The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-20
ORIGINAL COMEDY
IS HUGE SUCCESS
UNIVERSITY COED MUSICAL
SHOW WELL WORTH WHILE
BIG CROWD ENTHUSES

Good Gracious Anita,'' what a
Knockout
Seldom is a more clever production
seen anywhere than the presentation
of Good Gracious Anita by the CO.
ds of the University of Idaho. The
original musical comedy furnished an
evening of unalloyed pleasure for a
large crowd of delighted males at the
university auditorium Friday night,
Every number was greeted with insis-
tent demands for encore and the show
as a whole was a fitting tribute to
the originality, the cleverness and
sparkle of the University of Idaho
girl.
Clever Play CIeverIy Produced
Anita Powers, coed at the u. of
L., discovers that she is left penniless
until she finds another missing heir
as stipulated in the eccentric grand
fathers will She at once sets out to
find him. The story if off and Good
Gracious Anita what a success.
Miss Rhoda FELTON, of Lewiston and
her sister, Miss Glide FELTON,, as di-
rector and business manager respect
lively with Miss Polly Thomas of Twin
Falls, the genius that furnished the
plot for the play, certainly staged
production that will long be remem
bered. Naturalization though it may
be, the earnest coounsel of one who
loves his fellow man is to see Good
Gracious Anita" The success of the
show demands a second production
for Moscow people and all who en-
joy clean, sparkling, clear-cut enter
tainment, hand in hand with tuneful
and snappy music.
Molly Porter Stars
Miss Molly Porter as the leading
lady was remarkable. Her delightful
solo voice, striking beauty and dra-
matte ability were enough to put the
show across and supported by really
all-star cast-"Good Gracious Anita
ask anybody that saw that show. Miss
Mary McCallum as Mr.. Englethorpe
was a shrek with every line and every
action-a comedian of the first water.
Miss Rhoda FELTON, added much to
the play with her Interpretation Of
the part of Mr.. Robert HarwoOd.
Miss Bertha Glindeman as Abraham
Washington Sherlock Holmes and
Miss Dorothy Cage as Miss Goodnight
were paired off to perfection and both
were clever. The three maids, Hester
Mckenzie, Helen White and Catherine
Hahn were charming and Miss Hen
rietta Peasley was effective as the
Sultan. Miss May Alvord as the tele-
graph boy added one of the little
touches that made the show.
Dancing Numbers Feature
Feature dancing numbers were ex-
cellent Gracefully vivacious were
the feature dances of Jackie of the
Follies'' by Miss Lenore Pickerell and
Jean and jack by Miss Mary Paisly
and Miss Millicent Kuhn. Miss Grace
Morgan starred in a graceful and
harem dance.
But after all the chous is the music
al comedy. Clever dancers, good
looks, attrative costumes, fine voices
and with all the pep in the world and
you have the chorus made up of Polly
Thomas, Charlotte Broadwater,
Vaughn Prater, Annabelle McMaster,
Rita Kendrick, Pauline Pence, Lucille
Gahan, Marjorie Alberts, Grace john
son Lucille Young, Gertrude Shepp-
herd and Norma Warner.
Three Acts All Good
Anita's home after an Idaho victory
furnished the setting for the first act
Act two opened with a Paris cabaret
two months later and closed with the
sultan of India's palace one month
later Act three was in Anita's home
two or three weeks later.
Yes, Good Gracious Anita" was
good j. l.. P. Jr.