The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
TROD The BOARDS
Washburn Dramatic Club in a
Real Comedy.
j. nj. Barrie's Professors Love
Story" Is Produced.
AUDIENCE Is LARGE.
No Forgetting of Lines Charac-
teriZes the Presentation.
Some Real Hits i'm Clever Little
Specialties.

Every coed had her Steady and ev-
cry Rah-Ran boy his "dolI' at the
Grand last night to see the Washburn
College Dramatic clubs presentation
of the Professors Love Story, a charm
ing comedy by J. M. Barrie. 1t was one
of the largest parquette audiences of
the season and talk about being
paired off, Except for the B. H. r.
regulars, Joe Risteen, Irwin. Snattinger,
and Harry Eagle, the audience was
entirely made up of Steadies. But
spring draws on apace, the college
cases are at fever point and the dra-
matte clubs annual play is one of the
big events of the spring semester at
Washburn, when love is young" The
audience was very youthful and al
though most of the members of the
Parents, the entire effect of their age,
gravity and dignity was lost in that
crowd of undergraduate beauty and chiv-
airy.
working for charity or glory before an
audience of proud kin and loving
friends, and to know that even the
dramatic critics teeth have been drawn
for the occasion. The amateur actor
never hears the truth about himself.
His kin and friends see him through
magic opera glasses and the real dra-
matte critic usually side-StepS the JOB
and turns it over as in the present case,
to a mere reporter. They do say, some
on 'em, that the amateur actor is the
answer to Why is a dramatic critic?
For the essential qualification of u.
c., as is we'll known, is bad d1SpOsl-
ton and a dyspeptic view of life, and
after a mere reporter has worked out
on few such thankless tasks and borne
the inevitable consequences he is per-
fectly qualified to become a dramatic
critic
But an amateur show is always lots
of fun Usually it is so bad that it is
good. Everybody in the audience
knows everybody on the stage and If
anything goes wrong everybody taxes
it as a joke. Last night, however, noth-
ing went so very seriously wrong. NO
body forgot the lines and although one
of the actorines, used to a trotteur
skirt. stumbled over her long train,
she recovered herself in time and ex-
tricated herself very gracefully from
an embarrassing situation. Some or the
students showed glimpses OF positive
talent notably Miss Edna Snepp, who
in the minor role of Lady George Gid
ing, had a truly professional ease, grace
and finish, talked, laughed ana moved
naturally and might have sustained
the role in a first-class company. Tnen
there were Mr.. Leo Mooney and Mr.
David Ferguson as "Henders ana
"Pete." two of the cleverest low COM
edy parts ever written and who show
Cd a real appreciation for the Scotch
humor and the clever portraiture $50
typicalIy Barriesque) of the characters.
MIR. Ray Ufford as Dr. Cosens, TOO,
was uncommonly clever, had a bully
nakeup. Mr. Quinton Adams as Pro-
lessor Goodwillie had the most d1fh-
cult role. written originally for that
wonderfully finished actor, Mr.. E. s.
willard and he realized it with unus-
nal success. Mr.. Walter Wedding play
ey effectively the part of the as1nlne
Sir George Gliding and Mr.. Joe Myers
| that of Dr.Yellowleaves,t the opin1onateo
and self satisfied rural practitioner with
whom DR.. Cosens has so much sport
about a strange new disease discover
ed in London and known as "cherchez
la femme" Miss Mabel Renwick was
well suited for the part of Lucy Whlte,
the Professors demure little secretary,
in appearance, voice and manner and
was exceedingly attractive In the role.
one of the most famous of the Wash
burn beauties, the Titan haired Miss
Hazel Larkin, was Effie the Maid, one
of the amusing characterizations OF the
evening The Dowager Lady Gliding
was we'll done by Miss Helen HorroW
and Miss Vivian Tuttle dressed and
portrayed the role of Miss Goodwillie
cleverly.
The real hits of the evening with the
audience were achieved by Miss Lar
ment of the barn dance and by Miss
Renwick and Mr.. Adams in their DEM
onstration of the strange hold and
the half-Nelson as employed in cam
pusology'' in the last act
Notice.
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