Show STUDENT LIFE be supposed to emanate from a blushing lass whose views could not but be contrary to those which he represented Notwithstanding this the sire frowned scorned and carried admirably the dignity of old Greece Lysander and Demetrius labored under the disadvantage of making love in the wrong direction — an effort contrary to their previous experience Their embraces lacked the closeness and fervor of true love but their speaking was fine Had they taken a Pointer from the audience their appeals would have been more Rich nippoly-t- a appeared to advantage in a consistent representation She gained aside from all cultural and disciplinary value invaluable experience in the dreamy art which time will make use of Ilermia daughter to Egeus did a fine quality of work Her part was difficult and her rendition commensurately excellent Helena compared well with Ilermia and the two did the emotional parts exceptionally well The comedy of the play found able expression in the two principal artisans Bottom and Quince Bottom demonstrated a wonderful affinity for the grotesque in life— a fact explained by her experience in the early part of the present school year Her representation of the weaver was a decided feature and greatly enhanced the attractiveness of the performance Quince did nobly and combined with Bottom to make the comic element undeniably paramount Snug Flute Snout and Starveling all united to make their part an enjoyable one The dance of the Fairies was perfect The brilliant costuming and still more brilliant stepping surpassed anything ever seen in the town before It was something new and went far towards making the evening supremely enPuck comes in for a good share of joyable praise as the cause of all the misunderstandings and heartaches Oberon King of the Fairies did remarkably well as the leader of the winged host His queen Titania united to the quality of able expression a surpassing beauty made more transcendent by the glamour of fairy land The two king and queen with their following shed an indescribable atmosphere of beauty around the whole performance 109 CAST OF CHARACTERS Theseus Duke of Athens Nellie Hayball to father Hermia Egeus Myrtle Nebeker In love with Lysander May Nobeker Demetrius ) Hermia ( Mildred Fergeon Philostrate master of the revels Ella Maughan Hippolyta Queen of the Amazons betrothed to Theseus Maud Egbert Hermia daughter to Egeus in love with Geneve Egbert Lysander Helena in love with Demetrius Bertha Mattson Oberon King of the Fairies Ella Maughan Titania Queen of the Fairies Josie Munk Puck or Robin Goodfellow Myrtie Barber First Fairy Nellie Watts Quince a carpenter Hazel Love Bottom a weaver Carmen Stoddard Claude Hughes Snug a joiner Flute a bellows mender Jennie Reid a Snout tinker Lurena Nebeker Louise Thomas Starveling a tailor Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta On to Richmond month or so ago there was a whole bevy of sprightly damsels around the A C U pining for a life of glorious activity behind the One Tuesday afternoon late in footlights March when these same damsels awoke from a long daylight session of the sleep of the just— well times had changed Thereby hangs a tale After their remarkable achievement with Midsummer Night’s Dream the Sorosis wisely decided not to hide their light under a bushel So they went to Richmond and put it in a peck— of trouble Monday March 30 was the day fixed for this unique A barn-stormi- ng performance and for a time everything seemed to work together for the good of those concerned Swendsen and Taylor had gore ahead to boom things up and returned with glowing visions of success Swendsen knew every man woman child and tomcat in the place and whom Taylor didn’t know he soon convinced that they had missed something Conservative ones of the oldest inhabitants estimated an audience of at least a hundred and seventy-fiv- e |