The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-05-12
THE SENIOR CLASS
Play A SUCCESS
PACKED AUDITORIUM WITNESS
SEES "AND HOME CAME TED"
FRIDAY EVENING
CAST VERY NICELY BALANCED
SNAPPY SPECIALTIES BETWEEN
ACTS-NET PROCEEDS OF
PLAY OVER $500

The Senior Class play "And Home
Came Ted which was given by this
years graduating class at the Jun
ior High School Auditorium last Fri
day evening, pleased an audience
which taxed the seating capacity.
The various characters were we'll
cast and the embryo actors exhibited
a wealth of natural ability in their
portrayal of the parts assigned to
them.
The plot of the play, is such that no
one character receives all the glory.
Neither does any one person in the
cast do all the work, as is often the
case. Any one of several characters
could be picked as a leading role, but
it is primarily a co-star production.
Orville Austin as "Skeet Kelly"
the clerk of the Inn, was as funny as
they. make them, even though the
"breath of the Bowery" was not mott
chile in his speech.
Miss Eva Johnson, "Diana Gar
WOOD" enacted her part we'll and
made very pleasing appearance.
Miss Frances Adkins was the typ
ical spinster in her portrayal of "Miss
Loganberry,' a one-time-almost-
sweetheart of the real Ted in his boy
hood days. Yet she was a trifle old
er, in fact had been his teacher, but
nevertheless she waited seven years
after he had left the mountains with
hope in her heart and expectation in
her manner, that he would return and
claim her for his own.
Clarence Vandesteeg in his imper-
sonation of era Stone" the william and
town "divil among the ladies'" show
ed excellent capabilities.
t'Miss Genevieve Vogel, as "Aunt
Jubilee" the colored cook, made an
appearance that was a scream, with
actions to match.
Vance Christensen, as "Mr. Man.
and in reality the boni-fide Ted, acted
the part Of young civil engineer
and heir to a fortune in a very nat
ural and unaffected way.
Paul Anderson was called upon to
be the lawyer in the play and to dis
guise himself in the latter scenes in
order to escape the winning wiles of
his former wife who supposed him
drowned in Hawaiian waters, and fl
nally disclose his identity in time to
come to the aid of the real Ted. He
was particularly good when disguised
as the "deaf old man."
Miss Blanche Lockead gave a de-
cidedly creditabIe performance as
"Mollie Macklin," house-keeper of the
Inn, sponsor of Ted's interests, the
girl whom Ira Stone had spurned
when he found she had not inherited
the: controlling interest in the fac
tory.
Miss Hazel King, as Henrietta
Darby" the widow with the clinging
vine proclivities, was as studiously
enchanting as the part required.
Arthur Bromenshenkel, "Ted," the
groom but not Ted the heir to the
factory, was the proverbial newly
wed.
Miss Dorothy Austin VINO played
the part of "Elsie," the bride, wa
the typical clipping school girl who
was perhaps more forcefully remind
ed than the average that she couldn t
live on love.
Frederick Meyers was the only one
taking part in the play who is not
one of this years graduates but as
the irate father, Senator M'Corkle,' y
he was everything that the pert call
ed for. A line slightly mis-spoken
caused good laugh for those on the
stage as we'll as for the audience.
To Miss Maude Davis Normal In
structor goes the credit for the direc-
ton of "And Home Came Ted"
Miss Alice Hough and w. B. Nor
gan had charge of the staging, and
Mr.. Morgan solicited the advertising
which appeared on the programs. We
are informed that this source of rev.
ende practically paid expenses and
that the Senior Class cleared about
100000 with which to purchase a
memorial of their class to be placed
in the local school building.
The Mandolin Club furnished mu-
sic before the first act which was
very enjoyable.
Between the first and second acts
the Girls Glee Club, under the direc-
ton of Miss Norquist, rendered num-
bers which were much appreciated.
The Boys Glee Club, under G. /.
Anderson, was well received and ia
vored with three fine numbers.