The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-10
STUDENTS GIVE
. RUSSIAN PLAY

The Edwin Booth Dramatic club
will present The Russian Honeymoon
as the opening play in the Little
Country theatre next Thursday and
Friday evenings.
This little theatre will seat 200
people and so the play will be given
two nights to give everyone a chance
to see it.
Special scenery and costumes are
being chartered for this occasion from
Minneapolis.
The synopsis Of the play is:
Synopsis Russian Honeymoon.
The rising curtain discloses the in
terror Of the house of Ivan the shoe
maker. The samovar burns On the
table. The lamp burns under the Vir-
gins picture. A wolfskin is nailed to
the wall. High up above the stove,
peasant idly smoking, while others
drink around the table, during the
hour of recreation. Outside, the snow
Is falling in thick flakes; inside the
log fire is roaring Justify. Wedding
bills are Ginning; men and maidens
clad in gay peasant garments are
marching in procession to the church.
GustaVe, Count Woroffski, has mar
ried PoleskA de Fermstein, only to find
that early in the honeymoon she de-
velops such traits of temper and pride
as will render their married life insup-.
portable. unless he can find some
means to subdue her. He accordingly
come his by Inheritance, where he
enters the service Of a shoemaker,
Ivan, under the assumed name Of
Alexis Petrovitch, and awaits the
coming Of his wife. Upon her arrival
he tells her that he is Alexis, a serf,
having married her IN false pretense,
and that she. being his wife, is q serf
too. He sets her to sew and spin; he
tames her as Petruchio tanned Katb-
crime. She. however, manages to send
an appeal to the counts sister, for
protection, and the second act closes
with the arrest Of Alexis by his own
guards. The third act shows @ draw
ing room in the Chateau Woroffski,
where the baroness has summoned
Poleska to state her WRONGS. Poleska
obtains from the baroness an order Of
separation, and, having obtained it. re-
nents, declares that though her hus-
band Is a serf she cannot leave him,
finally sees Gustave appear in his true
character, and is folded in his arms.
Love has conquered pride.
This version of Scribe's pretty COM
edy was given its first production at
the hands Of amateurs, and was such
an unqualified success that 1t was
soon after staged at the Madison
Square theatre with an excellent cast,
where its popularity was confirmed by
large audiences during q very sue
cessful run.
The Critic 4n it's theatrical notes
says: o all the pretty plays which
have been on tho boards Of the Madi-
son Square theatre. A Russian Honey
moon, by Mrs. Burton Harrison, is the
prettiest."
All those who are takipg part in
this play have been seen before by
Fargo audiences so that a finished
production may be looked for. The
training IS under the personal direc-
ton Of Miss Kathryn Yorke.
Cast.
Alexis Petrovitch, a j~ourney1nan
Oater Count de Woroffski) ......
Poleska, his wife . , Genevieve Grover
Baroness Vladimer, his sister 800.
Ivan, a shoemaker . R Royaie p %S1rng9ra1d
Micheline, his daughter t.. Kitty Keye
Koulikoff Demetrovitch. intendant
of h -. &. A. M. Anderson
Osip, a peasant ........ VIM. Arvold
Time, 1850.
Acts I n 1I-Room in house of
Ivan.
Act TI-Drawing room at the castle.