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Show 125 Fleming Wakefield, Jr., after teaching school in for many years, where he was a prominent member of dramatic troupe, moved to Payson, then to Provo, Utah, to J. · Huntlngton the "After the show and I woke up ac r-e amf.ng the handle of it.'"During adolescence Father had and said, carried 'If you me home stab me, to do bed, it wi th I took part with. the Huntington 'roles were played by D. C. Wood Lead Dramatic ward, Jcseph.E. Johnson, villain, P. E. Johnson and the rest of us filled in. We played it ffI played juvenile role in "Cuban Spy." Clubo to Orangeville, where we were of this because it was in I speak always this play I got shot between the shoulders by a wad You of wet paper --a good substitute for a bullet. P. E. Johnson, and I were see, my father in the show, It was the spies, and were tied to a post and shot. seems that It beingstabbed realistic, though painful. and shot were essential to my getting into dramatics. "Then came a little change in the regular order of char The name of the play I am going acters in the plays. remember. Some of the char I don't about to tell you acters were A. N. Leonard, Albert Collard, Ernest Estella Collard was playing, Grange, and myself. Violet Grange, I believe, was also in and at home then went welcomed. leading lady. the cast. "We were In Dale. supposed lady in playing one to the old place in the burn, and the log church house second hero was in Castle the building was carry the leading it proved to be just act to stage in flames --and Ernest· Grange had charge of the off the red fire, whicn, Some the wings. when'the time came, lighted fire The La e t the over a t.Ln-p ac c Lderrt one L'Ly tipped Relief went through the cracks under the stage where the There was a real fire. etc. had stored that. he behind , cotton, Society When the hero picked up the frightened leading lady, The rest of us her clothes were actually burning. The curtain behind the crowded wings were fighting fire. said audience The fell and deafening applause followed. we fire realiRtic after the show, "that was the most didn't Oh , they every saw. My, it was excitingJff know the half of it. "That night, the men bedded down in the hall --(to save We were getting ready to retire money, of course.) when Ernest Grange came running from the stage, saying, ,, There was Oh , look at me. Look at my face and arms.' real terror in his voice. We were all frightened. We were all of us His face was as yellow as saffron. with soap and almost as bad. We lost no time washing |
