The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-08
SOCIETY NEWS
'Highness' Is Chosen
AS State Contest PLAY

If the Bismarck high school Play.
makers enter the state dramatic
contest at Grand Forks in May
"Highness" a one-act Russian trag.
edy, is the play they will offer.
This was decided when "Highness'
received the unanimous decision OF
the eight judges, named to pick The
best one Of three plays presented
by the Playmakers Thursday eve.
ming in the city auditorium. Other
plays on the program were "Wher
the Horns Blow" and "My Lady's
Rose" All were directed by Miss
Pearl Bryant, dramatic instructor al
the high school.
Outstanding performances were
given by Dorothy Tiedman and Omar
Walla, who had the parts Of Anna
a Russian scrubwoman, and Pau
Orlow, a secretry. Their fine handl.
ing Of the dramatic encounter be.
tween the peasant and the aristo.
cratic classes and their interpreta.
tion Of the feeling between the two
groups following the Russian revo.
luton was we'll portrayed. Junior
Birdzell and Julia Ann Allen had the
other parts.
The roles also were we'll taken ir
the comedy, "When the Horns Blow"
in which Virginia Cayou, Helen Tar.
CART, Peggy Bergeson, George
Moses. Wilma Wenzel, lone Noggle
and Marian Morton took part. II
was a fanciful story of a young
mans difficulties in deciding which
Of several girls he should marry.
OF a more serious type was "My
Lady's Rose, play with a London
setting. In this the heroine, 8
hunchback girl, played by Jane
Smith, sells her hair in order to pro.
vide wedding for her younger sis.
ter, played by Gladys Carlander
Walter Ward and Iris Carlander
the supporting roles. Good work
was done by Gladys Carlander as
the ungrateful flapper sister.
Mrs. James Lacey, Mrs. H. H
Palmer and Mrs. Dewey Lacey Of
Fessenden visited with friends ii
Bismarck Thursday.
Mrs. G. r. Robertson has returned
to Bismarck from Kansas City, where
she spent about three weeks with hel
parents, Dr. and Mrs. j. G. Arm.
strong.
Mrs Louis Rubin, 522 West Thaye1
avenue, returned to Bismarck We'd
nesday from Chicago where she
spent the last 10 weeks with hel
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. anc
Mrs. George Weiss.
Mrs. M. J. Vaughn, Detroit, Mich.
and Miss Norma Conover, Minnea
polls, have arrived to spend a weel
or longer as the guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Harry Pitt, 4O4 First St. Mrs
Vaughn is sister of Mrs. Pitt ane
Miss Conover is her niece.
Y Y y
Members of st. Mary's mission
airy group were entertained at thu
home of Mrs. N. N. Hermann, Gil
Third St., Thursday evening. Afte1
a short business meeting bridge wa.
played at three tables. Mrs. C. H
Mergens and Mrs. w. j. Mcdonald
received the prizes.
X X Y
Members of the Business and Pro
fessional Women's club will hold {
dinner meeting at 6 o'clock this eve
ming In the private dining room at thu
Grand Pacific Eat shop at which Mrs
Winter Russell, New York, Worlt
Court speaker, will be a guest OF
honor. Later Mrs. Russell will ad
dress a public meeting at 7:30 o.
clock in the dining hall at the Worlt
War Memorial building.
II
Two humorous skits will be present.
ed at the April meeting of the Com.
munity Players at 8 o'clock Monday
evening in the dining hall of tn,
World War Memorial building. Must,
and other entertainment has beer
arranged for the program, which i.
for members only. A social hour viii
follow and refreshments will bt
served. Mrs. r. j. Kamplin, Mrs
George Duemeland, Miss Leone Mu
shinski, Miss Agnes Witzleben ant
Miss Clarice Belk comprise the com
nittee in charge.