Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-11
GLASS Day EXERCISES
Program and Play Given by the
Seniors Of Iowa College.
Grinnell.
The Rivals" Presented In Able
Manner to Delight.
ed Audience.
Something About the Play and
Players.-Other Commence.
ment Exercises.
Special to l3mes-Republican.


Grinnell, June 11.-Commencemen ex-
cises We're inaugurated last evening by
the presentation OF the class day exer-
cises in the Rand gymnasium. A large
audience, made up with a large repre-
sentation of outside visitors, witnessed
and applauded the efforts of the seniors
who had been selected by their class to
represent them.
The first number was the reading of
the class poem. This was written and
read by w. b. Otis. one Of the most tall
ented members of the class. Mr. j. c.
Gleysteen gave the mantle grafton. The
orator spoke of the IDEAL of education
end concluded by passing the mantle to
the junior class. Miss Anne Currie re-
ceived the mantle for tine juniors. Her
speech was interspersed with several
liausical numbers.
The chief portion of the class day pro-
gram was the presentation of Sheridan's
THE Rivals" with a cast made up en-
;irely of members of the senior class and
which was as follows:
Sir Anthony Absolute-Morton Ma
cartney
Captain Absolute-william b. Otis.
Faulkland-Nat y. Ellis.
Acres--James G. swan
! Sir Lucius o'Triggey-Dwig G. Me-
Carly.
\ Fag-A. l.. Peterson.
/ David-Julius II. Powers
| Thomas (coachman)-John c. Bath
erwick
Mrs. Malaprop--Martha I. Fulton.
Lydia 1rnguish- Mary oedwick.
Julia-Olva P. Wilson.
Lucy-Helsn *. Starr.
The seniors during the work of prepar-
alton that has gone before have
been trained by Miss Gilenna
Smith and the success it'll which the
play was presented speoks we'll both for
their training and for the dramatic tall
ent possessed by the cast. 1t would be
/ difficult to single out any one of the
cast for individual mention or praise, 50
mertorius was the entire performance.
i The performers entered wholly into. the
! spirit Of the play and the. power of
dramatic character presented evidenced
by them was a revelation to their
i friends in the audience.
Mr. Morton Mccartney as Sir Anthony
4 Absolute was the representation of the
4 gruff and hearty Absolute session white
VI Mr.. w. b. Otis as Captain Absolute, the
dashing young officer, carrying on lone
1, intrigue With Miss Lydia Languish. wor
unstinted praise by his clever interpre-
II tation of the difficult character. F. AUX
Hand the Jealous but insistent lover WAS
nimitably presented by Mr.. Ellis. Mr.
" j. G. Swans as Acre. was the star OF
! the evening and by his presentation OF
the staggering young gentleman from
the country kept the audience in a
4 keen and continued laugh of apprecia-
ton. The minor characters We're pre-
scented equally we'll
4 The feminine characters We're pre-
sented with a success that is rarely Wit
| messed on an amateur stage. Miss Mar
tina Fulton, as Mrs. Malaprop, the
4 meddling aunt. with a penchant Tor
4 large and confusing words, acted the
4 part with unusual brilliancy. The broad
4 humor as we'll as the finer shadlnss OF
the character We're brought out with a
i success that would have done credit te
the professional stage. Miss Marie
Sedwick. as the love-lorn and romantic
LYDIA Languish. played the part With
; charming success Miss Wilson. as julia
was the ideal contidante, while Miss
Helen Starr Won unstinted plaudits by
Iher handling of the comparatively unlm
:. portart character of Lucy. the servant.
The stage settings while not numerous
we're in good taste. As college per-
Torrance the play was an unquaiiiiee
/, SnrcpGS.