Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-19

Three acts Of screamingly ludric-
rous farce comedy. replete with the
KIND OF mirth inducing impossible
situations which the different ideas
OF a father and mother as to the
proper sutton for their daughter are
bound to bring forth. formed the en-
tertainment for a packed house on
the hnal night of Chizzle While fair.
Inc state presentation of the annual
senior play. which was mighty clever
entertainment was topped off with
three hours of dancing with special
, nShting effects. confetti. serpentine
streamers and other features, which
made the grand Chizzle While ball
or 1925 one of the most colorful and
enjoyable of the "a successive SINH
lar events which go to make up the
history and legends of these carni-
walls. under the direction and man.
agement OF the students of Cony high
school.
The play of Wednesday evening
was as thoroughly enjoyable as were
the minstrel shows which formed the
. entertainment feature of the first
| two nights of the 34th annual CIV
| Fair. The members of the senior
| class who characterized the several
parts of the comedy, "The Whole
| Towns Talking" We're all letter per-
feet In their parts, and with an ex-
ceptionally attractive setting for the
| piece, the production was of Il cali
! bre bordering on the professional.
So pretty was the picture as the
| dancers swung out across the big
floor surface in the first dance num-
Der of the ball program that many of
| those occupying seats in the balco-
! MES. remained to view the scene,
During the three hours of dancing,
Tor which music was furnished by
Douglas Melody Men with a special
ly augmented combination of music
lans, probably between seven and
In the carnival of terpsichore.
! The Senior Play
! THE Whole Towns Talking" evil
IDENTIFY endeavoring to keep up the
high standard of 1925 Chizzle Wizzle
was voted the 'best-ever' in Cony's
theatredom. There is a great deal
of credit due to Miss Theodore Bar
entzen. the coach of the production,
because she certainly did splendidly
with her talent at hand and the boys
and girls all carried their parts in
+ manner most credible. 1t was la
beled farce in three acts and it
Kept the audience chucking and
smiling and laughing out loud l01
percent of the time
Every well regulated play must
j have a plot and The Whole Towns
! Talking" had very much of one. Ii
was all because the hero of the play
i was in love with the heroine. and te
/ should be. She was in love with
him. of course, bul she didn't real
:Ze it. She didn't believe that she
! loved him, BECAUSE he had never
J sowed any wild oats and had never
a of Pol Go hnr n he
wanting mis- daughter to marry the
hero, who was his partner in bust
ness. get all that, it's essential,
Matched up some love affairs for the
| hero. Then the trouble began and
the fun began and everybody began
| to laugh. 1t was ali revolving about
| the love affairs of the hero which
he had never had. But it all come
out alright in the end and they lived
| happily ever after.
| George Randall as Henry 5im-
mons. was most dignified and grown
up with touch of gray at his tenn
pies. He has many eXasperating
moments and he kept up his share
| of the fun. Marguerite Leuchter
was Mrs. Simmons and she was
most gracious and lovely in this
| grown-up role. Her voice is low
!
sephine Hanson was the daughter
! and she was very vivacious and at
| tractive in the part. Maurice
Leavitt was Chester Binny, the hero
| and he was big as life and twice as
natural in his part. He was true
/ to type in his slow moving. methodi-
! cal Characterization and he kept the
| folks laughing with his droll ways
! and means.
! Frances Pishon as the movie star
! was snappy and fresh in , manner
and most lovely in appearance. Man.
| son Gordon was Donald Swift ana
i he was all that the ardent lover
| should be. A bored young social
| lion was Sheldon Washburn and ne
! carried his part, consistently ana
without a drop. Cecilia BeaNe and
| Greta Hanks were two girl friends
! and they did theic share of the run.
Annie, the maid, was Eileen stone
and she was right on the job when
| the bell rang and the telephone call
| ed. Katherine Brown as Sadl :
| Bloom, the dancing teacher, was al
SO full of pep ana carried her part
most successfully.
Between the second and third sets,
Miss Ida Drapkin. Cony 20, was
| presented the cup offered by Z. +.
Bilodeau in the essay contest on
why Citizens Should Support ChlZ-
zle WHILE" The presentation was
made by George Randall.