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NINETEEN HUNDRED RECORD BOARD.
WwW. P. Thorpe. K. Winter. C. B. Spears. H. A. Webster.
G. M. Shepherd.
E. B. Hill (Chm.)
Photo. by Pach.
H.S. Brown.
THE MYSTERY PLAY.
The central event of the evening,
however, was the medizval mystery
play. It is distinguished as The Second
Shepherd’s Play of the Townley cycle.
It was performed partly upon a huge
pageant wagon, drawn by hand, and
partly upon the ground in front. For
the reception of this two-storied cart,
the stage of the theater represented a
London square with-.a throng of holiday
rustics, in a perfect hubbub of excite-
ment, assembling to witness the event.
It is before this throng that the play
proper is given; and they constituted
one of the most interesting features
of the evening. They transported
the nineteenth century audience into
the fourteenth century atmosphere,
at once; and, by their demonstrations,
helped interpret the play in those pas-
sages where the archaic English of the
text was calculated to be obscure.
Nothing could be more taking than the
manner in which one member of the
audience, completely absorbed in the play,
attempts to help the actors out of their
simulated perplexity, and is promptly
hushed up by his fellows. Nothing
could be more natural than the busi-
ness-like manner in which the medieval
men-at-arms shove back the eager
crowd; nor anything more piquantly
suggestive of the times than the manner
in which the actors abruptly interrupt
themselves to kneel before a lord and
lady, who at that moment are graciously
joining the audience. No accessory
which could lend color was omitted, a
live donkey and a live sheep sharing
equally with the lord and lady the
honors of the evening.
But the most delicate task which con-
fronted the players came at the end,
when the comical element stops short
and, without pause or warning, an angel
directs the shepherds to the manger,
there to offer to the Christ-child their
crude gifts—not gold, frankincense and
myrrh, but a bird, a ball and a bob of
cherries. Their lines at this point were
simple and winsome, but in their false-
ness to tradition and in the abruptness
of the change lay the greatest danger
of alienating the sympathies of the nine-
teenth century audience. The emergency
was met by introducing solemnizing
elements, some of which did not belong
to the play proper. The play is made
to be so timed that evening approaches
as this closing tableau’ begins. A star
comes ott, which the shepherds adopt
into their action as the star of Bethle-
hem. At the same time, the angel
voices, called for by the text and in the
present instance represented by the boy
choir of Christ Church, very beautifully
and softly accompany the action till the
curtain drops. Meanwhile the four-
teenth century audience are upon their
knees.
WORK OF INDIVIDUALS.
In distributing credit, there is little
room for preference. Mr. Frank Lea
Short of Frohman’s showed himself a
master of his art and obviated the need
be hard to over-praise.
ence on
of preference. He whipped into pre-
sentable shape the greenest of his green
subjects, and completely subordinated
the individual to the group. Of the
three rogues in The Pardoner’s Tale,
Mr. Klosterman excelled in grace of
pose and utterance; Mr. Moore con-
tributed the more fiery element, and Mr.
Griffiths was especially effective in the
quiet but convincing manner in which
he simulated dying. Mr. Corning, as
the host, had a corpulent waddle and
a guttural tone which were delightful.
Messrs. Freeman, Griffiths and Tulin
were all first rate in their quaint shep-
herd-roles. Mr. Goddard acquitted him-
self well in the very delicate task of
pronouncing the lines attributed to the
Madonna. Mr. Nead took the parts of
the crone and of the house-wife with an
abandon altogether exceptional for men
in female parts, and Mr. Howe it would
His roles of
sage and sheep-stealer were more diff-
cult and less aided by the situation
than the others, and his whole manner
of acting them, at once strong and
simple, testifies to his previous experi-
the professional stage and
promises well for his future.
That Yale should thus at one stroke
have established her reputation in a new
and dignified field of action, comes
doubtless as a surprise, even to many of
the alumni. It has been very quietly
that this departure has replaced the
egregious vaudeville of a few years back.
When Mr. Wescott, not many weeks
ago, proposed that a dramatic club be
formed, he won the immediate codpera-
tion of several earnest men; and together
they opened the lists to all departments,
ranks and creeds, and then left the
control to those whom the club might
select as officers.
Since that hour progress has been
rapid and based on the qualities of
nerve, diligence and stubbornness. It
was nerve which dared assume large
contracts, with absolutely no financial
backing. It was diligence which elab-
orated plans and conducted one of the
most exacting systems of rehearsal ever
known. It was. stubbornness which
eradually overcame the indifference of
the undergraduates, and in one of those
emergencies which will arise, drummed
up new actors at the eleventh hour.
Without asking quarter, the club has
tried to justifv itself, and has succeeded
to the lasting honor of its promoters, of
its actors and of Yale. F. H.
The casts were as follows:
THE SECOND SHEPHERD'S PLAY.
First Shepherd, J. R. Freeman, 1903.
Second Shepherd, A. Tulin. 1903.
Third Shenherd, A. L. Griffiths, ro9or.
Mac, W. D. Howe. toot.
Gil, his wife. B. F. Nead, L.S.
Country People, Rustics, etc.
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THE PARDONER’S TALE OF CHAUCER.
Sage, W. D. Howe, 1901. ae a
The Rogues—John, Robyn, Joseph:
A. L. Griffiths, 1901; M. Moore, 1902;
- J. H. Klosterman, 1900.
Host, E. Corning, 1903. ) :
Apothecary, R. H. I. Goddard, Ira
1903.
op ee W. H. Dickinson, 1902 8.
Crone, B. F. Nead, L.S.
First Citizen, A. R. Palmer, 1901.
Second Citizen, C. T. Terry, 1901.
Third Citizen, S. B. Resor, 19o!.
Citizens, Townspeople, etc.
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The following are the officers of the
Yale Dramatic Association:
President, Thomas Benedict Clarke,
Jr., 1900; Vice-President, H. W. Fisher,
L.S:-..; Secretary,. .M.. Moore, 1902;
Treasurer, John Penn Brock, 1900. The
Executive Committee consists of the
above, and H. D. Wescott.
Mr. Shiras Campbell, 1900, designed
the program, and one of the most pleas-
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS.
Westminster Notes.
Westminster has played seven games
of baseball thus far, winning four.
The schedule has been the hardest
known in the history of the School.
May 21, Westminster defeated Adelphi
Academy, 12-2. The second game with
Poly. Prep. resulted in a victory by 13-9,
after a loosely played game. A third
victory was won from Yonkers High
School, April 27, score 27-8. May 3,
Holbrook’s Military Academy defeated
Westminster by a score of 9 to 5, in a
well played game. May 9, Westminster
vs. St. Paul’s resulted in a victory for the
latter, score 19-2. May 12, Worral Hall
School defeated Westminster 9 to 5.
The alumni game, May 19, was given
up on account of rain. May 22, West-
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Miles.
The annual gathering of the alumni
of Westminster School was held at
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Saturday, May 109.
The occasion was one of special inter-
est, as next Fall the School will move
to its new and permanent home at
Simsbury, Conn. It was necessary to
omit the customary baseball game be-
tween the School team and the alumni
on account of the heavy rain, but there
was a large attendence at the . grad-
uates’ dinner, including a number of
Yale men.
The following responded to Mr. Cush-
ing’s call for speeches after supper.
Messrs. Hopkins, A. Young, W. D.
Hatch. A. Kellog, P. Kumler, Newport
and Chidester. Mr. Buffum made the
last speech and was roundly applauded.
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