Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-11

Ella. Eva Anderson
Duke. ...........Th Thomas Sybeldom
Colonel ................G Geo. Harper
Major ...............Al Albert Lamont
Solicitor .................Ja Jas. Colenso
Soloists Katie Manic, Leone
Lukey, James Aspinwall, Harold
Norman, William Maddern, Clarence
Trowbridge,
/ Chorus of love stricken maidens-
Mary Gersieh, Sara MOrtenson, Cecilia
Otis, Virginia Emunson, Anna Ziff
Leona Lukey, Angeline Raineri.
/ Chorus of dragons -Thos Sybeldon,
James Aspinwall, JAS. Colenso, Forest
Hagan, Clarence Trowbridge, Geo.
/ Harper, Serm Haglund. Harold Nor
man, Archie Kennedy, Joseph Barto,
Michael Meade, Albert Lamont, VIII
liam Maddern, Clarence Rautio
PLOT OF PLAY
/ During the absence of the Dragons.
BuntEorne, dyspeptic poet, has ar
rived in the village, and posing as an
exemplar of true art anu high aesthet-
icism, has converted all the girls to
his views, made them forget their old
loves, and filled them with a mad
I hopeless love for himself He. while
secretly pleased with their admiration,
pretends to despise them, especially
Jane who is particularly offensive to
him because of her age. her plainness
and her continual annoying attention.
Jane however, despite rebuffs. con-
tinues TO follow him. The soldiers
returning are highly angered, and
protest loudly against the folly of the
maidens but to no avail They still
continue to follow Bunthorne pro-
claiming their love and devotion, tho
in the meantime Bunthorne himself
has fallen deeply in love with Patti
enee, the village milkmaid. Patience.
at first frightened by his wild man
ners, is at length convinced that she
must love him, because love is duty,
and SO resolves that she must perform
this duty, however disagreeable. The
ladies'. unable to decide who will get
Bunthorne. resolve to rattle him off
but Just as the rattle is about to take
place, Patience rushes in, feeling that
she must perform her duty by loving
Bunthorne, and stops the rattle much
to the indignation of both the ladies
and the soldiers. The ladies'. feeling
that they no longer have any chance
to win BunthOrne. return to their old
loves. the dragons, and are lust in
the midst of an affecting recOneilia-
ton scene, when stranger. Grosyen-
or, appears, and pToclaims himself an
aesthetic poet, an apostle of simpliei-
ty. The girls immediately desert the
soldiers, forget BunthoTne. and rush
TO worship at the shrine of the new
poet Gr0svenOT, who has been the
/ youthful companion of Patience. the
! village mllkmaid, and who still loves
her passionately, is annoyed at their
attentions and tries in every way to
escape them. He endeavors in every
way TO win the love of Patience, but
+ Patience, although loving him. feels
that love TO be perfect must be unself-
lsh. and that 1t would be selfish to love
GTosvenor, who is perfection itself
She resolves that she must love Bun.
throne but that there would be moth
ing TO prevent GFOsvrnor from loving
her. Bunthrone wild with envy be
cause the maidens have deserted him
upbTalds Patience. and coucOcts plan
with Jane TO overthrow his rival
GrosoyenOr. | nder threat of curse
he forces GrOsyenor to give up his
aesthetlclsm and become an ordinary
matter OF fact young man. while he
himself adopts aesl hetlcism and sim
pIlcity. thinking that he will thus
WIN back the love and alteration of
Ooih the maldens and Patience. Pa
uence, after her first horror at the
change. nnds that since Archibald
GrosYenor - now commonplace, there
Is nothing selfish ia loving bin. and
transfers her love TO him. In DESPAIR
bunthorne turns TO patient aud long
suffering Jane. They have Just de-
clared Their affection when the Duke
aud Dragons arrive with the an
nounct uient th&t The Duke has decid-
ed 10 take bride. The maidens At
hrst wildly excited. are overcome
when they hud that be intends to
choose the plainest OF the crowd. His
ch0lce falls Ola Jane who wild with
JOS, fOrsakes Blunt horne. aud en-
braces The Duke The maidens re-
turn 10 thrsr old love. Patience to
Grosyenor, Jane 70 ,he Duke ana Bun
thorne Is left desert ed aud alone
The following Friday. June II. Will
be commencement night With the fol
lowing program
rHE FUTURE
Opportunities open to Women
't..t.. ...t......... Angeline Raineri
HE Benefits of Further Education
49,. ....... ....,.... Archie Kennedy
Flauo solo .......... Leona I.ukey
The Teaching Profession
,'.'','. .,......... Hulda Johnson
Civil Engineering 3D.. Serm Haglpud
""'et AA'es........... Karl Liuders
men SCHOOL CHORUS
Electrical Engineering
- - '..''.. ...............Jas Colenso
Nursing ....... sara At,..'...
Duet Morning Song pnrma.'
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