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for the CoJ>urn Players Superb and Large Audience Greeted Noted Artists. ' WAS DRAMATIC SUCCESS "The Canterbury Pilgrims" came to Evanston Friday and ye Geof- frey Chaucer, with the men and women of his Immortal tales, walked right out from the pages of the book with all the atmosphere of ancient flme. The prrjuction of the play can rightly be classed as the finest dramatic representation In the his- tory â-  of Evanston. v The outdoor stage on the campus of the university is most charmingly and beautifully adapted for Just such exhibitions and It Is a wonder that It is hot oftener used. - The Coburn Players compose an ade- quate and excellent group of actors. Mr. Charles £>. Coburn, as- Geoffrey Chaucer, gave a picturesque and lov- able picture of'the great poet of King Richard's court, and Mrs. Coburn, as the Wife of Bath, was saucy, witty, charming, piquant and even her sbrewhess was. of an engaging qual- Henry Buckler, bw the Friar, gave a picture of the comic of the early stage that was quaint and quSssic&I. It was reaiiy like going back to 1387 to see the Miller (Mr. Frank Peters), the Shipman (Mr. Brs- klne San ford), the Cook (Mr. Harold Christie), and all those other worthies in the manner of that day. Miss Dorothy Turner^as the Prioress, was sweet and her acting had the flavor of the archaic times in which the scenes were laid. Well Known 8tory. The story is too well known to W'-- lovers of literature to bear repeating, but it has to do with that part of the tales where the wife of Bath wagers Chaucer that the Prioress will give her brooch to other than her brother, and in event she does, then the poet must marry the wife. A clever trick wins the wager for her, and Geoffrey only escapes by finding an old law that no woman may have more than five husbands. The Wife of Bath has already had this num- ber,, and the poet escapes to follow the; real bent of his heart The Cast. - The cast in full follows: Richard II, King of England....... • •.....•.....Mr. Frank Harrington g John of Gaunt, uncle of the king.. W&. '•-•-*• •..........Mr. George Williams p The Archbishop of Canterbury___ ^., :? i..............Mr. Bernard Graves Geoffrey Chaucer, poet at King |â- Â£;% Richard's court........Mi\ Coburn ilggrhe Knight (Don R derlgo d'Alge- . ...M*. George Garde The Squire (Aubrey), bis son..., "c ,.....»............Mr. George Gaul %H irhe Man-of-Law. .Mr* Roydon Erlynne Tie Franklin.......Mr. Francis Gray The Host (Harry Bailey)......... .. .\.......... .Mr. Bernard Graves 'Joannes, the Prioress* priest....... Jf;..%.*:.>JSTK»»:..-.;r.Mr. Charles Howson .jS|;.Tlm-Friar (Hoberd)....;............ '$&tt?.'.: •*•**» • • • ♦ • • • * * «Mr. Henry Buckler ^ The Summoner.. .Mr. Roydon Brlynne |. The Pardoner........Mr. J. Weinberg "" Tlie lCHer (Bob)...Mr. FVaak Peters "JPSs"; ^bJjpinan (Jack) »v•»• ••••«•'•-•... p£-x«S.> *>.».».. • «Mr.. Brskhte Senford •||;/:,:.t........ »*;.V*. • Mr. Harold Cfirnwe ^^pba7 Plou*%Bsaii-;» * Mr, flarbert Wands J5fi^tlie,B^>eH|U^ei^ V.;..,. .*<..:....... â- ' &§&'"^Si."^»-lrJ&l WHUam Wlngate ^i jfi Carpenter.', r> ^*#;*Mlv B. % Cafe a W^ss^er...Mr. Charles Bornaam . .Mir.. Ksnry Foster .Mr, J. 8. Wolfe tW Prfcwess (Mm*. JBglaiitfne).., - ♦>".* «»-*'*â- â€¢-.*>-*; WB&^t&tfttotf'y'TlBtoBT W&'W&IMW&ti e**ettt. Mistress BaUerof TaUrtltnn..,.. ^.^..v...Mi»s CKmilotto Olaaatone The .Servings Mal4>. • .-.»â-º-. • •♦» •... • ...............Mia* Carolina Baker Pilgrims, heralds, archers, lords and attendants, choir boys, priests, serving maids, jtojterbwry broech- girls and ladies of King Richard's . const. '....