Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 253, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1920 — A HAPPY STORY OF FAIRYLAND [ARTICLE]

A HAPPY STORY OF FAIRYLAND

WAS THE “WISHING RING” PRESENTED AT NEW ELLIS THURSDAY EVENING, “The Wishing Ring,” a gladsome story of “Fairyland,” was presented at the New Ellis theatre Thursday evening, and will be repeated again this Friday evening. • The theatre was not pecked to overflowing at last evening’s performance, but it is felt that the audience this evening will be much larger, due to the success of the opening night’s performance. .. In three acta and four scenes, “The Wishing Ring” carries the audience from the very start on, a trip through Fairyland, and its daintiness and lightness is of a nature appealing to the likes of both young and old. The play is given under the direction of Miss Jean Nealson and under the auspices of the local charity board, and all who did not see last evening’s performance are see last night’s performance ace especially urged to do so tonight, since the proceeds go to such a worthy organization as the charity board. Many prominent young people hind the principal and leading roles and carried the entire action of the play in a most comsnedabie manner. Their work was far above the ordinary amateur and due to their efforts the success of the performance was evidenced shortly after the rise of the curtain. The theme of toe play in brief follows:

Jean and Allan (Ruth Thompson and Helen West) indignant because their parents will not permit them to stay up for a patrty, express the wish that they were in Story Book land, and to their great surprise their wish is soon granted, and. they are taken by “Moonbeam,” Dream Fairy to toe garden of Mistress Mary. But toe wishing ring is stolen from the king of Fairyland and everything upon their arrival in Story Book land is not as anticipated. Jean and Allan are charged with the theft and are sentenced to ‘be burned. Then they tell the King of Hearts that a knave has, just returned the ring, whereupon the king asks that they be safely returned to their home. In tiie final act Jean and Allan are found St home with their mother and decide that home is toe best plaice to be after all.