Evening star., 1923-03-18

CASTOR Hall the events will be given
that touch of college atmosphere es-
| sential to student performance. A
public dress rehearsal will be held
Friday afternoon at o'clock and the
regular performance will be given
/ Saturday night at 8:15 o'clock. Many
of the schools in the city have been
invited to the dress rehearsals-
The leads in the cast will be as
sumsd by e. Charles Clifford, as
Shylock, and James q. Burke as
Portia- Both are experienced anna
teur actors and Mr.. Burke, who is
| a nephew of the late Cardinal Glib
| bonss. has turned down several pro-
I fessional offers. The cast took ad-
vantage of the opportunity of wit
/ Messing two recent performances of
/ The Merchant of Venice" by
Hampton and Robert Mantell and
picked up some excellent pointers.
The annual presentation of a Shake
spearean drama at Georgetown was
| initiated year before last in con-
nection with special courses on
! Shakespeare at the college.
| More than twenty years ago some
notable Shakespearean performances
We're presented by the students and
Richard III' in the United States
was given at Georgetown nearly a
hundred years ago.
The remainder of the cast will in
J.
| of Venice, John j. Daley as Antonio,
| Louis j. Slattery as Bassanio. James
f. McLarney as Gratiano, Thomas A.
Callaghan as Lorenzo, Paul L. Reinsel
as Solanio, Bernard NJ Wagner as
Old Gobbo, John A. Goodwin as
Launcelot. Patrick c. O'Brien as
Tubal, John J. Conklin as Leonardo,
Cyril l.. Thiel as Jessica and Harry
l.. Helme as Nerissa.
Prices for university dances, like
the cost of living, are soaring. The
seniors at the Law School reached
the top notch when the committee
notified class members that it will
take the last cent of a $40 bill to
attend the class prom" at the Will
lard Hotel the evening of April 10.
1t is planned to make the affair the
most elaborate of the season, the am
bitipn of the committee being to out
shine the juniors. who broke all pre-
vious records last month.
Members of the Letter Club Of
Georgetown University, comprising
alumni who were awarded the &c" for
athletics while in college. will be the
dinner guests Of the Georgetown En-
dowment Association the evening of
March % in the blue room of the City
Club. The meeting Will be one Of
the most distinct student gatherings s
ever held under auspices of the Hill
top institution and will represent the
stars ever assembled at "A Georgetown
reunion.
Ronayne NJ. Waldron. base ball,
basket ball and foot ball star, heads
the unique club, and the members
viii be welcomed by Rev. John b.
Creeden. s. j.. president of George
town University, and Rev. w. Cole
man Nevils, :. j., general director of
the Endowment Association. Repre-
sentative Sidney A Mudd Of Mary
land, who rowed on the crew and
played base ball in his student days,
is member of the club.
Aside from forming social club,
the letter" men have organized TO
assist their alma mater ins it's first
public appeal for an endowment in
its 130 years history. 1t promises TO
be one of the most successful alumni
movements ever started at George
town.
Victor Sylvester Mersch %. of
Frankfort. Ind, was declared the
winner of the third prize debate last
week at the Georgetown Law School
between the senior and junior debat-
ing societies. Mr.. MerSch was a
member of the losing team.
The subject for the debate was Re
solved That the United States should
inaugurate an international move
ment TO adjust the conditions in tn.