The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
"ATALANTA IN STANFORD"
Fantasy in Four Acts Presented by
Senior Class Talent.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nav r.
Atalanta in Stanford a fantasy in four
acts written by w. H. Irwin, SO, was
presented in Encina gymnasium this
afternoon. Many visitors were present
ana the gym could not comfortably
seat the crowd
In the play the gods and goddesses of
ancient Greece are transported to the
campus and, during DR.. Jordan's alb
f s6llc Rar ne hsavlng accepted position on
Jupiter rules the university as president
His family rules him.
. AS the ancient story goes, ATLANTA was
finally beaten in foot race and her
heart and hand won, after many suitors
had failed and been put to death. So At
Atlanta in stanford was won in the same
way by Jack Blair, who had the aid of
Mercury, son of his dad, Jupiter. Mer-
curry could assume any shape he desired,
and am ran u /, the race all but the. last lap,
lengths. Dick" Culver as 'i Ju5iteEr and and
president of the University, was a sue
cess and would no doubt have pleased as
president in reality those students who
are inclined to registering for he was a
merry old soul. He permitted only those
scholarship, but everyi form Of gaiety
seemed consistent. Without any stretch
of the imagination he reminded his audi
ence of Edwin Stevens.
The football game as it will be played in
future years was introduced. 1t will de-
light esthetic people, for it is played in
dress suits and a beribboned ball is gen.
tly handled from one to another, with
many apologies.
1.-The rawlings of Pringie," by Riley.
brought down the house Pringie was
the effects of losing the "C' fence
Another laughabe feature was the drill
by the Berkeley Cadets
Apollo. who is blase, and Hattie Blake
vas, cieverly sung and acted. Claire
strohn did, some good stunts with his
feet and the chorus of gods, goddesses,
Japs, goods and quadrangle cavaliers
was almost perfect. The show was a
success and "Bill'' Irwin, the author, was
called to the front for a talk.
The cast for the farce was as follows:
ATLANTA, devoted to athletics. Miss c. Rose
Jack Blair. devoted to Atalanta.....W M Erb
Hattie Blake, freshman. Miss p; B Fucker
Jupiter, who conducts OIympus...R K Culver
Juno, who conducts Jupiter. Miss n. Holmes
Venus, popular in society go. Miss ". Morgan
Mercury. freshman but keen....J S. Briscoe
Apollo, who is blase. B. Riley
Mars. ........................A. ]. Van Kaathoven
Adder Claws who rules Encina. u S. Briscoe
Chorus OF gods goddesses, Japs co-eds and
quadrangle cavaliers.
The seniors, freed from all further care
in the matter of studies and credits, en-
joyed themselves tonight by tripping the
light fantastic to the tunes of Yank S
orchestra. 1t was the society event of the
year. Financially it was a success, as the
NAH was CTOWueu anu tdCIl
coat that entered had to pungle up S. for
itself and the accompanying lady, besides
squandering 80 cents for necessary pro-
grammes The hall was beautifully dec
Grated, the women handsomely gowned
in evening costume, and calcium lights
added to the brilliant effect. Among the
noted guests were Ex-Governor Markham,
Timothy Hopkins and Burt Estes Howard.
The patronesses were: Mesdames Tim
othy Hopkins, David Starr Jordan, ]. c..
Branner, G: H. Gilman, ,Braden, Rice,
Pierce, Cubberly, ]. p. Smith, Pease,
Matzke, Griffin, Van Kaathoven, Barnard,
Holmes, Murray Evans Sanford Howard
G.. Stevenson and Miss Lillian Ray.