The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-29
Shakespeare Club Meets.

Shakespeare Club Meets.
The Waxahachie Shakespeare club
had delightful meeting on Tues
Gay of this week The club mem
bers expressed satisfaction that they
| were enabled to present DR.. Stock
! ton Arson TO Waxahachie in a
| Shakespearean lecture, and the APP
probation of the public in a large
| attendance, amply compensated the
/ members for expense of the lecture.
Mrs. H. T. Livingston, as chairman
of the committee, was given rising
vote of thanks for her energy in
! correspondence concerning the lee
ture, which was begun last May by
the chairman.
| Director John Bert Graham was
present and spoke to the club MEM
| bers concerning the Ben Greet
| Woodland players, which will be
Trinity University's May day fete,
appearing on the 18th of May. Mr.
| Graham referred to the outdoor
theatre as being Shakespeare's origi-
nal manner of presenting his plays
| COMEDY of Errors" and Hamlet"
will be given here. 1t was the
pleasure of the society editor to see
! the Ben Greet players in ''Mldsum-
mer Nights Dream" when they
appeared at Dallas at the Dallas
| Country club, where they had
| natural out-of door, amphi-theatre
for the presentation of that attrac-
tive comedy Mrs. Kemble, in her
critics report, spoke of her personal
qualification that we should have
the privilege of seeing the Ben Greet
players.
j In the business session it was de-
cided to defer any further active
civic work until next fall, as the
ladies had been discouraged III not
getting the teams to work on the
court house lawn, it being their
special hope for this season, 10
heautify the court house plaza
However. it was announced by the
president, that she foresaw that the
key note of the Shakespeare ciuo
for next year would be "Civics' and
we should all place our energies In
that direction.
1t was announced by one OF the
members that Mrs. Quincy Getzeh-
daner sent a telegram of coincidence
in the name of the Waxahachie
| Shakespeare club. to the famlly OF
Mrs. Darwin ct Gainesville. Mrs.
Groce. the president, askee the cruz
In meet in her home on the ninta
of May. which they heartily accept
ed and extended her rising vote
of thanks for such hospitality.
The club was pleased TO have the
president again present, after an ap-
sence OF several weeks. owing %
serious illness.
The lesson. which was ter .
heritage 70 the club By the believer
Mrs :. II. Watson. was iutefe4iihs-
n led by Mrs. ", G. Tenery, ~
whom the mantle fell. as one OF the
teachers. TO finish her work MFs'
Tenerv read the lecture which was
gathered and prepared hy Mrs. wa
son. and dealt with modern -
Mrs. Tencry infested great ehia
siasm into the lesson. and The meaa-
beers responded 20 the question "
an alaerity that showed "a ta'r aa
ursparntlon. Mrs. H Gon@h gave
4 splenald taik on Ruskln aaa t'
art Miss Lneiic 4arainz sat
special paper. "Is Genius Is Hei
in Art Miss HARDING hapaie'i
remark with the srafshns III '-
tharaetsr.zes all shf saTs
Mis- scotia Mcmillan or l4'its
one 81 the charter mem aers q.
. waxasarhle S2ake~peare eise
has been the guest of Ms
+ ssoffest was prseeat ~ ffe r.aa
her hostess. Ms rhsF'ata 81
/. xsrsdo va a.so a guest