Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
OPERETTA GIVEN
BY CLEE CLUB
GREAT SUCCESS
Local Students Acquit
Themselves With
Much Credit

So Once In q Blue Moon,' the
musical romance presented by the
Glee Club of Central Union Higf
school ut the school auditorium last
night, and which will be repeated
again tonight, drew practically 4
full house for the first performance
which was unusually good.
Under the direction of Miss
Myrtle Martin, who deserves q
great amount of credit for the pro-
duction, an evenings entertain
ment which put many professional
performances to shame was given.
From the prologue which opened
with Lucille Wade as the Moon
Lady and a chorus to the last
drop of the curtain, the evening
was success.
To the entire cast and chorus
which was on the stage when the
lights failed during the last part
OF the play q compliment is due for
the remarkable stage presence
shown by all when the performance
proceeded without hitch with only
9 flash light and later by the illu-
mination of flickering candles.
Margaret Lineken as Sylvia
Montgomery played the leading role
with Delbert Finley opposite her in
the east, both young people hand
ling their roles with rare ability.
Miss Lineken's solo at the end of
the first act, and q duet by the two
toward the close of the play were
especially worthy of mention.
Lena Hobby Is Flapper
Lena Bird Hobby, as the leading
Juvenile character of the play, was
an unqualified success. With viva.
city and charm she interpreted the
role of the modern flapper in .
manner which added dash of
spirit to the production. Dick
Hockett as the small boy Of the
Montgomery household was also
! clever. ....s
Z Isabella Ross and Mildred Cole in
the difficult roles of Mrs. Mont
| gomery and MRS. Lavender, two
| society matrons, deserve specia
mention on account of their diff
scult roles. The part of Mrs. Laven
! der's called for clever character
Interpretation and called forth
bursts of laughter throughout The
evening. Miss Ross showed grea'
charm as the hostess in whose home
the setting was laid. -u
II Freddie Mastick as Hop Sing Hi
the "China boy" was excellent
and sang an effective solo. Lucil,
Wade the Moon Lady also eff
seiently carried a second role q
betty Morton. Edith McKinne,
Jas Suzanne the French maid di,
swell. Monte Hill, Irwin Roberts
NEarl Willoughby, Floyd Farrar
Edith Kluck, Harry Jones and Bill
Peters were others of the cast &c
Iquithing themselves with honor
Miss Kluck 3 voice proved excep
Htionally pleasing in "a duet witt
HMiss Liniken.
E Other noteworthy features wer'
Hexcellent orchestra numbers, als'
Elead by Miss Martin, the brillian
| accompanying of Miss Margare
Lanier, the spirited Spanish dance
lby Connie Daniels which received
much applause and a reading givel
between the acts by Miss Tillie c
Brandt. sa tt
| A Large Chorus
The "reporters chorus by Will
liam Dawson, Melvin King, Ken
meth Miles, Theodore Rumsey, Gle
Smith and August Sarrio, as wei
as the general chorus work, wa
good
+ Members of the chorus include
Helen. Berkman, Edith Bewley
Irene Boque, Bernard Bradshaw
Goldie Copeland, Mildred Emkt
Madeline Ezell, Aida Mae Graham
Dorothy Harding, Marjorie Helms
Clark Jacobs, Grace Johnson, MAJ
ion johnson, Edith Kluck, Eva RAJ
Lavayea, Aline McElvaney, Clar
I Belle Rodgers, Maria Sandersor
Eunice Sprinkle, Sarah Stokes, Jo
Thompson, Helen Tucker, San
| Weir, Mary Belle Wilson, Edit
Yarnell, and Edgar Starr.
The furniture for the pretty set
| tings was loaned through the cour
tesy of the Imperial Valley Hard
| uopa Compony