Newton High School - Railroader Yearbook (Newton, KS)

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FACULTY PLAY Ten HE Late Christopher Bean, hit production of Broadway, was chosen For the annual faculty play presented November 'I and 9, 1935, in the Newton High School auditorium. This is the very human story of an artist, Christopher Bean, who became famous after death. Helen E. Nute was superb as the hired girl, Abbey, who had loved Chris Bean as his secret wife and thereafter cherished him, in spite of the machinations of many people. Abbey's employers, the l-laggett family, are most interesting, especially when they try to commercialize on Chris's fame. With the exception of the younger daughter, Susan, played by Katherine Curtis, all turn against her, not maliciously, but very humanly putting money ahead of friencl- ship. Susan marries a talented but poor artist, played by Charles Considine. Eleanor B. Richmond was properly despicable as the sour older sister, while Edward N. Griffin and l-lelen L. White were excellent as Doctor and Mrs. l-laggett. Walter M. Taylor was the villain who sought to obtain the valuable pictures in a most perficlious way, and T. Jerome Cutting portrayed Rosen, the shrewd art dealer, most realistically. Charles W. Peterson was distinguished as Davenport, a critic. The faculty plays can always be depended upon for excellence of produc- tion and acting that is the finished result of patient work. This, no doubt, ex- plains why such productions as Sherlock Holmes, The Three Musketeers, Treasure Island, and others have met with gratifying success,