The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-22
PAD AND PUFF CLUB
WIN ENC0N|UMs
PRESENT "BROwN OF HARVARD"
TO CROWDED HOUSE At WASH
INGToN AND LEE.
PLAYED THE P ARTS WELL
STUDENTS COMPOSE MUSIC For
THE oCCAsIoN--CAsTE OF
CHARACTERS EASTER WEEK
AT LEXINGTON.

Especial 10 The Richmond NirGiniano
LEXINGTON, VA April 22.-The
Pad and Puff. of Washington and Lee
University. made ats initial appearance
Thursday night before large crowd of
Easter visitors. towns people, and stu
dents in Brown of Harvard" The
production was enthusiastically recety-
ed and the efforts OF the actors In this,
the most difficult performance they
have vet attempted. were decidedly
successful. An additional and attrae-
tive feature was the music written es-
pectally for the ocea sion by Bootay and
Robbins, sttldenta OF the University,
and three solos; words and music of
which we're composed by Thornton Al
len. Of last years freshman elassa Last
year. Mr. Allen organized the band and
orchestra of the University and put
them on q firm footing.
The play itself Is popular and we'll
known to the theatre going public, hav-
Ing for the past four seasons been a
New York success as produced by Hen
ry Woodruff st the old Princess thea
trc The play was an excellent one
for the occasion. depicting as 1t does
college scenes and activities. and it's
selection was appropriate. Special
scenery was prepared for the play.
The characters were in nearly all in
stances well selected, the men filing
their parts well. N. M. Dabney as
Thorne, 7. W. Shiiea as Tom Brown,
NJ r. Nuii ms Kenyon. and q. M. Tenn
pie as Cotton, deserve particular men
ton. Last year. Mr.. Temple was a
leader in the Dramatic Club at Wash
inrton and Jefferson. j. S. Sheretx as
the old clothes man, scored decided
| hit In the second act.
Cast of Characters.
! Tom Brown ...+.......J. W. Shiles
Gerald Thorne. Stroke oar of Varsity
Eight ............. M NJ Dabney
/ Wiltord Kenyon. who Is not his OWN
! master ...t..... ......M. h. Null
! (Students with properly developed col
/ lege spirit1
/ Claxton Madden g, b. Peters
I John Cartwright ..-J. N. Montgomery
'Tubhy' Anderson ....-... "A {. Alder
/ Happy Thurston $500. j.. Finleyson
| Waiter Barnard ...-..C. l.. ordenan
/ warren PIERCE ...-'...... /. OQuinn
Arthur I-atchain .......R. G. bowman
! Thompson Coyne III. IL. Campbell, Jr.
Cotton ACKNOWLEDGEMENT g. M. Temple
/ Offenders of Varsity Crew.
i, Capt, Hodges ......-..,....B h. Lewis
George Selwyn ....... j. r. Blackburn
James Van Rensselaer, ...S. A. Honaker
| Arthur Blake ...........J. r. Hatton
/ Alexander Fish ......n. c. Moomaw
Old Clothes Man ......J. S. Sheretz
Doorkeeper .......,.-N. T. Sehenck
Mrs Kenyon ...........J. a. Graham
Evelyn Kenyon /. Ashley
Marian Thorne .........,W. ]. wilkins
Edith Sinclair ........W. NJ. Eustler
Musical Numbers introduced.
"Egypt" ...,... Robbins and Bootay
My Little Dixie Queen" IT. ". Allen
only You" ,.........,..T. w. Allen
"A Girl to Call Your own".T. w. Allen
PLACE-Cambridge. Mass.
Synopsis.
ACT Brown and Madden's apart
monts in tho Weatherly
ACT lizard at Harvard.
ACT Ilr-Varsity Boat House on day
| of race.
ACT IN~--Same al Act /.
Easter Week at Lexington.
Easter week at Washington and Lee
has been very gay with dances and the
staging of Brown of Harvard" by tbs
Pad and Pun Club. On Monday nigh
the Junior Glass gave dance as thu
opening OF the festivities. This dance
was the annual prom" given by thu
Junior Glass OF each session and is al
ways given during the Easter week
!, The skating rink was decorated fo
the occasion, gay with bunting ant
pennants of many kinds and colors. II
class were used so that the rink ap
penred to be profusion of red anC
gray. Each member OF IL wore thu
class colors The Junior figure was les
| by the president, Mr.. NJ. Brown. VIII,
chose for his lady, Miss Cary Brooke
OF Roanoke. During the course OF TIL
evening buffet suppet was served Il
the dancers There were a goodll
number of visiting girls present ant
. with the girls of the town served 4
make an enjoyable affair A larg
number of the dancing men of the col
, lege attended.
The following night marked the ad
vent of the second dance given by TIL
, Cotillion Club. This was a very sue
cessful event and was greatly entoyet
| by all who were present.
A Unique Dance.
: The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity CAV
, a private dance in the rink on Wed
; nesday night. They added to the othe
decorations the fraternity emblems an,
, pennants. During the progress OF tn
ewing the members Of the society exc
, euted remarkably perfect figure Il
, the last OF which by q few skilfull
, planned movements the three Greel
: letters were executed in rapid success
sion down the length Of the hall. TIL
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