The Monett times., 1921-12-23
DEMOLAY PLAY MAKES A HIT
RICH Comedy, Pretty Girls, Beautiful
Costumes Delighted Large
Audience.

"Oh Milly, Wait a Minute" ? fived
in Monett last night and MAJ such a
decided hit with her audie' e that she
1 will be here again toni~'lp.
1t was the unani~- ds verdict Of all
who saw the M .cal comedy produc-
ed by Monett Chapter DeMolay, that
it was one of the biggest hits of the
season in home productions; cleve,
lines galore, a most interesting situ-
alton and some of the wittiest bits OF
acting seen in many moons.
Mr.. Walter G. Lanyon, writer and
director of the play, is to be con-
graduated upon his excellent selection
of the caste of characters and skill
full training which made the play a
perfect success.
! But we'll tell you all about it and
how it happened
Paw Perkins started the whole
thing!
He sent message to Nav Perkins
that he was sending home an~orphan
girl from Paris, and when she arrived
at Doodenville, Utah, the Perkins
home, to the astonishment of Mrs.
Mrs. Perkins, Lizzie, Jerry, and Jane
and to the delight of Zeke, Gussie, Hi
and Jake, she was gay Partisan, and
she brought with her, her beautiful
sisters, played by Misses Kitty Bell
Taylor, Mildred Keithly, Margaret
Crump, Fay Baum, Fern Breeze and
Florence Hobbs.
Then things started
The plot of the play was very enter
tanning and the audience was kept in
an uproar almost constantly. Milly,
the French orphan, vamped the men
and made enemies Of the girls. She
took them back to Paris with her, and
followed gay life in the Queen City
of France, they decided to return to
America--after they found Paw Per-
kins.
The character parts in this two act
play were taken by the following:
Milly, Miss Edna Lautaret; Nav,
Mrs. w. R. Isbell; Paw, George Bass;
Lizzie, Gladys Jeffries; Jerry, Winnie
Taylor; Jane, Mrs. Pace; Madam,
Mrs. P. w. Gooch; Zeke, Lloyd Nc
Kinney; The Twins, May Skinner,
Laurence Shaddrick and Belle Skin
ner, Ruth Hobbs; Gussie, Carol Dom
lavy; Hi, Durward Gooch; Jake,
Homer Counts; Messenger, Jessie
Louise Galloway.
Every character was well chosen
and the play was rich in its comedy.
Mrs. Pace as Jane provoked burst
OF laughter at every move. Gussie,
Mas youngest offspring, could not
have been excelled IN his part. Lizzie
and jerry, Mas girls, Zeke, Hi and
Jake and Ma and Pa themselves were
full of pep and lively fun. The Skin
ner twins, impersonated by Miss Ruth.
Hobbs and Laurence Shaddrick, were.
a scream. Millie was sweet and
piquant and with her usually sweet
soprano voice, her part was most
attractive.
Accompaniment were played by
Mrs. Byron Vaughan and Miss Fern
Breeze.
The play was crowded with music,
singing and dancing, which proved
they we're in no way amateurs.
A baby chorus was very sweet,
composed of twenty little girls dress
ed in nighties and carrying lighted
candles, while Nav sat and rocked
little Nadine Johnson and sang
"Drowsy Head"
Peggy O'Neil girls chorus was
composed of Misses Kitty Bell Tay-
dor, Margaret Crump, Fay Baum,
Mildred Keithley, Fern Breeze
and Florence Hobbs. They were
a beautiful bevy of girls
charmingly dressed in evening frOcks
and their singing was superb, The
song was sung by Miss Gladys JEFF
fries and Mr.. Lloyd Mckinney. This
was probably the most beautiful num-
ber on. the program.
A clever bit of acting was the
Burlesque Fashion Show. The models
were introduced by Mile Fullopep-
ski, and they represented few of the
leading stores. The models were
Misses Isabel Johnson, Crystal
Spratley, Virginia Folger, Edna Wal
ton, Marie Gillioz and Helen Lowe,
all of whom Wore. costumes which
were stylish many years ago.
The popular song hit, Fucker Up
and Whistle" was sung by Miss Win
ME Taylor and Mr.. Carol Donlavy,
and six girls comprised an apron
chorus They We're Misses Frances
Folger, Clara Bell Kiersey, Dot Har-
vey, Ethel Amber, Isabel. Johnson
and CRYSTAL Spratlev.