The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-14
NORMAL SCHOOL THEA TRICALs.
A Few Misbsp. which Did Not Dstrset
from tho Audiences Entertaiunent.

n rev hisbaps which DID Not Detrsot
from tho Asaieses's Entertain.snt.
The Marble Heart: or tho sculptor's
Dream."a tragedy in i've acts. portraying
some OF the most intense passions OF the hui
man heart was performed in the Normal
College Chapel last night By the members OF
the graduating class. including the Athenian
slaves and the three statues there were
25 girls In the cast
There was not girl Of them who was out OF
her teens. and very few had ever appeared In
amateur thsatricals before Compared with
the gravity with which they took the whole
thing. Sarah Bernhardts Camille is . bowling
comedy.
Before The Marble Heart" was produced.
four OF the girls played Comedy and Trag-
edy" q French comedy. OF which Nance Old
field" is the best known version. This per-
formance was rather long winded containing
little more than nionologues and dialogues.
The girls played It well. however. and did
their very best to make It interesting. There
was one bit OF diversion that was not included
in the original play.
One Of the young ladies. clad In knee
breeches and riding boots. and Q long red
cost which concealed the juncturs Of brooches
and boots took the part OF Adyisn. the notary's
son. She entered the apartment OF Nile.
D1nesnil tho actress. and stamped her foot
with vexation. The noise which the heavy
boot made seemed to startle her.
Nile Dumesnil miss Charlotte wiliiamA 'e4)
entered the room and proceeded to break
Adrien's heart. Adrien. rejected. hsartbroken.
unutterably sad. walked to . sofa that stood
In one corner OF the stage and sat upon II
heavily and In despair
With Q ripping and tearing sound the sofa
seat gave way. and Adrien sank to the floor
with her riding boots sticking up In the air
IL
barrassed. she remained In that posi-
ton. wedged In thel open framework OF
the sofa. for one brief instant. Then
the woodwork came apart and Adrien sank to
the floor. A roar Of laughter went up as she
ments Of the late sofa 1drir,. went on with
the studio Of Piii,as, a. Athens. Miss Emile
isrisns WaS sorsiSs. Mas Edits attn Dsrby WAS Was
Bbioorne: and there were Aspdaia, Las and
fS. pay the sp.nsd With sSd the aEUr". Of
ssiSgi9g The brown October Ale" song from
'I6. ha! Fair maiden" exclaimed Goroias.
you come from the temple OF Venusl You
oSsns your Impulse 'S sou nsd s s:ss
been to laugh Imagine an ls-yeSr-old.
soS: sSd s fs n haS aaHEs s SHG.a
heavy gray hair and long gray besrd-imag-
Inc her Walking with SLOW. lerky steps. irving
to look diRnifsd. You would have restrained
your merriment. however, until she began to
speak and her clear. girlish voice attem pied
90 become thunderous and. with frowninR
brow. she exclaimed, by the i'm mortal gods"
Miss Derby acted her part remarkably we'll,
however and won great applause Phidias did
magniheently, When the time came for her
10 throw herself at the foot OF the three
style. Perhaps II was because OF the unex-
pscted force OF the contact with the stage that
II suddenly became apparent to the spectators
that Phidids wore pink tights
When the chorus OF slaves raised their cups
they would have spilled every drop II there
ma been anything In them-and cried Drink
10 GorGias! Long life to Gorgias" their
voices were as Bacehanalian and as boisterous
the tnkling OF a string Of bells.
In the second act Miss Gambler appeared "a
Raphael Dichdtiet Miss Lily sehwArz MAS
Ferdinand Voltage and Miss Loretta Ryan was
TiscOunt Chdtedumdrgdur.
These young ladies' all wore black trousers
and white shirts and collars and long over
coats. One OF them raised her silk hat TO bow.
The bow was excellent.
Then she tried to put the hat back but Alasl
there Was no mirror in sight She raised the
hat In her two hands. and with pout and a
pueker settled Ii upon her head as II IL were a
bonnet 1t remained in place Tor an instant
and then fell OF. The audience was cruel
enough TO laugh. but. on the whole IL pTo-
nounesd the performance great success