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Show High School i Play Receives Much Praise V A large and appreciative audience t witnessed the presentation of "The t Patsy," three act comedy play, last s Friday night at the high school. z That the play was greatly enjoyed ( is evidenced by the many fine comments com-ments heard. A number have said i they liked the play better than, any other high school drama yet produced. pro-duced. Outstanding among the many complimentary remarks were that the players were so admirably suited to the roles, the smoothness ' of the presentation, and the fact that the lines were mastered so well ; that there were no "hitches," which 1 in most amateur productions is hard to overcome-1 overcome-1 The lead role was taken by Miss 3 Mary Walton, as "The Patsy," about whom the plot revolved. Miss Wal-" Wal-" ton quite won her audience with her t interpretation of the part. The c other leads were Jack Bunten, who very splendidly portrayed the part n of the father and husband and who I won the approval of especially the "A married men by his assertion in the end; Miss Edith Clark, as the mother, moth-er, very capably portrayed her part; Miss Madeline Robinson as the selfish, self-ish, haughty daughter, and Fred Bowen, who played opposite Miss Walton and was the unsuspecting subject of her schemes, were both good. Kenneth Robinson, Miss veraa Miller, Glen Haslam and Kenneth Southworth, the supporting cast, did well with their roles. To Miss Bessie Newman, director , of the play, a large portion of the credit is due-Miss due-Miss Helen Green, Sherman Greenwood, Boyd Phillips, Wayne McTague and Armis Ashby workec behind the scenes to see that all de tails were taken care of. As a tribute of appreciation t( Miss Newman, the cast Friday nigh presented her with a beautiful bou puet of flowers. . n |