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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1921)
public School Students Present Classic Comedy Commerce High Graduates To Give Two Performances of "Midsummer Night's Dream." IV E BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. JUNE 16, 1921, The June graduating class of the High School of Commerce will pre sent "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a five-act Shakesparean comedy, at the Central High school auditorium tonight and Friday night. The cur tain will be called at 8:15. Miss Mary I. Wallace, dramatic coach, has been drilling the cast of 4(i graduates for the past three nic-Ml.3. It is seldom that a group of high school graduates contains enough talent for the presentation of a difficult Shakespearean master piece, but Miss Wallace has succeed ed admirably, it is said. Oberon, king of the fairies, -played by Lawrence Taylor; Titan ia, char acterized by Gertrude Cruin, and uorothy St. Clair as .Puck will take the leading parts in the role of the , elves who steal upon Hermia (tdith KcnvosO while she is asleep in the woodland. The leading characters in the main plot are rrank McCall as Theseus, the duke of Athens; Egeus, father of Hermia, played by, Richard Robin son: and Lysandcr and Demetrius, the lovers, played by Joseph Hrushka and Jerry Kutak. Sam Stern as Philostrate; Harry B. Cohen as Quince; Alfred Hook m the role of Snug; and Edmund War ner as Bottom will t the chief at tractions in the minor comedy parts. A Dance of Spring, a Betrothal Dane, and a Dance of Night by dif ferent groups of the girl graduates will intersperse the program. Music will be furnished by the High School of Commerce orchestra. About $500 worth of tickets have been sold for the opening night, ac , cording to Harry B. Cohen, business manager. The entire cast follows: Theseus, Duke of Alliens. .Frank McCafl Kniin. Father of Hermla.Richnrd Robinson Lysander Joseph Hrushka Demetrius Jerry KutaR Phllnlmt Samuel Stern Quince Harry B. Cohen Snug .Alfred hook Buttom Edmund Warner Flute Emanuel Green Snout Philip Larson Starveling: Emfred Swanson Hlppolyta Rozella Herts Hermia Edith Kenyon Helena Adeline Shalberg Oberon Lawrence Taylor Tftania Gertrude Krum Puck Dorothy St. Clair A Fairy ...Vivian Hardy Peaseblossom Leona Glvens Moth Ruth Hook Mustardseed Mary Anderson Cobweb Ruth Farr Attendants of Theseus: William Radu slner, Samuel Stern. Attendants of Titania: Emily Radman, Helen Riekes, Klasiah Lemon, Attendants of Oberon: Willa Dee Rob inson, Anna Schulti, Madeline Kemp, Hor tense Roaenstock. Dance of Spring: Evelyn Brantner, Alice Evers, Bertha Englehardt. Betrothal Dance: Frances Festner, Helen Hankinson. Lllliam Llndskog, Helen Mattes, Anna Straub. Vorice Free man, Myrtle Anderson, Alice Murphy. Musicians: Alta Epstein, Ivah Clement, Edith Eckborg. j Dance of Night: Anne Gerellck. Producing staff: Stage and dance director. Miss wary Irene Wallace. ; ' Musical director, ' Mr,- Paul .Young. Stage manageY, Mr. H.. S. Clausen. Richard Smith. . v. Property master,' Alme ' Carrlgan. Wardrobe master, Robert Rosengren. Wardrobe mistress, Jessie Sauers, Lu cille Petrie. : House staff: ' Business manager. Harry B. Cohen. House manager, Walter Munson. Fresa representative, Edith - Eckborg. Special Ak-Sar-Ben Den Show for Visitors Carded A special Ak-Sar-Ben .how will be given at the Den tonight for the entertainment of visitors to four conventions in Omaha, .' Bankers, bakers, insurance men and laundry owners will be honored guests at the show. Crude Oil Drops to $1, Crude oil dropped another 25 cents a barrel to $1 yesterday, officials of the L. V. Nicholas Oil Company an nounced. v This forecasts a drop in the price of gasoline of 1 or 2 cents a gallon, they say. Crude oil is now down nearly to its pre-war price. . Harvest Hands This Year Will End Jobs Scarce and Pay Less Lincoln, June 15. -(Special.) Harvest in Nebraska will start in earnest the last of this week or the first of next week, according to in formation received by Lincoln grain men. Wet weather may cause it to be a little later. And this year there will be more men than jobs and less wages than in recent years, according to state ments by employment agents in Lin coln. A Nebraska harvest hand this summer will receive from $2.50 to $3 a day, while a year ago he was getting from $6 to $8 a day and two years ago from $10 to $14 a day. From the estimate made today by Lincoln grain men the average yield of Nebraska wheat will be 15 bushels an acre. The rains of the last two weeks are held to be responsible for bringing the wheat up to a better standard than was expected. Hayward Abandons Garbage Contract Notifies Council He Will' Sub mit to Forfeiture of $10,000 Bond. Harry V. Hayward, who has been carrying out the provisions of a garbage contract entered into be tween the city and Henry Pollock nearly two years ago, advised the mayor and city commissioners yes terday afternoon that he is unable to carry the contract any longer and will submit to the forfeiture of a bond he gave in the sum of $10,000 in behalf of Pollock. The garbage situation was dis cussed by the city officials at an executive session, at which Mr. Hay ward stated that he will state his po sition formally in writing to the citv council. When Mr. Pollock unceremonious ly abandoned his garbage contract nearly a year ago, Mr. Hayward filled the breach to save the bond. Mr. Hayward now asserts that he has been losing money and is un able to break even on the $45,000 a year which is paid by the city un der the terms of the contract. Mr. Havward said he will quit July 1. The city council is face to face with the alternative of letting an other contract or going into the gar bage business. One plan suggested isi that the city haul the garbage and dispose of it to hog feeders at an agreed price per ton. Request Board to Retain Farnam School Principal A group of patrons of the Farnam school, led by Mrs. W. A. Baldwin, 2814 Jackson street, are circulating petitions, asking the Board of Edu cation to susnend the. rules in the rase of the pronosed retirement of Mrs. Agnes M Harrison, principal. Under the rules of the .school hoard. Mrs. Harrison must be re tired at tbe close of school this week. She has taught in the Omaha schools 40 years and served 26 years at the Farnam school. Two Policemen Suspended Following Store Robbery Patrolmen Ed Cutschow and Art Bowers were suspended yesterday by Chief of Police Dempsey, because thev failed to try the doors of the Aldous-Hunt company. Twenty-, fourth and Farnam streets, and failed to discover the'theft of $12,000 worth of Oriental rugs. The intruders sawed their way through a rear door, broke heavy iron bars and hauled their loot away in an automobile. Fifty rugs of choice patterns were taken. ' Too Far for Mayor. Mayor Dahlman yesterday received an invitation to the cowboys re union in Las Vergas, N. M., July 4, 5 and 6. He notified Phil H. Lenoir he will not be able "to attend, but asked that a place be saved for him next year. Nearly 200 Delegates Attending Convention OfP.E.O.StateChapter Lexington, Neb., June 15. (Spe cial.) The 32d annual convention of the Nebraska state chapter, P. E. O., convened in regular session at the First Methodist church in Lexing ton on Tuesday. There are 150 del egates enrolled and more expectej The following officers of the sta' .chapter are present: Mrs. Clara F. Waterhouse, Fremont, presiden' : Mrs. Elizabeth C. Robertson, Beat rice, first vice president; Mrs. Ona T. Baird, Plattsmouth, second vice president; Miss Lulu 'S. Walford, Lincoln, organizer; Mrs. Nelle H. 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