Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-16

then after the holidays to give per-
formances in Bangor, Portland. Rock
land and perhaps some in New Hamp-
| Shire. The Dramatic Club now organ
1 lzed into the permanent Ma3,, DC and
Gown intends to maxi moe oIt OF
dramatiIs in the future. TIE faculty il
eager to see presentation CT a decoll
nature than the farce comedies wlic:
nave been the rue for tie past few
years and believe there IS siiii iel:t tai
cnt and ability in lie college at this
time to do this. TIE English DEPART.
ment is especially hacking this idea
| Accordingly the Masque and Gown is
planning to give something Of the
sort on Il much larger scale than has
been used in tn past fow wears a,
Ivy time. It VIII be given in the cpen
Il air On tae Art Building steps. This
Us en- ideal Place for such a prescflta
i ti@n IS there is a broad level brick
ilccrcd court which is fully as large as
IA large theatre stage with the baauti-
ful pillars and steps OF the front of
the building as a background This
Should be received as a great attrac-
ton by the Juniors who hold forth at
t12t time and taken when the
| campus = in Tho most beautiful con-
di'ion Of the year The first o.. Jun
| VIII sur'i% prove great improve
n ut over town hal for such an oc
! cas;on.
, The trials On the cast Of the IN
pGriancc If Rcng Earnest" are to be
held the first Of this week and tho cast
chosen viii BEGIN rchcarsals at once
q g. r., hn
before Christmas. The play. bv Os-
car Wilde is in three acts and is the
version used at st. James Theatre.
London, by Mr.. George Alex7nder's
company in 1895. The time of the
play IS the present ana the scenes are
laid in London. There are five male
parts and four female and there is am
PIE opportunity in the action of the
play for any man to show his ability
IN" female parts which ALWAYS mako
SUCH hit when taken by college fol
lows are especially good Miss Emilv
curtis of Brunswick will coach the
club and the performances will be un
der her direction. Several besides
ehose chosen for parts in this plav
VIII be taken into the Club to be used
IN the play OF Ivy time The play fer
mat time has not yet been definitely
decld"d upon but Sheridan's Critics"
ana "S"rool 10" Scandal" are Ecins.
i"Nof'@"iN TAXED OF. 4 few years AGO
the hram"ti" Club presented THE
flEalS by the same author and with
great success. The plays are costume
ones with scenes laid in the 18th CEN
Jury and furnish plenty of action.
Such q play given on the steps Of the
Walker Art Building would without
doubt be great success
AT the third of his series of 'Dera
patetic' lectures on the paintings in
the Walker Art Gallery, Professor
Henry johnson spoke first Of the valu-
anle collection of antique glass that is
in the first cabinet on the r;aht side
OF the door as one enters the gallery
and of the two Crccian vases the
smaller of which he said. is n i1narti-
1ul and we'll pronortioned example OF
Greek pottery. OF the PAINTINGS hn
spoke NOR fully. Particularly Of the
fahdsrapo hy Corot, and its delicate
atmospheric treatment, also of
Daubi@rT'$ anhduod faciln Technique
Ihe IaintinG q Two Lion Cubs. BY
Rosa Bonh"ur he eai1 was q yer,,
pra!seWorthy approximation Of taa
artists abilitv as a PAINTER Of animals
The wrought iron hinges ard DC
locks, WITH the Gelicate tricerios. CANA
IN for their share of discussion. also
the Va!uao!@ collection Of china and
japanese hand carved worries.
The most delightful feature Of T,rc-
fcssor 1o}1nscn's talks is the spirit Of
genuine aesthetic appreciation he
tries t. awaken in each man. the
capacity tc see the beautiful curve in
a vase, to feel the wo-1f Of a paint
ing. TO cal these weekly c3thcrinrs
lectures acems hardly fair. for they
aer moro like familiar talks and have
the peculiarly delightful characteristics
of being inpromptu
Mrs. sifu'y Douglass Eacon has
loaned To the college 4 fuil-size nor
tartI Ct her father. Professor William
Dennis Mar;5s. dore by Thomas
kakin:. The painting has taken
prizes and meals al various art OK
hibits and cXpositions and was award
ed a gold medal at the Chicago
Worid's Exposition. The painting
mas been hung in the Boyd gal
Iery IN In" Waiter Art i>uilding
At tn first meeting Of the Faculty
ClIb held in the Library. the commit
tee Of arrangements fer this year ch0s-
en- were as follows: President. VIII
ilam Dewitt Hyde, Prof. X c. VI. SiIls.
Prof. Henry Johnson, Prof. Harry l..
Chapman and i)r. Marshall p Cram.
y series Of eight meetings will be de-
voted to the discussion of various
forms of literature. In former years
oi"Gl tphy has been the tonic, bat the.
various forms of drama will probably
be considered tbs year
Clarence z. Burloigh. A. NJ. 81 has
presented to the library copy Of his
latest book with Pickpole and
Peavey" MIR. Burlcigh is writer of
boys books among which he wrote.
THE Camp on Letter X" Raymond
Benson 1T Krampton," THE Kenton
Pines" and "All Among the Loggers."
all Ct which have been presented to
the library by the author soon after
publication.
Zeta Phi fraternity has just held its
second initiation of tho year by which
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