The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-04

TO PUT ON !. '1AKE;.0|F'F]
Smith College Girls Will Burlesque
Julius Caesar Here.
TO PLAY AT THE, PARTRIDGE HOME
Proceeds Will Swell the Fund Be-
ing Raised by Alumnae
of Smith.

Considerable interest has been reused In
the play which the Smith college girls of
et. raul and Minneapolis Will give to-mor-
row afternoon at 8 o'clock at the home of
MRS. George Partridge on Groveland avenue.
ms is the first opportunity that Minneapolis
people nave had to see one Of the little plays
IN which the Smith girls take such pleasure
Ihey are given in the different campus houses
ABOUT every other week and are usually writ
ten by one Of the students. :. The burlesaue
ON Julius Caesar" which has been selected
to be given tomorrow was written by a
Kansas City young woman and was one of
the most popular Of the little plays. 1t was
given eight times last year and twice this
year, 1t Is nothing but burlesque in which
there is considerable popular, music and all
sort OF amusing happenings.' Miss Marguerite
Welles, who, takes the part of Marc Antony,
played that role at Smith last year.
There will be no attempt at any stage set
ting and the. actors will adopt the custom in
vogue during Shakspere's time and put UP
signs to announce to the audience the period
and scene. The girls will wear the most alb
surd Of Roman togas which they have made
themselves and smilax will be twisted in
their hair in place of laurel. Their swords
will be little toy affairs and the whole effect
will be exceedingly funny. In spite of the
fact that the burlesQue is In five acts it is
not long.
Ao AFFAIR ID gwen 10 raise a portion or the
$1,000 that is left of the 100000 that the
alumnae OF Smith college must raise to en-
able the college to receive gift of $1OO, O0O
The announcement Of the gift was made last
year at commencement and the graduates
have succeeded in raising all but 200. Tick
cts may be obtained at the Partridge resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon. The audience
will be strictly feminine as no men are to
be allowed to witness the play. This restrc-
IN 10 oil IN ,,,{&1,
toms. although the Minneapolis men rather
object to its enforcement.
Miss Florence Kahlkof entertained small
group of young women very informally this
afternoon in. honor of MISS Lucy Cosgrove.
Monday evening the Misses Bonness of 1925
University avenue will entertain for Miss
Cosgrove and Mr.. Balch.
The senior class of the university will give
an informal dance this evening to raise
money to purchase the scenerysfor the class
play. There have been SO few university
dances this season that the young people
are eagerly anticipating every opportunity.
The university band will play program OF
popular music.
Mrs. Mary D. Grove has issued invita-
tons for the marriage of her. daughter, Miss
Catherine .Ditb, and jeremiah Fitzgerald of
st. Paul, which will take place in st. An
thony Of Padua church Wednesday,, April IL.
A pretty dancing party was given last eve
ming in Mrs. Mobiles hall by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank l.. GOwen who entertained about 100
guests. It was green and white affair and
the hall hung with bunting. Smilax
wreathed the frappe table and white carna-
tons were on the small tables from which
supper was served A program of sixteen
numbers was played by Miss Dayton, and
: the dance cards were ornamented with sun
bonnet babies. Miss Maude Derrick served
frappe and the assisting group included
Misses Mabe, Morse, Nina Blackburn, Edith
Washburn, Lulu Schumacher, Messrs Adm
Tyler, Bert Gowen and Asa Hunter.
Mrs. A. w. Eggleston gave a dinner OF
fourteen covers last evening at her home,
1928 Lyndale avenue s.. The appointments
were in green and white. s'
Miss Lulu Marchand of Third avenue gave
a dinner of ten covers last evening for the
Misses Chaffee, the guest OF Miss Gold. ae:
Miss Isabelle Steene of Harriet avenue gave
an informal party last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sampson A. Reed Of II Fiji
teenth street N gave luncheon Wednesday
afternoon for Mr.. and Mrs. William Pascoe
of the Viola Allen company. sEy
"Wednesday evening Mrs H. A. Sauer Of
1927 Adams street NE gave dinner. The
table decorations were daffodils and the
guests were Mines. Carpenter, McCullun, ].
Kunz M. Kunz, Filbrick, Morgan and W. A.
Sauer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Crahen5 entertained 200
guests last evening at their home, 2646 Six