North Bend High School - Lewain Yearbook (North Bend, WA)

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V 'f AL HIT H H A ldv L- 12:1 LEWAIN 1926 A Full House On May 14, the Faculty presented to a large audience the well- known comedy, A Full House. The plot of the play centered around a ruby necklace, stolen from a very wealthy lady in B-oston, Mrs. John Pembroke fMrs. Mattie Francisj. The Howell family in New York, fthe bride, Leone Nelson, and the groom, Mr. Carl Rudi are friends of the Pembrokes. Ned Pembroke, fMr. E. S. Hillj the son, visits Mr. Howell whom he has engaged to recover some love letters to a Boston showgirl QMiss Mary Pitneyj who is sueing him for breach of promise. When Ned arrives, the papers are full of the accounts of the robbery and the Howell family is discussing it. At this time Mr. Howell arrives from Boston with Ned's letters. Unfortunately, however, a wreck occurred on the New Haven anfd Hartford, and Mr. Howell accidently gets the grip belonging to the robber of the rubies. Mrs. Howell opens the grip and, thinking to save her husband the dis- grace of being a thief, wires Mrs. Pembroke to come for her rubies. In the meantime, the thief, QMr. Harry Lemonj traces his grip to the How- ell residence and demands the rubies. The half-witted house maid, fMiss Effie Douglassj in her desire to get the thousand dollar reward, conceals the necklace in her stocking, calls the police, and greatly com- plicates matters. Mrs. Fleming's brother, fMr. Ed. Gannonj also con- tributes to the complications. Mrs. Howell's aunt, fMiss Elvie Lovgrenj and sister, Daphne, fMiss Alva Wallenbergj arrive at this time to visit Mrs. Howell, and become involved in the excitement. Vera Vernon, the vampire, also arrives to claim her letters, and complicates matters for Ned, who is engaged to Daphne. The police, fElmer Sater, Carl Sater and Ray Hillyerj try to un- ravel the mystery. Mrs. Fleming, the owner of the apartment, 1Miss Zoe Cooleyj tries to eject the Howells, thinking they are thieves. However, the rubies are at last restored to their owner, the thief gets the reward, and escapes, leaving everybody surprised, but happy. The play was presented under the excellent direction of Mrs. Flor- ence Brannam. The characters were admirably portrayed, and the action particularly strong. I L Page forty-one

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TJEQQILELQY ,sqljigg LLWAIN 1926 Music Department THE CHORUS A new department was inaugurated int-o our schedule this yea1'. This was the Music Department, supervised by Mrs. Artie Kelley who visits our school each Monday. A boys' chorus and a girls' chorus have been worked up very successfully by Mrs. Kelley with the assist- ance of Miss Douglass and Mr. Lemon. A boys' quartet was also worked out and an All-Hi Chorus, The chorus sang at several entertainments and received many compliments from the community. THE GYPSY ROVER This romantic musical comedy was a great success. A large crowd was present at this performance, being greatly pleased with the excep- tional musical ability -of the members of the North Bend High School. A very thrilling plot is woven around. an English girl, Lady Con- stance, and Gypsy Rob. These characters were portrayed with excep- tional skill by Wilma Mueller and Fred Daigneault. Two other couples added romance to the play. The parts of Sinfo and Zara were per- formed very cleverly by Dick Carmichael and Milly Sullivan. Nina and Jerome were played' equally well by Irene Germain and Lloyd Sallee. Marto, fBen Morrisj and Sinfo, partners in crime, added a touch- of humor to the plot. Ray Francis, as I.-ondl Craven, a jilted Englishman for the hand of Lady Constance, was very amusing with his English drollery. Meg, an old gypsy woman, foster mother of Gypsy Rob, was enacted very skillfully by Pauline Offield. When she was his nurse she had st-olen the infant, Rob, because of an injustice done her by the chi1d's parents. Rob had grown up among the gypsies, believing that he was one of them, ignorant of the fact that he was Sir Gilbert Howe, heir to the Gilbert Howe estates. Rob and Lady Constance planned to el-ope but Rob was captured by Sir George Martindale, fDick Muellerj father of Lady Constance. Rob is freed later and Ladly Constance is taken back to England. The curtain rises on the last act. Rob is now in England and has come into his estates which were waiting for the lost Sir Gilbert. Con- stance meets him and the play comes to a happy ending. Lady Constance sang several very beautiful solos. Her chorus of attendants rendered some very fine studies in harmony. The voices of Lady Constance and Gypsy Rob blended very beautifully in their duets, and these numbers were much enjoyed by the audience. The Operetta was coached by the musical direct-or, Mrs. Artie Kelley, Mr. Harry E. Lemon and Miss Effie Douglass. Page forty-three