Word: plays
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...dress rehearsal of the D. U. play, "The Shoemaker's Holliday," was held last evening in the theatre of the Pi Eta Society. Unfortunately, two of the cast, A. H. Howard '98 and J. Halliday '99 have been summoned to join their regiments, and A. R. Campbell '99 and P. B. Merrick '99 who have been obliged to take their parts places have had but tow days to learn their parts in. As these are important characters, the whole action has been to a large extent impaired. It is expected, however, that after another rehearsal today, the play will...
...summary of the play has been written by Dekker the author of the play. It is as follows: "Sir Hugh Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, had a young gentleman of his own name, his near kinsman, that loved the Lord Mayor's daughter; to prevent and cross which love, the Earl caused his kinsman to be sent as colonel of a company into France; he resigned his place to another gentleman, his friend, and came disguised like a Dutch shoemaker to the house of Simon Eyre in Tower street, who served the mayor and his household with shoes; the merriment which...
Section II will play today as follows...
...Farmers draw a bye and do not play until Friday...
...been greatly weakened by the loss of R. Haughton '99 and P. Dove '98, who are in the naval brigade and Battery A, respectively. O. Byrd 1900, who was expected to come out after the Easter recess, is now rowing on the 2nd 'Varsity crew, so will probably not play. The men at present on the eleven are T. M. Hastings '98, R. H. Carleton '98, A. Drinkwater 1900, H. F. Ward 1G., J. DeK. Towner '98, J. T. Harrington '99. H. Gray 1L., G. H. Wilder 1900, and P. M. Lansdale...