Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-27
MANY ENJOY
SENIOR PLAY
Happened To Jones'
Will Be Repeated To-
night At High School

The class of 1922 OF the East
Grand Forks high school upheld the
reputation the school has for putting
on something real good in the way
of entertainment, when it presented
What Happened to Jones'" a rolucx-
Ing comedy by Geo. H. Broadhurst.
Friday night. Those who attended
will undoubtedly pass the good Q
along and induce many to e 1t this
evening, when it will be repeated.
The play was given under, the dtrec-
ton Of Mrs. Laura Wickard.
Those who attended must have gone
away feeling that they had spent two
plot, humorous situations. and acting
gave the performance real, merit. No
one expected q finished Broadway
product, as little imperfections are
bound to creep into an amateur per-
Torrance. but it was received with
out a critical spirit. The result wa
that the audience joined in'the merri-
ment, and hearty laughter and ap-
plause were the rule rather than the
exception.
The plot was woven about the.con-
agent, and Antony Goodly, D. D.
bishop Of Ballarat, which resulted In
many embarrassing situations that
were humorous in the extreme. The
latter arrived to visit his brother,
Ebenezer Goodly, professor Of anat-
omy. and found Jones in the home.
arrayed in the cloth, masqueradins
as the, expected bishop in order to
avoid apprehension of the police
after attending a prize fight. The
professor had also been lufed to the
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Of his daughter Minerva. Before the
mystery was solved the Bishop Goodly
was mistaken for an escaped inmate
Of an insane asylum. which didn't sim
pity matters.
Parts Well Played.
Utmont Sherlock PLAYED the leadinf
role as Jones and Interpreted the part
most consistently While some Of the
others were at times carried sway Nbs
the very clownishness of their parts,
Sherlock managed to keep a straight
face. Ross Peterson. as the frantic
professor, harrassed by the f~astidious-
ness Of his wife. and fear of exposure
in attending the fight, was also very
good. Linea Nornn as Helma. the
Swedish servant girl, did much in
helping to put the comedy across, al
did also Rose Powers, as Alvina Star.
light, an ancient spinster. who was
really the object of the bishops visit
and did not hesitate to make the fac
known. Genevieve Clynch, as the pro-
fessor's wife, played the part Of the
~domineering wife with vim and gdsto
and she. sure made Ross toe the mark
He had the complete symplthys and
understanding Of all the males pres
ent. >ssy S+ IA & ~
Clarence Sullivan. as the poehca
bishop. did not arrive until the sec
ond act, but made up for his tardi
ness by his splendid acting. Ann'
Hyde as Cissy. a young flapper. VIII,
thought she had seen the world, an.
Immediately fell in love with tn
though she hesitated when he Offered
her a drop of his flask. Marjoria. an
other daughter OF the professor. play
ed by Mabel Downham, who was puz
zled at the seeming indifference of tn
bishop to the higher arts, also dit
creditable work. Minerva. played b,
Anne DeGagne, the ancee Of Heath
erly (John v%ossler) a supposedly ex
emplary young man, who was tn
cause Of the professor's DOWNFALL
and incidentally a black eye, both en-
tered into the spirit of their parts yer:
ably. The immense voice Of Adrian
Janse. playing the part of the es
capped inmate. made his acting yer,
effective, as he put the everlasting
fear into the ladies. Cyrus Kirk, a
the superintendent of the sanatorium
played a minor part. but he did 1
well. las did also Henry Kingman a
the policeman.
The high school orchestra, unde
the direction Of Miss Katherine Muir
ray. supervisor of music, entertaine
with music before the program an,
between acts. Miss Mable Seim ais
favored with a vocal solo that wa
appreciated. s.
The make-ups Of the players an
the well-equipped stage did much t
make the affair a success. Howar
Moebeck and Walter Peterson wcr
the stage managers.