The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
New Feature in WashburI
Dramatic Club Play.
Barrie's ssLittle Minister" by
College Actors.
BUILD A CONCRETE STAGE
Students VIII Prepare for Open
Air Play i'm Fall.
Annual Performance at Grand
Friday, March 80.

For the first time in the history
of Washburn college dramatics, the
student dramatic club will present q
play in Topeka with a fair coed clad
as boy. In John M. Barrie's Little
Minister Friday evening March 20,
| the college actors will feature Miss
Carrie Mcknight, who takes the part
of Micah Don, son of Rob Don.
The dramatic club has announced
its play to the poker backed members
of the faculty and to all of the in
structors along these lines on College
hill, but no protest has been register
ed and the collegians will stage their
play, Miss Mcknight is a well known
and we'll liked girl in college. circles
and her part promises to be the hit of
the play.
The performance to be given by the
Washburn Dramatic club this spring
will be the ninth in the history of the
organization. Topeka theater goers
and college friends have come to look
upon the clubs annual plays as one
of the real entertainments of the
theater season. Combin with the
local interest the Washburn Dramatic
club always has presented high class
and well acted play.
Even in the former days of the
Dramatic club when the members
were chosen for their popularity in
the college, the plays were excellently
featured and presented. The club
has adopted new custom OF making
it necessary for all members to quail
ify for membership by readings or
speaking before the head of the col
lege dramatic department. In this
manner the club picks the best talent
from the college for the annual plays
Gift for the college.
The Washburn Dramatic club is not
financial institution. Every cent
above the expenses of the annual per
formances goes to the college. The
club presents the college with a gift
purchased from the earnings of the
plays. The immense stone gates at
the head of the College avenue were
given to the college by the Dramatic
club.
With the proceeds from the play the
last of this month the club will build
a concrete stage for the out of door
performances of Shakespearean plays.
Last fall the dramatic club gave "A
Midsummer Nights Dream" in the
open air and the performance proved
so popular that the club will give
similar play every fall. A concrete
stage is the first move toward per-
manent theater at the college
The annual dramatic club perform
ances are looked forward to as one of
the leading social entertainments of
spring college life at Washburn. The
fraternities and literary societies give
line parties to the show. The faculty
organizes for its protection and occu-
Grand is always crowded.
The cast this year includes a num-
Der of we'll known college people. The
cast follows:
Cast of Play.
Cariu Dishart Warren J. Crumbine
Lord R1ntOr1I. .CaTl Hathaway
Captain Hallowell. Earl Bush
ROD DOn-.. HOWARD SedrtS
Micah Don........... Miss Carrie McKnigh hit
Thomas Whamond Chief elder.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. David Neiswanger
Snecky Hobart (elder)- .... Benjamin Pratt
Andrew Matchmaker (elder). --... Roy Hope
Silva Tosh (elder). .-...-.-..- Sheriff. Smith
Sergeant Davidson. .Reece Hughes
Joe Quickshanks, an atheist-....-...-.
carr Menn1nger
Twaits, butler. Carl Menninger
Lady Babbie, Lord Rintorils daugh-
er.......................M Miss Grace Gaines
Felice, her maid. Miss Lillian Stone
Mamie Webster. Miss Fannie Stoves
Jean ............... Miss Maud McManimie
The officers Of the Washburn Dramatic
club are:
Leo w. Johnston, president.
Miss Rebecca Welty, vice president.
Miss Grace Gaines, secretary.
Howard Searle, treasurer manager.