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NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES"

Another Comedy Chosen by Yale ORA
matte Association.
The Yale Dramatic association has
chosen another comedy for its fifth an
nual production this spring. The play
is New Men and Old Acres" by Tom
Taylor and Augustus W. Dubourg. The
dates set upon for its presentation are
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, the
18th and goth Of April at the Hyperion
theater. When the "Good Natured
Man" was presented last spring the as
sociation completed it's cycle of the
English drama. carrying its work up to
the present day, which left it the free
dom to choose from any period from
which it might see fit. In the selection
of this play the association has picked
a comedy which is typical of the stage
of to-day, combining as near as possible
both literary and acting properties. The
play is full of amusing situations and
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a seriousness which lends both tone and
solid material to take away any idea of
farce, which the association wishes to
give wide berth. The play Of the play
hangs on the fortunes of an old Eng
lish family who through supposed mis-
management of their estate have lost
all their fortune and money, and at the
same time have fallen into the debt OF
a low, self-made man, Mr.. Bunter,
lwho. holding mortgage on the estate
I OF Mr. Vavasour. the English aristocrat
of the old type, wishes to foreclose and
obtain possession of the property The
humor of the situations are largely CEN
tered in this part of the plot when old
Bunter with his wife and daughter,
come to the Vavasour house to look it
over before they have foreclosed the
mortgage. AT this same time Mrs. Va
vasour, ignorant of the financial diff
culties into which her family has fallen,
is preparing to take a house for the sea-
son III London to introduce her daugh-
ter Lillian into society and to make a
good match for her. The play brines
out The character of the high mother.
ambitious for her daughter s1scsss, 70
make a so-called good match, and at
The same time regardless Of the desires
of the party most Interested IN the pro
cee6irg. After many ncix-ups and
much trouble caused by old Bunter, the
whole affair is finally Strengthened out
much to the discomfort OF the latter
gentleman, If he can be designatei as
such
The first two plays which the associa-
tion presented were mass plays, with q
large crowd of actors and acting spec
Etators upon the stage. These plays
were 'The Second shepards Play and
1.-THE Pardner's Tale in 1900, and .The
Fair Maid Of the Wese'' in 1901. The
next year, with the production of '"The
Critic New Haven first saw the Yale
lThespians in a straight comedy The
attempt was such asuccess that last
year that role was again tried through
! Oliver Goldsmiths THE Good Natured
Man. though in this play the number
Of actors appearing on the stage was
less than ever before. Spurred on by
the repeated success Of that recent play
the association has again turned to The
comic muse throughiits choise of "New
Men and Old Acres
Many of last years prominent actors
are still in college, waiting but for the
chance when they may again appear
before the footlights while to supple
ment their ability are the twelve recent.
lily elected members. Mr.. Malone, who
will direct the play, will arrive in New
Haven on Monday, when the work of re-
hearsing will Immediately begin.