The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-05
FRENCH DRAMA TO
HOLD THE BOARDS
Kendall College Talent
Has Pleasing Story
to Tell

Stimulating two exceedingly roo
mantle young people to whom love
Ia "a matter OF moonshinc ana mys
terry aud who fail In love with each
other because Of and not In spite Oh
parental opposition. Miss Josephine
Jayman, assistant IN the Hchooi OF
expression and public speaking Oh
Kendall college, IN the roe oi
"Sylvctte" and Harold MCMAHON,
Kendall collegian and football stai
In the role OF "percinct' VIII play
stellar parts In the brilliant iIe"th
comedy, THE itomancers,' To be
presented at Kendall college at SID
O'Clock Friday evening by tho Ken
daIl drama league aud the Theta
Alpha Phi national dramatic fra
tcrnity.
Miss Iayman viii portray "Syl-
votte" as dreamy youns Frcnch
maid fresh from "A convent OF the
eighteenth century, while Mr.. Nc
Mahon viii be "just for tonight
young French blade Just back from
a war college. knowing that a
marriage arranged before hand IN
not tempting to romantic youth.
their paternal parents. who desire
the union of their children and their
adjoining estatce, have com mahdcd
the boy and girl to have nothing to
do with each other. The scheme In
successful and the twain promptly
fail In love. All goes well until the
lovers discover that all their poetry
and romance, even unto thrilling
abduction, has been bought and
paid for" by the fathers The
tangled web IL NJ unravelcd. how
ever. that In the final scene Syl.
veto is enabled to whisper to her
a.. l.A A.L
elsewhere for romance, when II was
our own hcnrtsl"
The drama will he cast In the ro-
mantle atmosphere OF the eighteenth
century against an appropriate
background with tho players cos
TUNED In tho rich vclvets. sparkling
satins. beflowcrcd flounces and
powdered wigs Of the period of Louis
NVT. Excellent acting In assured as
the play In being produced under the
personal direction OF Miss Margaret
Wyndham. head Of the school Of OK
preston ana public speaking. and
the actors who are not students In
tho department have had special
training In dramatics or public
speaking.
Roles In the play will be M fol-
lows: ."sylvcttc." Mls~ Josephine
IAymen: "Percinct." Harold Nc
Mnhon: "straforei." Hawioy Kerr;
''Pasauinot, eyivctte's father"
Hea:.s. H!!:som: "ssrs.H,:.,. rsr-
cinct's father" Maurice Ellison
''Blaise. q gardener" Ray Fleak
Thore will Also be swordsncn. !.
musicians. torch -benrsrv. . notary
witnesses. negroes q nd other su.
pernumsraries.
THE Romancers'' or les Ro-
mansduea' 10 by Edmond Rostant
and has been translated into Eng
lish hy Barrett H. Clark. II In on
OF the most brilliant modern play
ana leaves little doubt as to the Hu
thor's ability to construct an inter
esting and moving drama II wa
performed for the first time In 1894
In tho Cumedle Franchise In Pari
II IL In three acts. other well
known plays bearing Rostand
name are "CyrAno de Horgerac.
"LAigion" and "Chantecler."
On the same evening ana oper
comedy. "a Tune of a tune" WI
be given by college students Tn
cast OF characters will be AZ fol
lows: "Easan. the children's ped
dlcr." Charles Pishney; "shrit
OQriffin." Miss Macarthur: "Mi,
PrinEle. the aunt" Miss Ruby Ma
Jones; MIR. Bsrstow, countr
gentleman william Thompson.
Proceeds from the plays will 4
towards the purchase OF addition,
settings for tho stage Of the collca
auditorium and In particular for
special curtain. Tickets will bo 4
cents each.