The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-08
COLUMBIA BOYS DO A PLAY
PRESENT KING OF HILARIA''
TO THEIR FRIENDS.

Theatre stunt sala 20 De . WerSay S~s-
eesssr 60 PreeedlnS varsity show
Mr.. Bnlllwonlsei's ExpeFienee IN .
Girl Character SHOWS 90 Advantage.
-FrOm the youngest freshman 10 the
oldest graduate and all through the
intermediate stages Columbia University
was in attendance at the annual varsity
show which had its first Performance
In the grand ballroom OF the Hotel Aston
last night The show. The King %
HilaFiA." a musical comedy In two acts.
went on with snap and swing and took
a worthy place among tho sixteen varsity
shows that have preceded 10.
Not having any girl students enrolled
In the regular Glasses In the college or
engineering departments Of Columbia
the boys naturally had to do the NEXT
best thing and play the girls parts them
selves OF course thare are girls and
girls. hut there never were such girls
a. those that trOOped out on tho stage Of
the Astor last night. First and outshining
AL others there was 4. J.Bullwinkel, II +.
ordinarily a common college youth in
pegtop trousers.
But last night even his own mother
wouldn't have known him. for he vas
decksd out I'm the latest feminine oreA-
tious aud he wore a blond wig with
Just the right sizs Of back rolls and csiris
that had every really truly girl In the
audience Guessing and wondering just
how he did IT, Having had expericnce
in former varsity shows Collegsboy
Bullwinkel knew some few things about
Aan
80 that IL would have just the proper
curve.
despite all these Embellishments. there
was one thing which young. Mr.. Bull
winkel had that was beyond Initiative
capabilities. and that was his voice. IL
was Just an ordinary everyday boys
voice with more than hint OF basso
In the play BuIlwinkel was Mvio Waa.
an American heiress and the sister Of an
American millionaire. When the story
begina she IL a student in a young lndies'
school near Paris. where she has a. a
friend Miss Hygiene DsisORV. who u n
Princes OF HiIaria. She has a brother.
Victor. the King Of Hiaria. hence thu
royal PRINCES. Jim Moore, who rowed
in the freshman crew at Poughkeepsie
last June. made a rather poor King. and
after the present run OF ths play rs
likely he VIII lose his job and 20 60 yanlting
An oar unticE tuo eyeS ~ "eht0" NStni'sSt'
Rice.
Well. BaiiaosIcU was,, the American
Mathematical npDeared. He was all run
down and decided that ne had better do
some stunts In the rccuperatins coiony
OF Prs( HeiRe Siafs a. +. Blabsv in the
closed season for varsity shows). Waff,
lust by chance meets the Princess Hv-
geHs OF course he must marry her
but womanwise. she has her say, and u
is NO Wan must he q royal pecsonAge
And he immediately becomes such BY
buying the kingdom Of Hilaria OF the
INSTRUMENTATION king.
/ In the second act Wdn gets tired Of being
/ a king, hut he finally wins tho princess
over 10 a desire to live in New York. and
the hrst part OF the plot " completed.
vicfor. the king. gets hack hts kingdom
Just as it 10 about % be snatched by tia
Germans and he completes Part ii. OF the
| plot by marrying the heirees.
Morris Kinney. II. did an admirable
dance in imitation Of a talented toe dancer.
I The name he takes IN Nile. 0assss. Arnold
J. Brock. a freshman, played the part
Of . low comedy German cook and with
Prof. SlGts furnished most OF the laughs
Of the play.
The music IL catchy and melodious
Mo@t Of IL was written by IheOdore
\ Murray. Ill. although some OF IL 70 by
- T Lang and y J. felbel the authors
Z Of the hook X O. COnried. 'O7. son OF
the late Heinrich Conried. was stage
manager Arthur BrOe. 10. " manager.
! There will be ak more performances.
one each evening this week and q Setur-
day MATINEE. all in the ballroom OF the
AstOr