Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-25
CROWD LIKES
SHORT PLAYS
Presentation BY Col
lege Dramatic Club
Found Pleasing
Nv LORNA DoONE DUNNING

The evening Of short plays present
"a bv the Brownsville Junior College
Dramatic club on Thursday was a
most pleasing one. The handsome
auditorium Of the rev college build
ing with its excellent stage equip
ment proved a perfect background
for these young people. The seen
cry II Of the most modern, and the
we'll appointed stage would do credit
to n theater.
Three one-act plays were present
ed ranging widely in their scope,
90 plot and characters. The first
plav on the program, "Grandma
Pulls the String" was an excellent
comedy, the characters were well
chosen 10 take the various parts.
Mrs. Glen Milum, as Hidegarde, the
young daughter of the family, was
the typical child conspirator in the
family. she is determined that Bill
Thornton is going % propose 20
Julia, her single sister and do IL in
the right way. According 70 her no
tion the right way IS the approved
Elizabethian style. Mona the eldest
daughter. who has been married
two years and found marriage to be
very practical was most successfully
portrayed by Miss Belva Gene Me-
C~ullough. Fur coats and parties are
her chief interest. Miss McCul-
Tough possesses a rare type Of beau
ty and that coupled with her talent
made her stand out in her part.
Miss Dorothy Banta VINO was to
have played Mrs. Cummings, the
moth of this family of daughters
met with a slight accident Just prior
10 the eening performance and Miss
Rose Sharpe Brewer substituted in
her place with a dramatic ease and
assurance that denoted rare pres
ence of mind and ad~aptability.
Julia, the eligible daughter who
is trying TO get rid OF the family
so Bill can propose. was clever
throughout. w. G.. Burns as Bill
shows great promise OF bigger things.
He has a snap about his acting that
Is evidence Of much natural talent.
and Grandma, who is always in the
way, deaf. and answering all ques-
tions with the wrong answer was the
keynote of the comedy. Miss Krin
Crawford was well chosen for this
part. She too is determined that
Bill shall edo the thing well" and
he finally does. The characters
were all well cast and we'll inter
preted.
"Lijah," a comedy OF a different
type was set on a plantation in the
old South. The characters were as
follows; Judge Holmstead, Liston
Smith: First Stranger, Abe Cohen;
Second Stranger, W. T.. Conklin:
'Bama, the negro servant. Miss Eliz-
abeth Wilbanks.
The parts were all well carried and
Miss Nilbanks deserves a great deal
OF credit for her rendition of the
negro servant.
The Valiant" a drama with .
tense moment, had a most proyes-
sional finish, every character was
excellent. Eugene Sealey captured
his audience from the moment of
ms entrance, and James Mucklerov
was equally as good.
The audience thought small was
most appreciative. and it is a regret
able fact that more loyal support
was not given this effort. There is
sufticicnt talent TO De selected from
these college students to afford
brownsville with not only entertain
ment for their own community but
the whole Valley.
Miss krin Crawford read James
Nhitcomb Riley's THAT Old Sweet
hear Of Nine" accompanied at the
piano BY Mrs. Wiley Truss. The
College Glee club gave several selec-
tons which added to the evening.
The plays were well directed bv
Miss Brewer, head Of the English
department Of the college.