Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1912 — “Hermiglld” Witnessed by Large Crowd at College Auditorium. [ARTICLE]

“Hermiglld” Witnessed by Large Crowd at College Auditorium.

“Hermigild,” a five-act tragedy by Rt Rev. Mgr. John Oechtertog, was presented last Tuesday evening at the college auditorium most beautifully and adequately. The drama gave a vivid picture of Spanish state life during the fifth century and the costumes used were duplicates of the dress of that period. For three reasons the play is especially well adapted to bring out the excellencies of dramatic work pertaining to college elocution. Like "Cornus" and “Everyman” it calls for much declamation, controlled action and good stage presence. Rev. I. J. Rapp, C. PP. S., under whose direction the play was staged, is to be congratulated on the beautiful and harmonious staging, the perfect preparation of the individual parts, and most of all the discriminating selection of students to play these parts. Every actor seemed fitted to the character he portrayed. Leo Gnau, who impersonated Hermigild, had splendid stage presence, a fine voice and clear enunciation. Urban Koehl took a lighter part, as* Recard, a young brother of Hermigild, with excellent grace; Charles Beuche, Leovigild, King of Visigoths, took the difficult role to., the perfect satisfaction of the audience, excepting that his enunciation was not clear at times. Clarence Burkart, as Count Godwin, and Michael Petzold, as Count Sisbert, divided honors between them. The minor characters were all worthy of praise. The play was a tragedy to every scene and maintained a spirit of high tension throughout Altogether it was a most chaste, artistic and inspiring presentaton of an excellent piece of literature. George W. Miles, commissioner of fisheries and game, has written letters to each of the wardens of the state’s game preserves asking for Information regarding the increase and protection of Hungarian partridges, which have been placed by the state in each of approximately 270 preserves. Mr. Miles will use the data to his next report. The state has been stocking the preserves with the partridges for the last four or five years and it? is believed thaf' many parts of the state now have the birds to abundant numbers. _______ President Taft has given his ament to a proposal that a committee of civil service employes appear before the resolutions committee of the Chicago convention to press a request for a civfl service pension plank, to the republican platform. The same committee will go to the democratic convention at Baltimore. No civil service employe will be asked to bear the expense. . •• M .1 At the regular weekly meeting in their rooms Tuesday night the K. of P.’s conferred a first degree upon Harry Pass, of Jordan township. There were twenty-six members present, all of whom, after the meeting, went to Haas’ restaurant and “blew” themselves for Ice cream and cake. The lively crowd dispersed about 14 o’clock. •— 1 Business at Columbus, Ind., has picked up wonderfully to the last few days in men’s silk socks, for toe wearing of men’s silk socks become a tod with many of the society women. and fathers are missing their hose, which lii’gnnnfwi r TPYHtpfifiHttlY yiin , .. , * ' . _ _