New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-09
HASTY PUDDING PLAYERS.
HARVARD STUDENTS TO GIVE "GRANADA
IN NETWORK.
THE PERFORMANCE WILL. BE AT THE MANiIAr-
TAN ATHLETIC Club THEATRE ON MON
DAY-G0oD AMATErR ACTORS AID

3 THE PERFORMANCE WILL BIZ AT THE MANiAT-
TAN ATHLETIC Club THEATRE on MON
D,Y-CooD AMATEUR ACTORS AND
! LIVELY SONGS.
Cambridge. Mass. April (SpecAD.-Tne first
public performance OF the annual spring theaUi-
Gals OF the uasty Pudding club Of Harvard.
Will be given IN New-York this evening IN me
theatre OF IN. Manhattan Athletic club. RepetI-
lions OF the show will also bee given on the AFTER
noon and evening OF the following Tuesday.
troupe OF over forty young coegans left here .ast
nigh, on the Fail River Line with all their para
phernalla Of costumes and scenery
Granada is the title OF the operetta with which II
Is hoped TO take New Workers and particularly the
Harvard admirers by storm The bretto Is unusu-
ally bright and attractive. 1t Is written by Johh
Rathbone Oliver "a. OF Albany. y y the most
prominent man in a literary way In the senior
class The music. usual. IL also original. ana
has been written expressly by two Pudding men
T. b. Hin. '9i Of Cambridge and ID. g. Mason 3d.
OF Boston. ON Wednesday nigh. the customary
private performance was given in the theatre OF
the clubhouse for the benefit OF the gradulte mem
bers II a perfect success. and the evercr!ucd
grads" jealous OF their oHn former successes IN
the presentation Of Pudding plays. were forced to
admit with hardly an exception. that 'Granada ~
probably the greatest hit that the HastY PuddihS
has ever made in the long history Of the CLUBS per-
forrnances. And this opinion Is undoubtedly true
the music has not the general excellence when
characterized the "Sphiny." but there are portions
OF # which certainly come up even to that stand
ard. In the stage setting. however In the indiVm-
ua acting AMI in the ingenuity shown In ntroduc-
ing special features which give life and acton 10
the whole "Granada" certainly has never had rs
equal There is more humor and rollicking fun IN
ira three acts than one viii find on many profess
sona stage There endless clever hits on cur
rent topics and plenty OF local illusions some OF
which have been devised with special reference TO
the New-York performances.
The cast Of characters. including The members o'
the chorus Is full:
Abu i mann. CsIph of Granada. who is not as
youns he usei to b- bn' s No, awpre W q 1er @.
As Star cf Tie Iioyai A.,:ononrr. WIG looks
the vine when 1t IL red whit" or Yellow. a,
Atout-f face the captain Of the Royal Guards. VINO
cherish~s tender passion f"r we Qurm, "a,
David Ga.h Goliath tho show from i'oston
Mas. whose muscles nnA I1" 9!e sEls1m~' %.
"a, Rom. .''.".. i S %;:ss ::
Mr. MG DaSd CATH goliath souDrr,le qni' an de- -,
sara. '.i'f Saat., the taiipG eacca. Whitman. %
,. Golie'hs IS. two .,S 9a me- A. L. we,more .,
o @r%F"'"' eau!- of all he ..R sou''~r. 20
MI. paa.eu.e W a n p ss snaT'- - 3.
chorus OF Mcrsh Men AMI Maidens Guards etc
consisting q.
Mem Morgan 90. T. ". wrenn. ga s NJ Will
Fa,rbank %; NJ Newell. "a. y. G. Greene" %. 7.
R,charison 20. e. F Clark~'n. %. W Brooks "a G.
Beals "a \. A. Beeb". o.
