The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12

performance. The girls who are in
the play, and there are twenty-five of
them, are working hard for the play
and when the curtain rolls up on the
first act next Tuesday night there will
be seen thirty-five young actresses who
will be in tip-top condition and fitting
rivals of everything on the American
stage today. Prof. o. B. Towne of
the dramatic department of Washburn
and Miss Nellie Lincoln, both of whom
have had a great deal of experience in
developing young Thespians of stellar
magnitude out of the crude material
of college students, are in charge of
the play and are bending their best
efforts in the direction of making the
play a huge success
Both of the coachers in charge OF
the play are realizing that they are
having better opportunities than they
have had for a long time of getting
out a first-class amateur play. Most
of the young ladies who are in the diff
ferent roles of the play are expert
enced actors Many of them have been
in several plays before and those who
have not been before the glare of the
footlights before are willing workers
and this counts for a great deal.
One of the strong drawing features
of the play will be the chorus which
will be composed of twelve of the
prettiest girls in Washburn. These
girls are all finished products in the
musical line and all are numbered
among the best talent in vocal singing
in the city. The Misses Grace and Eff
f1e Page, Grace Boles, Celia Smith
Eleanor Sims and Mabel Renwick are
all good singers and are advanced stu
dents in the musical department of the
college. All of them are favorites
with Topeka. audiences.
Miss Bertha Dinsmore will have a
strong part in the comedy, taking the
r. u, ~,
head coach of Washburn. DIR. Out
land is very popular at Washburn. es-
pecfally among the members of the
fair sex. among whom he is known by
the affectionate and endearing name of
Brownie" Brownie viii have a con-
spicuous part in the play and Miss
Dinsmore plays the part to perfection
The girls who will represent the
team will also try to impersonate the
general demeanor of the different men
of the team as much as possible. All
the little eccentricftfeS and other attri-
buteS will be carried out to the letter
One OF the popular members of the
team has a fOndness for doing little
stunts. such as fancy dancing, and he
Is regarded as finished product with
the wooden shoes. The young lady
who takes his part, if rumors which
have gained circulation can be relied
upon is in daily practice in an attempt
to portray this feature of her hero to
the letter. Often times during chapel
times she has been observed to wan
der off by herself and this is believed
to be for the purpose of working out
a few stunts in corn jigging and rag
time dancing ESgs-E
Not alone viii, the show be interest
ing for the many new Jokes which viii
be sprung upon the public and the rich
acting which the girls will perform,
but from a standpoint of beauty alone
the show will be a great success. 1t is
generally reported that there are more
good looking girls in Washburn this
year than ever before and all the girls
In the play are carefully selected with
a view of getting the best looking ones
to take the leading parts. One of the
girls is AUTHORITY for the statement
that the show will be as pleasing to
the eyes as we'll as to the ears OF
course this can not be known until
next Tuesday night. when the play with
be presented. but 1t is not generally