Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
French Theatricals at Women's College
BY Nellie ID. B!ai,

Newark. May 31.--Never a day
goes by but that something new
makes it's appearance at the Womens
College. Last week the something
new" turned up in the shape of an
amateur French theatre. Professor
George f. Brinton. instructor In
French, was the originator OF the
theatre performances, when he re-
quired each member OF two of his
Frnch classes 10 write an original
playlet. The would-be authors either
acted a part of their own composition
or directed and staged It.
Promptly at one o'clock last Friday
the Grand Apres-Midi Theatre" tthe
last Of the season.. commenced. When
| the audience had assembled I'm the
theatre. better~known as room 6,
Science Hall. the invisible curtain
arose. The acting proved 10 be very
realistic and the talking. all in French.
would have made n Partisan green
with envy. The costumes were i'm
ported from Newark's best tailor and
added the finishing touch TO an other
wise perfect production.
The program. which was printed,
Of course. in French. was as follows:
I. "The Perfume OF tho Onions"
Written by Misses Lois Garrett and
Alice Finn; directed by Miss Jean
Rothrock. Characters: Madame
Mansard-Mlle. Garrett: Marie. her
dauehter-Mlle. Finn; the vsgebond-
Mile. Rothrock. Scene-Tho home OF
Nine. Mansard Time--the present.
2. "A Limited Vocabulary" or
stew" Written by Miss Emily P.
Roe. Directed by Misses Ernmarene
Baldwin and Helen Lucas. Prologue
Mile. Lucas: Jean, a French soldier
Mile Roe: Marie. a young French
maid-Mle. Baldwin. Scene--A can
teen near Newark. Del, L. S. A, dur
ling the last war.
3. 'Prattling" Written by the
three actresses. Directed by the
three stars of Newark. Mile. Hazel
Collins-herself; Mile. Anna Patchell
herself: Mile. Mara Dovett--herself
4. "One Of Them Must Worry"
"a horrible tragedy in two acts
Translated from Spanish by Miles
Ford and PhilipsD Jean, r scholar
Miss Louise Philips; William, his
. brother. also a scholsr-Miss Anna
Carroll; Tante Marie, their aunt
Miss Ethel Ferguson; the beautiful
= Louise. niece of Tsnte Marie--Mis'
Dorothy Ford Act and 2-the home
OF Jean and William. Whistler and
= director-Mabel Tebo.
Last weekend was Senior week
I end and they celebrated on FRIDAY
n might by holding an informal dance
e In the Hilarium. Most Of the Seniol
,. girls and their escorts attended. Th'
. patronesses were Dean Robinson ant
Miss Quaesita Drake. The music va!
furnished by Johnson Rowans or
chestTa.
On Saturday afternoon the Senior
%" had also planned TO take their siste
: Sophomore class on picnic to Tow
- Point. Md. by bus. Everything wa
- favorable. and a delicious picni
luncheon was prepared. except IN
weather. This was so cold that il wa
necessary TO hold an indoor picnic
- the Hilarium, before a blazing fir
.s But the coed will and cheerful spir
IN were there just the same. althoug
"A the trip. which never materializeC
was a big disappointment.
During the past weekend IN
Senior girls Of the du Pont Hig
School were guests Of the colleg
N Thelma Hines. "a, the only alumna {
e Of that school now at college, aide
s. in entertaining the girls. When the
h arrived they were guests at the Senior
Sophomore luncheon. and then the
visited the university and attended III
game and track meet at Frazer fell
:, In the evening they were entertaine
in the IIilarium and on Sunday Dea
- Robinson, assisted by Miss Agne