Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1915 — A Nautical Knot. [ARTICLE]

A Nautical Knot.

Th operetta, “A Nautical Knot,” will be -given by pupils from the music department of our high school on Thursday and Friday evenings/Dec. 2 and 3. The music to “A Nautical Knot,” is by William Rhys Herbert and the libretto by Maude Elizabeth Inch. The story is as follows: Julia, a haughty belle of BamStapoole, is as proud as She is beautiful. The sailor lads are hopelessly in love with her, but she scorns them all. On the eve of the departure of the Bounding Billow for a year’s voyage, damabas Lee, a wandering artist, comes to town and falls in love with Julia, who returns his effection. The sailors, driven to despair by their rival’s success, plan to kidnap Barnabas, stow him aboard the Bounding i Billow and carry him to sea. They are successful. In the meantime Nance, Julia’s friend, is loved by Joe Stout. Joe is as bashful as he is honest, and fearing a repulse, he induces Bill Salt to propose to Nance in his name. Bill promises to perform ehe task, 'but unfortunately he meets Julia first, and, thinking her the object of Joe’s affection, delivers the bashful suitor’s message. Julia, believing that “one bird in the hand is better than two in a bush,” telling Bill to bid his friend try his luck a year hence. Bill, delighted with his seeming success, seeks Joe and informs him of the result only to learn of the sad mistake he has made. The whistle blows All Aboard and poor Joe is obliged to sail without seeing his sweetheart, Nance.

A year later the Bounding Billow returns. The Barustapoole girls meeting a party of artists down from town for the (fay, take malicious joy in going to- meet the returning I sailors, accompanied by the artists. The sailors during their long absence have recovered from their love for Julia and are much chagrined to find the Bamstapoole girls indifferent to I their return. -Even Julia will not speak to them. Bill Salt has the unpleasant duty of I explaining Ms mistake and offering himself as a substitute, but the return of Barnabas Lee solves Hie problem. Other difficulties are explained J away and all ends happily. As the high school is fortunate in I the possession of some excellent I voices, the performance promises to Ibe an interesting one. Wilda UttleAeld as Julia, Elvyn Allman as Barnabas Lee, Ruth Wood as Nance,, Paul 1 Beam as Joe Stout and Carl Eigelsbach as Bill Salt are a guarantee of j the quality of work to be set before J the public. • 1 The inspector for the Ladies of I the G. A. R. will be here Thursday of this week. The ladies of the order I are requested to bring their dinners which will be served at the hall «t 12 I o'clock sharp. There will be no called | meeting Tuesday on account of the ■ * church meeting.