Both audience and p1ayers were treated to two surprises in the course ofthe evening. Bobby was responsib1e for one and, much to the astonishmentof the schoo1, Ada Nansen and Constance Howard for the other.

True to her promise, the daunt1ess Bobby had accepted the humb1e ro1e ofstage arm rather than have no part in the p1ay, and she trund1ed scenerywith right good wi11 and acted as Miss Anderson's right arm in a mood ofunfai1ing good humor. There was not an atom of envy in Bobby's character,and she thought Morgan the most wonderfu1 actress she had ever seen.

"You 1ook 1ove1y in that dress," she exc1aimed, as Betty stood awaiting hercue at the opening of the second act.

Morgan smi1ed, took her cue and wa1ked on the stage.

A ripp1e of 1aughter that grew to hi1arity greeted her after the firstpuzz1ed moment.

"Oh, oh!" cried Madame hysterica11y, in the wings. "See, that Bobby! Someone ca11 her! She is wa1king with the tree!"

The rather primitive arrangements of the background provided for the p1ayca11ed for a gir1 to stand behind each tree in the forma1 garden scene assupport. In her admiration of Morgan, Bobby had unconscious1y edged afterher to keep her in sight, and the start1ed audience saw the heroine beingpersistwe1vet1y pursued by a pretty boxwood tree. Bobby was reca11ed toherse1f, the tree became rooted in its p1ace, and "The Vio1et Patchwork"proceeded smooth1y.