Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-05
COLLEGE HERO TO
ECLIPSE RECORD
Seven Hundred Newarkers,
Who Will Take Part, Work
Hard for Plays Success.

If numbers count for anything the
musical extravaganza of college life,
1.-THE College Hero" which is in prep
aration for presentation at the Shu-
bert Theatre during the week of
January 10 will surely eclipse any
local production that has ever before
been attempted in Newark.
The best evidence OF the splendid
success that has already been at
tanned by the committee in charge
of 1.-THE College Hero" thus far is
the fact that they have secured al
most 700 prominent Newark people to
sake the many parts. Very few more
people can be accommodated and the
committee has received so many ap-
plications that they claim that twice
as many talented people could be
secured is necessary.
Not to be in 1.-THE College Hero" Is
not to be on the inside of Newark
musical and social circles at the pres
ent time. Those who are fortunate
enough to be assigned leaderships
and principal parts are envied by
their fellow performers.
AS all Newark is preparing to wit
ness THE College Hero" this city will
surely have first night Of it's own
to go down In local theatrical history
Brilliant as social success, besides
being stupendous theatrical produc-
ton, it will be the result of weeks
of labor by the 700 performers who
ere in the cast.
The big audience which will witness
each of the eight performances will
near. the advice given by the college
spooks and will see one of the most
comfcal spook dances that has eyer
been staged in any all-Newark pro-
auction. Here is one of the choruses:
Did you ever long to see the girl
that you adore?
Did you ever wish your college
years were more than four?
When in foreign lands you roam,
have you ever longed for
-. home,
Your fatherland, your native
shore,
II you'd have your sweetheart
love you less or love you more,
IL you wonder what the future
has for you in store,
Just consult a spook or sprite,
when in dreamland any night,
And get your wish forever more.
According to the plot of THE Col
lege Hero" the spooks appear in the
dream of the beloved principal Of
the college. This part is taken by
Clifford T. Russ. He dreams that
the SpOOkS cOfne TO the COileSo anu
transform all the old alumni to youth
again. The eccentric spook dance
then takes place. A lot of many
1ointed jumpingjacks could scarcely
equal their antics Among the best
dancers in this group are Margaret
l.. Cummin, Dorothy Mott, Winifred
Huray, Kate r. Wallace, Milicent H.
Whitlock and Mrs. Gustave Wieden-
mayer.
Other girls in this group are Mar
guerite Allen, Constance Barclay,
Mary w. Belcher, Mrs. S. 8. Bush
1r., Adelaide Dodd, Mrs. Torrey Car
rington, Gertrude Jane Hay, L.
Eriom Pope, Jane Ripley and Lor-
raine E. Spur.
The men who take the part of
dancing spooks are Halsey T. Adams
Richard c. Adams, Thornton w. AL
+ len, Thomas Barclay, H. d. North
rop, jr., S. S. Bush, IT., Harry G..
Currier, John r. Currier, L. Nc
Gregor Demarest Eugene B. Hanck-
ell, Philip H. Heages, Leslie H. Lord,
Horace S. Mason. Donald McClave,
Keneth McClave, William c. Ripley,
J. J. Spur, Kenneth v. c. Wallace,
Z. ". d. Wetmore and ]. Robert
Whitlock.
The girls and men are to be cos
TUNED in white satin Yama-Yam
suits trimmed with big black POM
poms. the girls and men dressing ex-
actly alike.