Willmar Tribune

JUNIOR CLASS WILL PRESENT THEIR PLAY

"Her Honor, The Mayor" to be Given at Lyric Theatre on Thurs.-Friday, Mar. 27-28

The Junior class of Atwater High School will present "Her Honor, The Mayor" at the Lyric Theatre on next Thursday and Friday evenings, Mar. 27th and 28th. The cast has been practicing for some time under the direction of Mr. George Schrader. The curtain will rise each evening at eight o'clock. Admission has been set at thirty-five cents.

"Her Honor, the Mayor" is intended to be a good-natured satire on the woman's rights question, neither for or against the movement, but written for the sole purpose of providing a little fun as a two-hours relaxation for the tired business man or business woman. Eve Greenway, a wealthy young lady, is engaged to Lester Parmenter, who is candidate for mayor of the town. The newspaper announces that Lester is to make a speech denouncing the suffragists, and three of their number call on Eve in their indignation. Eve is equally indignant and joins their party. She tells Lester that he must choose between her and his party, if they insist on making the anti-suffrage speech. Mr. McGoon, his political manager, arrives and tells him that he must make the speech, promising that if he does, he will be sure of election. Lester refuses and even declares his intention of making a speech favoring the cause. McGoon steals the anti-suffrage speech and determines to make it himself. But how shall he keep Lester away from the meeting? He determines to drug him and hire Eliza Goober, the "cullud" hired girl to do the work. By mistake, Eve herself drinks the drug and falls asleep.

The rest of the play is Eve's dream. She dreams that she and Lester are married and that she has been elected mayor of the town. The men have been deprived of the ballot and the second act shows them doing the work formerly done by the women. Lester is housekeeper and McGoon the hired girl. Eliza Goober is now the Chief of Police. Her Honor, the Mayor allows herself to be bribed and thus puts herself in the power of Lieutenant McNabb of the good ship Susan B. Anthony, who is the villain of the play. Lieutenant McNabb proposes to Eve's brother Clarence and is about to expose Eve when she is thwarted by the brave and noble Chief of the Fire Department, formerly Miss Doris Denton.

The Fire Chief is kidnapped, however and the wedding of Clarence and Lieutenant McNabb approaches. Clarence is in despair, but the Fire Chief escapes and elopes with Clarence to Italy. The Lieutenant orders the arrest of the Mayor and then Eve awakens and finds it all a dream.

The following is the cast of characters:

Lester Parmenter, candidate for Mayor, who becomes the Mayor's husband.......Leslie Holmberg

Hon. Mike McGoon, Political Boss, who becomes the hired girl...Elden Swenson

Clarence Greenway, Eve's brother, who becomes the village groom......Homer Malmstrom

Miss Eve Greenway, Lester's fiancee, who becomes the Mayor..Leslie Holmberg

Mrs. McNabb, widow and Suffragette, who becomes the naval officer..........Myrtle Peterson

Doris Denton, an Athletic Bud, who becomes Fire Chief,.Edyth Stark

Rosalie Myers, Her Chum, who becomes a millionaire,.Lucy Behm

Eliza Goober, the 'Cullud' cook, who becomes the Chief of Police..Pearl Erickson