Eminently Successful

EMINENTLY SUCCESSFUL

Was the Play Given by High School Comedy Club

THE PRIVATE SECRETARY

The Vehicle Through Which Large Audience was Drawn to the Athens Theatre

Probably never in the history of amateur theatricals has there been given a performance that deserves more praise than "The Private Secretary," produced by the High School Comedy club at the Athens theatre Friday evening.

The comedy, a most difficult one in four acts, has been the stumbling block for many professionals, and on that account more credit is due the young ladies and gentlemen who participated. Unlike most home talent plays, it went off without a hitch, which of course is due to hard work and good stage direction.

Miss Esther Campbell, as Edith, scored another success. Miss Campbell has the happy faculty of winning an audience on her first entrance and as the play goes on the admiration grows. She is handsome and her work of last evening predicts a great future for her as an actress. Miss Ruth Russell also won many favorable comments. She was sweet as "Eva" and her work showed good taste and careful study. Miss Leila Truesdell, as "Sarah," could not have been better. She was easy in her part at all times and caused many rounds of applause in her difficulties with the medium. Miss Haire deserves special mention.

Harry Brown as Lawrence MacDonald, was first class. The part suited hi and he played it well. Rah! Rah! Dodds made a decided hit as old MacDonald and Fred Dean is to be congratulated on his clever work as Gibson, the tailor. Mr. Sleight, as "Roberts," received rounds of applause and he well deserved them. Messrs. Cutting, Alexander, Barnett, Hickey, Marshall and Lepper gave satisfactory renditions of their parts.

The Comedy club has been under the instruction of Mr. Frank McIntyre, to whose splendid direction in a great degree the success may be credited to. The club and director are to be congratulated, and it is safe to say that a repetition would play to a large house.

Photo caption: FRANK J. McINTYRE, Who Directed the Performance