Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
UNI PLAYERS ARE
UP In THEIR WORK
Company to Present Believe Ne,
Xantippe !" is a Well Trained
Acting Organization.
HAVE HAD MUCH EXPERIENCE

when Believe Me. Xantippe'" is
offered for the first time in Omaha,
Saturday night at the Brandeis by
the University Players. 1t will not be
an exhibition by mere amateurs, but
will be a well written and thor
oughly successful comedy, presented
by players who have been carefully
trained. and are especially expert
enced in this piece.
The University Players is the trade
name used by the dramatic department
or University OF Nebraska. To those
who arc not recent graduates, Il may
well be said that the dramatic depart
ment is a part OF the recently organized
school OF fine arts. Last year was
really the first year Of the new arrange
inent. Miss Howell formerly professor
OF eluction in the rhetoric department
was placed i'm charge OF the work. Ele-
nentary and advanced classes in dram
attic art are thus part OF the regular
college course Nebraska is unique. In
that It Is tho first state university in
rhe west or middle west TO start
dramatic department.
The play, Believe Me. Nantippe" Is
ono OF the regular productions OF the
class. Il made its first public appear
ance at the Homecoming, November 10.
II met with instant and complete sue
cess. Since then the play has been pre-
scented in Lincoln three times. New Year
day the University Players returned
from a trip out In the state, where they
had presented the play at Osceola and
i,oup city. Two large audiences greeted
tho players at the oliver. and their ap-
probation was manifest by three 20 five
curtain calls at the ends OF the acts.
People In the Play.
There are nine people In the cast.
Maurice Clark OF Omaha Is member
of the Silver Lynx fraternity. a junior.
author OF several vaudeville sketches,
and OF the musical comedy. Prince OF
'the Fairies" which is to be the Kosmet
club production this season. Mr. Clark.
last season appeared In the leading role
in Ibsen's Ghosts" This play was re-
vived again this fall and was the open
ing number OF a very successful year.
Mr.. Clark had done minor roles In uni
tersity dramatics before. This was his
first appearance In a lead In Believe
Me, Nantippo" he gives evidence of re-
markable versatility. lie will appear
February in the lead OF Zangwill's THE
Melting Pot"
Miss ella Williams OF Buffalo, wyo..
is senior aud member Of the Kappa
Kappa Gamma sorority. she did tho
lead in ''The Man From Home" the
junior play Of ;wo years ago; m Mon
sieur Boaucaire" and in The sunkcn
Bell" last years senior play
Harold Campbell of Osceola is Pal
ladian member of Alpha Zeta and a
senior. His first appearance In university
dramatics was with Miss Williams In
The Man From Home" Since then he
has appeared in moro or less heavy roles
In Ghosts" Monsieur Beaucaire." "ThS
sunken Bell" end other university dra-
riatics.
Leon Snyder of Alma Is Palladian and
n graduate student. lie is assisting the
dramatic department lie played the
leads In "Monsieur Bcaucaire and The
sunken Bell"
Lad Kubik Of Garrison IL junior Hii
foreign tang adds much to the detective
in the play.
Nell Brown OF Lincoln Is a graduate
student and member OF tho Acacia fra.
ternity Mr.. Brown became famous ir
university dramtics as the Drain Man a.
The Servant I'm the House"
DE witt Foster Is junior and n mem
her OF the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity
Mr. Foster has beer playing the part Of
the bad man In university dramatic ctr
cles for the last year. lie comes from
the sandhills and knows the typical west
ern bad man thoroughly.
Ruth Henninger OF Lincoln. recently o
Pawnee City. Is a junior and lnembei
Of the Alpha Phi sorority. OF her worl
Dr. Ballard. father OF the author OF BE
lleye Me Aantippe," said she beat tn
woman In the New York cast all hollow
Miss Carol I<imball of Hastings is
sophomore and member of the Gammi
Phi Beta sorority. She makes a charming
old aunty.
The business management has been 70
the most part in the hands OF Mr.. Camp
bell. Mr. Snyder has been stage man
ager for the last year Miss II. Alic
Howell has been director OF all the de
partment's plays.