The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-05-13
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Senior Class Play Draws Capacity
House at Each of Three
Performances
TWELVE OF CLASS TAKE PART
Entertainment is Given Under Direc-
tion Of Miss Barclay

Class plays in the past have been
such wonderful drawing cards that
many people have been unable to gain
admission, and most of the time Sec
ond appearance has been decided upon
in order that all might attend.
This year the class was handicapped
by not having suitable place in
which to present their play. as the OPP
era house is out of commission. In
their dilemma the graduates secured
permission to use the city hall, which
is limited in capacity and without
stage paraphernalia of any kind. But
the young folks were not daunted by
these apparently insurmountable OBJ
stacles and set to work with a will
to fix up the hall and make it pre-
sentable.
At first it was planned to give only
two performances, Friday and Satur-
day nights of last week. But the two
shows drew crowded houses and still
there were many who had to be re-
fused admittance, and it was found
necessary to give third perform
ance Monday evening.
Many words of praise for the ex-
cellenr work ione by the graduates
taking part have Leen heard on all
sides, and the young folks mag take
this month
The play opens in the Office and re-
ception room of the Rip Van Winkle
Inn in the Catskill mountains. and
from the raising of the first curtain
to the last minute of the final act the
closest attention Of the audience was
held. Generous applause greeted the
embryo actors ard actresses as each
succeeding climax was reached.
Every situation passed off smoothly
and there was hardly hitch in the
whole performance. This was due
mainly to the. close application in pre-
pairing for the play and to the excel
lent supervision and direction Of Miss
Barclay. Twelve Of the sixteen grad
yates participated in the production.
: The high school orchestra under
the direction of Miss Thomas and
composed Of Cecil Bergenthal, Warren
FerDer, Harold Engel and Roy Ron-
neberg, offered several selections be-
tween acts which were we'll received
by the audience
The 9ama Yama girls, Alma Fro
zen, Hilda Nelson, May Donnevv.
Daisy Knox, Christine Swanson, Es-
ther Caldwell, Alice Root and lone
Roberts, divided with the orchestra
the musical honors of the evening".
Following are the characters. given
in the order Of their appearance on
the stage:
skeet Kelly, the clerk Lloyd palllnnn
Diana C;arwood the !leiress
OYER
MISS Loganberry. the spinste,. ......
.Manda Norman
Ira stone the villain. Oliver Blazer
Aunt Jubilee, the cook Florence Moore
Mr.. Man. the mystery y...R Roy Roney
Jim Ryker, the lawyer Raymond JOHN
Aollie Macklin. the housekeeper
......---..-.-...-.. Ruth HutsinpilI4r
Henrietta Darby. the widow .........
Hazel Braat
led' the groom................Floyd Ferguson
h'isie' tae pride Hazel Bond
Senator MCorkle, the father..
Fred Nelson
Miss Daisy Knox acted as business
manager while Mr.. DeLaHunt looked
after the stage details.
The class of 1920 is made up of six
teen graduates, as follows: oliver
Blazer, Clarice Knock, Lucille Over.
Daisybell Knox, Alma FROZEN, Hazel
Bond, Lydia Lindland, Ruth Hutsin-
piller, Florence Moore, Roy Roney.
Roy Ronneberg, Fred Nelson, Manda
Norman, Ada Donnelly, Lloyd Rath-
man and floyd Ferguson.
When all expenses have been paid,
it is, expected that the class will net
about 5000 from the three perform
ances. The money probably will be
used for the purchase of class mem
orial.
Commencement exercises will be
held Wednesday evening, June 2.