THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME II.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 16, 1906.
STRONG PLAY
"7-11-44" MADE A HIT LAST NIGHT.
Is a Popular Football Play---- There Were Many Dramatic Situations.
The first presentation of the senior play "7-11-44" in the opera house last night was greeted by a house full to overflowing. The play is a really strong one, has some splendid situations, and the cast is without exception good. It is not without the ludicrous side and Emile Brunner and Dan Anderson as Bob Williams and Bub Hawkins, the verdant freshmen, brought down the house in the second act. "Bob" in his borrowed dress suit, and "Bub" with his pink necktie, made a striking pair.
The best acting of the cast was the work of Paul Neff, as Ralph Page, in the role of the jealous lover. He played a splendid part and sustained it throughout the play. Margaret Philbrook, as Virginia Blair, the queen of the hill, played a difficult part well, in her efforts to attract the star half-back strongly enough to keep him in the University.
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The strongest situations are in the third act, in which Harry
Hart, as Burton, the half-back admits to betraying the signals to the Colorado team, to shield as he thinks, the girl he loves, and whom he has trusted with the signals.
The fourth act which represents the Kansas-Colorado game in progress, is very good and has no mark of amateur work. Burton's vindication and his entrance on the field in time to save the game make the act a very stirring one for a college audience.
The cast is:
Jack Burton, half back...Harry Hart
Bob Shirk, coach...W. E. Broady
Andy Gordon, pseudo student...
Lawrence Brett
Ralph Page...Paul Neff
Bub Hawkins, green...Dan Anderson
Bob Williams, also green...
Emile Brunner
Jim Leslie, George Ferris, Sig Alphs ...Glen Parker, Oscar Zimmerman.
man.
Rev. Burton, Jack's father...Frank Bedell
Sen. Hawkins, Bub's father...C. O. Pingry
Virginia Blair...Margaret Philbrook
Lulu Lathrop, out for a man...Ada Bechtel
Mary White...Charlotta Clark
Ruth Atkinson, football fiend...Inez Kilgore
The German Club will go to Buehrman's Lake on its annual camping party next Friday. The "Allemania" will be taken along.
THE JAYHAWKER IS OUT.
The Senior Annuals Were on Sale Last Night.
The senior annual The Jayhawker for 1906 was on sale at the production of the senior play last night. The books are handsomely bound in full morocco, and are selling at a dollar and twenty-five cents each. The special features worthy of mention are the pictures of faculty, students and equipments of the Kansas City branch of the Medical School. The book is fully up to the usual standard in number and character of pictures, as it is in the lighter material. The annual this year is the work of the Clay Center Dispatch.
Notice to Newspaper Students.
It seems advisable to change the date of the trip of the college newspaper classes to Kansas City from Saturday to Friday May 25. All newspaper students who wish to be of the party will give their names and the fare to Professor Hopkins not later than next Tuesday evening, May 22.
C. M. HARGER.
Miss Hazel Honell, of Kansas City, Kansas, visited Miss Nola Ayers last week for a few days.
After the senior play go to Vic's.
OUT OF LUCK
KANSAS LOST HER RABBIT'S FOOT YESTERDAY
Hoffman Struck Out Twelve Men Justice Made a Home Run.
The Jayhawkers lost the first game of the Missouri series yesterday afternoon by the score of 5 to 3. Kansas lost the game through the sheer cause of hard luck. Three times during the game Jordan and Salisbury, the Missouri twirlers were in a hole and just as regular they made a double and retired the Kansans. From the strike out point of view Hoffman pitched a great game, having made 12 Tigers lay down the stick but in the fatal sixth "Hoffey" lost his "rabbit's foot" and for a few minutes the visitors pierced holes through the atmosphere with safe hits. One error at second and a hot grounder, which captain Johnson was unable to field, helped bring in three winning runs for the Tigers.
Kansas secured her only scores in the first inning, when Johnson singled and Brookens made first on an error, followed by a home run by Claire Justice. The spectators applauded the fast fielding of Wilson and Bailey in the fifth when with a visitor on first and second, Jordan drove a long hit into the east fence, which was returned in time to catch the second base man before he crossed the home plate.
Salisbury relieved Jordan in the sixth, and did not allow the Kansans a hit the rest of the game.
The score was as follows:
R H E
Kansas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6
Missouri 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 7 3
Batteries: Kansas, Hoffman and Brookins; Missouri, Jordan and Salisbury, and Sconson and Bonford. Home runs, Justice and Fawks. Struck out: Hoffman, 12, Jordan, 3, and Salisbury, 4. Umpire, Cook from Baker.
Last Public Party.
The Sophomore class will give a shirt waist party in F. A. A. hall Saturday evening of this week open to all classes. This will be the last public party of the year. Tickets are seventy-five cents.
Do it now. Have Squires make your picture.
Base Ball Tomorrow: Kansas vs. Missouri State Normal, McCook Field.
Game will be called promptly at 3:15. Admission 25 cents.