The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1921-05-10
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
IS WELL RECEIVED

play given at the Tip Top Theatel
last Saturday night were Perc,
Lydgate, Ernest Wedemeyer, Rich
ard Sloggett, Richard Rice
Thelma Hopper, Emily Sousa
Martha Wolters and Katherine
Fernandez. That is neither the
order nor the reverse order OF
their Importance in the play
That is just the order in which
their names appeared in the cast
of characters. If we had to picl
out individual stars and place
them in rank, we would say, as
did Jenkins in the play, 81 OBJ
jects."
Richard Rice first appeared on
the scene as Jenkins, a butler
We don't know where Dick got the
practice but he certainly did make
the conventional, poker-backed
butler. If Ire ever runs out of a
job we will back him to the limit
as first class butler.
Thelma Hopper, as Rebecca
Luke, a maiden lady fond of cats
demonstrated some very spinster
like attitudes and costumes. She
played the difficult part of an
aunt that is trying to befriend
homeless cats and to keep her
young nephew and niece from Gun
seemly conduct" Her little pet
schemes finally got her into a
"peck of trouble, but she emerged
with flying cOlors.
The third to make her appear.
ance was katherine Fernandez,
playing the part of Patty, Miss
Rebecca's maid. Every one OF
her appearances was good for a
laugh. Her spontaneous, ire
sistable dancing, her dislike of
Miss Rebecca's cats and her flirt
alton with the noble e-hearted Jenk
ins all "got by" in great shape.
The part of Katherine Rogers,
Miss Rebecca's niece, was admir-.
ably acted by Emily SOusa. She
made her susceptible young cous
in think that her best girl friend
who was coming to see her was a
young man fond of boating. In
the mixup, caused by her little
deception, Katherine-Emily gave
the audience quite a number of
pleasant moments.
Katherine's cousin, and Miss
Rebecca's nephew was Philip Ray
son, acted by Percy Lydgate
Fond of yachting, intolerant of
his aunt's cats and willing to be a
good fellow to his Cousins sup
posed fiancee, Philip-Percy had
his audience with him at all
times, even when he fell in love
with the mysterious "Mr. Bob"
Mr.. Bob, him-Or herself, was
Martha WOlters. She played with
considerable skill the part of a
lively young lady, and her win
ming of yacht race won Philip
RaysOn's yacht, with his heart
thrown in for good measure.
Ernest Wedemeyer, as Robert
Brown, a clerk of law firm
coming down to Miss Rebecca's
house with important papers, was
mistaken for Mr.. Bob, Philip Ray
son, another Mr.. Brown, and for
Ned Saunders. The predica
ments he was thrown into, the
numerous lunches he ate, his i'm
prisonment in q spare bed room
and his final victorious exit were
all acted in most approved style.
Last and not least, Richard
Sloggett played in very natural
free and easy manner the part OF
Ned Saunders, Philip Rayson's
chum. His capture of the flee
ing Brown brought him into prom
nance and into the good will OF
the young ladies, much to his
delight.
The whole play was breezy, full
of good fun and excitement. The
cast selected played their parts
as though they were born in the
stations played. The students
and their coach, Miss Underhill
are certainly to be congratulated
upon their efforts.
Preceding the play were two
folk dances, one Danish and one
Japanese. Dancing in the form
er were Chow Moi Chang, SuenC
Fukushima, Eileen Carter, Mabel
Chong, Lily Aki, Julia ROdrigues
Zina KilowanO, Rose Goodman
Sophia Vierra, Frances Jardin
Rena Fernandez and Sarah Tseu.
The Japanese dance was beauti
fully given by Masako MatsumO
to, Emily Sousa, Kimiyo Okamo