Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 278, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1911 — COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS.

tag K Thanksgiving eve, Novdtaber 29, at 8:00 p. m. L The well-developed theme of the is ambitious jealousy; the scene is laid in Frances and the time .ls d’«'- | after the War of the Riises had devastated fair England. Costumes and stage setting all bring out these features. Count Armand D’Angoulard, Prime Minister to Rene, King of Provence, and Count Moripont, the leader of the King's army are the principal actors, with the short but important part to Le Felgant, Jester to Rene, interwoven. ; Angoulard and Moripont, who are cousins, have always been rivals at the king’s court, and the former tar variably enjoyed the superior favor because to his more excellent talents and usefullness. Moripont strives by all 'vile tricks conceivable to dislodge the prime minister, and swing himself, for traitorous ends, into that coveted position, but efeen-ta the face he cannot bring Angoulord to accept the challenge of an outrageous duel. This last incident transpires Jn the presence of the king, and for his fool part in the episode Le Feignant is banished from the royal presence and the realm. ' ; . Moripont next invents a plea for the charge of treason against his rival,. and uses, the banished fool in the carrying out of his devilish plot Angoulord, tired of the strife of battle repairs to the monastery of Belleriviere and there he lays upbn the alter with hjs sword the written resolution that he will henceforth ta his old age serve his God only. Moripont knows of his rival’s devotion at the woodland shrine, disguises the fool as the king of France, seeks the solitude of the shrine ta the presehce of Angoulard, and later with his henchmen swears that they saw the prime minister plot treason against the King of Anjou with the enemy the King of France. But the fool saves Angoulord. In the tassel at the shrine, the fool obtains possession of Angoulord’s devout and also the records of Moripont’s treacherous dealings with the French king. At the ’ trial, after Angoulard has been condemned to banishment for life, the fool appears with these significant papers hidden in his bauble, and the innocent go free and are rewarded, and the rile traitor Moripont receives his due meed to punishment Cast to Characters. Louis XL King of France, Leo Gnau. - t * Rene of Anjou, King of Province, Thomas Harrington. . - Count Armand D’Angoulord, Prime: Minister to Rene, Clarence Burkart. Count Tartarta de Moripont, Lead-: er to Rene’s Forces, Richard Kuntz. Le Feignant, Jester tg Rene, Urban rfoehl. Stephen, Abbot to Belleriviere, Aug-: ust Halter. Count* Henry De Sour, Friend of Moripont, Edward Shields. ' Fldrimnnd de Bellefontaine, a Fop Thomas Lenehan. 1-:,. .h Vincent de Perivaux, Friehd of D’Angoulord, Michael Petzold. ' Maurice Lavergne, a French Knight, Thomas Williams. 1 > Francois, a Waiter, John Tokars. Antonne, a peasant, William Rachor. Perrinet, a Peasant, Edmund Eisenhardt. > Randolph, a Soldier, Frank Beuke. Montorr, a Tool of de Moripont, John Pincask. Captain to the Guard, Anthony Nadolny. Courtiers, Soldiers, Monks, Pages. An eveiit that caused much pleasure and interest among the faculty and students to the college was the announcement of an offer to twentyfive dollars in gold for the best essay on “The Slavic Element ta the United States,” mads by Rev. Beroczniski, ’99, of Hammond, Indiana, and now president to the St Joseph's College Alumni Association. The subject is one of interest and Importance esp*teially because of the large number to Slaves who are making the United States their home. The essay will require considerable research wdfck ta the various sources relating to the subject, and will be well worth any student’s best efforts. Father Serocznski himself Is ths author to a splendid artide on the “Poles in thb United States” ta the articles on kindred subjects ta the CathCllc Standard and Times. The essays to not less than five thousand words must be submitted before the tag the past week: Gilbert L&Malr, Paterson, New Jersey; Miss Catharine Massoth, Mrs. Joe. Hunger, Kokomo, Ind.; Mrs. Josephine Butler, Geneva, \■ 4 'll