Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-04-27
School Exhibition.
Correspondence of the Staunton VINpIcAToB
LONG MEADOWS Auril H.

correspondence OF the Staunt0n VINDICATOB
LONG MEADOWS, April II.
Our usually quiet neiehbOrhood has been
In quite flutter fur the last few days over
an entertainment given at School No. II,
iii South River District. on last Friday
night, by the scholars of Miss Mamie
Alexander's and MIR. e. F. Armentrout's
schools. l will simply give brief mention
CT the most prominent chara ,ters repre-
scented. aad the names of the actors:
The ''Salutatory" was delivered by Miss
Lucy Bell, in a manner highly creditable
The next on the programme was the ''Al.
phaoetical Sceue.' represented by TWEEN y
six little boys and girls, and was per-
f'fmtd IN manner which elected great
praise from the older folks. The Way
They Kept a Secret" was we'll sustained.
and all the characters we're fully up to the
standard. In Aunt Betsey's B aux, miss
Beulah Ramsey represented the character
OF Aunt Betsey in manner that would
have been credit to the old lady herself.
The characters of her nieces were sustain
ed by Misses Lizzie Shue, Lucy Bell and
Bessie Fulton, and those of the ''Beaux"
were we'll acted by Masters Melvin and
james McCune. The Sermon" was delIv-
cred by Master Chas Freed, and ii you had
seen him, y,u would have thought him to
oe regular d D. of Golden" times. In
the "F"miy not to PAT tern After" the
character of "Mr. Tweezer" was we'll sus-
tanned by Master Melvin McCune. In the
Visit from the Smiths" the cast was as
fJiiOWs:
Mr.. John Jenkins, 500. Master S. H. Freed.
Ehenezsr John jenkins. ..Chas A. Freed i.
Mrs. jenkins, 80. Miss Mamie Alex and er
Mrs Smi: h, ......--.. Miss Bette Parrish. =
Melinda Smith, ..."........ Miss Ella Coiner.
Melissa jane Smith. miss Bette Mowry.
Washington Smith, Master E. p. Conner
John Francis Smith. ....".J. Wade Conner.
In the TRAIN to Maure," the character
OF the old woman who was going to
'Morrer'' was sustained by Miss B-ulah
Ramsey in a manner calculated to drive
the blues from the gravest person present.
The character of THAT Awful Bad Boy
Iohnny," wau we'll ACTED by Master James
McCune, and that of the "Unconcerned
Railroad Clerk" by Mr.. Robert Shue. Miss
Berthe Conner as ''Mrs. Wilkins" in the
wilkins Family, Sustained the part with
great credit. Mr.. James L wing in ID sad
Beat in Politics" gave US real personifi-
cation OF some Of our old Ofilce-seekers.
His words were spoken in a manner CAL
culated to impress upon the minds of his
In the dialogue, From Punkin RIDGE
the cast was:
Mr.. Brown, ...... Stewart Freed
Jonathan Scruggins, ...".....C. A. Freed.
Augustus Simroy ......... Willie Mowry.
Harry Clifton,...... ..... 3, P. Coiner.
First Policeman, ..."...... Garnett Col ner.
Second Policeman, ..... Melvin McCune.
Miss Brown, ...... Miss Beulah Ramsey
Annie Brown, ....."...... Bette MDwry.
Belinda Jane Hopkins. Miss Ella Coiner.
This was the best selection of all the
pieces and all the char acters were well
played, and especially the characters of
O'HotHou ooi uE Riuof U1 100 44iUWua anu Qe-
linda Jane Hopkins. Chas. A. Freed, as
jonathan Scruggns," acted his part 80
we'll, that we took him for verdant
Yankee, who had come all the way from
PLnkin Ridge, ''deown in the State of
Maine;' in fact, all the characters were
so well performed that can't find suit
able adjective TO describe them. The rest
of the scholars that have not nam I'd who
took part in the exhibition we're: Misses
= die McCune, Estelle NJ lller. Lena Miller,
and Masters Samuel McCune, Chas. Shua,
Tom Bell, Hugh Carr, Homer Coiuer,
Herman Coiner, Frank Freed, Hubert
Conner, George Reese and John Lynn.
think that l have named all tue young
folks of both schools, who took part in the
entertainment, and have simply tried to
do justice to all and have not exaggerated
in the least, and as our article is getting
longer than we intended. we will stop and
promise not to h9ther you again soon.
ALPHA.