The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-01-06
YALE PLAYERS
IN fine COMEDY
GIVE EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE OF
WILDE PLAY At LYCEUM.
Brilliant Society Event.
Production Also Proves Exceptional En-.
iertalnnsnI-Comedy A Triumph In
Saiirical Writing.

iHe Nlslt OF the 1ale UnIyersit
Dramatic Association to Rochester las
night for a performance of Osca
Wllde's comedy, IAN Ideal Husband
at The Lyceum, was brilliant socIet
allair, as was to be expected, and /
was also an exceptionally pleasan
theatrical event as perhaps was no
expected by everybody. The play II
itseiI Is several leagues ahead OF In,
average comedy of the day and it wa,
pound TO be entertaining if given even
the slightest opportunity. At tn,
hands OF the clever young amateur.
from Yale the play had the fullest
opportunity and the largest audience
was not induced by any mere sense of
duty to indulge in frequent outbursts
OF laughter and applause.
IAN Ideal Husband" is a cleyerlv
constructed satire, filled with epigrams
that are so delightfully."- fresh and an
parehtIy spontaneous that they keen
the audience constantly chuckling.
Wide is master satirist. resemhIi, q
that other master of wit, Bernard Shaw.
with the difference that his barbs are
always harmless and not sharuened
with the cynicism of the Shavlan
school In IAN Ideal Husband" he has
offered a satirical study in English
drawing room culture, with the artificial
surface Of those who profess virtue
contrasted with the apparent duIlness
OF those VINO are sincere at heart but
DO not always care to reveal it.
In play presented entirely by men.
the greatest difficulties are encountered
by those who assume the women 5 roles
The difficulty in making the feminine
makeup IN any degree convincing with
out suggesting the ludicrous truth of n
man masquerading is indeed formidable
The more credit, therefore, goes to
Dwight ID. Wiman, who PLAYED the
serpentine Mrs. Cheveley, to Douglas
>. Moore, VINO had the ingenue mart of
Mabel Chlltern, to Thomas w. En-
wright, who was Lady Markby, to
William A. Hanway. Oliver b. jennings
and Alexander Wiley. So true to life
dld they play the women's parts that
the audience was not tempted to laugh
In the serious moments-and there
could be no stronger test.
AT the same time, the work of such
players as Arthur C.. Crunden as the
Young English viscount, Francis T.
lweddell as Sir Robert Chiltern and
Stanley W. Burke as the Earl of Cav
'rsham can hardly be praised too high
y. They revealed the finish. poise and
assurance of PROFESSIONAL that is to
'aV, Ut good professionals. Excellent |
work was done also by Allan b. Camp |
'eil, David .. Hamilton. Everett X.
Nilsson. Huntington Lyman, d. C..
1lKln. Oliver b. Cunningham aud Rob
rt a. Loyett. The production also
elected great credit on Edgar M.
'oolley, who staged and directed it.
After the performance dance was
ED in the Hotel Seneca. Rochester
\. Y. Herald.
The Cincinnati Enquirer had the fol-
'wing to say of this performance.
The Yale University Dramatic Assoc
Iatlon presented Oscar Wilde's last
lay, IAN Ideal Husband, at the En-.
ry Auditorium last night before
Irge and distinguished audience. A
Professional performance of this charm ,
X comedy IN tins city cannot be re-
allied, wherefore last night presenta-
on was in the nature of novelty.
ne eplgrammailc wit of the lines, the
evernsss with which conventional q
are handled and the interest
hlch is sustained in the four acts Of !
e story make fan Ideal HUSBAND
play OF very entertaining qualities.
he facility of Wilde's workmanship
ID the spontaniety of his dialogue led
law to remark at the time of its Lon .
n production that he was probably
{ only critic who did not think he
Ild write a Wilde play at will. " "
The Yale Club gave very good DER.
'mance of the part. Allowance must u
made. of course, for the fact that all
, characters. male and female. were al
'umed by young men. Not all of the
of the feminine roles
re Eltinges. But. the illusion WAS
'ertheless, sustained in a very cred ~,
bic manner and the general stage 81
nagement excellently well arranged.
.ge settings in white and black. a la -
ban, proved to he more UNIQUE than ~
sctive, for the scheme which carried ~
; idea out even to the clothes worn
the players costumes WI
we'd to be very severe and not par- ia
larlY advantageous Tor an entire
ming The individual performances LIZ
he members Of the cast deserved MI
applause given them.