Evening journal., 1915-08-14
MIDSUMMER NIGHTS
DREAM IN OPEN AIR
The Arden Players Present
Shakespearean Play To
Delighted Audience
FOR BENEFIT OF
SUFFRAGE CAUSE

shakespeare's "a Midsummer
Nights Dream" was delightfully."- pre-
scented by the Arden Suffrage Players
last night in natural theatre on the
sloping hillsides of Washington
Heights. The play was given under
the auspices of the Delaware Equal
Suffrage Club and the Wilmington
Equal Suffrage Society and was in
celebration of the birthday anniver-
sary of Lucy Stone. a pioneer Ameri-
can sufragist
The beauty Of the natural settings
for the stage was heightened by the
careful use of artificial lights. Multi
colored Japanese lanterns served as
guide posts from the streets to the
stage. In the front of the level
greensward one large oil lantern
served as footlights while above
the front Of the stage, extending
across the open space and suspended
from two oak trees was a long line of
Japanese lanterns. The mellow light
from these lanterns, falling on the
beautiful costumes in white and vel
low and blue made a picture of pc
culiar beauty.
All the the parts we're well taken.
Edith Handy as Helena and Kathleen
Handy as Hernia were especially
pleasing Earl Broadbent as Jysan-
der and John Betchel as Demetrlus
played their parts very we'll Sarah
Cohen as Oberon, king Of the fairies.
was very acceptable, and Edith Won
Nattenberg as Puck, was a veritable
bunch Of hoydenish vivacity. The
work Of Haines d. Albright as Bot
tom also is worthy OF special men
ion.
Frank stephens OF Arden, prior TO
The opening of the play. briefly ex-
planned the action OF the play and
then introduced Or. Josephine NJ r.
Dc Lacour, who spoke OF the life OF
The woman whose birthday the play
was 10 celebrate. In speaking Of
Lucy Stone, who afterwards became
the wife OF Henry B. Blackwell, Dr.
de Lacour compared the quiet of the
NE OF the pioneer suffrage worker
With the quiet of the evening on
which her natal day was celebrated.
Members OF Troop 9, Boy Scouts
Of Hanover Church. assisted in ar
ranging the open air theatre and act
ID as ushers and guides at tho per
'ormance last night Scout Harry
Schagrin of the y. NJ. c. A. Troon
acted as cornetist to announce the
opening Of the play.
The cast Of characters were:
Theseus, Duke OF Athens Don
Stephens; Egeus, W c. t. White.
Demotrius, John Bechtel. Lysander.
Earl Broadbent Ounce viii Worth
ington Bottom, Haines d. Albright
Flute, Buzz Ware Shout, Carl Cohen
Snug, Dick Cohen; Starveling, Sadie
Oxhandler; Philostrate, Lena Her.
long,; Hippolyta. queen OF the ANA
IONS, Clara Fling; Helen, Edith Ham
by; Hernia, Kathleen Handy:
oberon, king Of the fairies. Sarah
Cohen; Thania, EleanGr Coutant;
Puck. Edith Won Wattenberg.
Fairies and Elves--Amy Potter,
Mary Roberts, Grace Worthington,
Elizabeth Ross. Elizabeth Long,
Edith Steinlein and others.
Following the performance ice
cream and lemonade we're sold at
booths on the grounds. the proceeds
10 be for the benefit Of the suffrage
cause.
The committee having charge OF
the arrangements for the play we're:
Seats-Dr Josephine NJ. r. de La
cour. Miss Mary r. de You, Miss
Helen Cranston. Miss Edith W. Gar
rett Miss Sylvia Arthurs. Mrs James
Crapston. Miss Mary Edgar. Mrs. d.
A. Hay, Miss Mary S. Malone. Miss
Anna W Bird, Miss Clara Dill. Miss
Mary Alrich.
Ice cream--Mrs Mary r. Brown.
Miss Beatrice Johand, Miss Margaret
Johand. Evangelyn Barsky. Madeline
Cranston. Virginia Cranston. Mary
cranston Mabel Fowler Martha MUIR
phy. jeanette b. Stubs, Marguerite
Wallace, Elsie Robelen.