Concerning the D. U. Performance.

(We invite all men in the University to submit communications on subjects of timely interest, but assume no responsibility for sentiments expressed under this head.)

To the Editors of the CRIMSON:--

May I have the use of your columns to urge upon the attention of that part of the University public who did not see the D. U. production last week, the importance of the opportunity offered by its repetition on Friday?

You have already in your columns emphasized the rarity of performances of the second part of "Henry IV," and your criticism published on the morning of the 14th was friendly enough. But I hardly think that it is generally realized how remarkable a success the D. U. Society has achieved. It is not merely that it is "wonderfully good for undergraduates"; it is, without any allowances, an illuminating and delightful entertainment. One seldom hears Shakespere's lines read more effectively and more beautifully than by Mr. Wilmot and Mr. Hume, and Mr. Wetherell's Falstaff is something to remember. Further, Mr. Weston's designs for the stage are not merely adequate; they are things of real beauty.

I do not wish to argue for a large audience for these last performances on the ground that such serious artistic work deserves recognition. Rather I wish to point out to those who have not seen it that they are cheating themselves if they miss this chance. W. A. NEILSON '96.