Plymouth High School - Mayflower Yearbook (Plymouth, IN)

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..-lllllllllliggullillillEEEEEEIIIIIIIIII-.a 7aw time ae: a TF A' te 'M The American Flag y t l.YhltJU'l'l'l lli fh School scored a dramatic success when it ire- ! ga l 5 , P sented The American Flag, on the evenings of March ll and 12. The amount cleared was illl-l-1.20, which was divided between the local lied Cross and the -lnnior Red Cross of the schools. The play opens at the American consul's home in 'ii France, where Kommandant Wlollf and his German sol- diers are temporarily quartered. june Oliver, daughter of judge Oliver. the consul. becomes engaged to Bob McMillan, an American, who enlists with the Allies. The love affairs of june be- come complicated by the addition of Kommandant Nvolili as a suitor and the appearance of Rozika, a gypsy girl, to whom he is already married. Through the help of Dixie, Bob NlclXlillan's sister, the situation is cleared up just as Bob leaves for service. Dixie enters the service as a Red Cross nurse. and mani- fests her American heroism by leading the retreating soldiers hack into the hght and on to victory. McMillan is taken as a spy for saving .I une after she has been captured by Kommandant NVolff. The American troops arrive and kill XYolll' just as the German guns are aimed at Nlchlillan. The play closes as Dixie pulls down the German Hag and amidst the cheering of the victorious soldiers hoists the American flag in its place. to Hoat over northern France. The event was characterized by the remarkable development of two stars. Thelma Canan, hitherto unknown in this activity was easily the feature of the performance as she won repeated applause in her role of Dixie, the little pa- triot from the States She completely won over each and all in the audience by her American vivacity and charming ways. Harold Fries was her close rival, in the character of liommandant Wlollf. Harold manifested a talent before unsuspected as he threw himself so per- fectly into the part of the domineering German otlicer. Arthur Clough as Bob lVlclVlillan, the hero of the play, displayed the typ- ical American spirit. Apparently he was unconcerned and let nothing trouble him 3 but once he puts himself to the contest he was in to win. Howard Maxey did splendid work as the lierman sergeant and issued his orders in an authoritative way, which gave evidence of his military training. Cleatus llahn, as the American lVlajor Marvin, was so bashful that it re- quired the hearty assurance of Hob together with the ablest assistance on the part of Dixie to manage and carry out his proposal to that young lady. l15l

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PHS, l 1915 Page Sixteen 'l'he following characters neecl no introcluetion. Margaret Schrock is well known to all 'lor ber clramatic abilities. She was at her best as june Oliver, when she was trapped in her interview with Kommanclant XYoli'f ancl finally captured. Although the part of liozika callecl lor more intense acting, than Milclrecl l.emert's previous roles. she proveml as gypsy girl and Sister of Mercy, as ca- pable as in Fi-Fi. lt is ilillicult to clo justice to Arthur liecknell as the honest .lsraelite,', the cheer that greeted him on his appearance before he saiml a word attested to the fact that he hail alreacly been a favorite in previous performances. lle surely lived up to his reputation of being a natural ancl gifted comedian. liclniunnl ,lellirs played the part of the American consul. llis quiet anrl clignilierl presence were felt throughout the play. The Scout boys must be complimented on the excellent work they tlitl in the camp fire scene with the sentry quietly pacing' back and forth. The special numbers between acts were exceptionally good and consisteil of a solo clanee by .Iuanita lless, two vocal solos by lflint llelms, and two sax- ophone solos by Rulo tlarn with Nliss Lemert as accompanist. The one who stooml back ol this clramatic event, as the capable coach was again Miss tialbreath of the department of English. ller plays thus far have been very successful. ancl it is needless to say that she will never lack an zzuilieuce. Xlaxey Fries Clough Schrock Carman llalxn .lelilirs Lemert liecknell