The Illio . H= 175 riata Hlal J a- :: -* tf/fi^ots st- .. ~f UN1VI5KSITY ACT1VITI E S. ?BOPFJTMA^ W %\}e JIUttwts Htttmt dramatic (Elub The Illinois Union Dramatic Club has presented comic operas manned bythe students for several years. In 1911 The Maid of the Moon was Dad of the Undergrad was staged in 1912, and The Prodigal Prince in *9r3- The production of a play in 1914 was tabooed by the University authoritiesbecause of the scarlet fever epidemic. Nothing short of an earthquake could havestopped the production of a play in 1915, and as a result The Maid and theMyth was staged
The Illio . H= 175 riata Hlal J a- :: -* tf/fi^ots st- .. ~f UN1VI5KSITY ACT1VITI E S. ?BOPFJTMA^ W %\}e JIUttwts Htttmt dramatic (Elub The Illinois Union Dramatic Club has presented comic operas manned bythe students for several years. In 1911 The Maid of the Moon was Dad of the Undergrad was staged in 1912, and The Prodigal Prince in *9r3- The production of a play in 1914 was tabooed by the University authoritiesbecause of the scarlet fever epidemic. Nothing short of an earthquake could havestopped the production of a play in 1915, and as a result The Maid and theMyth was staged. The book was written by W. L. Van Sant; the lyrics byR. F. Field and the music by Hale Byers. The Maid and the Myth eclipsedany of the previous successes, and prospects for future production are verybright. The keen competition among student playwrights sets a higher standard eachyear, and there is always an abundance of the particular kind of dramatic talentneeded to stage the operas. These two factors make a satisfactory combinationin meeting the student demand for operas tha
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