Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-01
ARDEN SUFFRACISIS
IN As YOU LIKE IT.
Players Star In Shakespeare
For Benefit OF Congress
Sional Union
MINUET AND GYPSY
DANCES FEATURES

Under the auspices OF the Congress
sional Union of Delaware the Arden
Suffrage players presented Snake
speare's play, "As You Like 1t. IN
the meadows near the Rockford water
tower last night Despite the threat
ening weather a large crowd attended.
In addition to the presentation of the
play two dances. a minuet and gypsy
dance we're given, each of which prov
ed especially charming features.
Much has been henrd OF the Arden
players. who have theatre OF their own
at Arden. in which they constantly are
giving plays. but not until last night
have Nilmngtonians been given such a
splendid opportunity To SEQ them. The
meadow below the tower proved an ideal
place for the presentation Of the play.
No stage setting could have been bet
/ ter. Strings of japanese lanterns, hung
/ from trees, made an effective lighting an
rangement while the intermittent lights
OF the FIRE flies through the trees and
/ the passing back and forth IN the back.
! ground Of misty shadows carrying Ian
terms like SO many will 90 the wisps. all
made scene so picturesque and colorful
that il is not likely that Wilmington.
ians soon will forget the scene that was
presented in the Rockford meadow last
night.
TIL players taking part in "As You
Like It. proved TO he artists of no
small ability. The play, as presented,
was a splendid success. The cast
included Duke Frederick. Edward
Potter La Beau. Charles Regal;
Charles. the wrestler. Ralph Crowel;
Adam. Joseph Hahbardi the banished
duke. Frederick Whiteside; Jacques,
Harry Paige; Amiens, Charles Paige
Orlando Donald Stephens; Oliver.
Frederick Windle; Jacques du Bots,
Hamilton Ware; Tombstone. Frank
Stephens: CORN, Richard Cohen; Syl-
wins. Earl Broadbenti William, VIII
liam Worthington; Rosalind Mary
Nearing: Celia. Edith Van Watten-
berg; Phoebe. Miss Dorothy Priest
mann.
Previous to the presentation Of the
play a minuet was given by eight
girls dressed in colonial costumes.
The concluding number was a gypsy
dance by eighteen girls. Each of the
girls taking part in this dance wore
a gypsy costume.
The girls who danced the minuet
were: Miss Grace Mason. Miss Grace
Lloyd, Miss Helen Bradford, Miss
Irene Brown. Miss Emily Aikens
Miss Marie Lemon, Miss Miriam Muir
ray.
The girls in the gypsy dance were
Miss Gertrude Casperson Miss
Beatrice Neave, Miss Edna Mcdaniel
Miss Elsie Spring Miss Grace Mason
Miss Edna McCrackin. Miss Elizabetl
\ Barthram, Miss Ruth Clark. Mis-
y HELEN Bradford. Miss Elizabet
= Procknow. Miss Virginia Haywood
n Miss Emily Aikens. Miss Grace Lloyd
? Miss Miriam Murray. Miss Iren
a Brown. Miss Marie Lemon.
Between the acts refreshments O
sandwiches and ice cream we're soil
and IT is thought that a goodly sun
= viii be realized from this part of tn
entertainment While there we're
number Of reserved seats all OF whicl
were sold. the entertainment was opel
to the public. Many persons came II
automobiles. which we're lined vi
V along Rockford Road
Previous TO the start Of the enter
tainment Mrs. Florence Bayard Hi
= les explained that It was being eivel
for the benefit of the Congressiona
Union. Albert's Orchestra Furnished
4 music.