Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-16

club. No attempt has thus far been
made to give the common run of plays.
Besides avoiding comparison with legi-
innate actors, the members are aware
OF the need for a special fitness. in their
dramatic festivals, to the place and
the occasion. This feeling Is we'll at
tested by the three performances thus
far: "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
in the autumn of 1906; 1.-THE Little Clay
Cart" Sanskrit drama, translated by
DR.. A. W. Ryder of the faculty in the
spring of 1907; the series illustrating
the history of the early English drama,
Abraham and Isaac" Ga mystery play).
Thersytes" ian interlude or farce);
"The Hue and Cry After Cupid Can
Elizabethan masque), in the autumn
OF 1907 The Greek theater is not an
O, dinary theater, nor the audience the
usual theater audience. The occasion
bids for a distinctive taste.
The Greek theater adapts itself per-
fectly to every such performance; 1t
provides a scenario of peculiar dignity
and effect for scenes indoors or out-of-
doors, and an unrivaled opportunity
for pageantry and costume; it satisfies.
i'm short, the literary and histrionic
sense. The resulting influence upon
actors and audience is sure to make
for the elevation of dramatic taste.
In "The Winters Tale" the English
club believes it has the possibilities for
the best Of all it's productions. The
characters, though vivid. are not be-
yond the grasp of undergraduates. The
story is enchanting, and told as Shake
sreare meant it to be told, scene upon
scene in unbrol1en series. without waits
or drop curtain divisions. it's dramatic
force is certain to be felt. The pas
toral scenes, in their beauty of verse,
no less than in the chance they offer
for grouping and color, are suited to a
CTI.inp pNpniDpr ont Of -CnOlrS-ann to
the Greek theater.
Garnet Holme, late of Jesus college.
Cambridge, will coach the production.
Mr. Holme played the part Of Leontes
in the company of Madame Modjeska.
The postponed Labor day of the uni
yersity students was held last Sat
urday and proved success beyond all
doubt. A thousand men appeared for
work early in the morning and under
the direction of their several bosses by
the time the whistle blew had accom-
plshed many hundreds of dollars
worth of work for themselves and the
university. 4 squad of them rebuilt
part of the running track and built
drains for the mems tennis court. Two
hundred yards of roadway were con-
structed west of Hearst hall, and on
the west side of California field several
greatly needed paths were finished
From under the bleachers on the foot
removed to save the timbers that dur
ing another season would have been
greatly damaged. Among the greatest
pieces of work was on the south side
Of the Hillegass tract where the Col
lege of Mines terraced and graded the
earth and teamed out nearly 600 cubic
yards of dirt. The entire force was
served with lunch by the women of
the university at the noon hour in an
orderly and thorough fashion. Late in
the afternoon the games held on Cali
fornia field resulted in a victory for
the College of Agriculture. The even
ing sports in the gymnasium of wrest-
ling and boxing were victory for the
junior class, who won in two out of
three of the final contests. The day has
teen pronounced by undergraduates
and graduates alike as one of the most
successful labor days ever held at the
university and one which not only did
good for the university in a financial
way but which brought the students
together on a common level and better
basis of friendship.