The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
LEGION PLAY IS
fine PRODUCTION.
LEGION AND AUXILIARY PUT
ON THREE LIVE GHOSTS"
TO BIG HOUSE.

lnree 1--we Gn0SCS was pre-
scented by the Legion and Auxiliary
at the Auditorium Friday evening to
large and pleased audience. The
play had been directed by Miss Fan
ME Magoffin and to her untiring
efforts is due the successful produc-
ton staged by those taking part in
the play. A feature of the enter
tainment was the excellent program
rendered by the Presbyterian Church
Orchestra as an opening and between
the acts.
The play dealt with the complica-
tions that arose from the return to
England from a German prison
camp of three soldiers, two British
! and one American, who had been
reported as dead by the war de-
partment and to all intents and
purposes were legally dead. Two
of them, Jimmie Gubbins, Wilson
Carlson) and William Jones, CDR. J..
J. CALI the American, have good
cause for remaining dead. The
other, Spoofy, wv. P. Wolff who
has every inducement to be alive,
must remain dead for shell shock
had robbed him of his reason and
memory. Jimmie Gubbins cannot
come back to life, for his mother,
known as "Old Sweetheart" (Mrs.
Jack Gianotti) an old cockney whose
shrewdness borders on the shady,
has collected his insurance. Will
liam Jones, the American, is wanted
by the police of his college town
for the conversion of his fathers
bonds to pay gambling debts. No
body knows anything of Spoofy,
but he has evidently seen better
days and has developed kleptomania
after shell shock. Gubbins brings
his pals to his home in London
where Jones meets his fancee Rose
Gordon, miss Inez Johnson) and
Gubbins his girl, Peggy Woofers,
miss Myrtle Homer).
Bolton, (OAcar Solheim) of the
American detective force had fol-
lowed Jones to London and ap-
peared at the Gubbins' home where
he left a paper with Mrs. Gubbins
offering a reward for the informa-
! ton as to the whereabout of Jones.
| "Old Sweetheart" recognizes Jones
and sets about to get the reward
and in doing so many amusing
complications result. In the mean
time Spoofy sets out on foraging
trip in the city and returns with a
baby in buggy and all kinds OF
jewels which he had secured from
the home of Lady Leicester. MRS.
w. E. Trezona). Briggs, Oscar
Freidsberg) and Benson, (Peter
Handberg) of Scotland Yard trace
the robbery to the Gubbins home
and find the jewels on Mrs. Cub
bins. He places them on table
alongside himself while he quizzes
those present and while thus en-
ployed, Spoofy again enters and
gets away with the jewels. The
plot developed and spun along until
Spoofy was brought in by the
police, (Jos. Markovich) and Ben.
SON when it was found that in max.
ing the capture Spoofy had been
struck on the head and his reason
had returned. Lady Leicester ar.
rived on the scene and it was dis.
covered that Spoofy had robbed his
own home of the child and jewels
Jones in the meantime had received
news of the death of his father and
his accession to an estate. At the
last, Jones got his Rose, Jimmie
his Peggy and Spoofy his family
and estate. The officers got the
merry ha-ha by the audience.
All those taking part did well
We will not pick out individuals fol-
praise but will say that all divided
the honors of the fine production
/ The play was dramatic as well al
financial success.