ftbe JDailv IHlebrashan
Vol XII. No. 92
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 191.
Price 5 Cents
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PLAY "NATHAN HALE"
ANNUAL JUNIOR PLAY HOLD8
EOAROS AT OLIVER LA8T
NIQHT.
CAST MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION
Parts Almost All Well Taken Pathos
of Play Does Not Appeal to
Students.
Last night at the Oliver Theater be
fore a half filled Iioubo the Junior
class presented "Nathan Hale," a
drama In four acts by Clyde Fitch. The
play was well received by the audi
ence and waa pronounced by many to
approach the quality of loBt year's
production. There was a slight weak
ness in the selection of the play, ac
cording to some, but the acting was
universally praised.
The subject matter of the drama is
the old overworked story of the Revo
lutionary hero The play itself at
tempts to gain recognition from ltB
patriotic subject matter more than
from any timely developed dramatic
situations. Consequently the real tal
ent of thoBe who play the variouB
partB was almost entirely hidden by
the appeal to national spirit.
MIbs Helen SorenBen, who took the
part of Alice AdamB, Nathan Hale'B
sweetheart, had a very difficult part in
the extremely emotional character
whom she represented, but sho was
equal to the occasion and handled it
trlth a fineness of touch which is sel
dom seen on an amateur production.
In the masculine parts, probably the
beat bit of acting was the work of
Charles h. Epperson In the porson of
Cunningham. His interpretation of
this character waa very realistic.
Nathan Halo, the hero of the play,
was played by Quy Klddoo. With a
faithful portrayal in even minute do
1alls and with a keen appreciation of
tho part he was taking, Mr. Klddoo
made much out of this character.
While the heroics written into the
play made it difficult for the excellence
of his presentation to ho diBcerned,
ho was much applauded by the audi
ence. Don Aureus presented in Guy Fitz
roy, tho villain of tho play, an inter
pretation quite original and extreme
ly pleasing. Tho air of ease which
he Bhowed, and tho spirit put into
the part gives Mr. Ahrens much credit.
In the part of Ebenezor Lebanon,
-duy F. Williams Bcored a "hit." This
(character was bo well acted that bis
cowardice, his weak character and his
-willingness to be directed, all so hard
to represent, seemed almost real.
There were many minor parts In
"comparison to the few strong charac
ters. Among those especially well
presented were Lieutenant Colonel
knowleton, Captain Adams, Jasper,
Uxe negro servant; Tom Adams and
Angelica Knowleton. All were put oh
JAYHAWKER WILL BE
ON SALE BY MAY 1
Engravers Have Begun Work on Pho
tographs and Drawings
for Annual.
(Special to Dally Nebraskan, Univer
sity of Kansas, February 21.)
Tho first consignment of copy and
photographs for tho 1913 Jayhawk
er was forwarded to the engravers
last week, and the remainder will be
sent by tho tenth of next month
An attempt will be made to have the
entire edition off the presB and ready
for distribution by May first, so that
books may be placed on Bale at a booth
during tho Exposition.
"Purchasers have been secured for
about 100 copleB," said Editor R. Q.
Allison this morning. "A thousand
must bo sold, but wo anticipate little
trouble In disposing of them, as the
book is attractive, and worth the
price."
Allison urges that students who
have photographs depleting university
life turn them over to the annual
board, that cuts may be made from
them, after which they will be re
turned to their owners Tho snap
shots in tho Jayhawker will be num
erous, and will make an attractive fea
ture. Another feature will be the
book-plate, occupying a double page,
and done In colors. The drawing, sym
bolical of university life, Is being pre
pared now, by an artist in Minneap
olis. Daily Kansan.
in a very natural manner and the
whole cast was pronounced high class
by the audience.
CAST.
Nathan Halo (Yale 1772). .Quy Klddoo
Guy Fitzroy, a troy Don Ahrens
Lieut. Col. Knowleton. . .Ernest FroBt
Capt. Adams Hugh Agor
Cunningham Chas. H. Epperson
Ebenozer Lebanon Guy Williams
Tom Adams Morril V. Reed
William Hull (Yale 1773). Harry Rush
The Jefferson Boy. .Arch. H. Dlnsmore
Tho Talbot Boy Ford Bates
Jasper, a servant. .Arch. H. Dlnsmore
Sentinel Harold M. DIers
Alice Adams Helen Sorenson
Mistress Knowleton Alma Blandln
Angelica Knowlton Freda Stuff
The Widow Chirhester. Verda Sanborn
SCHOOL GIRLS.
Frances Caldwell, Vivian Cleaver,
Gertrude Scrlbner, Lorena Bixby, Clara
Janouch, Clenlco Breece, Margaret
Kelfer, Louise Dusatko.
SCHOOL BOYS.
F. Zimmerman, Archibald Dlnsmore,
Ford Bates, Paul Cannell.
PATRONS AND PATRONESSES
Chancellor and Mrs. Samuel Avery;
Supt. and Mrs. Fred Hunter.
