South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-11
WAR TIME DRAMA
MAKES BIG HIT
AT CHAUTAUQUA
Friendly Enemies Proves
Banner Attraction of En-
tire Weeks Program.

Inc largest audience that hos
witnessed a Chautauqua entertain
ment in Leeper park so far saw the
performance OF Friendly Enemies
last night. Alternately. tear drops
glistened and laughter rang out as
the famous comedy drama OF war
times unfolded Itself. A New York
cast. that proved itself perfectly
capable OF rising 10 the difficult sit
uations, ably presented the play 10
an appreciative audience In the
afternoon Chester NJ. Sanford gave
a vocational lecture on Failures OF
the Misfits." The program yester-
day was one OF the big features OF
the entire Chautauqua.
Friendly Enemies" concerns the
conflicting emotions OF two life long
friends OF German birth. Block"
has become thoroughly Americana
ed during his 80 years in this coun-
try while his comrade. still holds
20 the fatherland. "Pfieffer," the
friend. remains German 70 the heart
glorying in the conviction that the
mother country is right and will win
out in the near future. His son has
enlisted in the American army and
dares not tell his father. Blocks"
daughter is engaged to the boy.
"Pfieffer" becomes involved with the
head OF the German spy system.
The plot OF the play deals with the
realization OF the truth by the ar
dent German-American. his con-
sequent pride in the boy and the
capture Of the spy through his
efforts.
Audience Gripped by Play.
Lucy Werner. a member OF the ori-|
ginal cast. carried off the honorsI
with her able performance as Mrs.
Pfieffer' and the representation of
the mothers anguish when her son
is supposed TO have been blown up
on transport, caught the specta-
tors firmly in its grip William
Friend and Edward Zee as Karl
Pfieffer' and Henry Block" the
two main characters In the produc-
ton, lived their very dificult cha
racters IN just the proper manner,
for undertaking would have spoiled
them. One moment the spectators
are deeply moved by the crushing
sorrow of the father when they see
his cherished illusions OF years
swiftly crumbling and he bowed be-
meath the revelations and the next
they IRE laughing at the quaint
philosophy Of his bosom friend wno
consoles him In an inimitable way
The cast Of characters:
Karl Pfieffer ...... William Friend
Marie Pfieffer. his wife ........
.............-. Lucy Werner
William Pfieffer. his son ......
....-..i. Kenneth Daigneau
Henry Block, a friend ..-.....
................. Edward See
June Block. his daughter ....
Observation-Disclosures. Dorothy Belts
Walter Stuart, a German SPY ....
Observation-Disclosures. Thomas Tracey
Failures and MiSfits.-
Chester NJ Sanford. widely
known vocational expert. lectured
on Failures Of the Mish's" in the
afternoon. He declared that fathers,
and mothers should help re boy in
choosing his profession. M1uy lines
Of endeavor are overcrowded. he as
serted. and the youth needs 10 avoid
going into one OF these. After his
tank Mr. Sanford held a round
table" discussion with the audience
i'm which he endeavored 20 answer
any questions they desired to ask.
The dishwashers Of New York
orra nized union of 1000 mem
bers." he averred, "and out Of that
about 1000 were college men-fail-
entered the field for which they
were fitted. We can not expect the
Young men or women 10 drift into
the correct thing any more than we
can expect a house to be built In
the same manner. II is the duty
of Parents 70 help their children
find the right thing. Too often the
Young are thrust into the wrong
profession merely because the
adults have decided on it for them
instead of with them
There are certain fundamentals
under the planning OF life. Ask
yourselves what am / best fitted
TO do?" and snwer honestly.
youth who knows little or nothing
bout the profession ne fancies he
w Quiz ike II HUI hAAEN ~ dNne~
until ne does learn about II.
Enter Useful Field
Enter a field that is not over
crowded and in which you will be
needed. The grocery bUsiness, law.
and certain types Of engineers are
so filed with experts that one who
enters any OF those is doomed to
failure almost from the start.
ATetalIurgical engineers and many
other professions lack men.
"A boy with abilities in certain
lines has several similar professions
to choose from and need not run
only 20 these that are overcrowded
now.
The best time 20 help the youths
20 decide is commonly set at the
period. Then the par
ents should study the boy and also
with him in an endeavor TO find
what ne IS fitted 20 become. Further
more. times are different than they
were when present business men
first began. Youths starting out
now need someone 20 lean on. who
will aid them. because OF the vast
increase In the conSplexity OF the
business world and the difficulty -
a. Gfrra al van