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Show ' SUCCESS Sorosis Society in Comedy. The Sorosis Society of the Agricultural Ag-ricultural college has scored one of the greatest triumphs in theatricals thea-tricals in the history of Logan. 1 From an amateur standpoint, the (production of "A Midsummer j Night's Dream" last Friday Ev-jening Ev-jening was practically perfect. The entire company of 57 had been trained until further training train-ing would avail 'nothing, and the play passed of without one hitch j or any prompting a most grati-(fying grati-(fying feature of theatricals of jthis kind. The leading roles j were extremely well sustained, I and the fairy dance was a most ; gorgeous spectacle, being' ren- clered with a precision that ,vas i remarkable. j The faris comprised the fol-j fol-j lowirig gill-: ! enna McAlister, Nel life Barber, Bar-ber, Inez Maugban, L,eona Kerr, No-ma Hyde, Claremonde Bailiff, Bai-liff, Ruby Batt, Mae Edwards, Florence Carlisle. Ada Mitton, Mell H?mer. Julia Hendricks, lone iVlaughan, Delia Morrell, Leona Hart, Florence McAlister, Ruby Wolfe, Emma Moench, Vivian Engle, Orita smith. The bright particular star of the affair was Miss Carmen Stoddard as Bottom. This young lady enacted the part of the unctuous workman-actor with a vim, a naturalness and an in j telligence that were beautiful to see. Miss Hazel Love was equally good in the part of Quince. - Miss Nellie Haybail made a pieasing impression as Theseus, as did Miss Geneve Egbert Eg-bert as Hermia. Miss Ella Maughan cisplayed genuine dramatic dra-matic ability in the part of Phil-cstrate. Phil-cstrate. Miss Josie Munkwas a beautiful Titania, as was Miss Bertha Mattson as Helena, Miss Myrtle Barber as Puck, Miss May Nebeker as Lysander, and Miss Mildred Forgeon as Deme- trius were satisfactory. The remaining re-maining roles were nicely portrayed por-trayed by Misses Myrtle Nebeker, Nebe-ker, Maud Egbert, Claudia Hughes, Jennie Reid, Lurena Nebeker, Louise Thomas and Nellie W.atts. ' It is certainly a collection of amateur talent and beautiful costumes cos-tumes that was never surpassed in this city. The fairies marched and danced with a litheness and rythm that were beautiful and would have done infinite credit to one of Henderson's extravaganzas. extrava-ganzas. To Miss Ruth Evelyn Moench isgreat credit due for the pa-lience, pa-lience, the intelligence and the good taste displayed in grouping group-ing and training the various characters and chorus. The lady could train a battalion to perfection. perfec-tion. The play was presented to a large audience at Richmond Monday evening, the company going hither in hacks." On the wabome they encountered bad roads caused by the rain of that evening and were considerably delayed, the belated ones reaching reach-ing home at 5 a. m. Yet they enjoyed it. 1 |