Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-10
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SEES H. S. PLAY
ASkOv Cast Stages Successfully 4
Comedy. Drama, IAN Old Fash.
toned Mother"

A large crowd of about $50 people
attended the comedy presented
in the Askov d. b. S. hall on Friday
night, May 4, by the local high school.
The action of the play takes place
in the setting room of Aunt Deborah
Underhill's farm house i'm Canton,
N. Y. The first act opened with the
village choir rehearsing. They are
interrupted by Lowizy. who is always
reciting her poetry and by Jerry, who
is always swapping. Before the choir
leaves, John, the youngest son, brings
in a tramp Aunt Deb, the mother
in Israel, feeds the tramp and sends
him home to his mother. Charley
Underhill brings home his fiance; and
as they all sit down to supper, Quin-
tus Todd, the sheriff, interrupts. He
brings warrant for the arrest of
John, who is charged with the MUIR
der of Cyrus Bartlett. Despite pro-
tests, John is taken to prison.
In the second act, Charley per-
suades his mother to mortgage the
home to Jonah Quackenbush. When
Deborah is finally left to herself she
sits by the organ playing, Where is
My Wandering Boy Tonight" AS she
sings, John, unseen by his mother.
appears at the window. After the
household leaves for singing school,
John, whose innocence has been
proved, enters stealthily. He IS
ragged and unshaven and goes to
the old blue vase to look for money
He is stopped by Enoch Rome, who
gives him money and sends him to
Oklahoma. AS the third act opens
Deborah is bound for the pOOrhOuse.
Enoch Rome enters with John, who is
now respected zinc miner and has
bought the old home. The neighbOrs
all drop in and sing the DOxology.
The audience was entertained be-
tween acts by a solo by John Clegg,
songs by a quartet of boys, singing
by Ruth Hansen and Ellen Miller, and
old time fiddler; and three skits: Hats
of Other Days, A Fashion Parade,
and Pussy Old Maids from Lynn. The
program was very well presented and
it terminated a great deal of amuse-
ment as we'll as work. for the entire
staff and the director, Vernon e. An
derson.
The Cast.
The parts taken in the play and
by whom are as follows: Deborah I'm
derhill, a mother in Israel, Phyllis
Petersen; Wilder Bill Pindle, leader
of the choir, Ellen Miller; Miss
Lowizy Loving Custard, plain sew
ing and gossip, Dorothy Grafelman:
Isabel Simpscott, the village belle.
Thyra Henriksen; Gloriana Perkins
as good as gold, Ellen Smidt; Sukey
Pindle, the Widders mite, Frances
Petersen; John Underhill, the prod
igal, Sigurd Buck; Charles Underhill
the elder brother, Clarence Hansen;
Brother Jonah Quackenbush, a whited
sepulchre, Harry Jensen; jeremiah
Costing, Jerry" merry heart,
Richard Henriksen; Quintus Todd, the
county sheriff, Robert Christensen;
Sally Larkins, the organist, Ruth Han
sen.
The village choir-Samanthy Pet
tifer, Clarence lessen; Elnathan
Higgs, John Clegg; Adam Beanbiler,
Paul Feldtmose; Lily B. Hawkins.
Helen Jensen; Dorcas Milligan, Doris
Jacobsen; Ebenezer Sourapple, Leroy
Eriksen, Milly Redfetter, Mildred
Sandager; Sally Unity, Florence Clau-
sen.
Technical staff-stage manager,
Russell Jensen and Clarence lessen:
business managers, Erwin Eriksen
and Edith Hansen; electricians, John
Clegg and Leroy Eriksen; prompters,
Mildred Sandager and Elsie Thomson;
costumers, Gudrun Larsen and Doris
Jacobsen; stage carpenters, Clarence
Jaccon and ANDY