The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-14
Tanning of the Shrew" BY
the NOrmals.
PARTS WELL HANDLED
Stage Accessories in Keeping With the
Character of the Drama; Chapel
Exercises; TOnight's Program.
From Wednesdays Daily.

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season was the presentation at the
opera house last evening by the grad
uating class of the state normal school
of Shakespeare's great comedy, The
Tanning of the Shrew." 1t had been well
advertised. and as a result the house
was filled, both downstairs and upstairs.
The audience was a thoroughly repre-
sentative one, and showed its apprecia-
ton of the efforts of the players by
j frequent and hearty outbursts of APP
| plause Lamm's orchestra furnished
music and this added greatly to the en-
joymeht of the occasion.
Those having charge of the play had
spared no effort or expense to have it
a success. Special scenery had been pur-
chased, and the costuming and stage
settings also fitted the times. depicted
and the characters assumed.
The play was put on in a manner
that would do credit to professionals.
Those having parts were members of
the Normal Dramatic club, and have had
more on less experience in that line, and
this fact was no doubt one of the, things
that caused the play to go off without
hitch of any sort. The curtain arose
at $3.50 O'Clock, and the play went off
with precision and animation, and with
out unnecessary delays, and it was a
threat.
I AT taking part deserve favorable
mention. Lester Door took the part of
Baptista Minola, a gentleman of Padua
and father of two daughters, one head
strong and naughty and the other meek
and winsome. Miss Lois Goodrich took
the part of Katherine, the high strung
one, and Miss Alma Under the part of
Blanca. Blanca had two suitors, Hor-
tensio, character taken by Troy Him
melman, and Gremio, represented by
Alloys Hodapp. Melvin Lokensgard
took the character of Vincentio, father
of Hortensio. ,.o-, ~.
/ Joseph Mach as Petriuchih6j,, the hul$g!!
band of Katherine, had one OF the lead
ing parts. Felix. Payant was the music
master. Emmett Farley, and Melvin
Lokensgard were the Servants, of; Bap-
Itista, and, Eai1f Black, John JIrik, Oren
lThayer, Philip Sehweickhard, :, Walter
Scott, August Nelson, John Lebdonl and
Francis Cream y were the servants of
IIelIuCHlO. MISS tAuly IIdII WAS luItis,
lalso. a servant Of Pefluchio,, Henry Ho.-
| dapp was the tailor, and Misses Matte
Sterling, Olga Holt; Carrie Bang and
Jessie 'GrieBfe We're attendant ladies,
and Archie Thinner, Thomas Bohan' tana
| Pearl Coon were gentlemen. ofA"S e|Vi
This large cast OF characters, said the
difficulty of presenting Shafespeafeafi
! plays, made the task Of the .diTettresS,
Miss Woodbury., double difficult, but the
success of The play demonstrates how
well the work was performed. Miss
Goodrich and Mr. Mach, having the
leading characters, fulfilled the parts
like veterans, and the entire support
was above criticism. The lines could
be heard at the extreme rear of the
house.
| The play is familiar to most people.
| Katherine, a beautiful shrew, was not
sought in marriage by any sutton, but in
order that her sister might marry it
was necessary that a sutton be found
for Katherine, and one capable of man
aging her finally presented himself in
| the person of Petrucho. As soon as the
wedding was over, the bridegroom be-
gan to tame his bride by starving her
and depriving her of sleep, until finally
she became the best wife of any in the
city, and the pride of Petruchio and of
her relatives A number of comic Incl
dents are developed during the tanning
process that gives room for Shakes
lpeare's great sense of humor, and this
was truly presented to the audience last
evening.
The play was a success financially as
well as every other way.
| Closing Chapel Exercises.
| This morning at nine O'Clock the clos
ing chapel exercises of the school were
held, and a special program of music,
etc, was, carried out. More than usual
interest was felt in it, because it af-
forded the last opportunity for Presi-
dent Cooper to address the class, and
also because it was the occasion select
ed for the formal presentation to the
school of the beautiful memorial win
dow that the class has purchased and
has had put in place.
After the customary exercises had
been concluded, Fred Buechel. the class
president, arose and addressed President
| Coopr and the faculty, expressing the
regret of the class upon its coming de-
parture from the school. and its APP
probation of the faithful work of the
teachers for the good of its members.
His talk was very neat one, and re-
flected the feelings of the members of
the class.
The memorial window was presented
by Miss Under in very nice little talk
and was accepted by President Cooper
! The latter then addressed some remarks
to the class, cOngratulating the mem
bers upon having completed the courses
that they had elected, and saying that
in one sense their work had now only
really begun. He extended some good
advice, and expressed the wish of all for
the success of the graduates in their
chosen work
The occasion was one that will long
be remembered by those present. The
window that was presentd to the school
| by the class is handsome one of strain
| ed glass, costing 1925, and was furnish
| ed by Forman, Ford & Co., of st. Paul.
1t was put in two or three weeks AGO,
and is the one furthest south on the
Fifth street side of the chapel, filling
in that side with memorial windows.
| The usual recitations were carried out
until noon today, so it will be seen that