The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-05

WaShburn'S college widow days
passed away about two years ago
when the most famous of the sex
graduated.
In the average professional college
play the roustabout college rah rah
boy is a big fat red faced actor who
comes on the stage under the influence
of liquor and who spends his time
smoking cigarettes and posing his
clothes before the audience Last night
''Skeet'' Adams played this part but
not in this manner ''Skeet" acted just
as though he was out in the shadow or
the pines or in front of the chapel steps
the same whole hearted laugh, reck-
less activity and good fellow spirit.
The audience was kept in continual
uproar by ''Skeet's" actions and he
was the man of the hour when
Uford was not on the stage. Adams is
also a star member of the Dramatic
bother him. Many times last night
when the play would give signs of lag
ging and a cue would come Slowly.
Adams would jump to the front and
There were number of other honor
able mentions in Cupid at Wash
burn" In fact there were so many
good parts and they were played so
well that it would be a hard matter to
boost them all Washburn's star quar-
terback, Hugh Hope, as the coach tore
off his Mud Town slang and his
spirited lectures with great success.
Miss Bessie Uhls as the waitress
probably drew the majority of the
laughs Miss Uhls. on the campus. is
one of the most clever little lasses in
the college, and in her part last night
she drew on her own resources for
much of her humor and cleverness. The
stage is no better than the cinder walks
to Miss Uhls and she feels at home in
both places. Floyd Webb as the tutor
to Brown is one of the literary men
of Washburn and as a tutor in connec-
ton with the college president he made
especially good. His description of the
score at the football game caused the
audience to go wild. Joe Denney as
the president of Washburn kept DR..
Sanders. who sat in the box, in con-
slant fear of the fact that some one
would mistake Denney for himself.
The imitation was perfect and in his
high silk hat, Denney carried himself
with great dignity. Denney and Webb
worked together in the faculty stunts
and they showed a close observance. of
their teachers" Their work was cred
liable and was well liked by the audi
ence. Marion Thompson acting the
part of the pretty French chaperon al
most captured the hearts of her stud
ents." The society editor would say
her gowns were stunning or some
thing like that. and it would have
been true Miss Thompson's duty of
kissing all the men is a difficult task
even when done naturally, but she got
away with it very smoothly and DID
not kiss them after all-but she made
a big noise like 1t.
Bub Hicks must not be forgotten.
The complete transformation from
green rube from the country to
toughened college "hoot-owl' takes a
little knack. if this word might be used.
George Brethour of Washburn foot
ball fame drew big part of the
crowds attention with this popular
part and he should have received at
least one of the bouquets if they were
to be distributed His father, Jimmie
Stewart, fooled the audience for an
act or two. 1t was never known be-
fore that Jimmie Stewart was an ac-
tor. but he riva1led them all last night.
In justice TO his part Jimmie hid his
Identification and it all ran off SO
naturally that very few knew that It
was Jimmie Miss Bertha Right
mire. Mr.. Herbert Clark, Mr.. Grant
Willis. Mr.. John Robb, Mr.. David
Mumford and Mr. Karl Bowman all
come in under the head of ''prin-
cipa1s' and they all took a well acted
part.
Football Game a Feature.
Now that the actors are mentione ed
it might be said that one scene in
Cupid at Washburn" last night was
far better than has ever been pre-
scented in the college Widow" in |
Topeka by a professional company.
This scene. the football game. was
attended by more college spirit better |
yelling, and better college types than |
any of the college plays that ever
football scene there were fifty Wash |
burn students on the stage at one |
time-and all of them were yelling |
and screaming.
Miss Nellie Lincoln cannot receive |
too much credit for the manner In |
which she has worked out this play |
Although some of the stars were battle 1
SCARED veterans the majority of them /
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of upturned faces. Miss Lincoln has /
trained many punches at Washburn /
but she never worked out such a play
as was given at the Grand last night |
She was ably assisted in the make |
up by Miss Helen Morrow. The |
senior play managers, Mr.. Bruce Truil |
and Mr.. Clarence Aten have re- |
ceived their reward for good hard |
work-the Grand was filled to the |
galleries and the senior class will be |
able to mount the cold college bell
the bell that was first cracked and |
then burned. If the play had been |
the worst in the history of the col
lege, if the players had failed and |
disgraced their class if the opera |
house was full of comps and jani- |
tors, and If every act had been Kissed /
still it would have been for a noble |
cause.-The preservation of the old |
college bell-the most historic and /
valuable of all Washburn traditions.
Those who took part in the play |
last night were: Herbert Clark. K.
NJ Bowman, c. Aten. F. Weed, V.
Eckblad, H Haynes, Eugene Camp |
bell, John Robb, Hugh Hope, Q. |
Adams. D. Mumford, Berthe. Right
mire, Marion Thompson, Ethel Mil |
Ter. Clara Daniels. Ethel LeVan, Grace /
Walker. Madeline Whitney, Jean |
Campbell. Gertrude Haynes Laura |
Haynes. Marie Ziegler. LaVere Lang
don, Katherine Kellam. Clarence Dol |
man, Bess Uhls, James Stewart. Joe
Denney, Floyd Webb. Grant Willis, |
George Brethour and Ray Uford.