Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-25
Good Character Parts

type.
Good Character Parts
Edvthc Mckinney enacrs the role
! Of Sonora De Moutera, mother of
/ Margarita and socially ambitious. in
such Il typically Spanish way that
4 her audience j. inclined to forget
I that she is merely assuming Il role
( The role Of Seuor De Momtcro as
the father of Margarita. who har-
bors political ambitions, is entrust-
7 cd To the capable hands of William
Peters. He enters into the pan:
in Il most spirited way, and con-
vinces his audience that his viii
rules supreme.
/ Margaret Mason as the vivac:ous
Mercedes, sister of Margarita, does
some splendid solo work. With
coy glances she wins Emilio. the
favorite toreador of Barcelona, a
role eapably filled by FLOYD Far
rar.
Farrar has caught the spirit of
the occasion and gives an musual-
ly fine Interpretation Of toreador.
Earl Willoughbv deserves much
praise for the clever manner in
which he handles a difficult char
aeter part, that of Patrick Malone,
pal of the " Americana. - The
brogue of the Irish held no terrors
. for WilIoughbv and he kept the
audience in gales of laughter by
his clever rctorts and his odd court
ship of Miss Ayres, governess TO
Margarita, another difficult char
actcr part, taken b. Edith Kluck.
She in iected into the role the spir-
it of prim governess and made Z
decided hit with her audience.
a tvpical Spanish dance given by
Madeline Eel. Jean Never. Hill
ma Sallassi. Maurinc Masticks. Joe
Hurst. Carl Miller. Edwin Waitlev.
and Bert Fawcett, was full ot spirit
and color that added much to the
atmosphere of the occasion. Sarah
Stokes. Dorothy Austin, Cecil Gil
lett, and Dunbar Carey carried out
the roles Of Spanish students in n
vcrv pleasing manner.
Too much praise cannot be given
Miss Schawb for the capable man
uer in which she took hold If the
operetta and "Thc Belle of Rarce
Iona may be said to be one of
the most successful musical affairs
even gwen by Central high school
students.
MANY In Chorus
The choruses consisting of Doro-
thv Austin. Irene Boeue. Helen
B;rkman. Emily Perry, Goldie Cope
land, Madeline E2 II. Allora Gala
her. Blanch Harrison. Margarite
Johnson. Elda Low. Jean Never.
Lula Sue Pope. Romaine Richmond,
Clarahcll Rodgers. MarvbeN viii
son, Hilma Sallassi. Martha Won
Dupont. Eula Martin. Sarah Stokes.
Margaret Carmichael. Violet Mad
dox. Maurin1 Mas:irk. Arnoll Ari-
ando. o. T. Miller, Carl Miller Joe
II5st, Marsice HobdT. Milton
Finley and Harry Jones, in their
colorful Spanish costumes. gay man
rer and the splendid way in which
they handled their chorus parts were
in large measure responsible for
the success Of the operetta.
"Maria Mari" " a Spanish love
song sung by John Walker Wilson
was decided novelty between the
second and thirds acts. Claire N'w
kirk. the talented pupil Of Mrs.
Wooda Blesy. captivated the audi
enee by her grace and the spirited
manner in which she interpreted
Spanish folk dance. The overture
by the orchestra was rendered in
y most effective manner and much
praise is due them for the splendid
manner in which they accompanied
several members.
To Miss Margaret Lanier, that
charming and talented young mus
ician. must 90 much credit for the
ablo manner in which she acted az
acc0mpanist.
s.. F.. Allen, Herman Knapp, r.
win Roberts, Floyd Farrar and
Owen T. Miller all helped make
the opcretta a success by assembling
the proprties and attending TO
tho business end of the production.
I Prof. Allen supervised the building
Of the very artistic sets.