, 1902-06-16
FRESHMAN
CLASS OF UNIVERSITY OF WYo.
MING GIVES A DELIGHTFUL
ENTERTAINMENT.
Dean HoweIls' Farce Beautifully Rem
dered by the histrionic ouartette
Of the ciass-seene from Romeo
and Juliet on the Bills But Not on
the Stage.

Although a Freshman entertainment,
is something of an innovation, it proved
to be a decidedly popular feature Of
the commencement exercises this
year. and a large audience Assem-
bled Saturday evening to encourage
the promising class of 'O5. Fun reign,
ed triumphant among the representa-
tives Of the older classes who were
present in full force, but it was harm,
less and ~goodnatured "jollying," and
only added to the amusement of the
evening.
President Downey kindly made his
opening address very brief, introduc,
ing in closing Miss Ethel Miller, who
rendered an instrumental solo. The
next number on the program was
Smiles" but the audience eyed the
stage in vain for them, although
plenty were visible on the faces of the
audience.
The curtain finally rose on a stage
p%rettily set for the first act of the
clever farce by Howells. entitled "Ev-
ening Dress" disclosing Mrs. Roberts
Miss Lillian Corey) preparing to de-
part for a musicale. Mr.. Roberts
George SELDOM, who was to be left
behind to appear later at the func-
ton, was SO dreadfully sleepy that all
the children In the audience and some
of their elders were Immediately wrap
ped in the arms of Morpheus. Mrs.
Roberts assisted by Mrs. Campbell
miss Alice Marsh) finally got away,
when poor Mr.. Roberts succumbed to
tired natures sweet restorer. He was
rudely awakened by Mr.. Campbell
(Arthur Parker, who insisted upon
him properly attiring himself at once,
and then the real fun began. The ar
ticles those two men found which they
did not want, the manner in which
they looted the dresser drawers in
their wild se%archings and the general
appearance Of the room after they got
through were too realistic to be al
together pleasing to the older womer
In the audience, who had suffered from
similar raids in their own domiciles,
but at last they unearthed an old vest
and pair Of trousers. It was finally
decided to borrow Mr.. Rigdon's coat,
but 1t proved too long and thin"
Then they sen for one of Prof. Soule's
and 1t was too short and stout" 1t
Is impossible to guess to what further
lengths the desperate men would have
been driven. had not the ladies oppor-
timely arrived and disclosed the real
hiding place of the missing suit. Belle,
the maid Miss Eugenia George) prov
ed to be the real heroine of the occa.
sion, on account of the substitution of
q more suitable message than the one
with which the frantic men had dis
patched her on the coat-borrowing
expeditions. and the evening closed
harmoniously with a dainty supper
thoughtfully prepared by the same bril-
liant Bella.
While all the parts were cleverly
taken, Mr.. Paker was the star Of the
evening, and easily o~utclassed many
actors who appear as professionals.
The entertainment closed with an in
strumental duet by Misses Maize
Chaplin and Eahel Brown. The young
ladies' took a lesson from recent en-
tertainments, and "cut 1t short" amid
the vociferous applause of their audi
tors. The Exercise" by young ladies
consisted Of throwing things at the &C.
tors by the girls in the audience. and
the Balcony scene from Romeo and
Juliet. 8. Downey and Eugenia
George" must have been privately act
ed, Ii the audience was not privileged
to witness 1t.
"Alekazuk! Alekazuk! Que! vo! vive!
freshmen! Freshmen! Nineteen Five!"