The Ladies' Battle

Friday evening last, at the Grand opera house, was presente i for the first time in this city, Légouvé's three ;act comedy, entitled the " Ladies' Battle," by the Univer8ity dramatic club. lts preparation by the club has been in rehearsal some four months. Those taking part in its presentation were well up in their special assignments. No awkward pauses kept the audience waiting as is so o. ten the case with amateur clubs. Miss Winchell, as the Countess, showed some trepidation on facing the audience in the beginning of the first act, as did also the other membere, but it was only temporary, soou wearingoff and gaining confidence, she was perfectly self-possessed throughout the remainder of the evening. But timidness at first is no discredit, it is human, especially with those who do not continually appear before the foot lights, less noticeable with this club than many traveling amateur companies and but to a very keen observer hardly noticeable here. At the dropping of the curtain, closing the first act in which Miss Winchell and Mr. Mehlhop were the principal characters, the applause was so hearty and prolonged that the two were summoned before the curtain and bowed their acknowledgements of the audience's appreciatiou. At the end of the second act the encoré was repeated when the five principal characters appeared. The interest increased until the curtain dropped upon the terminating act in a round of applause. The acting by each individual member was excellent. The club not only did themselves credit but maintained the high standard of all work emanating from the University. During the performance the Chequamegon orchestra rendered some excellent music which was well receivt d. The company was not greeted with as large an audience as they deserved. We believe we are safe in saying that aside from the college studente, including both sexes, there were not to exceed one hundred other people, or, properly speaking, citizens of Ann Arbor. Just wby this is so, not only of this entertainment, but others preceding it, we are at a loss to account, unless it is that our city has this winter been surfeited with entertainment, or that there are so many given by and through the name of the University that citizens beeome disinterested, consider them all mediocre, have not the time to attend, the times are too close, etc. However, we hope the club will not weary in well-doing and that they will furnisb another entertainment 'ere long.