The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-25
Local Talent Play
 Is Great Success
Benefit for Bills Club and Hospital rDaws Good Crowd at
 Coliseum

, three-act comedy presented by the fWrangell Bills Club with a cast se- Flected from local talent, was pre- serted to a fairly large audience at the Coliseum Theater Tuesday mat inee and evening, for the bene- fit of the Bills Club and the Wran- gell General hospital. Sanford Dodge. who has promoted similar enterprises in the States and other parts of Alaska, was the director of the production.
 The plot. had to do with the love affairs of one Chester Binney, a not very prepossessing young man of Sandusky, Ohio, who manages to create a furore in his home town by posing as the lover of Lefty Lythe, a movie queen in order to capture the imagination of Ethel Simmons, his employers daughter, who prefers Roger Shields, Of Chi cago and Paris. Abetted by Ethels father. Binney obtains a photo graph of the movie star and forges her autograph. Imagine his em- barrassment when Lefty turns up with real lover.
 The affair grows more complicat- ed when Sadie Bloom, a dancing teacher, compromises Ethel's fath- CT. The play ends with a three cornered fight between Binney, Shields and Swift, a movie direct or, in dark room. When the lights come on Binney is seen roost- ing on chandelier, apparently the victor He wins the girl of course.
 James Nolan, in the pant of Chester Binney, undoubtedly had the most difficult part and the most lines to speak. He played the part well, adding a flourish of his own from time to time. His love making got hearty response from the aud fence.
 Dorothy Simpson was we'll cast for the part of Ethel Simpson, a real modern girl, and spoke her lines faultlessly. J. c. Johnson as Roger Shields, of Chicago and Par is, reminded one of Eric yon Stro- helm, monocle and all.
 Mrs. H. D. Kyle played the part of Mrs. Henry Simmons, mother of Ethel. She took the part well and got several hearty laughs, as did Sanford Dodge, who played oppo- site her. Ann Eide in the part of Lois Wilson deserves special men, tion for her genuinely good act ing. Teresa Loughran also did well for the short time she had to re- hearse, being called on to fill part vacated by Miss Kathryn Seelye who was forced to withdraw on ac- count of illness.
 George Fabricius, playing the part of the movie director, display ed the proper temperament. An other difficult part it is sometimes harder to be serious than funny. Gertrude Goodrich, in the role of Sadie Bloom, the dancing teacher, got a big hand when she walked on. She chewed gum and smoked a cigarette nonchalantly.
 Annie. the maid, was minor part, but was well carried out by Irene Coulter. Carl Arola gave a good impersonation of a taxi driver
 Lillian Grant as Lefty, the movie queen, proved to be a surprisingly good actress. Her stage presence was excellent, and she delivered her lines with the ease of a seasoned trouper.
 Nellie Prescott and Frances Hat ton had speaking parts in one of the scenes, but their names were in advertently omitted from the pro- gram. The executive staff was as follows:
 Business manager, E. A. Linde- man; stage manager, Geo. F. Fab ricius; advertising and publicity, Frank stannard; properties, Carl Arola; electrician, Fred Cunning ham; director of production San ford Dodge.
 The Bills Club wishes to thank the members of the cast and the public for their support and patron age