Word: siam
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...plot of "The White Elephant" deals with the efforts of three circus men from the United States to capture the sacred elephant of Siam. An American missionary, his wife and a frenzied "soul-mate" introduce complications into the plot. The whole idea is based on the old Siamese custom of setting aside an annual day on which women may select their own husbands...
...cast of characters will be as follows: Tom, a newspaper correspondent, G. A. McCook '16 Phaya Takh Sin, King of Siam, G. MacC. Stewart '16 Zola, his favorite wife, R. Whistler '16 Rev. Dr. Spivvins, an American missionary, L. P. Mansfield '16 Mrs. Spivvins, his wedded wife, F. H. Cabot '17 Jane Spivvins, his daughter, C. H. Hodges '17 Pansy, his "soul-mate," Three circus men,-- E. Douglas '17 Furst, G. Courtney '16 Kurst, G. B. Blaine '17 Wurst, P. B. Kurtz '16 Herald, H. G. Reynolds '17 Officer to the King, C. A. Coolidge...
Other men who will probably deliver lectures in the series are Mr. John Barrett the well known diplomatist, at one time minister to Siam and to Argentine, who will appear under the auspices of the Diplomatic Society; and Mr. Irving Fisher, widely known as a political economist, who will lecture under the auspices of the Economics Society...
...April 30 will occur the great Country Fair in the baseball cage, the arrangements for which have been railroaded through the censorship of the authorities with only a few minor changes. Among the features fit for publication will be the renowned African dodger and the Sacred Pig of Siam, greased to the eyes...
...Cosmopolitan Club will hold its sixth annual dinner in the Trophy Room of the Union tonight at 8 o'clock. The principal speakers for the evening are President Eliot, Major Henry Lee Higginson '55, and Ron. J. L. Westerngard h. '03. Adviser to the King of Siam Mr. Westerngard will speak on some as peets of modern Siam. In addition to the speeches, the dinner committee have made arrangements for a short musical program...