Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-03
BIG BIG. AUDIENCE ! j
Sc Is oPERETTA
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Standing Room and Chairs
Accommodate Late
Corners at Opening
of Gypsy Rover"
PLAY IS REPEATED
Three Love Stories Included
in Plot of High, School
Play.
PLAY IS REPEATED
The Cast.

Rob prlngle
Lady COnStance-- Hirt
Lcrd Craven--------Mc Kinlay Kantor
Sir George Martindale- Swanson
Helen Ash
Captain JerOme-----W Wyatt BuSins
McCOrkl e--------- Fairfield
I.ackey Howard Furman
With the ''S.R.O." sign in demand
long before the overture started. and
tardy spectators seated on chairs fOrag-
C1 from other parts of the building,
the operetta. "The Gypsy Rover was
given for the first time in Lincoln high
school auditorium Thursday by the
boys and girls glee clubs of the
school. The play was repeated Friday
evening.
'"rhe Gypsy Rover" is a story of
undying love and its ultimate requital.
The main thread Of the narrative is
the love story of Rob, the Gypsy
Rover, and Lady Constance. daughter
Of an English nObleman. Two cOntri-
bnting rOmances have been woven into
the story 10y the writer who, apparent
l., agrees with Kiplins in that 1.-THE
governors lady and Mrs. O'Grady are
sisters under the skin" for the methods
Ct the artful Gypsy maid in dallying
her love-ridden swain are very like
those of the society debutante who
.llnuses herself and the audience by
keeping her army captain in hot water.
Neither of these affairs is followed to
its conclusion but that conclusion seems
obvious enough, despite the cOquetry
Of the young women involved.
The Characters.
On Gerald Pringle, in the title role,
Pauline Hirt, as Lady Constance, Nc
Kinlay Kantor, as Lord Craven. and
Dean Swanson as Sir George Martin
dale, father of Constance, fall the bur
den of the main complication although
Miriam RanwOrtl, as Meg: Laura
Leonard, as lara; Harold Shatfer, as
Mario; Earl Armstrong, as Sinfo !;
Itelen Ash as Nina, and Wyatt BuSing
as Captain Jerome, had opportunities.
both musical and histriOnfc, and made
the most of them.
Gerald Pringle, as Rob, was especial
IN effective. His stage presence was
good and his acting convincing. Miss
Hirt, as Lady Constance, had diff
cult part to play and played it exceed
inely well. She was consistently an
English lady, and did not wander from
her characterization even when oppor-
tunity afforded for so doing.
The Hold-Up.
McKinlay Kantor, as an English fop,
did some clever bits of acting and won
some good laughs, especially as the
hold up victim OF Mario and Sinfo who'
Incidentally. were rather :: tidy palr
of rascals and brandished pair OF
wicked knives with reckless abandon.
Sir George Martindale was an aus
tere country gentleman who approved
not bit of his daughters infatuation
for Gypsy fellow. Dean swanson
carried this part well.
Many Musical Numbers.
As for musical numbers, the piece
had rather more of them than is ofteh
the case and all are tuneful. Several
of them fell to Rob, who acquitted nm
self we'll in their rendition. His duets
with Lady Constance were especiai'y
pleasing. IT'S Just LOVE was one
of these; Listen, Lady FAIR was
another. "Fairyland," solo NUMBER
nv Rob. was also a catchy melody. II
was repeated at various times during
the three acts of the play.
I'VE Are Merry Robbers was
rather q rollicking number by Sinfo
and Mario. Moon, Moon, Moon, by
Nina and Jerome, assisted by the
chorus was n favorite with the audi
epce. ms was ."rhey Say Girls Can't
Keen Secrets" which was sung by
Lady Constance and the maidens OF
the society chorus.
Chorus Numbers Good.
All the chorus numbers were good
The big glee club was divided into
two groups. Gypsy chorus ana
q society group. These furnished
:, number of musical and dance mum
hers which were extremely chectiVe
All Accomplishments were by MISS Howl
The play was produced under INC
general direction of Miss Georglah;l
Ruff, with the assistance OF Miss Lola
Hughes, of the public speaking depart
1aent, and Miss Bernadinc Shanor who
trained the dance numbers.
Following the first act, Miss Helen