Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-11
Burlesque on Merchant of Ven,
ice" Furnishes Merriment For
Big School Audience
"LADIEs" ARE HANDED LEMONS
High School Contingent of Audience
PeIt Amateur Actors With Fruit =
Play Is Novel Take-off on Shakes
peare - Fifty Dollars Added to Ath-
Lotto Treasury by Production.


boys appeared successfully in juven-
lie burlesque on Shakespeare's "Mer-
chant Of Venice" with adaptations OF
school life, before a large audience at
cially the undertaking was a success,
$50 being added to the treasury of the
High School Athletic association, and
under whose auspices the play was
given. Acknowledgment some OF the
parts We're we'll taken and others not 50
we'll. AS means Of making fun and
the large high school contingent that
made UP the audience, it was a bowling
success.
The reception the actors and act
resses" received at the hands OF their
school friends in the audience was sec
ond only in Importance to their appear
ance Of each of the important members
of the cast was the signal for a show
er of lemons from the audience. me
"lady" members of the cast were es-
pecially favored with these volleys OF
fruit. BY keeping one eye on their
stage companions and lovers, and the
other one "peeled" for these yellow
missiles, they were at times discon-
certed and kept reasonably busy.
Story of Foot Ball Game.
The play, which is in five acts, fol-
lows the plot of Shasespeare's drama
closely. The bond, instead Of being a
pound of flesh nearest the heart, Is
pound Of foot ball hair nearest the
brain. This bond is given for the loan
of Latin pony" which was not re-
turned in the time prescribed in the
bond The satisfaction of the bond is
demanded when Antonio is in the
midst of foot ball game, but when 1t
is proved that Antonio is without
brains, Shylock cannot collect on his
bond, and he comes to the same I'M
happy end that overlook Shakespeare
greedy Jew.
Incidental to the development Of tho
plot there We're any number of refer
ences to high school pupils and teach
ers who were made the brunt of jokes
that were best understood by those
familiar with the person or incident re-
ferred to.
The Cast.
Archie Kirk was originally cast for
the part Of Antonio, but owing to his
mothers death the part was given to
Leo Boucher, who had but two days
preparation. Carl Click. as Jessica,
was perhaps the best Of the entire cast.
altho James Wiley made decidedly
good looking Nerissa. Among the
male members Of the cast Dudley
Gregory, as Shylock was especially
good. The entire cast was as follows:
Duke of Venice--Ferdinand Schmidt.
Antonio, a senior captain Of the
high school foot ball team-Leo
Boucher.
Bassanio, his friend and sutton of
Portia-Lee Fetters.
Gratiano, another friend - Clifford
Jennings.
shylock, wealthy gambler = Dud-
ley Gregory.
Tubal, captain Of the Pickering foot
ball team-Roy Good.
Launcelot Gobbo, servant to Shy
lock-George Herschel.
The Professor, an X-ray photog-
rapiler-Roy McCord.
Policeman--Odis Patton.
Portia, an heiress-Carl Click
Nerissa, friend Of Portia - James
Wiley.
Jessica, shylock's ward = Herman
Gabelman.
Miss Abbie S. Threedice. teacher
Carl Painter
Polly, Portals maid, Antonio's moth
ar-Frank Hull.
Mrs Gobbo, Launcelot's mother,
Jayne Fetters.
Foot Ball Players-H Wilson, L.
Grower. Fl. lamar, r. Good, H. Glenn
mans, w Richards, r. Packer, r. john
son, Fl. Sieg. L. Kellogg. II.
Downing, r. Smith. George Wiley, c.
Jennings, NJ Cartwright. B. Sieg, c.
VOORHEES,, Lee and Jayne Fetters, c.
kierulff, Dieterich.