Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
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Esmmoth Passion Play at Metropolitan Onens
This Week - French Play by University Stu.
dents at Bellevue-Stratford- Th;nms

A.t entering ViiiS peiiS "Soioh Neekj
hovs of st. Joseph's College will give
y. the Passion Play, which was so
'-asrfplly and enthusiastically re.
IA last year by persons Of every de-
.,,aton. The play is written about
,.st week of Christ's life on earth,
y ,houeh all through the lines He is re.
a 10 and passing light or the
s.aow of the Cross is seen on the stage,
n, so,lowing the dictates of good taste
nsrson of Christ never appears on
4. stage, nor is His Mother seen. But
lnostles. all twelve, Herod, PLATE and
,he other participants in the worlds
-..,est tragedy are there, and the play is
r.,,v solemn, vastly beautiful and splen.
M uell done. 1t will be given in the
v,ropolitan Opera House, starting to.
s.ht and every evening but tomorrow,
"A there will be two matinees.
The Rev. James Taaffe, S. j., is direct.
\. me play, in which there will be more
a.r 400 actors. 1t is written designedly
y. hovs and young men, and there are
!, vornen in it. There will be delightful
.,oral singing, and if the play is given.
reII as last years performance it will
,..d no further praise.
cardinal Gibbons has promised to come
ne initial performance tonight, hear,
IA Archbishop Bonzano, papal delegate,
vell as Archbishop Prendergast Some
.vone the patrons and patronesses, he.
.ass numerous clergymen, are Mrs. Ed
and de " Morrell, Mrs. f. Florens
svinus. DR.. George NJ. Dorrance, DIR. Law.
,rce Flick, Mrs. Edward j. DuMee. DR..
rynest La Place, Mrs. Louis Breezy, Mrs.
rhn M. Campbell Mrs. Robert Quennell
NJ Joseph Walsh and Mrs. w. d. Wat.
pn
IND tonight in the Bellevue-Stratford
Ihbalroom Moliere's great play, "Le
pourgeois Gentilhomme, will be given in
Ne original. under the auspices of lie Ger
te Francais and lie Solon Francois, of
NE University of Pennsylvania, and under
NE patronage of Monsieur Maurice He'll.
man, attache of the French embassy,
md Monsieur Paul Hegemans, consul
rneral Of Belgium.
| Contrary to the previous custom there
+ vii be real women in this play, and the
mpresario will not be put upon to choose
/ ne most lady.like members of the other
wx for the women's parts. And it's good
| ming for no matter how we'll a man
+ rays woman's part his voice always
| polls the effect.
i number prominent guests will be
ntertained at dinner at the University
/ Club before the play. Among them are
| Provost Edgar f. Smith, Vice Provost
psaniman, Dean Quinn. Dean Graves.
Deal Ames and Dean Frazer, Monsieur
Heilmann, Monsieur HeGemans, Monsieur |
Victor Fonteneau, French vice consul; Dr. |
Charles de M. Lajous, Chevalier de la |
Legion d'Ronneur; DR.. Ernest La Place |
cheyalier de la Legion dHonneur; DR.. |
4 N. Mckinley and Prof. p. F. Giroud. |
The play is full Of interest and humor; in |
hct II is considered one of the best of |
those written. by this famous seven.
henth century French author The dress
khearsal, held on Saturday afternoon at |
|he Bellevue.Stratford, gave promise of
4 Splendid performance.
WIHY, when you bring your dog.children
"up, don't you make 'em behave and |
|n@ try to break up a perfectly good
melting, attended by serious. minded
women, Who are planning serious-minded
work! About five days ago l attended a
nsetlng at which a campaign for aiding
ue city and State in the present critical
noment was to be mapped out when
w. women arrived, accompanied by their
~ canines, and the contrast between the
pNnavior of F'ido and Toodles gave me
nod Tor deep, oh! yes, very deep thought.
'oo sat on Missy's lap, most interested
4ecIator and listener to all the plans,
~ ioodles, who was larger, was not
\ zen into the room, and was tied outside
an adjoining alcove Well, all went
'eA I'LL Toodles decided he wanted to
= nis mamma" and yapped loudly. One
the attendants hastened to him and
1o'ned him, gently wiping the tears
" |
.nu alas' as soon as she departed Toodles
ss"neo his dear mistress again, so the
r'suns was almost broken up by some
~sartnly yels on the part of the dear
- uli MS mistress, blushing at the bad
's.1vior of her child, picked him up and
~ MIN on her lap, just as little Fido
- held Fido gazed at Toodles in dis
-n and curled his lip. Small, indeed,
q fido, but well brought up. He would
y interrupt meetings with war immi-
mne he said in low tones to Toodles,
n0w you do behave! Weren't you ever
'yusnt up?" But do you think Toodles
.vaa stand for that. No, indeed In dog
.ssuage he proceeded to swear loudly
y ! .oo, and even Fido was not sufficiently
Wcontrolled not to answer back, and
Z Mnsuage those dogs used toward one
,s'ner - is not fit for me to.repeat. So
i sspsophized that no matter how we'll
'Ased one may be, one is apt to lose
'auoi OF ones manners if sworn at. {