£ ;.*. ..;â-  f$; $m i\ ..-â-  "" The interest taken by nlrth shore society in the play is sbowh fay the, following lists: Guarantors^-Mra. A. R, *Mrs. A. Starr Best, Mr*. Ira : C6o% Mr. Charles Dawes, Mr. William Dyche, Mrs. Frank Elliot, Mrs. Al- fred Gross, Mrs. R. H. Gault, Mrs. Harold McCormick, Mr. William Ma- son, Mrs. James A. Patten, Mr. J. C. Shaffer, Mrs. H. B. Riley, Mrs. Carl Williams, the Drama dub, Mrs. M. XL Armour. Evanston â€" Mrs. Francis Horan (chairman), Mrs. Fred Arnd, Mrs. C. L. Bartlett, Mrs. C. E. Clifton, Mrs. Frederick T, Connor, Mrs. E. A. Daw- son, Mrs. Frank Elliot, Mrs. R. H. Gault, Mrs. Wm. Hall, Mra. Howard Hoyt, Mrs. Mitchell Hoyt, Mrs. Chan- cellor Jenks, Miss Alice M. Houston, Mrs. H. F. Hunter, Mrs. Frank Letts, Mrs. John W. Meaker, Jr., Mrs. Wal- ter Prlmley, Mrs. Harrison B. Riley, Mrs. George Peaks, Mrs. W. H. Red- ington, Mrs. Frederic Simpson, Mrs. John Blade,. Mrs. Eugene Shutterly, Mrs. William Turner, Mrs. H. B. Wbeelock, Mrs. Carl Williams, Miss White. Highland Parkâ€"Mrs. De Puyster Berry, Mrs. A. L. Drum, Mrs. James Prindlville. Glencoeâ€"Mrs. Bruce McLeish. , Hubbard Woodsâ€"Mrs. Edward Koh- ler, Mrs. W. B. McKenzie. Wlhnetkaâ€"Mrs. 1. K. Friedman, Miss Mitchell. Edgewaterâ€"Mrs. Thomas Balmer, Mrs. H. M. Alexander. Kenilworthâ€"Mrs. Victor Sanborn, Mrs. Merritt Starr. Wllmetteâ€"Mrs M. J. Sturm. The* Coburn players have left behind them pleasant memories and Evanston is under obligation to those who brought them here. The lovely out-door stage on the university campus was again the scene of their endeavors Saturday aft- ernoon, when "As You Like It" was presented. This intelligent company of players read the lines with beauty of emphasis and enunciation. The: background of living green added more to the charm of the presentation than any other scenery could. A Vivacious Rosalind. Mrs. Coburn was a vivacious and al- together acceptable Rosalind. Mr. Coburn as Orlando gave distinction to the noble part Mr. Frank Peters as Jacques had some immortal - lines to read and they did not suffer for his dignity of utterance gave them added beauty. The Cast. The cast in full follows: The banished dukeâ€"....... . . ...............Mr. Henry Buckler Frederick, bis usurping brother... ...............Mr. Henry Buckler Jacques, a gentleman attending on the banished duke............. .................Mr. Frank Peters Amiens, another gentleman....... ......••.....v*.««Mr. J. Weinberg First lord, attending on the' ban* lilted duke. .Mr. Freak Harrington LeBean,4* oourtier attending oa> Frederick......My, Chas. Howson Charles, wrestler to Frederick..... ...............Mr. Harold Christie Sons of Sir Rowland DeBoisâ€" Oliver.......... .Mr. George Carrie Jacques DeBols.Mr. Bernard Graves Orlando...........•.. • .Mr. Coburn Adam, servant to Oliver. .............,«. ...MPs Roydon Brlynne Touchstone, a clown.............. ..; -: ,.............. -Mr. George Gaul Corin, an old sfcspherd. •.• •. •« *. •. ..........r......mtf. Ganrgo CAtrrte SyJhrhjs, a young she ...........Mr. Brsklne Sanford WUliam, a country fen«w in lawe with Audrey. .Mr. Roydon Rosalind, daughter of the OeHa, daughter of the 'ise of tho ' ontrdoor *|a^^»«js^tv^ was â-  <*««: ^ llna. performance^ The oast in full follows: Clytemnestra, queen of Argos and Mycenae, widow of Agamemnon ":? %ti^J.