the two
cousins. Upon examination of the
birth records it vas found that Rose
and Betty had been born upon the
same day and date, and but n hour
apart, the former coming into the world
at five O'Clock a. m. and the latter at
six O'Clock. Rose was therefore herald
e. as the legitimate he ress, ut t. per-
feet the title her marriage 10 young
Captain Worthingiou must first be
brought about. The idea of obtaining
a husband 10 this manner did not APP
peal to the young lady and she repulsed
the plan, believing hal the sutton
wanted to marry her only for her
money; so she persuaded Betty (who
was not so punctillous) to change
names with her. Betty thus became
Rose, and under this disguise was
wooed and won by hi Captain, who
really loved the girl and who was
elated at getting her fortune in the
bargain. AT this point In the denoue-
ment, however, some one ''spilled the
beans" and the trickery was exposed.
For a time it looked as if the Captain
would have to reliuquish his bride and
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