The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
Berkeley Collegians Will Put On
Their Second Play This
Week.
A LIQUoR-DEALER MISSING.
It Will Be- Instructor L. D. Styles
Adaptation of Congreve's Comedy
"Love for Love-"

BERKELEY, CAL, April 10.-Some of
the Berkeley students have apparently
become stage-struck, judging from the
intense interest they have directly taken
in theatrical performances recently. On
last Wednesday evening the Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity presented wellwritten
three-act farce-comedy composed by one
of the members, and tomorrow evening
will present at Shattuck Hall Instructor
L. Du Pont Styles adaptation of Con-
greve's Love For Love-" Congreve's 8
masterpiece has never before been played
in California. though it was staged several
years ago at Harvard. Mr.. Syle has
adapted the original to modern tastes, but
the slight changes which he has wrought
have in no way detracted from the bril-
liancy and humor peculiar to Congreve
and his day.
A feature of the performance will be the
grand and stately minuet The costumes
Of the performers will be magnificent in
the extreme. The comedy is replete with
bright conversation and spicy dialogu ue.
The play runs something after this
fashion: Valentine. son of Sir Sampson
Legend, and a young man of good tastes
and impulses, falls unfortunately into
debt as result OF frequenting the London
CuOCOldt6 HOUSES. 1c dppliCo W Oh
Sampson for assistance, but is refused un-
less he agrees to sign ever his Inheritance
to his younger brother. Valentine is in
love with Angelica, an heiress, and to get
square with the world again he agrees to
the paternal mandate. Angelica appears
to have no affection for her adorer, and in
order to make some impression upon her
he feigns madness.
Meanwhile Sir Sampson becomes
smitten with Angelica and gives her his
bond. Of course she is present when the
time comes for Angelica to reIinquish her
inheritance. The lawyer announces that
Valentines signature will count for
naught, as he is out of his mind. The
erring son ceases his deception, Angelica
destroys the bond and the hero captures
the heroine.
In Instructor Styles adaptation the char
acters are essentially the same as those in
the original The play has been reduced
from five to four acts, with one or two
other changes of minor note. The cast is
drawn from among the most talented stu
dents in the university, who have been
practcing on the play for the past three
months.
l.. d. Syle has had complete charge OF
the affair, having been introduced by him
self. 1t will be put on both tomorrow
and next Monday evenings at Shattuck
Hall, and will be in the nature OF bene fit
TO tne tnSllSn department. llDrdTV OI tue
university and the Eastern track team.
Following is the cast: Sir Sampson Lee
gend, father of Valentine and Ben, Frank
Dunn; Valentine, the hero, fallen under
his fathers displeasure by his expensive
living, Willard D. Thompson Scandal,
his friend, a free speaker, George D.
Kierulff; Ben, Sir SIMPSONS younger
son, an officer in the navy, Ray Sherman
Foresight, a wealthy astroloaer, uncle to
Angelica, Frank T. Bioletti; Jeremy,
Valentines valet, Charles E. Fryer; Trap
land, a scrivener, and Buckram, a lawyer
f. T. Stadtmuller; Angelica, an heiress
| Miss Jessie NJ. Anderson; Mrs. Foresight
second wife of Foresight, Miss Emily P
| Rhine; Mrs. Flippant, her sister, Miss
| Centennia Barto; Miss Prue, daughter o.
| Foresight by former wife and brongnt uI
in the country, Miss Alice Marchebout
nurse to Miss Prue, Mrs. Syle; Jenny
maid to Angelica, Miss Syle.
A Swell Dancing Party.
BERKELEY, CAL, April 10.-What wa.
generally considered to be one of the mos,
successful and swellest dancing partie.
ever held at the University of California
was given tonight in Harmon gym
| nasium, Many well-known society people