The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-28
Glee
Club Present
''The Rivals
Tuneful Operetta at Junior
High Auditorium Enjoyed
by Fine Audience
GIRLS BAND PERFORMS
Leads and Chorus Acquit
Themselves ,Creditably-
Splendid Specialties

1.-THE Rivals, delightful oper-
eta, was presented by the Girls
Glee Club, of the Sank Centre
High School, Thursday evening,
Jan. 81, in the Junior High Audi
forum. The operetta was success
fully presented before a large aud
fence, and all special and chorus
numbers were excellently render
ed. -. ,....
The Girls Band under the direc-
ton of DR.. P. w. Hanson, opened
the show and played several Sc
lections before the rise of the cur
tain. A short concert was also CIV
en- by the girls between Scenes I
and II of the first act. The num-
bers were all heartily applauded.
Special numbers in the first act
were given by Valerie Rose, who
took the part of Phillis Fairchild;
Marian Butler, who acted as Dol
ly; Ruby Guishard, portraying
Caroline Carson; MAYA Shanahan,
as Ada, and Adah Lovesee, as
Violet. The, operetta was written
around a number of girls, who
formed a secret society to the ex-
clusion Of one young lady of their
acquaintance, and the action was
cleverly brought to a happy close
through an accident. Valerie Rose
and Ruby Guishard took the leads.
Between act I and II the nine
tette, composed of boys Of the High
School sang several selections.
This was the first appearance of
these young men, under the d.
rection Of Supt. Kohl, and they
were heartily received. All num-
bers including their new theme
song, Singing Along" were ex-
cellently given. The boys also sang
several selections between scenes
and II Of the second act. The
ninetette is composed of Clifford
Domke, Robert Vandesteeg, Char
les Rattle, Orville Johnson, Dean
Kinsella, Victor Nelson, Fay
Domke, Floyd Nelson, and Orrin
Anderson. s4n,-r,.,.a...
Besides those mentioned having
special numbers in the first act,
who also appeared during the
second act, Mildred LeSuer, who
took the part of Mrs. Goodhart,
with Valerie Rose and chorus,
sang the closing number of scene
I, Of act II. b..
During Scene II, act II, Mer-
cedes Crippen as Mabel, sang
special selection. This number
with all others in the act were well
given. The second number of this
scene, was given by a group of
little boys which was entitled
BILLY Bangs His Little Brother"
The kids were all clothed in rag
ged overalls and had very dirty
faces and were generally unkempt.
Several of the members Of the
chorus were shown washing and
combing the boys after which they
sang a clever little song. The boys
taking part were: Billy Arndt,
Vernice Cordell, Bobby Rattle,
Douglas Kohl, James Cooper, Jack
Svenneby and Franklin Koterba.
The Chorus assisting the soloists
was composed Of the following:
Mary Austin, Rita Book, Lauretta
Botz, Grace Clark, Laura Dubois,
Sarah Egan, Margaret Engle, Fay
Evans, Glenayre Key, Dorothy
MCGEE, Irma Mahigan, Dorothy
Matthiesen, Gerda Miller, Mabel
Miller, Dorothy Schwartz, Ruby
Schwartz, Alvina Sukke, Mary
Vandesteeg.
Miss Boobar, music instructor
at the school, had charge of the
girls and deserves a great deal of
credit for the success of the oper-
eta. Miss Wilson acted as accom-
PIANIST.