The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

ury after ali expenses have been paid. Mr..
Richard Lieber is the leading man and has
done some very clever work In one play,
where he had the main part, he had ninety
two pages Of manuscript to commit TO
memory The plays which have been given
were "Unser Zigeuner." Another was an
historical drama by Laube, Die Karlschu-
ler:" another was "Zauberen am Stein."
and the last, Nov. /, was Die OImpier."
Members of the club are Miss Amelia Kipp,
Mrs Carl Lieber, Miss Emma Metzger,
Mrs Leo Lando. Miss Emma Mas, Mrs.
Richard Lieber, Mr.. Henry Moesch. Mr.
Herman Kaune, Mr.. Richard Opel, Mr..
Otto Meyer, Mr. Otto Stechhan, Mr.. Robert
Iieber, Mr.. Gottlieb Grueb and Mr.. Paul
Jancke. AS soon as the new part of the
German House is completed the plays will
De given there. The stage will be as large
as that at the Grand Opera House and fully
equipped.
THE SHERIDAN DRAMATIC CLUB.
The one social club of Irvington, with it's
strong literary center, is the Sheridan ORA
matte Club, and the reputation of it's excel
lent performances is not confined to the
classic suburb. The Sheridan Dramatic
Club originated in effort of the Irving
ton Womans Club to establish a public
CtdQllB IOOlu III the tOWH. MIS-. -. u.
Clarke and Mrs. o. o. Carvin were appoint
ed as a committee from the club to raise
funds to carry on the work. This was done
by means of a play, selected parts of 1.-THE
Rival, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, be-
ing given in the college chapel Feb. IA, 1894
TliosC taking part in the play were Mr..
Thomas Layman, Mr.. Will d. Howe, Miss
Ida Gilbert, Miss Evelyn Butler Mrs.
Carvin and Mrs. Clarke. The club met in
formally several times and gave short par
Tor farces but finally organized, with Mrs
Clarke as president, and named the club
for the author Of their first play. The club
meets once a month. One public play a
year is given, but guests are also admitted
to the usual meetings. The second public
play was given in the spring of 1895, and
was repeated later at Greenfield, Ind. 1t
was 'Esmeralda," and those taking part
were Messrs. Charles Frazier r. F. Da-
wilson, T. o. Ritter, E. f. Tibbott and
Misses Mary Calvin and Evelyn Butler.
In 1896 THE Bicyclers' was given in the
chapel, Messrs. Layman and Shank and
Mrs Terrell Mrs. Robert Browning and
Miss Georgia Calvin taking part. Mr.. E.
F. Tibbott and Miss Jeffries gave He and
She as a curtain raiser. In the faH &c 1896
the club gave a special entertainment, pre-
Senting two plays written py one u Tue
members, Miss Stevenson. The plays were
1.-TWO Balcony Bears and "A Lapse of Ge-
MUS" Last spring the play was Which
is Which, and was presented by Messrs.
Frazier, Swing and Byram and Mrs. Car
vim and Miss Brouse.
The club comprises additional talent In the
following lines: Miss Calvin, soprano singer;
Miss Diener pianist; Mr.. Thomas Layman
vioIinist; Mr. Hollett, clarionetist; Mr.. Ma
son. banjoist. Messrs. Kingsbury, Layman
and Shank and Misses Butler, Ritter and
Braden are especially popular in comedy
Messrs Frazier, Ritter and Davidson ano
Misses Calvin and Smith are favorites in
tragedy, and Messrs. Mason, Tibbott and
Miller and Misses Johnson and Jeffries and
Mrs Carvin and Mrs Browning are good
In society parts. The club membership al
present includes Mr.. and Mrs. H. IT, Brown
Mrs and Mrs. r. c. Browning, Mr.. and Mrs
o. o. Carvin, Mr.. and Mrs. James Kings
bury, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Terrell, Mr. anC
Mrs. E. +. Tibbott, Mr.. and Mrs Raymond
Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Edward STICKY, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Stewart Schell. Misses Ro-
maine Braden Mary Brouse, Evelyn M. But
Ter Minnie Diener, Georgia Calvin, Eva JEFF
fries, Emma Johnson, Ludlow, Newcombe
Harriet Ritter Josephine Smith, Stevenson
and Messrs Demarchus c. Brown, John @
Byram, Il. f. Davidson, Charles Frazier
John e. Hollett, Thomas Layman, Hugh t
Miller, F. o. Ritter, II. S. Shank and Harold
Smith. The officers President, Mr.. E
+. Tibbott; vice president, Miss Josephine
Smith; secretary, Mrs. o. o. Carvin; treas
urer, Mr.. Charles Frazier; reporter, DIR. j
Q. Byram; custodian, Mr.. r. c. Browning.