Seward daily gateway., 1932-02-15
MUCH ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY THEATRE
 CLUB THREE-ACT PLAY

ing But the Truth" last Saturday | evening, February 13, was eXcep tionally well attended despite the bad weather and heavy snow pre- vailing.
 When the curtain rose shortly 1 after o'clock on the first scene ! of the Little Theatre Club play, al most every seat in the entire as . Sembly of the high school building, where the play was given, was filled The first scene, laid in a brokerage office in an uptown New York hotel, introduced the three partners, E. M RallSton, Dick Don nelly, and the leading man, Bob Bennett; Mrs RallStOn and daugh- ter Gwen, who is MT. Bennetts fiancee; Miss Ethel, young friend of the Rallstons; Bishop Doran, who is conducting a subscription campaign for a new church with the help of Miss Gwen; Clarence Van DuSen, a business friend and customer; and Mabel and Sabel, two of Mir. Donnelly's young lady friends.
 The theme of the play is also divulged in this act, when the au- dience finds that a bet of $10,000 has been made among the three partners and MT. Van DuSel that Bob Bennett cannot tell the ruth, the whole truth, and nothir but the truth, for 24 hours
 Throughout the second az and as 3 result of Bob's forced truth fulneSs, all manner of questions and difficult situations beset him, some important business deals of the firm fail to mature and great sums of money are lost, and even Rob's fiancee, Miss Gwen, fails to understand the predicament of the haraSsed young man.
 MT. RallSton finds his troubles { multiplying rapidly as the out come of his promise to his daugh ter to double the amount of money she raises in the Bishops cam paign, and which money she has given to Bob to double again for 1 her 50 that her father will give la larger amount: even Mrs Rall- stOn distrusts her husband because of stories told by Mabel and Sabel, to whom she has given S200 for 'the truth" which was fabricated by the girls simply to win the money, and i thus the family is estranged ! In the third and final act, even 1 Bishop Doran becomes involved in some intricate stock transactions, to the detriment of his bank ac- count, and because he promised to
 tell the truth for 24 hours, the Bishop learns from Bob that he must demand his money back, which he does in highly anus ing and successful manner.
 At last, however, when the zero hour of Bob's wearisome day Of truthfulness arrives, his original $1O,OOO which belonged to Gwen IS supplemented by an extra $1O,OOO and he is able to speak the things he would have spoken had he not
 been under compulsion to speak the truth, and all the complicated
 situations are cleared up by his explanations.
 Suffice it to say that the entire evenings entertainment was one spent in utmost acme of enjoyment and laughter. The play was well
 chosen and we'll presented, and
 each of the characters enacted
 their parts splendidly. Miss Dor othy Hill directed the presentation
 of Nothing But the Truth" stage and properties were arranged by Reed White, and Miss Hope Hen neSsey was business and advertLs- ling manager Local business houses
 and townsfolk cooperated also and
 gave their support.
 l Sewardltes who did not see this iplay at it's first presentation should
 not miss the opportunity to do so
 this next Wednesday, February IT,
 which will be the last time 1t will
 be given before the public. It was
 one of the best plays ever given by
 any thespian organization iii Sew ard and will provide carefree and happy evening for all who see 1t for the last time.