Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-17
"ColIeee Daysv-Fine Play

Within a very short time after
| the tickets went on sale Tuesday af-
ternoon for the Senior class musi-
cal comedy college Days" which
was to be given Wednesday evening,
practically all the seats were sold,
so that those who secured their tick
cts later finished filling the opera
house to capacity. And still others
who came in the crush" division at
the last, found themselves placed in
the s. r. o. list.
The immense audience was all set
for the play which came off as
scheduled and with the inspiration
of a splendid hearing, and the eff
| ficiency derived from thorough prep
aration, under the training of Miss
Kathryn Geier and Mr.. H. D. Bish-
op, the players did we'll.
The play was in three acts, all of
which took place on the campus Of
| Brinkdale college, U. S. A.-the
first two in the spring of 1917 and
| the third two years later. There
was considerable action in the op-
ening of the play, as baseball game
in progress had reached the ninth
| inning when the curtain went up.
The team opposing Brinkdale was
Fairview. Davy Carson John
stahD won the game for Brinkdale
by knocking a home run. About
that time the principals and chorus
fentered singing their college song,
and Davy found himself a hero,
carried on the shoulders of the
crowd. After the excitement was
over, Davy had few minutes alone
bo Dnf
Smith, Evelyn Zumbro) whom he
loved and they "came to an under
standing" as it seemed the psyche
logical moment for them had arriv-
ed.
But the play had villain-a play
always has to, else it's likely a "no
account" play. This villain was De
Forest. dude for short (Raymond
Birch) who in real life looks like
anything but villain. Dude loved
Dot too, so he entered into a plot
with the owner of the town pool
hall, jim Fox, Foxy" Grandpa Zee
Gil Wright) TO have Davy accused Of
framing to throw final game to the
rival college Fairview, and thereby
disgrace Dayy and ultimately "get
his girl
The plot worked, and Davy was
driven from the school in disgrace,
and here is where the pathos enter
ed the play.
Two years rolled by, and Davy
again entered the arena-still a he
ro, this time of the world war. De
Forest, the villain, was about to "go
west" in other words die, and he
decided to clear his conscience by
confessing the wrong he had done
Davy. He told it to another Brink
dale man, William Dean Coles,
"Tubby." (Marmaduke Sears) and
Tubby lost no time in writing it to
his sweetheart Helen Jordan Gona
Aber) who was chum of Dots. So
the mists were all rolled away
Davy and Tubby, partners in affairs
of the heart, returned home and
'Prexy" (Homer GorrelD proclaim
ed holiday in their honor and all
ended happily.
Other members of the cast who
contributed their quota to the pep,
spice, yillainy, pathos or comedy of
the action, as the case might be,
were Jack" Harris (Leland Jen-
kins) "Jinx'; Martha Baldwin
Teale, "Baldy," dean of women, who
loved romance" (Pauline Spung)
and Fred Swift, "Toppy,' Overs
Hooper, Charles Sweet, "Sweety,"
(Roy Carder), and Don Jewett,
Babe" George Shinn).
The goods and men of the chorus
were respectively Crystal Davis,
Vera Davis, Vernette Harrington,
Wava Mendel, Rosamond Smith,
Lois Jenkins, Pearl Starrett, Hazel
Masterson, Margaret Brooks, Mar
tha Sherman, Margaret Mellor, Le-
ora Ludwig, Ethel Phillips, Opal
Martin, Ruth Gaylord, Glenna Rich
ardson, Georgia Johnson, Mar
guerite Sheridan. Hugh James
Donahue, Howard Bird, Max Ross,
Myron Tolbert, James Harris, Roy
Ferguson, Dale Miller, John Bark
hurst, Ebert Tolbert, Ralph Ken
nard, Herbert Dilley.
There were 16 musical numbers
in the play, which were tuneful and
bright, and these in connection with
the good plot and the action of the
play throughout, and the fine or
chestra, made musical comedy
which was greatly enjoyed by the
big audience. In fact it was a de-
lightfully bright, clever play, and a
fine entertainment
The instrumental music was snap
py and attractive and was furnished |
by the high school orchestra.