The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
SENIOR CLASS PLAY
"Ingomar" Is Presented as Part of
Penn Commencement.

The Penn college Senior class play
was a grand success both in produc
tion and finance, being played before
a large and appreciative audience in
the Penn Auditorium Tuesday even
ing. The play was a diversion from
4 lthe present day style of "mushy'' love
amid wealth. and royalty as the story
I was laid in ancient Greece and Gaul
: with characters chosen from the so
"a called middle class of the land
ltWhile beautiful love story was in
terwoven throughout, it was told in
such a pleasing manner as not to be
offensive and repulsive.
The story began in the Market
Place of Massilia with Actea, wife
of Myron the armorer, upbraiding her
daughter Parthenia for not desiring
: to marry the rich old merchant Poly
dor. While Parthen;a is meditating
over what her mother has said, Poly.
dor comes and proposes marriage to
her, reminding her of the position
she will hold If she marries him. But
Parthenia scorns and refuses to mar
ry him.
~ Suddenly a messenger arrives,
bringing news that Myron, her father,
has been taken prisoner by the Ale
manni, who now demand thirty
ounces OF silver as his ransom. After
in vain asking the Timarah of Mas.
silia to rescue her father, she seeks
. the aid of Polydor, promising to mar
ry him if he will pay her iatner's ran
, som. Polydor, to revenge her, re.
fuses, saying that he has not forgot
ten her answer to HIS proposal. Find
& ing all efforts to secure assistance in
vain, Parthenia decides to go to the
fierce Alemanni herself and secure
Myron's release if possible
At the camp of the Alemanni in a
rocky, wooded portion of the Ceven-
mes, the warriors are spending their
: time gambling while Myron carries
the wood builds the fire and does
whatever they SO desire. The gam
blers have a quarrel which is stopped
by the chief of the tribe, ~Ingomar
. He sends tho men away in search OF
food, and finding his slave Myron in
tears, laughs at him and tells him
that he is a fool. for only fools cry
news that they have found a girl who
demands conduct to their Chiel, COM
ing in the interests of their captive
Myron. Parthenia enters and is rec
ognizcd by her father She offers
to become a slave in her fathers
place while he returns home and by
his labors earns enough to pay his
ransom. Tho tribe agree to allow
her to do this and drive Myron from
the camp. IngOmar then for the first
time talks to a civilized woman.
AS time goes on Ingomar becomes
greatly changed, refusing to break
camp and return home or even to
wage warfare with the neighboring
tribes. This causes much dissatis-,
faction among his men. .Ingomar is
moody and. Irritable because. of his
conflicting DESIRES one for his native
freedom and the other for Parthenia.
The members of the tribe decide to
remove Parthenia, thinking that her
absence may allow Ingomar to recov-
err and seize her, intending to kill
her. IngOmar, hearing the struggle,
comes to her aid and in saving her,
kills Ambivar He then gives her
IEGSuOll, DluulHS ueI IGluIu HOIuG.
Thinking of the perilous journey, he
decides to return with her as a guide
and perhaps remain at Massilia and
become Greek.
Shortly after this the Alemanni-
surround the city, hearing that their
former chief Ingomar is held pris-
oner The Timarch summons My
ron to the council and also asks lingo
mar to go to his tribe as friend,
finding their numbers, positions and
strength, and betray them to the sol
diers of Massilia, offering in return
thirty ounces of silver, a residence
and the hand of Parthenia. But In
gomar, who has respect for honesty
and truth, refuses to do so. Polydor
has bought up all Myrons debts and
demands their payment, threatening
to seize the household as slaves II
they are not paid. Myron is not
able to pay and his household is
about to be taken by the misery
Polydor when Tngomar offers himself
as Polydor's slave in their place and
the merchant unwllingly agrees When
the Alemanni appear and demand
their chiefs release. Ingomar tells
them that he is slave by his own
consent. The Timarch of Massila
discharges Myron's debts and sets
Ingomar free, expelling Polydor from