The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-15
Stake Play
Makes Hit
" GREEN STOCKINGS "
ENJOYED BY LARGE
AUDIENCE
Invitations To Present Play
At Burley and
Twin Falls

AT the Howells Opera house, Fri
day evening, December s, there was
presented, under the auspices of the
Stake M. l. A., play entitled
Green Stockings" Entirely out of
the class of amateur plays, indeed
excelling most plays usually presen-
ted by travelling theatrical troupes
with artistic stage settings and
beautiful costuming, 1t far surpas-
ses ninety-nine and nine-tenths per
cent of the plays presented in towns
ten times the size OF Oakley.
Maude T. Clark wRs at her best
as Celia Faraday, about whom the
story is woven. The lead opposite
her was excellently taken by Claud
Blair as Colonel Smith. Without
exception each part was sustained
unusually well and one remembers
the play as a whole, rather than by
parts emphasized by pre-eminent
acting.
The hearty response with which
the three acts were received by a
record breaking crowd bespoke the
approval and pleasure with which
the play was received and many
complimentary remarks have been
heard whenever the play has been |
discussed
made that Twin Falls and Burley |
have extended invitations to present |
it in those cities in the near future
Oakley is fortunate in having
talent capable of achieving such a
success and when the fact is taken
into consideration that the manage
ment and directing were all done by
two members of the cast, the ac-
complishment is all the more
notable.
Each person participating in the
play is to be congratulated for hav-
ing presented such a clean, whole
some and interesting entertainment.
Mrs. Lottie Bach very ably han
died the part of Mrs. Chisolm Fara-
day, who, much against her scruples
but yet with considerable secret
glee, aids and abets Celia Faraday
in her mad scheme for becoming
popular.
Edward H. Hale gave the audi
ence many enjoyable laughs as Ad
miral Grice, lovesick old bachelor
Eula Matthews gave an admirable
of Phyllis Faraday,
Celia's younger sister. 1t is the sub
lime thoughtlessness of Phyllis that
Is the immediate occasion of the
mad plot that Celia forms for the
sake of getting square with the
world. Miss Matthews portrayal of .
the very young and very selfish Sis
ter contributed materially to the
success of the play. g
The role of Robert Tarver, can
1idate for Parliament and for the
hand of Phyllis, was acted, by Dew n
BY Brisco, whose rendering OF the
part rang true, causing many hearty
aughs. h
Rosel Hale has the part of Will
lam Faraday, head of the Faraday
lome, whose order that Phyllis must
lot marry till her older sister Celia
las found a husband is the cause of
he commotion that prevails when r
he curtain opens on the first act.
Ie handled the part in good fashion.
Zina Haight and Viola Hale gave
xcellent interpretations of the
arts of Evelyn Frencherd and 4.
fadge Rockingham, ladies who are 81
listing at the Faraday home. IN
Olin Baker and Nelson Hunter n,
i'd good work as James Raleigh and 20
[enry Steele, respectively young +,
with taste for romance. 10
Joel Larson, with the friendly aid tb
wig, looked and acted in fine TT
.yle the part of Marten, the butler. tb
Nels Peterson was not in the play
ut as business manager for the n,
company he did good
.rvice.