Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

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“What Happened to Jones” The Annual High Schoo! Play was given at the Court Theatre by members of the Senior and Junior Classes, on Wednesday, April 4th, 1917. This year the comedy ‘‘What Happened to Jones” was presented with the following cast. Jones, who travels for a Hymn Book house. Walter Huffman Ebenezer Goodly, a Professor of Anatomy. Howard Williams Antony Goody, D.D., Bishop of Ballarat. Robert Bussard Richard Heatherly, engaged to Marjorie. ; Joe Zimmerman Thomas Holder, a Policeman. ’ Jay Stafford William Bigbee, an inmate of the Sanatorium. Fred Bauer Henry Fulier, Superintendent of the Sanatorium. Bernard Brown Mrs. Goodly, Ebenezer’s Wife. Elizabeth Bournes Cissy, Ebenezer’s Ward. : Dorothy Rowland Marjorie, Ebenezer’s daughter. Nellie Walters Minerva, a Me Carol Dawson Alvina Stariight, Mrs. Goodly’s spinster sister. Alice Hanna Helma, Swedish servant girl. Evelyn Rudolph Synopsis Act I When young Richard Heatherly is discovered by his future father-in-law, Professor Goodly, to be the owner of a ticket to a prize-fight, he induces the Professor to go with him, “‘in the interest of science.’’ However the meeting is broken up by the Po:ice, and in the confusion, Jones, a stranger, follows the two to the Goodly home where he hides from the Police. The Professor’s brother, the Bishop, is expected at any moment, and Jones, to escape detection, dons the Bishop’s clothes which have come in advanc e, and assumes the role of the Bishop. Helma agrees for seven dollars to keep the secret. Alvina confesses to Marjorie that she and the Bishop have been corresponding for five years and that the real reason for his coming is to marry her. The end of the Act finds Cissy, Minerva, and Marjorie in the arms of Jones, alias the ‘“‘dear Bishop,” and Richard and the Professor in despair. ' i wn MLL

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rc Music The Orchestra of the School year 1916-17 is the largest and probably the most efficient in the history of the High School. It is composed of eighteen members, all of whom show talent. It is directed by our City Bandmaster, Pres Wilcox, and to him is due much of the credit for the fine showing which the Orchestra has made. Among the engagements filled were the Junior Benefit Show, the Athletic Association Benefit Show, and the Junior-Senior Play: In addition to the Orchestra, there is a mixed Chorus in the High School, supervised by Miss Brown, instructor of Music and Drawing. The Music for the Baccalaureate Sermon was furnished by the Chorus.

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Act II Jones, in the role of the “dear Bishop” persists in becoming familiar with the ladies of the house, and as the Professor srows more angry, his wife notices his black eye, (acquired at the prize-flght) and is convinced by Jones that her husband is a very sick man and should be put to bed immediately. Alvina comes in and seeing Jones, thinks that her dear Bishop has come. Jones is puzzied by her actions until he discovers that she is in love with the Bishop, when he proceeds to “play the Bishop’s hand” to Alvina’s entire satisfaction. Meanwhile Jones is attracted by Cissy, and she thinks he is a real good fellow, even if he is a Bishop. The Goodlys receive a letter from the Sanatorium next door, stating that one of the patients who thinks he is an Indian has escaped, and the announcement causes great consternation. About this time the real Bishop arrives on the scene, and when he is met by the ever resourceful Jones, is informed that he (Jones) is the Dean of Oska:oosa and that Richard is a valet whom the Professor has secured for his brother. The real Bishop is taken to Jones’ room but he soon returns, wrapped in a blanket, searching for his clothes which “Francois”’ (Richard) has taken out to be pressed. Marjorie, Helma, Alvina, and Mrs. Goodly, enter one by one, and mistaking the Bishop for the patient escaped from the Sanatorium, fall on their knees and beg to be spared. INGE AHL In the midst of the confusion at the Goodly home, Helma appears and announces that she has made too much money and has gotten ‘‘cold fate’ and is going to “yump her yob.”” All are puzzled but the Professor, but Helma agrees to stay for a raise in her wages. Bigbee, the real Indian enters and is taken by Jones to be the Bishop (since he last saw the Bishop wrapped in a blanket). Fuler, the Superintendent of the Sana- torium, is called and he takes Bigbee away with him and Jones thinks he is rid of the Bishop. In the meantime the real Bishop has put on Jones’ suit which he finds under the bed, and when the policeman comes in, he is taken for Jones and is dragged away to the Police station. The Professor sees them as they are leaving and when he learns that it is his brother who is being arrested, he becomes greatiy excited and threatens to expose everything. The Bishop tells such a straight story to the police, that he is brought back, but when Helma, receiving a signal of “twenty dollars” from Jones, declares that she never saw him come in and never saw him go out, the policeman starts to remove the poor Bishop again. However the Professor claims him as his brother and orders Richard to explain the whole affair. Jones saves the Professor and Richard by announcing that he has long loved Cissy, and that he has assumed the role of the Bishop to be able to call on her. He says that Cissy has promised that he may come to see her, and the curtain goes down with everyone satisfied and happy. The play was a wonderful suc- cess, probably the most successful High “School Play yet given at Auburn. Every actor fitted per- fectly the part of the character assigned him, and as the curtain fell on the last act, everyone wished they might see it over again. Credit is due Miss Wiley and Miss Bateman for the valuable and tireless work done in directing the rehearsals and in training a bunch of amateurs into a successful cast. The cast is also indebted to the management of the Court Theatre for the use of the Theatre for re- hearsals for several weeks. It was a great advantage, having the re- hearsals on the same stage where the final production was given. LL TTT DUT ea