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Most of the other members of the cast have had some experience in University theatricals. J. D. Lodge '25, president of the Cercle Francais and star of many of its performances, has the leading role in "Who's Who". The name of his part is often changed by the plot, when the setting jumps back three or four centuries in time...
...complexities of the plot and the difficulty of producing harmony between the setting of Janet, the Broadway actress, and that of Don John, the dissolute old Spaniard, promise to be so exacting that there is little danger, according to Coach Silvers, of over training the actors...
...overthrow the German Republic on Nov. 8. Admitted. And what do they say when asked to show cause why they should not be decapitated, hung or otherwise extinguished for high treason? They say, in effect: "We were not the only ones. The highest Bavarian officials were in the plot, but got out when they thought it would fail. One of them was Dr. von Kahr, former Bavarian Dictator; another was the Commander of the reserve corps (Reichswehr), General Von Lossow. Another was Colonel von Seissermann, Munich police-chief. So there...
These three were called last week to testify against Hitler and Ludendorff. From their own testimony it appeared certain that they were in the original plot to restore the monarchy. But the conspirators disagreed. Hitler and Ludendorff wanted to march to Berlin to restore the Hohenzollerns. The others wanted to stay in Munich and restore the Wittelsbach House (Prince Rupprecht) to royal power. When Ludendorff finally refused to support the Wittelsbach idea, Dictator von Kahr and his friends deserted the conspiracy...
...Dictator, the General, and the Chief of Police did not, however, say all this in so many words. The Dictator said he joined the Hitler plot merely so that he could overthrow it. The General (Von Lossow) said that all they had in mind was the creation of a Directorate, of which Admiral Von Tirpitz was to be a member. Both of them referred to Prince Rupprecht as "His Majesty." The Chief of Police was forced to admit that all three of them were "hand in glove" with Hitler last November. Finally General Von Lossow left the court, refused...