Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-29
Many In THE COLLEGE HERO
Over Five Hundred of Best Known
Young People Taking Part.
SUCCESS or Play IS ASSURED
Is TO Raise Funds for the Benefit OF
Child Saving Institute-TO Re
Shown Three Nights Mt the
Rrnndefa Theater.

day, wednesday and Wednesday matinee
for the benefit OF the Child's Saving in
stitute. is a musical hurrah. and well 1t
has been named. for at the rehearsal Of
the 500 participants on the stage OF the
Brandeis last Wednesday. it was hurrahi
huTrah! hip, hip, hurrahl from the rise
to the fall of the curtain. The cheering
filled every corner OF the big auditorium:
In slang termsl It almost raised the roof
whipped Into shape.
Rehearaals have been in progress for
four weeks and the huge chorus OF 500
participants have been whipped into
shape The production promises to be the
most popular OF its kind ever staged, and
It will undoubtedly yield splendid sums
toward the work of the Chrd's Saving
institute.
The advance sale of tickets at the Bran
deis theater assures great financial sue
cess. The nursery committee of the
Childs Saving institute have labored con-
tinually for over four weeks to bring
this about, and their work has not been
in vain, for thousands of dollars worth
OF tickets have been sold, so that finan-
cieliy, as well as artistically "The Col
lege Hero" will be a winner next week
Never before las an amateur cast be-
come so popular. every one Of the great
army OF 500 taking part, from Mrs
Pritchetts and Miss Patterson's cafe and
fool ball guest group. down to the small
est jockey boys, taking part in the play
are wild with enthusiasm.
New scenery and costumes have arrived
from eastern cities and are all ready for
the production. AT the blowing of the
whistle on Monday morning a great force
OF carpenters, stage hands. and electrician
Will start to work on the stage of the
Brandeis, adjusting the heavy platforms
and scenery and putting it into place.
Cast of Characters.
Arranged In the order of their first ap-
Helen. the hero's sweetheart. Alice Duval
ticket seller ......... Robert w. Hughes
JACK, cheer leader. Frank Sanders
student Members of Foot Ball Squad
Heu ''''''''''''''.......,... Russell Philip
rom ....s. .Jerold V. Stryker
Bratton. foot ball coach. Louis Loring
Ut. Peckham, president of Sagehurst
Madame Frame. dean of coed" fac
=. ulty......: Mrs. Edwin T. Swobe
Elsie. Helens friend. Dorothy. Hartmann
Mercedes, a coed banjoist. Harriet Metz
senator Fiske father of the hero......
acknowledgements. Albert w. Jefferis
81 Parkins, captain of campus cops.
Campus Cops
John Rayey. Kennel Reed, Robert Con-
nell Ray Lowe.
Lucky Jim, who follows the ponies....
.........................H Harold A. Doherty
Pete the Pest. the college mascot.....
............-.........Wi William I. Lawrence
Richard F1ske, the college hero, son of
senator Ftske. ..... Charles r. Gardner
Judson, q reporter. ...John N. Baldwin
JEANETTE. ..''.................- ttalcyon Cotton
CASTOR, head waiter of the Downtown
care '.';..;...'.'..''s'.s'''.. Ray Lowe
Jimmie, q bellboy. Paul Reese
Cabaret Entertainers
Maolson Harke. Frances Todd
1tuueon rs..s..s.........Taylor Belcher
MISS fdSceu' .'.......'..s'.'. MARIE stewart
NlncQn PasceH... j. Ewing Forbes
Myrtle Montrose..... Gretchen Langdon
James Schuyler. Thompson Wakeley
The FREELY: .Ellnor Kountze
Jack Fleet Foote. Dick Stewart
sylvia Golden. ;...:....:, Mildred House
Quartet-Frank Malm, Louis p. Loring,
Winfield o. Shrum, John +. Royley.
Quartet-G. A. Johnson, f. M Cook,
William A. Forrey, j. Higgins.
Cafe Entertainers
Madison Parke, Hudson Rivers, Vincie
Pascell, Vincon Pascell, Myrtle Montrose,
James Schuyler. FREELY, Jack Fleet
Foote, Sylvia Golden.