-*.... .M^Doto^ny Turner Meetrt. daughter ef Agamemnon ami Clytemnestra..,..Mrs. Coburn Orestes, son of Agamemnon and * * Clytemnestra, now In banish- ment i'.. J.;...........Mr. Coburn A peasant, tosband of Electra... .................Mr. Frank Peters Ai| old-man, formerly servant to Agamemnon...Mr. Roydon Brlynne Pylades, son ef Strophlos, king of Phocis, friend to Orestes...... ..............Mr. Brsklne Sanford Messenger, a man attending on Orestes..........Mr. George Currie Another attendant............... ...............Mr. Harold Christie Castor............Mr. Henry Buckler Polydeuces.....Mr. Frank Harrington Leader of chords.................. .......Miss Eleanor Flowers Second leader of chorus.......... ..............Miss Caroline Baker An Argive woman................ ..........Miss Charlotte Gladstone Another woman ................ ......'......Miss Georgia Wihnotte It would be well to have the Coburn Players visit us again or the stay* aways will never know how much of artistic worth they missed. Do Wall the Thing at Hand. Don't waste life In doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work be- fore you, well assured that the right performance of the hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours of ages that follow.â€"Emerson. FOR CHORUSES WW New Tork, July &>-4*lrls. glruv girls! Girls with money, girls with- out GiTls with fascinating face and form, and girls without Girls from church choirs, girls from the farm, girts from the lobster palaces, girls from the tenements. Three hundred J of them lined up on the barren stage of £be Hudson theater for the chorus ?ta» day."* The manager had advertised for girls without theatrical experience to appear for a tryout for a new chorus to bo used with a comic opera stock company, which Is to produce new musical comedies at the Park theater nexV season. When 10:30 o'clock came there was a small mob outside the theater doors, and the girls swarmed on to the stage, most of them with quaking knees, all with a tartl! of apprehen- sion. In this heterogeneous crowd was the daughter of a Wall street banker, who wants to go on the stage, but who trembled for fear some one would recognize her and reveal her name. Trembling in the corners, afraid to speak or look up, stood fresh little country girls with the glow of apple blossoms in their cheeks. And which of these, think you, numbered among the forty-two chosen? Not the lobster eaters nor the burlesque queens nor the pathetic figures whose day is past, but the choir singers and the country girls. A new era has begun in the mu- sical comedy world. There is no Wt, W&M 'JilAlHi is 1 Just as th*........'^"' " bicycle thier^ dri they are..... ban* %^ Monday ^'-^MWM stolen. • "-: '"}â- Â§'%* The machines Arthur F. Miller, 10W Ashland ue. It Imd bee# left in front home for but % few minuteB b proved to b0 Jong enough thieves .to 'make awa? with it The doHco were notined, b today nothing lia> been, seen thieves. The motorcycle* whi a single cyHnde*,* fanr-horee machine, was a new one. 1 :.. I 1 ^•v'^.V KIN DIED MONI Word was received In dite city telling of the death yesterday of ] Mary Bannister WBlard at Creek, N. Y. She was^a flister-l of Frances E. Willard and a sist Dr. Henry M. Bannister of this While not a resident of Eva many local people knew her. tails of the death were lacking message received. Mrs. Willard well known to the officials at the of the W. C. T. V. JVedding Stationery Correct in size, composition and stock. Printed or engraved. All the niodern fashionable styles. - - â- & If? utte tfje ^tttcbrrli nnh ntoit, ^iUbttrrr Yon are invited to caU and inspect our samples. The prices are less than yoii would expect. ~*~- GWMAN PUBLISHiNGaSffi S^ DAVIS STREET r. -i ^^? #>MMMM04