Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-07

PROVERB|AL NOW
s'Going 10 See College Hero
or Are You in III" Is New
ark's Query.

Are you going to see The College
. Hero or are you in it?"
This is the question heard on all
sides. and it ls not to be wondered
at. since the cast Of THE College
! Hero" contains enough people 10 pop
ulate a small village. Dozens Z or
binary musical comedies gould Re
{ made from the cast OF The College
Hero"
. This big charity beneflt is scheduled
for presentation at the Shuoert The
atre during the entire week OF jan
uary 10. There will be eight perfor-
nlances. It is being produced for the
benefit of the Babies Hospital.
over 200 talented people from
Newark and vicinity have been
enrolled Business men, society girls,
debutantes, high school girls and the
Younger married set have laid per-
sonal pleasure and business aside for
The rehearsal call.
To witness one Of these rehearsal Is,
which are being conducted at the
Washington ballroom and the Trinity
parish house, one would be surprised
at the enthusiasm displayed by these
young thespians. They go through
their parts Hike professionals. The
past four weeks coaching has indeed
made them proficient in their parts.
One would not realize that MANY Of
them have never before even seen
what II looks like back Of the scenes.
They all work as hard as though their
very livelihood depended upon their
efforts.
Many Of the principals are we'll
known Newark people who have al
ready been heard to advantage in
past performances, while others are
newly discovered stars. Among the
sweet-voiced singers who are taking
the leading parts are Edward j. Boyle,
who sings the title role Of "The Col
lege Hero" Miss Marjorie Mott, who
Is the leading lady; Miss Beatrice
Boman. Mrs. D. Frederick Burnett,
Miss L. Irwin Pope, Miss Dorothy
Howkins, Miss Livinia Baker, Miss
Florence Buoklin Scott, Miss Freder-
ic1a Sims, Miss Laura Klotz and Miss
Caroline F. Schaller. Among tie
leading comedians are Clifford z.
Russ, Samuel a. Halsey, DR.. George
Dreher. Warren Biggin, ]. L. Hay,
ir., T. Percy Hoff and NJ. E. Blaiich-
ard.
Subscription seats, which IRE now
being disposed of at the headquarters
Of the committee. at 505 Kinney build
ing, show that fashionable audiences
mances. The majority If the Doxes
have already been disposed Of, and
many large theatre parties are being
arranged.
All phases of college life are shown
III 1.-THE College Hero The digniHed
seniors, the rollicking juniors, the ex-
pectant ''sophs' and the tllnd fresh
les will all come in for their parts.
Miss Mae Rosenkranz md Miss Ruth
q. Hopson are two OF the enthusiastic
girls In the college "freshies" group.
'fhe girls will be costumed in while |
lingerie dresses trimmed In green, |
typical of ''freshies."
Three OF the popular girls in the |
sophomore group are the Misses |
Emily j. Bullivant, Grace Margaret |
Bradner and Addie Merzwick
Miss Caroline Brown, who leads the !
college Sophs, has selected twenty |
couple, composed Of the most talent !
I'd girls and young business men in
Newark. The complete list of college |
freshies was published in yesterdays
Evening Star. The complete list of
college sophs is: Charlotte Anderson,
Tiara ]. Boughart Caroline Brown,
Trace Margaret Bradner, Johanna N. |
Braeder, Emily ]. Bulllvant Blanch |
5ofer, Nellie j. Boher. Jean Craig, |
Norma L. Drake. Lena Macdonald |
dunlap, Anna C. Eckert, Dorothy |
Forrest, Maude A. Freeman, Gladys |
II. Gilgar, Resale Gluck. Frances |
Gowell. Jessica Husk. Emily Hart |
man, Ruth Hull, Alice Magher, Anna |
Millering, Addie Merzwick, Florence |
z. Smith, Helen n. Smith, Rose NJ. |
Wise, J. Wardell Browns, Edward |
Christie. Alton S. Oman, william II. |
Egeln, Wallace Fuertn, Joseph 2. |
tSowell, e. w. Gilgar, jr., p A. Gilgar, |
w. R. Giering, Edward E. Hole, ". |
J. Hole. C. Hubbard Hutchinson. |
Erred s. Metzger, Eugene D. Mizer, |
e. Edgar Mooney L. e. Mount, |
Edward c. Schmidt, George c. Smith, |
n, Harold A. Som, Frederick G. /
Squire, w. A. Sweetland, Ralph Wiss- |
chusen.
Rehearsals yesterday were conduct !
ID from in the afternoon until near |
" midnight last night without inter |
ruptlon. No one at yesterdays re- |
ilearsal was allowed to depart until |
each intricate step and pretty pose |
was pronounced perfect Fourteen of |
Lire thirty-four groups, composed Of |
500 people, had their turn yesterday.
Today rehearsals will start at 3 |
O'Clock at the Trinity parish house, |
on Rector street, with the witches, |
iEnps and sprites The second act 1
will rehearse tonight at Turnbull |
Hall on Market street. Heretofore |
many of these groups have rehearsed |
privately. Tonight they will all be |
brought together.