New-York tribune., 1907-06-24

when Shakespeare itself was attempted. Gold
smith She Stoops TO Conquer has been given
twice; The Rivals" by Sheridan. three times. and
GllIettes Tho Private Secretary three times. In
1888 the second season OF dramatlcs, original
piece with local hits waG prepared. and among
some OF the other plays given Wycherlys Tho
country Girl; Katherine" John *. Bangss
traYesty on Tho Tanning OF the Shrew': Grants
David Garrick Gnlette's "All the Comforts OF
Home; Plnero's The Magistrate and Dandy
Dick and sheridan's The School for Scandal"
IN 1870 and lssl the dramaics was merged Win
the college minstrels. which were formed TO raise
money for the baseball team. During tho early
history Of the organization only two performances
Of the play which had been chosen were given
year, one for the undergraduates and one et com
mencenent time for the alumni In 1893 tho under
graduate performance was given IN Northampton.
and IN 1885 the cast went tho road and visited
four places away from home The next year the
first vacation trip was taken at Easter time, and
since then each spring the association has travelled
during the two weeks vacation. Most OF these
trips have taken the through New York State.
New Jersey, Connecticut and Massac husotts. Tho
class Of o3 had its performance ready by Christ
mas time ana was the first and last class 10 have
Christmas trip
Two years ago It was voted TO merge tho senior
dramatos into dramatic association. open to tie
whole college Heretofore the organization had
boen a senior affair. ana the cast shade up
almost entirely OF seniors. except when actor
appeared in the lower classes as did Clyde Fitch,
who graduated from Amherst IN 1885 and
played in the cast three years. Last year Tho
Rivals given. and the innovation OF having
men from all classes warranted still greater
change this year in presenting Shakespeare drama.
Twelfth Night was chosen and has been most
successfully carried out.
Candidates called out at the opening OF
the fall term. and by November tho cast
chosen. Robert o. jenkins. OF New York City, who
staged Viola Allen in the piece several years
ago. secured as trainer for twelve engage
ments, and the first performance was given on
March % and the last ono viii DO given this
Ing before q large commencement audience. Twenty
performances have been given in all larger
number than in any previous year.
AS presented by the Amherst College dramatics
Twelfth Night" appears just It did on the stage
Of the Globe Theatre. London. IN the seventeenth
century. No scenery IS used, and. once up, the
curtain remains up until the close Of the play
Changes in scene designated by the furniture
being moved by two pages. During tho change Of
acts the orchestra, which is hidden by screen at
the of the stage. plays music which has been
arIHuged from the original Elizahethan pieces In
the early days plays were given IN the afternoon
and tho close OF the drama lanterns had be
brought in, that the spectators could what
going To represent this the pages of the
Amherst production bring In lanterns near tho
close OF the last act, while the lights on the stage
dimn.ed. in the early days, too always
took the female pGrs-anOther feature In which the
Amherst production Is perforce similar TO the
original. The drama is given in fun but does not
seem drewn out. because there are no waits be-
tween the acts.
Tho play IS to be given in the Town Hall this
evening. and will be tit elimination OF tho season.
The performances of John NJ Waller 'O7 OF New
London. conn. Malvolio OF James A Sprenger
'08, Of Cressona. Penn. Viola and of David r.
Mowry, 'o9. OF Leyden. Mass. as Sir Toby Belch
worthy Of note. Waller and Sprenger both
played in The Rivals" last year. The cast OF
characters follows:
orsino, Duke Of Ilyrla Merle D. Graves 0s
@sebastian& SCI T & brother e Viola % Donald p Mckay 3s
N II Post tr 'os
Sea Captain Ned PovIey
Sir Andrew Aguecheek k..............I Lester Lewis Os
Valentine, -. Gentiomen attending NJ r. Post tr. '05
Malvolio. steward to Olivia. John waller 07
Fsss clown ervan. James oJ f. H7ns9n W RS S9 %
Priest. Chiffon L Powell 0I
Olivia. Robert H: Hamilton. r 09
Maria Olvias woman Chiffon L Powell OT
Property boys............... Edward II sudbury. go
Pages lords. officers musicians and attendants
Henry w Zinsnaster '0s of Des Mones Iowa
has been manager of the association, and has been
reelected for next year. He has arranged for the
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island Yer
mont, New York, New Jersey and PENNSYLVANIA
In April a performance was given in Northampton,
WHICH WIS well attended by students from both
Amherst and Smith College. Smith College Shake
spearian work Is well known, and the Amherst
boys won't to the performance feeling that +hev
would be under severe critical eyes Tho pay
proved a success, however, and was followed bv
an invitation by the Junior ut Smith 10 pre-
cent Twelfth Night" in the same hall as it's
junior promenade play. The play was also given
at Vassar.
! The organization will widen its scope next vear
but II has not been decided yet what plnv will he
given Lester NJ Lewis 0S. has been elected DresI-
dent OF the association, and Francis F. Powell OF
New London, Conn., assistant manager
ROJEsTVENskYS OLD SHIP HERE
! The Russian steamer Livonia, one ~ tba trans
] ports with Rotestvensky's fleet which escenad
capture at the battle in the Strait OF T>susbin1a
having been ordered to Shanghai a day before the
/ engagement, arrived here yesterday She comes
here as one of the fleet of the Russian East
Line from Libau and Rotterdam but on her RETURN
to Lioeu she win leave tie Russian service and