Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-14
HI JUNIORS To
PRESENT A PLAY
HERE z NIGHTS
Captain Kidd, Ir., Bids Fair
to Be One Of the Genuine
Good Entertainments of
the Season

The season of good things is at
hand and with it Albuquerque
high school, ever wei! 70 the
front, is to offer what bids fair
to be one of the genuine good
things" of the year in the way of
entertainment. Tonight and to-
morrow night the high school
juniors are to present Captain
Kidd, Jr., which promises to be
me of those plays which folks
ak Of long after it has slipped
uto the past. 1t promises to be
he sort of affair concerning
fhich some say later, "Of course,
had to miss the best one OF the
Fhole year."
The Albuquerque high school
is an Albuquerque Institution and
Us such merits the hearty support
" all Albuquerqueans But in
his instance no appeal need be
nade on this score, judging from
he performance rendered Tuesday
light, when dress rehearsal was
cid. The performance itself will
merit support.
Every lad and lassie In the cast
s. letter perfect in his or her role
md each appears to have the
natural ability to put just the
proper personality into the char
acter portrayed. Basing opinion
on the rehearsal, that promise of
the juniors to surpass even the
excellent performances of the
past few years was no idle boast.
They bid fair to fulfill every
promise made.
Captain Kidd, Jr,, is built about
the adoption OF Jim Anderson by
old Andrew McTavish, a canny
Scot. Jim is adopted as a boy by
McTavish Later the old man
puts old books in the way of the
young fellow.
One Of these books contains in
formation about hidden treasure.
Jim Anderson eagerly seeks the
treasure and in his search many
gripping and many highly humor-
Gus incidents arise. Humor and
pathos are cleverly interviewer
and the performers bring forth
the best possible in these Incl
dents. Their characterization is
almost startling for amateurs.
Donald Crosno portrays the eff
Terminate son of wealth, William
Carleton, in a manner which is
certain to produce mirth on al
most every stage appearance he
makes. Donald appears to pos
sess a natural aptitude for this
sort of character portrayal and
many professionals might well
study his impersonation.
The same is true of Lee Farr,
in the character of Samuel Dick
en-, the Cape Cod arm of the law.
Lees characterization is so nearly
perfect that he almost brings q
salty tang to the air of the audi
torium and carries real breath
Of the "way daown east" coun-
tryman.
Other characterizations are
equally we'll done. Wilson Keim
shows a strong bent for character
work in his portrayal of Andrew
McTavish and the burr of Scot
land rolls from his tongue as
though he had been born to the
part. William Vaughey and Eunice
Herkenhoff. in the leading roles,
leave nothing to be desired.
The junior class set a high wa
ter mark with "The Lion and the
Mouse" last year. Yet those who
are connected with the Junior
play this year feel quite compla-
cent that even the high water
mark will be passed. Whatever
may have been required to bring
about perfection appears to have
been accomplished in the stage
setting and the addition of new
scenery.
The curtain viii rise promptly
at o'clock both tonight and to-
morrow night. Following is the
cast of characters in the order of
their appearance:
Andrew MacTavish - Wilson
Keim.
An Expressman-Robert Fitz-
gerald.
Mary Observation-Disclosures Her
kenhoff.
Jim Anderson-William Waugh
ey.
George Brent-William Glass.
Marian Fenton-rIIelen Kay.