The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-15
SENIORS TO GIVE
An ANCIENT PLAY
Second Performance of "Sa.
kuntala" in u. S. to Be
Staged at Earlham.


tiful plays ever written will be pre-
scented by the Senior class OF Earlham
college next Tuesday evening on the
new Chase Outdoor Stage. The San
krit play. which was written several
hundred years befofe the birth OF
Christ. promises to be the finest class
play ever given at the institution. this
being It's second performance In the
United States.
Dressed In the most beautiful CO.'S
tunes. designed for the play by two
Hindu missionaries. speaking exquisite
language and presented In old Hindu
style. the characters will appear on
the Earlham stage. During the three
acts choruses will sing number OF
songs and the action will be acompan-
led by an orchestra under the direction
Of VIII Earhart.
The play IL especially well known
In London. Berlin and Paris, where II
is frequently presented by the leading
actors and actresses OF the world. In
1904 the graduating class Of Smith
college gave the first performance In
the East after making a splendid trans
;atiOn and having the music written
by the head of the Music department
at the University OF Wisconsin. The
Senior class secured but two copies OF
the play and since the first of the
year has been. working for the class
day performance.
costunning Accurate.
Some time ago the class committee
secured the services OF missionary
who recently returned from Calcutta,
India, and he has been at the college
designing the costumes and giving sug.
gestions about the customs of the Hin.
dus. Besides this he has brought a
number Of costumes and ornaments
with him which will be used in the
play.
One interesting feature of the play
10 that the two leading parts are TAX
on by the scholarship students of the
class, while the leading members OF
the committee are the alternates. Har-
mon Maier has the role Of Dushyanta.
the rajah OF India. and Miss Edith
Wildman that of Sakunta:a, the hero
inc OF the play. while Homer l.. Nor
ris Ia chairman of the class commit.
tee and Miss Virginia Graves. OF this
city the leading girl member. The
two former were awarded the Haver-
ford and Bryn Mawr scholarships and
the two latter named as alternates.
Such an arrangement seldom is made
In an American college for the schol.
arship students are seldom active In
class affairs.
Last evening the entire play was re-
hearsed under the direction Of Profes-
sors K. p. Trueblood and c. X. Chase
and Professor VIII Earhart and Miss
Laura CASTOR.
Seven members Of the cast are Rich
mond students while Jack Grosvenor
will take the part Of the young son OF
the Rajah.
Cast Of Characters.
Dushyanta. Rajah of India .......
CONTAMINATION. Harmon Maier
Maythavya. jester ..............
s.............. Melville ID. Hawkins
kanwa. a sage. Carl w. Alderman
Durvasus, a sage. Everett Doherty
Sargarava, a Brahman "A. r. Elliott
Saradwata, a Brahman ............
...... Willard Roberts
Narada, u young hermit. Fred Fossett
Mitravasu. superintendent of police
.................. Philip Bruner
Suchaka, a constable ;. Wendell Pitts
Januka. a constable. Andrew Scott
Vatayanta, a chamberlain .......
......... Frank Elliott