Putnam patriot., 1925-12-11
P. HIS. SENIORS
 THE NEW POOR"
Farce Comedy Delights Large Audience At Bradley The
 atre, Friday Night
Pupila We'll Cast and We'll Coached
 hy Director Heald

The annual Senior play was prs- sented Friday evening. December i. lB the Bradley Theatre before an un- usually large and responsive audience. I The class of 26 presented Cosmo Hamilton well known three-act farce. The New Poor, ln very competent manner. This is the second plaV that Director heald has put ou iu Putnam. the first play being Clarence" which vas presented by Last year $ seniors. The results of both plays have shown Mr. heald ability as play eaaca. The farce supplied many amusing cir cumstances and the band of High school players made the most of them.
 Servants Depart
 Briefly the play has to deal with family composed of mother. son ard three daughters, the Wcllbys. who fad themselves absolutely helpless in the crisis that comes When the servants suddenly depart The fact that the home Is five miles from New York makes fl almost impossible to obtain servants; however. Alice Nellhy reads of duke from Russia exiIed and pen niless, who will do any sort of honest labor. The grand duke is hired and with him come a princess and two oth- CT nobles, who are finally engaged as butler. maid, chauffeur and assist ant butler.
 The quartet make excellent servants | but trouble arises when the three i daughters of the house fall iu love with the three servants and Amos ! falls desperately in love with the charming Princess Trina. Then comes 1 the exposure brought about by Mary Maadsley, writer of detective stories, who discovers with the aid of Kirk O'Farrell, that the .eNlless are band of imposters and thieves. The duke n confession explains that while they are imposters they are not crooks but all college students working their way through college. Meanwhile a guest of Amos Is discovered to be the thief. and the romances hold good in all four cases.
 Work Stands Out
 The work of Roy Thompson. as Amos vllby, stands out because of Us difficulty The part of Mrs Wellby, played by Lois Ransom, added much strength to the play. while Frances Miller. as detective story writer. lived up to her role at all times. Jane Haines, taking the role of Princess Trina, fulfilled every requirement of the role in her pleasing manner. The three daughters. Phoebe Franklin, Helen Maher and Carolyn Harrington, adapted themselves to then parts in d capable fashion. William Valentine. as the grand duke, played the part with all the dignity and ease Il called for. as did the other members ot the nobility. James Nalda. A Prince Val admir-. and Arthur PomInville as Count Ivan. The detective. as played by Gordon GanreY. was enjoyed by all. lie had just q few lines to say. but his acting was extremely good. Stanley Amidon. as Miller Gutteridge. did credit to his part.
 Musical Selections
 The musical selections, which were played by the r. II. E. orchestra un- der the direction of Miss Annie Ash, were enjoyed very much by the audi ence.
 The play was a financial as well as q dramatic success. The profit of the play will go towards the Senior grad uatiOn expenses.
 The cast of the play was as follows; Mrs. Wellby L.ois L. Ransom Constance Wellby, Phoebe A. Franklin Betty Wellby Helen A. Maher Mary Maudsley Frences l.. Miller Amos WeIlby Leroy W. Thompson Alice Welby Carolyn NJ. Harrington Miller Gutteridge
 Stanley C. Amidon Prince Vladimir James Naida. Jr. Count Ivan Arthur J. Pominville Princess Trina Jane l. Haines Grand Duke William Valentine. Jr. Kirk O'Farrell r. Gordon Canrey CHANCE TO JOIN THE
 En