The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Short Story of the Play to Be
Given by Class.
Cast of Characters includes
Very Clever Artists.
Entertainment Promises to Be
a Most Excellent One.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
On the evening of June 6, members
of the Dramatic club of the Normal
school and other students of that insti
tuition will appear in the class play,
"She Stops to Conquer" at the Man
kato opera house. This comedy of
Goldsmith's is an old and familiar play
and is great favorite with everyone.
The scene is laid at an ldfashioned
nome in the country near London and
pictures the manners and customs of
the eighteenth century in England. The
humorous dialogues throughout and the
ridiculous situations keep the audience
in gale of laughter from the begin
ming to the end.
the plot hinges on the mistake made
by young Englishman, who takes the
home of gentleman for an inn. There
is continuation of one blunder after
another on the part of the characters,
Willie tne duulclice Is Ill lHe secret Ol
the true situation all the time. Mrs.
Hardcastle is determined from the start
to marry her foolish young son, VINO has
been spoiled by doting mother, to her
attractive niece who has a fortune. OF
course the niece is in love with another
and Tony, the son, assists them in
their elopement. Mr.. Hardcastle wants
to marry his daughter to the son of his
old friend, Sir Charles NARROW, and
young NARROW is sent down to 'do mis-
courting." He is directed to the Hard
castle home and is told it is an inn. He
arrives and treats his host as though he
were his landlord, thereby mourning
much disfavor. The combination of en-
barrassment and impudence in young
NARROW is thoroughly amusing. When
Miss Hardcastle discovers his mistake
she assumes the role of bar maid and
in this guise she is wooed by the reserv-
ed and bashful Mr. NARROW. She is so
charmed by his winsome manner that
she resolves to preserve the character
in which she has stopped to conquer, in
order to retain mis- affection.
The masks are not thrown off and the
mistakes made plain until the end
when Sir Charles arrives. -ne and Mr.
Hardcastle overhear the protestations of
love and devotion, which the reserved
Mr.. NARROW is making to the barmaid
and then they appear and reveal her
identity. The reconciliation follows.
This play may have been equalled in
plot and character drawing, but it has
never been excelled in its humor and
naturalness of dialogue.
Following is the cast of characters;
"AIr. Hardcastle," Charles o. Johnson;
"Tony Lumpkin," Joseph Mach; "Mar
low, son of Sir Charles" Henry Deta-
more; Hastings" James j. Giblin; ''Sir
Charles Narrow" Walter Gilbertson;
''Stingo, landlord" Loren Swenson;
"Diggory," Loren Swenson; Roger"
Lorrien Mccormick; ''Dick," John Con-
nelly; Thomas" Matthias Olson;
Hastings servant" j. Redden Ever
EFT; "Marlow's servant" Troy E.
Zimmerman; "Aminiadab,' Samuel F.
Harms; Slang" Robert Scott; Mug
| gins" Bruno Haak; "Jeremy," Ole
Swanyard; "Postillion," George Erick-
son; "Tom Twist" John F. Cream; ''Pot
Boy" Jile Johnson; "NIrs. Hardcastle,"
Blanche Dyer; "NIiss Hardcastle," Alma
Coughlan; Miss Neville" Belle Long
necker; "Maid," Maude Conrad; "Bar-
maid," Bea NJ. Kneefe