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Kansas University Weekly.
O. T. Hester
Charles M. Sharpe
the full-back on the 'Varsity foot-ball team for the past three years, and one of the best all around
came to Kansas University in '94, after several years spent in teaching, in school work in But-
players Kansas University has ever had, will be greatly missed when duties call him away from our school and foot-ball team. Hester was elected by his class this year as the manager of the Senior play, and in that capacity has devoted much of his time within the last two months, and to his faithful work much of the success of the play must be credited.
ler University and in the work of the ministry. Mr. Sharpe was one of the successful contestants in the Kansas-Nebraska debate this year, and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. His talent as an essayist has secured for him this spring the prize for the best essay on "The Moral of Tempest," and the Barteaux Literature Prize for '97, Green's History of the English People, IV Volume Illustrated. Throughout his school course he has been actively engaged in preaching.
Well Done, '97.
The Senior play was presented to a packed house last Wednesday night. Every seat in the house was taken, standing room being at a premium. Many were unable to obtain seats and for the benefit of these the play was repeated Friday night. A majority of the audience were professors and students although there was a large attendance of Lawrence citizens. The play fully merited the large audience that greeted it. John Kendrick Bangs' "House Boat on the Styx" is in itself very interesting but as adapted to the stage and filled with hits at prominent University professors and students it becomes doubly so. The interest of the audience at no time flagged except during a portion of the third act. The skillful manner in which the different characters were impersonated showed that much care had been used in determining the cast of characters. L.N. Flint as
Prof. Codder, Harry R. Kohn as Dr. Johnson, H.W. Smith as Charon, and Pauline Lewelling as Xantippe displayed perhaps the most talent Mr. Flint's characterization of Prof. Codder deserving special mention. R.R. Price made a very acceptable Prof. Kilrox, and C.L.Fay as Baron Dychehausen was good although he could not be heard at times. The confusion and delays which usually attend an amateur theatrical performance were not a feature of last Wednesday's play and this added much to its enjoyment.
Buch's orchestra furnished music between acts and members of the Senior class passed through the audience selling the class annuals.
The play as a whole was a great success and reflects great credit on the senior class, especially those having parts in it; also Miss Brown and Manager O. T. Hester.