The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08

shire England. Time. the present.
The play opens with a hunting party
made up of English Lords and Ladies
at the country place Of Lord Bantock.
Here, winsome little gypsy prophesies
for Lord Bantock some trouble and I'M
ally great happiness. Lord Bantock
leaves shortly afterward for Paris,
where he spends year in The study OF
art.
The year passes. Again, the scene IS
Bantocli Hall The Misses Wethereh,
aunts of Lord Bantock, have been in
formed of their nephews marriage 10
an actress in Paris whom he is bring
ing home TO take her place as Lady
Bantock. The sweet old ladies', reA
gentle.women. make plans for her re-
ception. Lord and Lady Bantock arrive,
and Lady Bantock's charm and true
worth Immediately win the love Of the
old ladies' However, in the midst of her
happiness, she finds 10 her horror tha'
she has married into a family that keep
90 servants everyone Of whom is
near relative OF her own! Martin Ben
nett. the butler is her uncle-her moth
er's brother.
The Bennetts promptly begin an ac-
tive campaign TO mould her into what
they think a Lady Bantock should be
Fortunately. Fanny finds true
friend in DR.. Freemantle, the old fam
ily physician and counsellor who COM
forts and advises as occasion demands
Her former stage manager, Geo. 2.
Newte. calls and after much questioning
admits that, for what he thought 70
be her good he had Informed Lord Ban
took that she was the niece Of Bish-
op in Waiapn, New Zealand!
Martin Bennett. the butler, and Mrs
Bennett, the housekeeper, make Fan
MES regeneration their special care and
require her TO peruse diligently a book.
ler called The Sinners Manual They
regret deeply that Lady Bantock Is
atlll defiant greatly lacking in the
meekness and penetence. The climax
is reached when on Wednesday, the
family AT Home" Day. motor ar
rives bringing the l2 chorus girls, with
whom Lady Bantock, previous TO her
marriage. toured Europe in our En-
pire." These girls, with their hilarity
and reckless lack of formality, shock
the staid Bennett beyond bounds ans
he so far oversteps his authority that
Lady Bantock in a moment of supreme
evaporation discharges the whole Ben
nett family.
The morning after, dawns upon a
Bantock Hall not only servantless, but
"A Bantock Hall which without the
timely service of Geo. p. Newte, would
!. have been also a breakfastless one.
Many explanations follow. The aunts
finally admit 10 Lord Bantock that his
great grandfather was a butcher, but
such a little butcher" Everything i3
OF length settled satisfactorily between
Lord and Lady Bantock. The Bennetts
soon learn that a Lady Bantock can be
democratic ana friendly TO everyone
and still be a real lady.
Lord Bantock humbly asks his but
ler 10 do him the honor Of allowing him
10 marry his neice. Permission granted,
Lady Bantock's servant problem is no
more.
4 reception is arranged to introduce
the new Lady Bantock 10 the County
Folk Everyone is impressed by the
spirit of fraternity that is rapidly de.
vcloping English society, in the words
Of Miss Janet Larry. an American girl.
Is almost like American society where
all are queens and kings and merchants
AMI lawyers, and doctors, yes, and serv.
ants. Scarcely may one tell lady from
her ladys maid. If both happen TO be
good and true"
Cast in Order of Appearance
Lady Betty Engell. Octavia Brand;
Lady Amy Marsden, Ruth Fschl; Lady
Bella Crathlethrope, Maybelle Goddard.
Lady Alice Montgomery, Salibeth Free
man Lord Kenneth Douglas, Earl SUI
Ivan; Lord Richard Esmond, Richard
Patterson; Lord Percy Lancaster, Johi
Redfield Miss Blanche Chilworth, Viv-
ian Mccullough; Mr.. Paul Reardon, Pie;
Stringer; Mr. Clifford Fairfax, Ferris
Richmond; Miss Ann Morgan, Miss Berta
Stephens; Gypsy, Jean Ledbetter; Yer.
non Wetherell Gord Bantock) Herschell
Sclvally7 Mr. Herbert Brown, American
Hobart Heed. Lord Travers!Traveler
Jess Hull, Elder Miss Wetherell, Gretch
en Lacy: Younger Miss Wetherell Mary
Noble; Doctor Freemantle. Ray Howard
Mrs. Bennett, housekeeper, Rose Kahn
Martin Bennett, butler Roy Doak
Fanny, Lady Bantock, orean Archer
Jane Bennett, maid, Howard Barrett
Ernest Bennett. footman, Clint Eddie
man Honoria Bennet, maid, Malbl,
Dyer; George p. Newte, business man
ager, Luther Atkins; England, Sadi
Boaovitz: Scotland, Margaret White
Ireland, Vivian Mccullough; Wales, Sal
ia Morton. Canada, Bernice Wells
Australia, Berta stephens; New Zeal
and. Maurlne Cornell; Africa, Virgins
Lynn. India. Leora Ledbetter New
foundland. Marguerite Odom, Mala
Archipelago. Corrine Jones' Straits Sc;
Elements. Salbdth Freeman; Miss Mar
Hin. Helen Morgan; Lady Wayne
Blanche Fraley. Lady Belle Winston
Virginia Lynn: Sir Peter Montford, FL
gene Simons; sir Gordon Eggles,or
Phillip Marx; Lady Faye Waters, MAJ
Gle Stacey: Lady Marion Ashley. Gee
Tones: Lady Mayme Gray, Eutha Eai
tcrwood. Lady Mildred Winfield Ho
lis carp: Lady Sarah Hayden. Daphe
Easterwood, Lady Peter Montforl, VIZ
ian Duston; Lady Henrietta Forbe
Elizabeth Maxwell, Lady Jane Wen
worth. Grace Dyer: Miss Janet Larr.
Vera Holland: Lady Roberta Ferrl
Margaret White; Music by high scho,
orchestra. Sol Lowenstein. dlrecto
Business Manager. John RedfielC
stage Manager, \. g. Warren u
rcctors Lillian Z. Bishop and Ele;
nor Lilley.
Basket Ball Players Get Sweaters