Pi Eta Play Graduates' Night

The graduates' performance of the "Will-o'-the-Wisp," the Pi Eta Society's new comic opera was given last night at the club theatre before an enthusiastic audience. The play went off with considerable snap and with more smoothness it promises to be the most successful yet given by the club. The characters are grotesquely drawn and provoke hearty laughter in the many amusing situations that arise. D. P. Cook '05, who wrote the book, is fascinating as the gay grass widow and his excellent singing leaves little to be desired. W. W. Fisher '04, as the rollicking farmer, Caleb Sweet, is life-like on account of his peculiar nasal twang. An entirely different part, the hustling showman, is effectively carried by C. P. Whorf '05, as are also the parts of "Ikklehopper" by F. E. Shirk '06 and the city lawyer by H. R. Pratt '06.

The music, written by A. T. Davison '06, F. H. Grey '06, and H. R. Pratt '06, is of especial merit, being varied from the spirited opening choruses to the light individual songs. These songs naturally follow the development of the plot and are tuneful and catchy, especially "Lucretia," "Marjorie Dale," "The Wedding of the Widow and the Jew," and the spinning song. The fault in several of the other songs was the indistinct enunciation of the words.

The cleverest and most original part of the play was brought in the dances. The freak dance and the monkey dance were extremely eccentric and were enthusiastically encored. In sharp contrast to these was the solo dance by J. S. Chipman 1G., who was graceful and attractive. The fishing song was original and made a strong end for the play.

There will be public performances Monday in Lowell and Tuesday in the Winchester Town Hall, and a matinee Thursday at the Tremont Theatre, Boston. The Cambridge performances will be given after the recess, on the evenings of April 26 and 27, in the Pi Eta Theatre. Owing to the demand for tickets it is likely that a third performance will be given on the 29th.