Show I uTAH rs IN Div NEW YORK II By ELSIE GREENE NEW YORK June 4 The Tho curtain had already not gone up but been en pulled to one side in the amusement hall of the Brooklyn chapel by the time we arrived I Friday night and Norma McCune as Eula Otis a relic of the wah held the center of the stage We had come to see see The Jack Trust While we were seating ourselves next to Emily Brinton and Earl Knudson Knudson Knudson Knud- Knud son Wayne Vayne Driggs as the irresistible Lord Jack Townley dashed Info into the He seemed quite upset because be- be because because be be- cause two girls Jennie Patie we never knew Eleanor Silver could lisp so well and Clorinda de Courcey as a humorist humor humor- in petticoats Jimmie McIntosh was great were hot on his trail each thinking he had meant it when he whispered Youre the only girl I ever loved lowd and each intent on holding him to his promise All this time old Mrs Boothby who never opens her mouth and is therefore billed as one whose actions speak louder than words sitson sits sitson sitson on one side playing checkers with herself Grace Grace- Woods didn't have much to memorize but but her Interpretation tion of the part was excellent Etta Guyon played Maria the maid who made hay while the sun of three acts gave her the opportunity o of oJ collecting tips from the two girls who ho wanted her to arrange a meeting with Jack and from Jack who wanted to escape m meeting ting the girls The comedy sparkled the audience laughed and the climax was reached when old Mrs Boothby disclosed her h r real identity as the wife of Jack Mrs Mss Mae Cutler who directed the show took the part for this brief briet bit Harold Harold Harold Har Har- old F. F Silver stage directed it Whoever Whoever Who Who- ever had charge of publicity did well wen for the meeting house was filled and it was estimated they had made a substantial substantial substantial sub sub- share of the money need needed d to buy a a. new piano for the meeting house Between the second and third acts Margaret Romaine in her usual charming and gracious way sang for us Her lovely lowly voice and personality I made of ot My Sweet Little blue Alice Gown a a. classic and the applause lasted until the beginning of the third act compelled it to cease Miss Ro- Ro I I maine is a great favorite with the Utah colony Between the first and d second acts act Earl garl Knudson proved a perfect gold goldmine goldmine goldmine mine of information about the missionaries mission mission- aries Lynn Richards he ho said came down from front Massachusetts to meet his father Apostle Stephen L. L Richards who will wUl willbe willbe be in New York for several days He introduced me to George C. C Yo Young ng who sat on the other side of Emily saying George was in the city for a day or two from New Haven where he is mission president Octavo Holmgren of Bear River City now serving a mission in Albany joined her cousin Mabel who arrived here from Utah last week Stanley Reese Roose and Frank Richards were in New York over Decoration day While we were talking John McCune stopped to say Hello HelIo He had come up from Philadelphia for several days but was obliged to be back there by Decoration day as he was one of the committee in charge of the excursion to Atlantic City Then Earl told me about the surprise party over a hundred of the young folks gave for President McCune on his birthday last week After everyone had gathered at the meeting house they trooped as silently as a hundred young people laughing and whispering whisper whisper- ing could across the lawn through the kitchen and overwhelmed the genial president just as he was finishing his dinner The exodus of college students people people people peo peo- going home for the summer others going away on vacations has started Lucille Pike Pike is going home Friday Were We're going to miss her both because of ot her lovely personality and her beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- voice A party never seemed quite quite- complete unless she sang for us Seena Harbach entertained at a delightful delightful de de- luncheon last Saturday in honor of some of the girls who are going home They were Nancy Finch Helen Kearns Emily Brinton Irene Tolton Eleanor Toronto and Alice Howells The rest of the girls making I up the tho party who will be here this I summer Included Margaret Dusenberry Dusenberry Dusenberry Dusen- Dusen berry Mrs Ben Den Howells Edna Merrill Mrs Pearl Ridgeway Rid and nd myself We regretted to lose Elise Peterson who left for Salt Lake a a. day or so ago She has made many friends during her stay here Her Iier work at Columbia university has been along dram dramatic Uc tic lines and having heard Elise we know she will make good |