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YALE PLAY Was A SUCCESS
GEES YIV4CITIES DU CAPITAINE
TIC" SPLENDIDLY GIVEN.

Mem hers of Yale French Club Acquitted
Themselves Very CredItabIy -FashtOn-
able Audience at College Street Hall
Last Night-synopsis OfUhe Play.
! Doubtless the most fashionable audience
which ever assembled in old College street
hall (and there have been many was pres
ent last night to witness the performance
of Les Yivacities du Capitaine Tie by the
French club of Yale university. From So
| cial standpoint 1t was brilliant function
and considered from the dramatic point Of
view the production was well nigh fault
less ami the members of the cast deserve
all of the enthusiastic puudits which they
received. The hall was Tiled To its capacity
| with the elite of the city and among the
audience were noticed many Of the prOmi-
nent social leaders, especially those inter
ested in the social side of the university
! life. The presence of such a brilliant as
semblage certainly inspired the young men
who participated in the play and the per
formance was given with grace and finish
such aS would have done credit to more cX-
perlenced students Of the hiStrOnic art.
| Each of the characters was splendid ana
the young men were accorded most nearly
! receptions. The costumes, scenery, furnl-
ture and stag setting" were all very good
and added materially TO the success OF the
play.
1he play is peculiarly adapted to student
dramalicS, Slice it is full of a bright and
stimulating wit, snappy dialogue and lively
passages. 1t was first presented In Paris
IL 1851. Captain Horace Tic after several
years of campaigning In Africa, the Crimea,
LAM bt,,o t, 10 homo
Paris to find his cousin Lucille. whom he
had left a little girl, grown into a charm
ing young woman. The two young people
fan IN love with each other almost at first
sight. The course of their love is inter
rupted by the introduction of Ccl2stin
Magis as a sutton for Lucie's hand, by
DisambOis, her tutor. Magis is dry,
bloodleSs scientist whom Tic and Lucile
Immediately took an inherent dislike to, but
their aunt encourages his addresses. Tic,
miserable knowing that he loves Lucille and
that another is the favored sutton, decides
to go back to the army. TO add to his
troubles he fights a half friendly duel with
his servant Bernard. On making his inten-
tiOn known his aunt expresses the greatest
surprise and finally he tell her he loves
Lucille. She Is delighted and the act closes
by their planning to rid themselves of the
now Objectionable MaGls.
The scene Of Act ii. is a ball at Madame
de Guys. The plan is conceived of max
ing DeSambois himself tell his candidate
that Lucille is to marry Tic hut he refuses,
so that Magls tonnes to the dance thinking
he is still the accepted suitor. The denou-
ment comes when the guests congratulate
Madame de Guy on her niece's approach
ing marriage with Magis. Then the change
Is made known much to the surprise Of
everyone. The act closes with CONVERSE
tlon between Tic and DcSambois, In which
the latter accuses him of marrying Lucille
for her money. Tic loses his temper and
kicks DesamboiS out of the room.
Act three opens with Madame de Guy,
Lucille and Tie awaiting Desambols, whom
they have gent for to persuade him to give,
|. as IucIle'S tutor, his consent TO her mar
rlage. When he arrives, Tic Withdrawing,
he charges the captain with fighting u duel
concerning a woman, the morning after his
arrival in Paris. Lucille is more than half
c0nyinced: and accepts bunch of flowers
from Magls, which Tic discovers on his
entrance. On her refusing to send them
back, he tears them up and then makes
preparations to leave the house. Before he
departs, however 1.-The truth of the duel Is
found out, Lucille repents and DcSambois is
won over to sign the contract, i"aying the
dashing captain and his pretty cousin I'M
| disturbed in their love.
The cast was as follows
Horace Tic, captain of cavalry. ..........
n::;,:; ,;:,,,: +t &C. L. Lawrence 70
........ n.. Randolph Lyons os
Celestln Magis .........C. S. Goodrich 'Ol
Bernard, servant Of captain.
Baptiste, servant Of Madame ID de- z GH StfRo %
Madame adj de GuyRo6eit. TX. WnsoW '0S
Lucille, her niece. ...... Buell. HolliSter '05
Invited guests-Gtlbert Browning '05, f.
l.. Warrn o. A. NJ Mclean '0i.
The -atronesses were:
Mrs. John X. Beach, Mrs. Charles c..
Clarke, Jr.. Mrs. Henry W. Farnam. Mrs,
Irving Fisher, Mrs Arthur 7 Hadley, Mrs.
Mason Hoppin, Mrs w. J. Johnston, Mrs.
Henry II. Lang, Mrs. Charles c. Morris,
Mrs. William Lyon Phelps, Mrs. Henry r..
Sargent, Mrs, Frederick N. Warren, Mrs.
Eli whitney, Mrs. William d. Whitney,
Miss Charlotte Winchester, Mrs. Timothy
Dwight Mrs. Walter Camp, Mrs. William
W. Farnam Mrs. J. =. G. Foster. Mrs.
Thomas Hooker. Mrs. c. MeRae IIgerso2!!!!,
Robert H. Sanderson, Mrs. Simon Stern,
Mrs. Samuel 3: Ward, Mrs. J. f.. Weir,
Mrs, Stephen Whitney: Mrs Frederick W..
Williams and Miss Edith Woolsey.
| While all of the characters were well
given few are worthy of special mention.
Charles l.. Lawrence. as Horace Tie. the
dashing captain of the cavalry. was ex-
ceptionally good and portrayed the princi-
pal part in mastery manner. Randolph
Lyons, who took the part Of tutor Of
Lucille. gave a finished rendition to his part
and repeated the success of his appearance
last winter. c. S. Goodrich az Ce'eStin
Magis, essaycd the difficult role which he
assumed III manner which brought forth
much applause.
The managers of the entire production
have given much valuable time and attcN-
| ton to the details Of preparations and they
can feel proud of The success attained.
They are Erastus Corning and Franklin
Johnston and stated last night that the re-
ceiptS were much larger than anticipated
and "a surplus will remain in The treasury
after all expenses have been paid.