Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-02
ARSENAL TECH
STUDENTS. CLUB
GIVES OPERETTA
Maid and MILDLY Uph0Lds
Standard Set by Former
Productions.

Students Of Arsenal Technical High
School put over the opera club produc-
tion, 1.-THE Maid and the MILDLY" an
American operetta, in lively fashion last
evening at the Murat theater. The club
gave a nice presentation of "Pinafore'' last
| season and this seasons Offering was
quite up to the standard set at that time
The house was filed with an enthusiastic
audience that helped, with bubbling in
between chatter and vociferous applause
to make the operetta a success.
There was pep" and sparkle in the
lines, the music was catchy and the
choruses sung as very few professional
musical comedy choruses can sing. Per-
haps the most attractive feature of al
was the delightful youthfulness Of the
Thespians The MILDLY, James Hattoni
was a real dashing young sailor, not
n1iddleaged ay-windowed, thin-haired
gentleman skittishly playing young; not
much, he was a "peppy" slim chap with
good voice, who made the feminine
hearts in the audience futter, no doubt,
and the leading lady, Culasa Kinnaman,
with her daintiness and freshness won
the approval of even the blase theater In
vererates.
STORY OF PLAY
OUTLINED.
The story dealt with the disappearance
OF beautiful Anita" and the frantic
search by the Spanish Count for his be-
loved The setting which was decidedly
artistic, was the Lakeville Boat Club, at
the time of the conducting OF the annual
regatta. Captain Dasher of the ship
"Dreadnaught" and his middies are
guests Billy, the MILDLY OF the title role
and Valerie, the Maid" also a guest, fall
desperately In love and everything boes
well until the Spanish Count arrives in
search of Billy whom he accuses OF alb
Quoting Anita. Valerie becomes much
disturbed over Anita and there is an
estrangement between the two. After a
series OF entang Cling incidents, Billy pro-
duces Anita who turns out to be nothing
more or less than a laxative brilliant
pl1maged parrot, explains that ne bird
had been sold to both himself and the
Count" He restores her to the Count,
and all ends well.
Perhaps the hit of the cast was Nor
rison Davis, as Dawson, retired gentle
man farmer, who with his clever de-
lineation Of the frock-coated, ehin-whis-
kered rube, with his rural ideas Of city
ways, kept the audience chuckling
count, did a nice bit Of acting, never for
moment forgetting his Spanish air.
Miss Iris Hopper as Alice, a friend of
Valerie, shared honors with the leading
lady, being absolutely unaffected as we'll
as decidedly pretty. Harriet Stout and
Mildred, Yaleria's pals, toe. did nice
work.
MEMBERS ADD
TO COMEDY.
Frank Wilson. as Bounder. champion
oarsmAn. full Of the mighty EGO" and
Erwin Eagan, as slimson, the great I'M
known. who professed to play the "euk"
as well as he feat hered his oar, both
added to the comedy, with their make
ups and supreme self satisfaction. James
Pebworth as Fitz, OF the house commit
tee, and Evans, master of ceremonies at
the club came In for their share Of ap-
plause. and Carlos Jerry as the gallant
captain, carried out his part IN good
style. Laura Fessler, petitely coquettish,
made a fascinating Mrs. Gaily, the I'M
attached widow, who yamped the captain
shamelessly. Harold Baker as the i'm
mobile. unrelenting attendant OF the club,
and Anita herself, completed the group
Of principles.
between acts inc dieG Alup
some snappy school songs under the a.
| rection Of Miss Elizabeth Kaltz, aided
and abetted by a half dozen or more
"euks." and the boys quartette and saxo-
phone quartette gave some lively num-
bers directed by F. A Barker. Three
vaudeville turns given during tho last
act as part of the entertainment OF the
club Included artistic toe dancing by
Marguerite Williams impersonating Isa-
dore Duncan, voice numbers OF Norma
France, who has a deep contralto voice
winning her the role Of Schuman Heink,
and Bernice Crum who lightly tripped
through a graceful Russian dance, as
Anna Pavlowa. A clever speciality act
was the dance Of the snow children when
a sextette of pretty girls in white fur
outfits threw cotton snowbails at the
audience, and the dance Of the hours, an
artistic graceful pentomine.
Others taking part includedi Maids,
Susanyce Armborst, Madonna Barngrover,
Eleanor Bouvey, Frances Brockway, Mary
Donahue, Florence Eagan, Mary e. Fess-
Ter, Norma France, Leonora Frohne, Ola