Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1911 — Student Play Proved Big Success at St. Joseph’s College. [ARTICLE]

Student Play Proved Big Success at St. Joseph’s College.

A number of people went from Rensselaer last evening to witness the production by students of St. Joseph’s college given Jn the college gymnasium, and they were amply rewarded for making the trip. The auditorium of the big hall was well filled as was also the gallery and many of the students had out-of-town visitors who came over to spend St. Patrick’s day and attend the show. The play was entitled “Under, the Flag” and consisted of'a prologue and four acts. The prologue was merely preparatory and the scene of it was laid in New York and in the of a diamond merchant, who proved to be a smuggler, the story was begun. The diamond merchant, Williard Blake, and his chief clerk, George Morris, sought the hand of the same girl in marriage. As Jhe v play is prepared for all males, the young lady does not appear ujson the scene, but Blake tries to involve his clerk in trouble and when it looks as though he Is about to succeed the clerk turns tables on him and Blake becomes a fugitive. They next meet in Cuba, where Morris is managing a largl ranch for his father-in-law, and the succeeding acts show the many schemes that Blake employs to discredit Morris and at one time Morris is sentenced to be shot but just aB the command is about to be given Larry OToole, a faithful Irish friend, wraps an American flag about Morris and defies the Spanish -governor of the island to Are upon it. Blake is finally captured and although Morris spared his lffbrlh” farmlands were about to kill, him when he killed himself. There are many good parts and they were all well played. Especially did Leon Dufrane as Gerald Firman; Henry Hipskind, as George Morris, Herman Gabel as Williard Blake, Roland Carmody as Larry O'Toole, Geore Pax as Rastus and Herman Leugera as Ricardo, the Cuban governor, carry their parts ably. Father Rapp, Jirepted tho rehearsals, thinks (, same'play will be reproduced the

last of May, and it is probable that it may be produced here shortly in the Ellia Theatre. between the acta the college orchestra played several fine selections and when, before the last act, several Irish tunes were played the audience cheered loudly and Attorney Honan threw his hat in the air. During the forenoon, although the weather was not very favorable a game of baseball was played. The rivals were the German and Irish students and the former won by the very disparaging score of 12 to 0.