New-York tribune., 1909-02-06
BARNARD's STUNT PARTY"
College Girls Annual Frolic After the Mid
year Exams.


-,. rse-,.r5 girls celebrated yesterday the close
- .r ,;5,-aar examinations with a stunt party,
O., which each class performed" for the beneft
Of the assembled college and host Of small BROTH
ers and sisters specially invited for the OCCASION
The curtain rose the seniors beeStllCe
Scbool--vith gum-chewing small boys ana OaSh-
ful little pg-taled girls presided over by stern
teacher, who taught arithmetic sums such as-'lr
Won take 1903 from the college. what rernainsT
Answer Nothing Then. It was the opening
6av of 4 new school term. the scholars spoke
pieces and sang songs Little 'Biesel vom BiInple-
bo4r" rected The Psalm of Life" IN realistic Ger
man dialect:
Spooch me not in mournful numpers;
Loife iss but en- empty dream;
And Things amt what they looks like,
Two remarkable pages. IN assorted costumes. as
sisted in preparing the stage for the next number
which was scene from "Pickwick. The heroine
branded a feather duster and tainted most enec~
lively in the astonished heros arms-and that Is
about all that happened.
Then the audience was mystifed by the appear
ance before the curtain of huge placard, bearing
r7a nroersrnnoe for the sophomore 'stunt-a melo~
drama entitled
THE DOWNFALL OF ROOSTER. Or THE TRAGEDY
OF KUTTS.
"a Dry Evaporation n One Act)
The Criminals -,.-,,., c,o, Anr.,
Herr Kut Guardian caI9 %{ <s asF5
Nanta Cut u love zcitb yanta
iTfao
Limited Kutts f4eS4'S Villain
The scene opened upon a moonlit balcony from
which the heroine Wanta was apostrophlzlng me
ground upon which her dear Unlimited was ABOUT
to stand-which he presently did. and sang her a
touching sereuade. Then came the time 10 ny
Sba s+,Ic. forth one red slippered foot prepara-
tory TO descending 10 her lovers arms when the
heavy villain appeared 'cHah! Now have theeF
There ensued fierce battle with pesteooard
swords covered with grewsome red ink. while
wanta from her window cheered on her lover and
n1oaned. "Oh. hate fights"
In the end came the only solution acceptable to
Barnard audience-Llmited Kutts was killed and
wanta and Unlimited put on their overshoes'
picked up their books. put UP their umbrellas and
eloped, crying, Unlimited Kutts forever
The applause didn't subside. but when the fresh
men were ready the curtain vent just the same
The title announced by the herald in motley
was anbiguous-"JustaloF the play itself
was most definite in its application being nothing
more or less than a most audacious burlesQue OF
famous Barnard stars There was Babbie with
radishes entwined in her hair, who danced and
firted strociously with a bloomered Gavin and at
the psychological moment. instead Of Gavin's crv
ing "BabbieI I am that man. it kiss me-
KateI" and both were airaculously transformed
into Katherine and Petruchio. who proceeded to
"spat' in easily recognized fashion. After that
FRANCOIS Vilon. who initiated last years
hero well that the original nearly collapsed be
hind the scenes Then there wonderful bal
let'' OF young gentlemen in white duck and blue
serge. with canes. who sang the Story OF Midyears
how ''the freshman walked Up TO the Bulletin
Board and saw the exams posted there" and then,
OF course. in approved freshman manner tainted
away. The sophomore and the Junior received the
news with various degrees Of interest and ennui
but the senior-The senior walked Up to the Bulle-
tin Board7 You're quite mistaken there, my dearI
She didn't walk at all for she simply didn't carei"