The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-03-12
OPERETTA PLOT
HAS TIL RILLS

HAS THRILLS
Is the operteta WOW or some
things, that is Miss Hopkins thinks
so. Boy, has she been giving those
kids heck for not getting to prac-
tice on time and for not coming at
all. The story goes on every night
as the cast practices every night at
seven o'clock. ~ H.. .~. Il
The Story -a .. is.
The little kingdom Of Eurolania
lies somewhere in Europe on the
banks of the beautiful Blue Danube
But on the morning of our story the
kingdom is feeling more blue than
beautiful, for the simple reason that
the royal treasury is exhausted, and
so is the patience of the royal army
which has not been paid for so long
that it is likely to sit down at any
minute. Count Sergius Won Popova,
low-down villain, if ever there was
one, is plotting to take advantage
of the general unrest and start a
revolution, assisted by two equally
low-down rascals called Demetrius
Doodledorf and Trombonius Tootle-
top. a
For the time being, however, the
attention of the populace is dis
tracted by the annual Rose Festival
which is being held throughout the
kingdom Among the many visitors
attracted to the scene are Darrell
Davis, news photographer with
motion picture experience, and Per-
cival McPipp, who readily admits
that he is one of the greatest NOV
ing picture directors who. ever came
out of Hollywood, and who is ac-
companied by Mrs. Priscilla McPipp
and their daughter, Pamela.
The presence of SO great motion
picture director causes more than a
passing flutter in the breasts of
King Montmerency's loyal Eurolan-
ians, including even the kings own
wife Florinda, and his children,
Rose, Daisy and Karl, all of whom
besiege McPipp with requests to be
given employment in the movies.
McPipp, who is impressed with the
beauty of the palace as well as the
pictureesqueness of the costumes,
has an inspired idea. He will pay
King Montmerency million dol
lars for the use of the whole king
dom, people and palace and all, and
will produce romantic drama deal
ing with the love affairs of prince
and princess in European court!
Since this is central Europe, the
story will Of course include a revo-
luton, which will be enacted with
the royal army as the supers in the
play.
Darrell's moving picture camera
has not arrived yet, but King Mont
merency and McPipp agree to hold
a general rehearsal in the evening,
So as to practice the business of
having the mob storm the gates of
the palace, firing blank cartridges
and throwing supposed bombs and
clamoring in typical mob fashion.
McPipp assures the king that two
or three good rehearsals will be all
they need, after which they can
proceed with the actual photogra-
ply.
Everybody is delighted with the
turn the events have taken, but no
one more SO than Won Popova, be-
cause he sees chance to change
the mock revolution into real one
by putting real bullets in the guns
and real dynamite in the bombs,
thus wiping out he king and court
at one fell stroke, and enabling him
to seize the reins Of government.
He plots and plans with Demetrius
and Trombonius to meet him in
the center of the garden, taking the
bombs he Hands them, and dash
them at the very feet of King Mont
merency and his family.
But fortunately for all concerned,
Darrell and Karl overhear the plot
in time to foil it by a clever trick,
thus catching all three villains in
the act, and saving the lives of king
and courtiers alike. Darrell is re-
warded with the hand of the kings
daughter, Rose, while Karl gains a
similar prize in the person of Pa
mela McPipp. Popova is suitably
punished for his crime, and prepar-
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