Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-01

! lNdutt nllSUl I't NtIu 10 NtEi''t
around the one word hope.
Through the amusing affcctationS
through the artlcSSncSS and through
the loycablc follirS 10 the Young +
generation as pictured by one Of
their number Leroy Rumsey, the
glimpse of that element, unguesSol
even by thcmhlNes, is easily dis
cernihlc. Hope of the future, hope
Of love and hope of that most elusive
quality, life.
And tacn the utter misery c:
bat Last OF the Lowrics - he.
vanished and gone, leaving in its
. place an almost inhuman despair
\ word about LEROY Ramsey, IA"
youth who is responsible for thu
fns. play, "Cavc Man Stuff - Ne.
/ cording to Mrs. HickcoN, Leroy pos
NcSScS not one talctt, but number.
She compared linn with Lawrence
Tihbett>, the launching of whose
career she watched in the Lit,lr
Theatre @t Alhamhra Of which she
was director. And there can be no
doubt but that Leroy shows promiS"
/ OF developing into playwright,
which may or may not, be fulfilled.
! leroy also portrayed a role which
q was the Pigment of les imaginatioh.
having able assistants in the pre-
scutiug of his characters in the
+ Misses Aphia jackson, Romainl'
Richmond and Bonnie BracSe.
/ Mrs. O. j. Bradshaw. the efficient
and popular president of the club,
made her tu' appearance rs q
tragcdicune. amazing friends VINO
had seen her only IN less diffig alt
! roles. BY the mere infection OF her
/ voice. Mrs Bradshaw erased the
walls of the clubhouse stage and
/ LETT in their place the rugged out
! lines of a lonely cabin amid the
>wampS wherein lies buried all that
life holds dear.
j. W Glasgow, Mrs. Norman Du
, ront and Mrs. VIII l.. Apple gIvc
] performances which might easily be
, termed remarkable, stepping into
roles entirely divorced from their
: own characters with an ease which
! would do Justice TO more experienced
, dramatiStS.
The Last Of the Lowries is
! strangely reminiscent Of Eugcrc
+ O'Nrin, holding. as il doca, all OF
( the >ordidncss, the misery and Tie
suppression of human emotion which
marks the usual 0'Neill offering.
After the characters had made
their bows and received well dc
! served ovation, the pair Of CalcNi""
/ clubwomcn who make excellent
doubles for the Duncan sisters,
made their appearance, bringing ,hc
we'll known comedy relief to bean
upon the tense emotions II the audi
! cncc.
Calexico Women Score
Mrs. Hank Zurchcr and Mrs. Paul
Anderson were not only amusing.
they were entertaining in the best
sense of the word, calling forth re
peated laughter and no small amount
of admiration both for makeup and
ability as those oftabused but ever
famou' figures, TopSy and Eva.
The entertainment opened with 4"
group Of students of Mrs. Wooda
Blesy. who performed The March
cf the Wooden Soldiers vcly
crcditably. Those attractive Young
sterS numbered William Ward, Ros~
Marr LaBlanc. Billy Bczdcchrc&,
Francis Ward. Betty Lemons, Fern
Bczdcchcck, Marjorie Hovcy. ard
Helen Purkc. Mrs. :. =. Williams
accou panied the dancers at the
piano.
Special mention should be maJr
of Mis- Helen Stotler. who gave -
vocal solo during the first Skit. ond
was obliged to reply to u demand
for an encore. Mrs. X. NJ. Armstrong
ilrc Aunt Mary Of the play, ac-
ted IS accompari,t, and a group cl
Young women who were the wait
rcsseS for the dinner assisted in tine
scene, making . pretty picture in
their bright colorcd frock1 These
Young women, presumably guests At
houSc-pariy, W.re the Misses
Maurinc Ma.Jicl, Cecil Thatrh"l,
Pearl Reid Elda Low, Sue Pope,
Eounie Brac,c, Homaino Richmond,
Doris Worlcy, AIcne McElyaucy,
and Violet Mad!uX.
Mrs. y. \. Coutos was in charge NJ
the dining room, and with her as
Sistan;| Mcsdame, Will f. Conway,
Norman Dcaton and II. y. DilNr, ar
ranged 20 serve dinner with little
delay. Among the helper, in chr
n L. L. n u u II H. n