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lovableness, her impassioned moodiness and her rebellious peevishness with great effect. Miss Edith Thacher made a captivating Lucy. The feature of her work was refined coquettishness. Although in the part of a maid, she refrained from indulging in the undignified tricks of a modern soubrette. Mr. Harold Smith in the part of Bob Acres followed Mr. Goodwin with surprising faithfulnesss. He took the part well and his loose-jointed, semi-awkward action was not the least laughable feature of the Kansas university production. In facial expression he thoroughly fulfilled the requirement of his part. His voice was well modulated, being thick and almost husky in his speeches of pseudo-bravery and braggadocio, and somewhat nasal in his whimsical and petulent expressions. Mr. Clarence Spellman made a genial Sir Lucius O'Trigger. His genteel Irish brogue in his scene with Lucy was extremely agreeable; polite elegance characterized his action in the challenge scene; while with Acres in the duel scene he was delightfully pompous and fiery. The Sir Anthony Absolute of the production was Mr. Will Anderson, who used his powerful voice to the best of advantage, expressing irateness and ecstacy with equal effectiveness. The character of the impetuous lover and polite son was well sustained by Mr. John McCleary. Inasmuch as his lines were numerous and lengthy, his was a particularly hard part to make invariably interesting, but Mr. McCleary avoided the slightest tinge of monotony. His bearing was military and graceful withal, and his general appearance striking. Mr. Walter Sanford and Mr. Howard Leonard did excellent pieces of character work in the respective roles of David and Faulkland.
The costuming of the piece throughout was simply elegant and the stage setting was varied and adequate.
The souvenir programs for the play gotten out by the Hudson, Kimberly Co., of Kansas City, were very artistic in design and added much to the success of the occasion.
The Rivals will be played in Topeka to-night and a good attendance is promised by the fact
that many box parties have been formed. The company will probably give the performance in Emporia next Saturday and the following week in Ottawa. The net profit from the entertainment is to be applied on the eleven hundred dollar indebtedness of the Athletic Association, and the present prospects are bright for the cancelling of the debt.
Mass Meeting.
The past week seems to have contained a mass of mass meetings. The meetings were held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 12 o'clock in the chapel.
Tuesday's meeting was called to order by Robt. Wells who in a few well chosen words stated the object of the meeting. He said that it was desirable that the students should place themselves on record as being opposed to the proposed reduction in the appropriation. He also thought it advisable to get up a set of resolutions indicative of our feeling in the matter. Mr. Wells then nominated Mr. Bates for chairman of the meeting, but, Mr. Bates declining the honor was thrust upon Mr. Wells. Mr. Wells asked the pleasure of the meeting, Mr. Parks read a set of resolutions which he had prepared in which he had tried to express the sentiments of the school on the present attitude of the legislature to the University but the resolutions were not adopted. Then followed a spirited discussion led by Mr. Huffman and Mr. Gowdy upon the wisdom in rejecting these resolutions. Upon motion a committee, consisting of Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Sherman, was appointed to draw a set of resolutions which would better express the sentiments of the student body and the meeting adjourned to meet Wednesday.
The meeting on Wednesday was called to order by Mr. Wells, and Mr. Jackson elected chairman and Glen Sherman secretary. The report of the committee on resolutions was then read by A. L. Goudy, the chairman. A motion was made and seconded that the resolutions be adopted and the question was then thrown open to debate. Hillman spoke against the resolu-