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Show , 1 ; Agricultural College News v. ' This evening (Tuesday) Logan and Cache Valley will havo an opportunity opportun-ity to do Its share In the grc'at nation na-tion wldo celebration of tho three hundredth anniversary of tho death qf tho greatest literary genius tho world has produced. Tho dramatic club of tho U. A. C. under tho able direction of Miss Sara Huntsman will present Shakespeare's most facetious faceti-ous comedy, Tho Merry Wives of Windsor. Tho play Is very much suited to tho modern stage nnd th" play going public of today probably more sq than nny of tho poets corn-cdlcs. corn-cdlcs. It Is teeming with humor, frolic nnd cleverness nnd abounds In situations thnt are Irresistibly funny. fun-ny. Miss Huntsman has selected and trained nn excellent cast. Sir John Fnlstaff, tho hugo mountain of flesh, tho Jolly drinking, fatuous knight will bo played by Mr. H. It. Merrill who did such rare work ns Mr. l)oo-little l)oo-little In Pygmnlion. Mr. Merrill is physically fitted to tho part, weigh trig as ho docs somewhere around 300 pounds nnd In addition Is u good nctor. Miss Leorn Thntrhcr, who will not 'soon bo forgotten for her work ns tho flower girl In Pygmalion, will piny the rolo of ono of the merry wives. Her fellow conspirator In tho clover plots Is Miss Delia Parker. Park-er. Miss Zclda Klrkhnm, whoso character work In Pygmnlion was littles lit-tles short of professional, will appear ap-pear as Dnmo Quickly, thd feminine counterpart of Fnlstnff. Hernnrd Nicholas Ni-cholas n member of tho Milestone!!, cast, will play tho rolo of Slender, that personification of Inanity nnd childish Ignorance. Tho rcmalider of tho cast are equally equ-ally strong, but less fnmlllnrly known to the Logan public. Goblins, fairies and weird wnifs appear In tho forest dance. Tho celebration of tho Shakespeare Tercentenary Is nntlon wldo. In New York Clt 700,000 school children will tako part In tho grand spectacle. In St .Louis 800 men and women will assist Margaret Anglin In tho production pro-duction of a pageant commemorating momentous historical event. In Salt I.nko City, tho municipal government Is cooperating with tho schools to make the celebration a complcto success. suc-cess. Miss Huntsman determined that Logan should not be out of tho ring, nnd Is thercforo presenting to tho people ono of the most Jolly, and most presentnblo of nil Shakespeare's plays. In Nlbley Hall tonight, April 23th. |