Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-10
STRONG CHARACTER PORTRAYALS FEATURE
ZONE ROOM Plus" SUCCESS SFUlLY STAGED
BY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AMATEURS

The height OF amateur emotional act
ing was reached Tuesday night In this
city when zone Room Plus" q dra-
matte comedy in three acts, was pre-
scented at the Augusta Opera House
by Abnaki Council. Knights Of Column
bus. The play offered an especially
fine opportunity for individual acting
of the highest type and the six men,
bers Of the cast portrayed their roles
with startling and realistic faithful
hess.
The action Of the play hinges around
Ia young couple, Fred Carmichael and
his wife Julia. who, after living for
some years in the suburbs of q large
city. suddenly have moved into q zone
room plus" apartment in that same
city because the wife loathes house
work and asserts her freedom by ac-
ceptfng q position as o stenographer.
The zone room plus" in this case Is q
combination Lying. dining and sleep
ing room. together with q kitchen and
bathroom. 1t is one OF those apart
ments where it Is necessary to 60 out
in the hall to turn around.
Fred (Robert Faulkner), who gives
in to his wife in these matters al
though longing for a home and chill
dren. is expecting a promotion in the
business in which he Is employed but
is worried over the chance that it may
go to another. Julia Evelyn Sears)
believes in the doctrine of equal rights
for women. If not moro SO. and when
ever hen convictions begin to weaken
they are at once strengthened by Bar
bara McCord (Anne Faulkner). a bach
elor girl who lives in an apartment
above and who has very strong ideas
along the same lines.
Things come to a showdown when
Fred returns to his home, tired and
nervous, and finds that Julia is PLAN
ming a dinner engagement. He declines
to go and it finally develops that he
is worried that he may not get the pro-
motion as his employer has asked him
numerous questions about the mana ge-
ment of his home which he feels he
has not been able to answer satisfacto-
rily because they have spent every
thing they have earned on having a
good time A quarEel develops and
he finally leaves the house and does
not return that night.
The next day while everyone in
the family is worried over his dis
appearance Fred returns with the
glad news that he has received the
promotion and they are reunited.
The comedy. situations were very
clever and much amusement was
caused by the home spun philosophy
of Dad" Carmichael (Arthur Leon
ard) who Is visiting with his sons
Fred and John (Albert Wheeler)
and who acts as sort Of governor
when the matrimonial machinery
begins to race.
John and his wife Mollie (Ka-
thryn Larkin) in an endeavOr to SCI
| Fred and Julia upon the right course
in their married life only serve tt
speed matters along their erran'
| way, but everything comes out right
| in the end.
The emotional acting of Mr.
Faulkner and Miss Sears was mos
! convincing and was without doub
| the best of its kind that has beer
seen upon an Augusta amateur stage
| for some time. Anne Faulkner II
stating her pronounced views on thu
matter of matrimony. in which b,
the way she had had no experience
made her statements sound yer.
| true and gave but little chance TO
argument. Arthur Leonard worked
many little mannerisms into his par
! that served to make 1t an especial!
strong role and both Miss Larkil
| and Albert Wheeler were fully up Il
| the standard set by the other mem
| bers of the cast.
The play was presented in the at
! ternoon and again in the evening
and at both performances the Opers
| House was we'll filled. Between thu
acts a delightful musical program
consisting of march. "Gloriou!
America" a selection, Little Nellie
Kelley" the overture, Aida" and
|. march 1.-THE Churchman's Choice
was rendered by Douglas Mcleod,
| Men.