PLAY COMMITTEE Frank Kruse,
chairman, Clarence Clark, Harold M.
DIers, Alma Piasters, Clara Janouch,
Gertrude Scrlbner.
STAFF OF PLAY Business Man
ager, Frank Kruae; Stage Manager,
Clarence Clark.
COACH MIbb Alice Howell.
BUCK PUBLISHES WORK
ON MODERN LITERATURE
Is In the 8tyle of a Series of Individual
Essays on Various Subjects Con
nected with General Title.
Profesor P M. Buck of tho rhotoric
department has Just published a now
book which will bo of great interest
to those interested in preBcnt-day lit
erature. It 1b entitled "Social Forces
in Modern Literature" and Ib put out
by Glnn and Company of BoBton.
The book Is In the nature of a series
of essays on modern literary subJectB.
All branches are taken up and dis
cussed at length but with an intensely
interesting method of treatment.
The various chapter titles are:
I. Tho modern Element.
II. MonteBquo, tho Intellectual Revo
lution in France.
III. Rousseau tho Emotional Revo
lution in France.
IV. Lessuy The Intellectual Revolu
tion in France.
V. Wordsworth, tho Beginning of
Romanticism in England.
VI. Goethe The Storm and Stresa
in Germany.
VII. Goethe The Aristocracy of Cul
ture. VIII Shelley.
THE LEAGUE DEBATES
University Professors and Prominent
Debaters Judge Contests.
Eight members of the University
community served aB judges last oven
ing at debates in the first series of
district contests In the sixth annual
debates of tho Nebraska High School
Debating League. Prof. L. E. Ayls
worth, Prof. E. B. Conant and Prof.
Guernsey JoneB judged the Wymore
Pawnee city debbate at Pawnee City.
Prof. George A. Stephens, Ralph W.
Garrett, '11, law "13, and Prof. E. H.
Wells of Nebraska Wesleyan Univer
sity composed the jury at the Weeping
Water-Nebraska City contest at Weep
ing Water.
Dean W. G. Hastings, Henry J. Bur
tis, '13, and C. A. Sorensen, '13, judged
the Havelock-University Place debate
at Havelock.
BASKETBALL SIGN IS TAKEN
BY MISCHIEVOUS VANDALS
Second Time Property of Athletic
Board Disappears Without Any
Apparent Means Behind It.
The large basketball sign which has
adorned the south entrance to the cam
pus at different Intervals has been
stolen. This Inestimable and Irrepar
able loss was made known today by
Manager Guy Reed. A quiet Investiga
tion has been carried on, but as yet no
definite clues .have been found! Ac
cording to Manager Reed, the sign was
posted on the gate on the Eleventh
street sldo of the school on Saturday
morning. After the game on Saturday
night he went out to take the sign
CONTRACT IS LET
1913 C0RNHU8KER 18 TO BE PRINT-
Y MINNEAPOLIS FIRM
ECAU8E OF BETTER
CONDITIONS
wL .a . i.ihh COMING SLOW
send Complains that Many Ju
r iors and Seniors Must Take
Hurry-up Work or Come
In at Once.
Tho contract for the 1913 Cornhuskor
vas let yesterday aftornoon to tho
Randall-Ford Printing Company of 8t.
Paul, Minn. Ten firms from five dif
ferent BtateB put In bids for the con
tract. Tho Randall-Ford company Is
tho firm that printed last year's Wis
consin Badger, which 1b conceded to bo
the best college annual ever printed.
Tho business manager hesitated a
long time before letting tho contract
to an out-of-town firm, hut aftor travel
ing to St. Paul especially to Investi
gate the firm, and becauso of tho extra
high quality of this firm's work in the
line of college annuals in tho past, and
becauso of their low price, it was de
cided to give them an opportunity to
do tho work.
The price Is over $1400 more than
that of last year's book, and Is an in
dication of what this year's annual will
bo. Not a price has been raised In
any department as yet, and conse
quentuy the strongest kind of rustling
and close management will be neces
Bary in order to prevent going Into
tho hole.
Many new features are provided for.
It is planned to have the book bound
in leather, although it may be decided
later to have a few bound in cloth at a
slightly reduced price. There will be
several pages' printed in four colors.
Also there will be original photographs
inserted in the book. Other features
too numerous to mention are provided
for, and it Is assured that the 1013
Cornhuskor will be the finest book ever
put out at Nebraska.
There has been considerable delay
In getting In Individual pictures of
juniors and seniors. Tho time has been
extended and all are urged to get their
photos in at once. This is really the
most important part of the annual and
the feature which makes the annual
such a valuable record and memory of
college life, and it Is especially desired
to have all Included.
down only to find that some miscreant
had confiscated said sign.
The theft has been a horrible loss to
the athletic management, for besides
being a paying advertisement, the pos
ter was an heirloom of the University,
and as such Ub disappearance will
cause deep grief among the students.
While every effort Is being made to
recover It, from reports It seems cer
tain that the athletic department will
have to loosen up and buy another
basketball poster.
