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Show ACADEMY PLAY IS A PLEASING AFFAIR FOB MANY The senior class of the Weber academy, that has been having some good times lately all by itself, grew generous last night nnd treated a large number of its friends to an evening eve-ning of excellent entertainment. The affair was the presentation of the comedy, com-edy, "nron Boggs, Freshman," by tbesplans of the clnsa and the manner man-ner in which it was given won many Compliments for the directress, Mlsa Kathryn Bassett, and for the players, individually anil collectively. The story of the play tells of the life of a poor country youth who en ter8 college awkward and strange to the ways nf the collegians Hi awkwardness is taken ndvantage ot by the other students, but he takes their gthes in good part and gets eve I with them all when the death of an uncle makes him very wealthy and from that time on he is treated with respect by everyone. A pretty love story also runs through the play, ill which Aaron nnd Elizabeth Maudella Feeny are the prominent figures Irvln Boulter as Aaron Boggs gave an exr Ih-nt delineation of the character, char-acter, displaying an excellent speaking speak-ing voice and considerable histrionic ability. His love scenes with Miss Iva Steers, as Elizabeth Maudelia Feeny, Fee-ny, were especially good. .Miss Steers' role was that of a waitress in the college boarding house who had formerly been Aaron s "best girl' in their home town and who was true to him In spite of his awkwardness awk-wardness nnd seeming Inferiority She carried the part in a winsome man ner, her emotional ability as well as that of an ingenue, being well brought out Fphraim Toulter as Happy Jimmy Jameson, handled a character comedy role with a naturalness that was commendable com-mendable and his work called for con Blderable applause. In the roles of Beau Carter and Pepper Tarvis, Glen-ard Glen-ard Could and Harold Brown were college boys to the life, and Lloyd Millar as Epecetus P. Boggs. the fa ther or Aaron, handled a character part well. The acting of Fin Barlow as Secondhand Second-hand Abe, the college loan shark, was one of the features of the production, his portrayal of the character bein verv commendable, though the character char-acter Itself was not Lee Purrington and Wilford Wheelwright carried the roles of Cad Fereure and Casey Jones, two "rah-rah " boys, with success John Bowen and Mr Chubb, the lazy husband of the boarding-housekeeper, had a line of comedy all his own and got all the laughs that seemed possible out of it. Isahelle Grow as Mrs. Chubb, a difficult dif-ficult part for a high school senior to handle, surprised her1 many friends by being "right at home" In the part Another especially well acted role was that of Mrs. Pichens, which was car-rled car-rled by Evelyn Hinckley Bertha Wheelwright as Cherry Caruthers, a coed with a mood for flirtation, acted her part in a most pleasing way. as did also Ora Engstrom as Loretla Rea. a romantic junior. Helen Taylor won much praise for her work In the part of Evelyn Newcombe, a college belle, and Susie Jacobs was good as Loiso Hunter, a girl's friend Vera Tracy made a big hit in the character of Dollie DeCllffe, a van deville queen, and Mary Hopkins ae quitted herself in a satisfying way in the role of Belle Ecklalr The staging of the production as a whole was very good and the talent of the members of the class was well brought out. |