Women. Bacon. -. l.. r W. Moss. "a J. "r's-
void &, ,o, r. = rawrence %. =. 81. Thompson. ~
= O Flint, o. : Bat,ene 81 !. G. Br"ck'nr'isr ~
81 Johnston. 90 y. Hayward -. r. H. "rean 30
& 7 Bond. %
George D. Wells. VINO takes the part Of Calph. may
be remembered by those VIII, saw last year sho" ~
taking the part OF Laer,es The character OF the
~ his talents as an actor than That u his former
rifle lie assumes the irascib.e. hlgoed manners Oh
the Callph with ease and naturaln"ss II. \ fro'n-
ingham IN tho part 81 Snowman has store %
natural humor which crops out In AL MS acting.
lie has the spirit Of a genuine comedian. ana VIII
n, once be recalled in connection win the impe-
cunous ghost Of Hamets father" his par, IN last
wears show Wells has much ~ the same kind OF
humor that Is 50 characterize Of Frothnsham'
and the TWO together as clever pair oil actors
az the Pudding has sent 20 New-fork Tor year,
p Holman. has never acted before In the public
performances ~ the Hasty Pudding. but ne makes
nm excellent as;rologer Notwithstanding John Dana
Uubhe,l while not very -olllery looking Captain
Of the Ciuarl with his very tail and slender inquire
IL none the less pleasing. and under that ankness OF
form IS a pervaslve humor. Taking II all In all
r. I. doubtful II better quartet OF actors could
be found IN college, than the four VINO I'LL the parts
~ Caliph Snowman. Astronomer and captain oil me
Guard.
INT the pride Of the show IS centred on the
pre,ty Moorish maids. and most Of a. on IN" WIN
some uttlr soubrette. VINO. In the recent perform
snce completely Won the hearts OF the audience.
/ = Adams is the man who ills the part so sue
cessfully His Improvisation OF the character makes
one quite forget for the time that he can be any
thing but the bright vvdcious, glrish creature
tina, he seems t. be- IFS voice IL naturally Ike
mans bl, In all other respects ne initiates the |
woman with unusual accuracy and ~isustain'd
effect RAYMOND Whitman -. makes A very pretty /
queen. His 500 OF "Oh. Promise Me. sung In |
fals-tio. IL OF IN" most amusing features ot the
show. There l. one topical song however. IN which
Welp Frothingham. Adams and Whitman iake /
part. which outdoes everything else. The IDEAS arr
acted as well sung. AMI for about fifteen minutes
the audience Will find itself in the funniest and cev-
crest part Of the performance. The danseuseS W. !
A D. Short. 81. and X. SOutter, 'yi-ought 70 make !
a good Impression. Souttcr has appeared In the |
last two plays Of the Conference FRANCHISE. In ~"
role o. a dancing GIL. and always with marked sue
cess Though rather heavy. he Is "a lgh: as
feather on his feet and graceful ~ a man can be.
Short is not quite 50 experienced. nor has he -
good control Of his body. but hs dancing ls never
toner and Herald arr not - prominent ~ the
others but they are hllel appropriately by Eeorg"
G. Lee and Marshall Newell better known on the
athletic field than ON thr stag.
The costumes and scenery ar gorgeous In design
az the plates Of his invention The marches ani
other evout.ons - the chorus bring OUT me bit
certainly b. unjust not to mention The work OF II.
T. Taylor 81 who will lead the orchestra. lie has
tn, entire training Of tn" chorus ami principals.
and 10 his energetic and earnest leadership more
than that Of any other person Is due the success
with which 'Granlda' has already met. MIR Blair.
OF Boston. has trained the men In the acting ana
marches and has done his work in a most creiittbr
The scene ~ the plot i laid in Granada. n tn"
time Of the MOorS But the past and pres nj M" so
overwhelmingly but delightfully."- confused that one Is
pleased the decided contrasts ana incOnSlNtrncicS
The plot Itself is bit hard to follow. In the maze
OF "hors"-pay." variety shows and topical songs
which give To- the play the most Of the humor and
action. Briefly stated. Il IL follows
The Astronomer and Captain In the service OF the
Caliph resent certain trickcry played upon them by
their lord and seek revenge. They ma a Wiling
ally In the Queen who has been discarded from the
harein through the Calph's ncKleness. She pro-
...ith