The sun., 1909-05-30
A VAUDEVILLE OF WELLESLEY
"B4RN SWALLOWS" INTRODUCE
THE "ROGERS SISTERS"
Open Air Performances At Washington
Heights 10 Aid the students Build.
ins0seng That Jeers at Smith fer
Having TO Put Up with Amherst.

Open Air Performances st Washington
Heights 10 Aid the students Build.
ins-seng That Jeers at Smith fer
Having TO Put Vp with Amherst.
Some !a-n.cr "DiF Swallows vi Tioiies-
ley College gave show yesterday after
noon and evening on Q terrace in Depot
lane belonging to Mrs. j, B. Sommer-
vile ltwas written by Mrs. j. de Morinni
and bore the catchy title OF "The Rogers
Sisters at Wellesley"
1t must not be inferred. however, that
II was the least bit sianey or that II In
any other way resembled any other show
expla ming to persons in the audience
that II really wasn't and didn't, and those
who remained until il was over admitted
that the committee had told the truth.
The thing that actually puzzled the
audience was how to find out when the
rehearsal stopped and the official per-
formance began. Those who came early
in order to get the front seats saw bevy
OF neatly dressed damsels grouped in
front Of big blue banner appropriately
iettered, heard them carol something
about birds and violets and spring. and
applauded loyalty.
Isn't it lucky that we got here in time
to sit where we could see somethingT
murmured blue MESA line frock cd
young woman to another in white serge.
But before the other could acQuiesce
they both gasped in amazement as one
Of those on the terrace asked in per-
fectly cheerful voice what do say next,
Heleni-
why you say something about the
Rogers Sisters being -being-er-' re-
sponded Helen. hastily turning over the
leaves of u prompt book.
"Oh, we'll. never mind. Play I've said
it, murmured the first speaker, beckon-
ing the Rogers Sisters into the limelight
where's the chorus?' demanded q
worried looking committee girl.
why. here!" shrieked half dozen
Barn Swallows, and some more are J st
coming up the road.
.Do you suppose this is the burlesoue
they we're going to in troduce on getting
up a show at Wellesley, or hasn't the
thing really commenced yet?' asked the
alumna in messaline.
But no one told her because the COM
mittee girl who seemed to be responsible
for whatever didn't happen announced
TO the assembled cast that II Mary didn't
turn up they wouldn't do the Tree Day
stunt at all and then she noticed that
tho seats were rapidly heing filled and
told the Barn Swallows to Ssh
They all disappeared in the house
after this. and when the committee girl
costume OF black satin and white gauzy
stuff. and she explained what everything
meant Just before IL happened.
The hogers sisters were welcomed by
the y. ". c. A.. and subsequently invited
TO join six Greek letter societies: The
for the benefit OF which the show was
given. was brought in in effigy and
ass sembied Weilesleyites. The chorus sang
songs abont how Smith had to put up with
Amherst while Wellesley cinched Harvard
and Tech and how all the swell dressing
at tassar didn't count at all In the COM
petition.
When the Rogers Sisters went to sleep
they dreamed OF beautiful fairy in pink
frock Of modest length who did a sort OF
who IL Sylvia?" dance all over the
green. The Sisters also made the crew.
most Of the members OF which sported
There was, moreover. fencing bout In
which the participants said 'Touchez'
at almost every lunge.
None OF these features. however, counted
at all when the star chanteuse sang the
Tupelo song. 1t ran like this:
Oh. the road TO Tupelo. where green painted
benches grow
And the moon comes out to spy on those who
wander 10 and fro.
II you hadn't been to Wellesley Of course
you didn't know. where Tupelo was or
how to spell it and it was hard to find out.
The head committee girl finally said that
it was simply Wellesley Interpretation
OF Lovers lane, or Filtration corner.
or something OF the sort. and was named
after benefactor OF the college.
Mary didn't turn up. so there was no
Tree Day stunt. but President Hazard
told OF travels in Egypt and the Holy
Land and there was some hoop rolling
by seniors in cape and gowns.
That ended the Rogers Sisters, but not
the programme. Miss +. Galloway. who
intends to earn her living on the stage,
and Miss Helen Dowells did the Lake
Como seen scene .sh and the the JrTsned nn. "oTm M;as
Dowells. who interpreted Claude Mel
notie, wore black sateen bloomers reach
ing below the knee. n white ruffled shirt
and high heeled slippers. She also did
a newsboy monologue which she had
written herself
1t was time then for the Wellesley cheer
and sixty youths who had lunohed Law
ishly at the inn across the lane lined
themselves up on the other side Of the
fence and essayed to help. They didn't
know until they tried. however. that
in order to render -Tra la la-Tra Ia la
Ira Ia la-Wel-les-ley-W Wellesley in
precisely the right way one has to know
made tracks for the part Of the grounds
where the great thing is the river view.
after one futile attempt at ira la -laing,
and didn't come back. The Performance
concluded with a representation Of re-
hearsal for a play at Wellesley under
the direction OF a coach from Boston.