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Domestic News January 9, 1925

Vashon Island News Record

Vashon, King County, Washington

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The senior class will stage the comedy 'Cinderella at College' on January 31, directed by Miss Sowers. Cast members including Ada Blekkink as Lucille Weston are practicing daily. The plot follows a college student's social aspirations amid clothing shortages, leading to a Cinderella-like romance.

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"Cinderella at College." a comedy in three acts, will be given by the Seniors, January 31, under the direction of Miss Sowers. The cast is practicing daily for the production.

The play is set in a university town where Lucille Weston, played by Ada Blekkink, is working her way through college. She meets John Prince, alias John King who calls her his Cinderella Girl. Although John urges her and she longs to enter into the good times of the college world, her dearth of suitable clothes keeps her away.

Henrietta Brosseau and Marjorie Bridgman playing the parts of two college girls, Janette and Isabelle, respectively, who have played a prank on two college boys, Barlow Cowan and Arthur Larsen are afraid of the police. Since Mary, an Irish girl, characterized by Iva Sarvold, wants to help Lucille. she gets her lover, Patrick Quinn, taken by Merrill Mathws, to pretend that he is a detective on the trail of the girls. When they try to bribe him, he promises silence in exchange for Isabel's party dress. Lucille then wears the dress to a dance where she goes with John. Like Cinderella she loses her slippers and John Prince helps her find them. Isabel recognizes her dress, Lucille confesses. John claims his Cinderella girl. and all ends happily.

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Social Event Education

What keywords are associated?

Cinderella At College College Play Seniors Production Miss Sowers Ada Blekkink

What entities or persons were involved?

Miss Sowers Ada Blekkink Henrietta Brosseau Marjorie Bridgman Iva Sarvold Merrill Mathws

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Event Date

January 31

Key Persons

Miss Sowers Ada Blekkink Henrietta Brosseau Marjorie Bridgman Iva Sarvold Merrill Mathws

Event Details

The Seniors will present the three-act comedy 'Cinderella at College' on January 31 under Miss Sowers' direction, with the cast practicing daily. The story is set in a university town involving Lucille Weston working through college, meeting John Prince, and overcoming clothing issues to attend a dance, ending happily after a series of pranks and deceptions involving other characters.

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