Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-19
SENIOR Play AT
Temple TONIGHT
COSTUMES AND STAGING ALL IN
READINESS BEAUTIFUL AND
IMPRESSIVE SCENES DEPICT.
ING EARLIER DRAMA.


aight, and SO great has been the in
terest aroused in the production of
one of the earlier Greek dramas by
local talent that the auditorium will
be crowded tonight to. witness 1t.
Final rehearsals were held this
morning, and the stage settings and
costumes are all in readiness. The
pay will be highly interesting, and
the students, under the able in
struction of Miss Butler, will be able
to acquit themselves with high
credit.
The cast of characters is as fol-
lows:
Apollo ............... Earl Storer
Thomatos ......... Bruce Jersey
Handmade to Alkestis Rose Klein
Alkestis, wife of Admetos
Hazel Hurlbut
Admetos, king of Thessaly,
Dell CARLY
Eumelus, son of Admetos
Naomi Conklin
Daughter of Admetos. &. Hazel Dick
Herakles -. .... Donald Thompson
Pherese, father of Admetos
Walter Heitfeld
Cupbearer to Admetos Kittie Clifford
Guard COTE Eckert
Guard ......... Harry McEachron
Attendants-Guy Schattner, John
Phillips and Oscar Axelson.
Attendants to Alkestis-Hedwig
Carssow, Bertha fMcCombrey.
The girls of the chorus as Mary
Eaves, leader; Dawn Rowley, Anna
caves, Stella Scott, Georgia Carter.
Bessie Perkins, Esther F1emming,
Daisy Stevens, Maud Vernon, Mary
Dresser, Grace Pruger, Florence
Fleming, Georgiene Dagget and
Blanche Deither. The chorus will
also be aided from behind the wings
by Miss Horner. Miss Redfield, Miss
Aikens and Miss Pierce.
The following, from the program,
is brief outline of the play md It's
characters:
The scene throughout is before
the palace of Admetos at Pherae, in
III essaly:
Apollo, being banished for sea-
son from Olympus, played the herds
man to Admetos, king of Thessary.
Yet the god loved his earthly task
master and obtained from the Fates
this boon for him: That he might
gain release from death would any,
in the appointed hour, die for him.
Then Alkestis. his wife, alone was
found willing, and on her fell the
hand of DEATH But ere the tomb
was sealed, came Herkales, son Of
Zeus, and by him was wrought q
great deliverance, which is told
herein.
At dawn on the day appointed for
the death of Alkestis. The entrance
ode of the chorus. They question
the fate of Alkestis and lament the
death of Ask'epios, son of Apollo.
whose power might have restored
the dead to life.
The handmade of Alkestis de-
scribes her preparation for impend-
ing death.
The chorus lament the fate OF
Admetos, deprived of SO noble a
wife.
Alkestis is borne forth to bid
farewell to the light and dies after
entrusting her children to their
fathers care.
The chorus commit Alkestis to the
care OF the Gods of the Neither
world and bid her farewell.
Herkales. seeking guest right, is
welcomed by Admetos. who hides
from him the sorrow OF his house.
The chorus praise the hospitality
of Admetos.
| The bier of Alkestis is borne out
and Pheres coming to make Offer
/ ings at her burial, is driven back
| with angry words by Admetos, who
then passes out with the chorus to
| the tomb.
Farewell to Alkestis and chorus
exit.
! Heracles learns from the cupbear-
er the true cause of Admetos' sor-
row, and resolves to restore Alkes-
| tbs.
Admetos, returning in grief from
the grave of Alkestis. declares death
sweeter to him than life bereft Of
her
| The chorus deprecate the over
whelming force of Fate. During
| this song the first group represents
the Nine MUSES.. the second the
Three Fates.
Herkales returns with a prize
won in wrestling.
Generally debilitated for years
Had sick headaches, lacked ambi-
ton, was WORKOUT and all run