St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-05
THE PLAY OF "WHEELS'
PRESENTED RY the SENIOR CLASS
or THE "U"
1T MAKES A GREAT HIT.

The Peoples Theater Crowded
With AdmirinR Spectators
Sketch OF the ComIcal Per-
fOrmance-The Cornell Team
Placed on Trial and Con-
victed.
The senior university class of '94 ap,
peared at the Peoples tneater yester;
day afternoon and evening in very
original and unique play entitled
"Wheels." ''@''
The first act opened with the barroom
of advantage inn," where Falstaff
and Mercutio appear, and the former in
true Shakespeareah fashion relates how
he attacks ten. then fifteen, then twenty
freshmen. and takes from them their
prlze-a freezer full of ice cream. In
the midst of the discussion the 'J"
football athletes rush in. and in the
hubbub which ensues it Is proposed
and the idea Immediately put into exc
tiOn. that there shall be breach of
promise suit with Minnesota as plaintiff
and Cornell as defendant. The pretty
barmaid. with knot and sash of ma
room and gold, personates the wroHged
and injured party bringing the suit and
cringing student discovered in the out
skirts of the crowd is compelled to stand
for the Eastern institution which refused
to meet Minnesota on the football field
last fall because of almost certain de-
feat. Alfred Fiske Pillsbury, Pref. Nc
MILAN, 1.-THE Freak" and Alphonse Psi
Epsilon are called to give testimony,
and the court renders decision that
Cornell has failed to make a touchdown.
AS the announcement is made that Min.
nesota has won her case a freshman
stalks upon the scene with manner
bold" and impudently swinging cane,
and he is Immediately seized aud raised
to the table. where song is demanded
of him. The freshman is not at all put
out by this elevation in the world, and,
taking tine honor as matter of course.
sings of the TACT that Mamma and papa
don't know that Pm out" The part
was cleverly taken by Percy Lord, and
in his costume of short pants and jacket
and with sash and bows of green he
maze decided hit.
The scene closed with a dash on the
part OF the freshman for the coveted ice
cream freezer which Falstatf. at the eX-
pense of so much effort. had just cap
tured. FalStaff pretendS resistance,
but seeing that he can avail naught
against the determined attack of his
opponent, loses heart, and the little boy
Ill green makes away with the can of
cream itself, while the discounted Sir
John is left with the empty hOlder-in
his hands to face the gibeS and jeers Of
his companions.
Scene two throws light on the real
plot of the medley. In scene modelled
after that where the three witches ap.
pear in Macbeth" Mephisto instructs
his three hays, and they, when Fall
staff is brought before them. by making
a dreadful potion of college text books,
arouse in him the ambition to take the
place of King Cosmos, who up to this
time has held sway. Unseen, at this
time the ghost of the brother of
the king passes across the stage. and
learning of the plot Matching between
sir John and MephistO, warns King
Cotnos. Following scenes are devoted
to court ball where a minuet is very
gracefully danced. and later to garden
scene where the warning is given to the
king by the ghost. Falstaff makes love
to Mrs. Malaprop, under the impression
that his eyes beheld Juliet. and finally,
when the true Juliet appears and he de-
clares his passion he is put to
flight by the Court Fool, who is the
of the evening was made by Padero-
wlski as court musician, in the court
scene. With wonderful touch the gift
ed pianist played softest tones of
melody or laundering music of Wag-
merriam opera. Failing to produce
enough music by legitimate means,
Paderewiski in his encore did not hest
tate to make use of his fists, his nose,
and even his knees.
On warning from the ghost that Fall
staff is out in conspiracy to do him
up" the king, Cosmos, considers dis
erection the better part of valor, and,
seeing that his daughter will not con-
sent to marry the upstart. the last hope
of the king being that he might he able
To save his throne by this step. he then
decides to abdicate, and he and all of
his trusty followers. taking the depart
ment of the interior with them, seek
the prmeval shades of the forest of
Already. The abdicatiOn is followed by
q popuiar~electiOn, in which FalStaff is
the losing candidate against the Court
Fool. introduced into the election is
new voting machine-a very ingenious
cOntrivance represented to have been
patented by Prof. Folwell, of the de.
partment of political science in the
university.
Like the true hero. the Court Fool is
successful In everything he turns his
hand to, and after his victory at the
polls he goes out in search for Juliet,
with the result that he discovers her in
the forest of Already. Her handkerchief
Is found by him, and this gives hint of
her near presence. To his joy he finds
her not far away. and his declaration of
love and her consent to be his wife i'm
mediately follow their happy meeting.
The scene was built upon the similar
scene in "As You Like It," and was
very pretty. The respective parts of
the Court Fool, taken by Frederick
Kiehle, and that of Juliet, assumed by
Miss Katherine Everts. were we'll taken,
and there was an ease and finish to
their work which would have been
complimentary to more experienced
players.
In act four the happy conclusion of
the medley is reached, and Falstaff is
delivered over to the Evil One, while
the Court Fool, who by this time is
found to he of noble birth, takes pos
session of the kingdom. In tho first
scene anarchists hired by Falstaff plot
to blow up the newly elected Court
Fool. wh0 has just been made sovereign.
Their purposes fail through the fact
that Falstaff and Mephisto fight duel,
and that III this the man loses and the
devil wins. 1t Is on the toss OF coin
that Falstaff trusts his life. He loses,
and then is compelled to sit on key
of gunpowder and be blown to the four
winds, while his Satanic Majesty stands
grinning at his side. watching his con-
tortions as the sputtering fire eats its
way along the slow match leading to
the gunpowder in the keg. Falstatf
manages to live through the explosion,
but he cannot cheat the devil, and he
is claimed as lawful prize and carried
off by that hooking demon in the next
scene.
The play is concluded with a grand
in oil 1T IN