The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-12
LOCAL PERFORMANCE
THREE LIVE GHOSTS
SCORES A BIG HIT


The performance of Three Live
Ghosts" pleased full house at the
Workers Hall Friday night, which
was given under the auspices of the
Woman's Club and directed by Jos. A.
Kent.
The IeaAnG roles were played by
Clarence Hdn - Jimmy Gubbins, one
Of the ghosts; Mrs. E. W. Toevs as
Nz~. cnhhins - t0l1 Dpeetheart'' and
Roy Rssd ~ "Spoofy". another mem
Der Of the ghost trio. The supporting
cast included Syi Braida as William
Foster, alias William Jones, the
American youth who enlists in the
British Army when he is pursued by
American detectives and is the third
member of the live ghosts; Mrs. Syl
Braida as Rose Gordon, William Fos-
ter's American sweetheart; Jos. A.
Kent as Briggs, the harsh, suspicious
representative of Scotland Yard; H.
B. Winnie as Bolton, the persistent
American detective who has followed
Foster from New York to England;
Adrian Mattila as Benson, Briggs as
sitant from Scotland Yard; Mrs. H. B.
Field as Peggy Wooffers, the land
lady daughter and Ramona Berta as
Lady Leicester, wife Of "Spoofy."
In the first act "The Three Live
Ghosts" return from the front.
"Spoofy" keeps the other two in hot
water because he is spoofy and is a
first-class "swiper". The trio come to
the home OF Jimmy Gubbins' step
mother, who lis most greedy woman,
Complications arise when "Old Sweet
heart" becomes attached to Foster for
the reason that an insurance company
of America offer one thousand pounds
for information concerning his where
abouts. Foster finds his sweetheart,
Rose Gordon, at the English rooming
house. In the last scene of the first
act "Spoofy" disappears.
The second act opens with the re-
turn of @Spoofy" with baby, and
pockets filled with priceless jewels
He gives the jewels to "Old Sweet
heart. Briggs, the detective from
Scotland Yard and his assistant Ben
son arrive at the Gubbins home and
hold up the household and search each
Of them for the Jewels stolen from
the residence house in London and alsf
question them about the Disappearance
of the baby of the rich home. Briggs
demands possession Of the string a
Jewels wound around the neck of "Qlf
Sweetheart" though she claims thss
are heirlooms left her BY very deal
old friend. Briggs takes the jewelrl
from her and lays than on the tabl'
while he questions the rest Of the oc
cupants Of the room. "Spoofy" comes
in the room through side door, pick
up the jewels and goes out. Scotland
Yard il baflied.
In the third act the American De
tective arrives to find Foster at tn
household and prepares to take hin
to America. Briggs refuses to Civ
him up - he Is wanted in Scotlan'
Yard in connection with the robber,
Of the jewels and the kidnapping Q
the baby. "Spoofy" is found and Ben
son has hit him over the head wit
such force that he regains mental con
sciousness, which he lost when shell
shocked in the war. Lady Leiceste
arrives In the scene and claims he
baby and for the first time sees he
husband, who she thought was kille
in the war. Briggs and Bolton the
learn that "Spoofy" has robbed hi
own jewslry and kidnapped his ow
baby. Foster is not taken back I
America when the detective learn
that he (Foster) has fallen heir 7
his fathers estate and has paid o.
the bonds covered by an insuranc
company, for whose theft Foster wa
blamed The play ends with every
body happy.
The excellent stage work Of the er
tire cast was beyond criticism. tn
spirit Of cdmradeship between Jimm
Gubbins, "Spoofy" and William Fosts
was strong thruout, pathetic and "
called forth bursts Of merriment.
Eskhnr keDanisls and Margar'
Souders rsn,aersd song and dance b
tween the ftrst and second act b
tween second and third acts Monk
PIunkstt gnvs two clever dancin