The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-19
KASOTA IS PLEASED
WITH CLASS PLAY
SENIORS MADE SELVES POP.
ULAR IN DRAMA
ANNE OF ANN ARB0R'
Was Delightful Presentation To
Large Audience; News of
Village.

Kasota, May 1S.-lt is doubtful II
ever in Kasota a senior class play
has been given with greater success
.Lan that which was presented to a
capacity audience at the village hall
last Tuesday evening. In "\nne OF
Ann Arbor." kasota talent seemed
TO have found the vehicle in which
20 perfectly demonstrate their abil-
ity behind the footlights. Clarence
johnson as John Thomas, the sen.
Tor partner. was an advocate OF
cautious" business. methods and
held a grievance against his junior
partner for over optimistic transac-
lions. which would, he predicted,
lead eventually to ruin. Clifford
Wolfe as .Chauncey Taylor, the jun
Tor partner, bubbling over with pep,
has the good fortune to have come
put ahead so far, in his ventures.
Ardella Johnson as Helen Thomas,
induces her father TO play trick
upon the junior member and thus
cure him forever of his hobby OF
character reading through h e
ewes" Edith Wolfe as Mrs. Thomas
is opposed to the scheme and awaits
the outcome with fear and trembl-
ing. Evelyn Swens as Anne with
the Honest Eyes, friend of Helen's
is selected as the tool" that should
turn the trick. She enters the Of
fee when the junior partner is alone
and presents a bogus check accom-
panied by a hard luck story. He
promptly endorses and cashes the
check after looking into her eyes.
Later the bank telephones that he
is out the amount of the check. In
a frenzy he throws away his char
acter reading books and comphca1 :
tons follow when he locates the
Thomas family and finds with them
the tricky Anne. Anne despises
and everyone is miserable. Howard
Nelson as Detective Holder" awes
everyone into submission and sends
the chiIls along the spine of the
beautiful criminal. Explanations
follow and the senior partner finds
that the joke is all on himself, and
last, but by no means least, is the
couple that furnished delightful
comedy throughout the play. Carl
Swenson as Hasty. the office boy,
makes life miserable for the pretty,
gum chewing Flossy Waite, other
wise known as Alice Warrant. The
delightful musical numbers intro
duced between the acts included a
saxophone solo by Carl Swenson
with his sister Miss Evelyn at the
piano. two piano solos by Miss Doro-
thy Bolin, two songs by group OF
high school girls and also song
and dance drill in which five young
ladies led by Miss Elsie Anderson,
added the beauty of gorgeous col
oring TO an exquisite performance.
The success of the entertainment is
decidedly complimentary to the
coach, Mrs. c. F. WeibZahn and TO
her assistants, Misses Peterson and
Uhler.
Mr.. and MS. z. L. Vernon and
son Armand, J. w. Warrant and
Mrs. William Foster motored to
Vernon Center Sunday and spent the
day with Harry Morris and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jardin had
as their guests last Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. c. r. Parker and family of
Minneapolis. On the return trip
they accompanied their guests as far
as LeSueur.
Arthur Johnson is the owner of a
new StHdebaker car.
Mrs. Ernest Forsberg entertained
a sister Miss Olson of Mankato last
week. ~ ..
Miss Alice Wistrom spent the
week end with a sister Miss Lillian
of Bingham Lake. -.
Miss Rose Wax of Fairfax was
entertained over the week end in
the c. E. Rydeen home.
Rev. ]. A. Peterson of Minneapo-
lis viii fill the pulpit in the Con-
gregational church next Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs F. L. Warrant and
children were entertained at the
frank Mann home at Lake Vita last
Sunday. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil johnson had as
their. guests last Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus Sjogren of st. Peter.
Mrs. Arthur Roberts and Mrs.
Julius Bartels entertained a party
of lady friends last Friday afternoon,
Ermgarde. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Johns, ST., is able TO
be up again after severe illness.
Miss Ruby Swenson recently ac-
cepted the position of assistant man :
ager in the offices of Cluet, Peabody
and company of Minneapolis.
Rydeen and c. z. Rydeen and fam :
lily were business callers at Mankato
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Edwards OF
St. Paul and Richard Pulver and
Claude Moulton were week end
guests of relatives in Kasota.
Misses Hester Rydeen and Bethel
Mention came down from, Fairfax
last week, bringing with them two
pupils, who represented their re-
epective; districts at the spelling
-aatch at St. Peter. -
Little Marietta Bartel, who was
able to return home from the hos
pital last week, is getting along as
well as can be expected.
Miss Alvera Ecklund of Minnea-
polls writes of a wonderful airplane
trip taken hast Sunday in company
with friends They assembled to a
height of 1900 feet and enjoyed a
fine view of the cities.
Mis- Susan Edwards Dies.
Word mas been received here oil
fho death NJ Miss Susan Edwards