| Show BENJAMIN CHAPIN IN PORTRAYAL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WELL RECEIVED Part of Monologue Depicting Lincoln's Home Life Most Appreciated By Audience Last Wednesday evening in the University assembly assembly assembly as as- hall the Order of the Gleam and the Scribblers Scribblers' club presented Mr Benjamin Chapin in n a character portrayal of Lincoln Chapin did not approach ones one's ideal of Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lin Lin- coln because of preconceptions it was not expected expected expected ex ex- of him any more than a scholar reading into the lines Expects an actor to to interpret his conception of Hamlet But Chapin Chapin Chapin Cha Cha- pin as a clever monologist gave a sympathetic reading of Lincoln off the pedestal so to speak For Lincoln at the White House harassed not by bythe bythe the he failure of troops in the field but by the bick- bick of war secretaries and army officers as aswell aswell well ivell as adverse criticism is a less familiar character character char char- acter to an audience than the Lincoln of the great speeches If at times there appeared too much elocution locution Chapins Chapin's fine voice redeemed the of- of ense The character portrayal was altogether pleasing pleasing pleas- pleas ing ng to the audience which showed throughout the reading re-ading a sincere though somewhat quite appreciation appreciation appreciation as if the memory of Lincoln were too Sacred a feeling to permit of any indulgence in noisy applause I A fine musical program extremely pleasing to tot t the e audience was rendered before the monologue Mrs Romney Stewart gave a brilliant piano solo Mr Ir Hugh Dougall a fine baritone solo from Italian Italian Italian Ital Ital- ian opera Miss Romania Hyde a stirring violin selection and Mrs a beautiful soprano solo feolo K n 0 |
