Word: wife
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...plot of "Der Herr Senator" hinges on the unfortunate relations between a young husband and his wife's parents. The father in-law, Senator Anderson, is fully conscious of his dignity as a senator, and sincerely believes that his daughter Agathe owes her first duty to him, and not to her husband. The young couple also has the misfortune to occupy an apartment directly above that of the senator; and accordingly Agathe, who has been brought up to think as her father does, spends most of her time with her parents. Whenever the young husband, Mittelbach, offers...
...despair he receives a call from an old college friend, Dr. Gehring, who wishes an interview with the senator in behalf of a Miss Petzoldt with whom the senator's son Oscar is in love, much against the will of his parents. Gehring opens the eyes of the young wife, Agathe, to her real duty toward her husband. Agathe's sister, Stephanie, has been in love with Gehring for a long time. After an amusing scene of embarrassing complications, Gehring discovers that he in turn loves Stephanie; but trouble is feared from the senator, who is as much opposed...
...next short play to be given by the Deu scher Verein is "Mein Papa," by Heinnch Teweles. The cast is as follows: Bernhard Gauss, H. H. Fox '03 Marie, his wife, R. C. Kibbey '04 Adolf Hill, Donald Gregg '03 Franziska Hill, P. V. A. Koechl '02 Sophie, servant, P. Hooper...
...brother. "In the Thirsty Land" by Rowland Thomas takes its color from the South African war, but it is by no means a common place treatment. Simple pathos is interwoven with a powerful description of the mazes of a wounded man's wandering thoughts. A play, "Mr. Brent's Wife" by James Regnart, shows the rapid development and demolition of an improbable crisis which is characteristic of a light farce. H. L. Warner '03 contributes a well written critical essay on "Mr. J. M. Barrie and his Books...
...Bjarne, P. L. Fish '01. Sigurd, F. M. Sawtell '02. Olaf, keeper of the "Outside" Inn, J. M. Ross '01. Sweyn, a waiter, J. C. Miller '01. Magnus Jarl, the Norse Earl, M. J. Tobey '01. Sylvia, his daughter, J. S. Chipman '01. Minna, H. F. Hurlbut '01. Brenda, wife of Tyrker, W. H. Taylor '01. Helga, R. F. Jackson '03. Ingrid, A. W. Denison '03. Walting-maids to Sylvia. Vikings, fishermen, peasants...