Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-20

The senior olasa Of the High 8eheol, the
Glass OF 'sf gave very entertaining exef'
else yesterday, the occasion being the clos
Ing Of the school prior 10 The annual holiday
vacation Il has bacane the custom i0f The
aeniorelass TO give All sunual entertainment
to the High school al this season Of the
year THIS time the programme was varied
very muoh from the ordinary mode adopted
aud WA made 20 assume the character OF o
shakeapesrin reading sud play which
waa The distinguishing featufe, in appropri.
ate costume. The fourth net u the Msf'
chant Of Venice wss rendered. Previous to
thia, however. eaasya were road b mum.
Der OF scholars, intended % give the arep
nonl sud narrative oi the whole play and
% depict Incidents Ia the life Of the great
dfamasisi. Shakespeare, aud Of Queen Eliza
beth. with sketches Of those who hgnte
prominently N the principal scenes This
was for the purpose pf explaining the his
tory II the lines, with general idea u
shakespeare o. ilerary man his Yofk sud
the age ia which he lived and tie distant
period witch he So powerfully portrayed by
his pen Tho essays were 90 iallaYa
Age u Elizabeth Miss Alice Miller Essay
on Shakespeare, Miss Marion Otis. SOURCES
II ehakcepeare's Plois Mas Lulu Frck
Ahafesnesre's Cesar. Miss NAY flhboits.
ututus the Patriot. Miss ina Baxter, Cassius
the roliticiau, Miss ELLA StuiienherR WM
the conspiracy aEHiHst CpesHr lustihanlgi
Aiirtnafive aud negative, Affirmative, Miss
Caroline Hllicr. negative, Miss Mamie lih.
belts Draper read BY Miss ELLEN keayisl
quarrel a. umtus aud CAssina=-ilgogue
Bfutua, Miss Mary ogden Caasias Miss Ada
Baxter portle and Rassauie. Miss Hattie
Beckett lfRnefread hg Miss Minnie tiamiltpnl
Was faftiR dlspieasga when BassRnto gave
up The riuqi Discussion Affirmative Miss
lillis Newell negative Miss minnie Moody.
''Ballad Of Terminus, Que Of the sources pi
The play, Hpieudidly reoited By Miss Nannie
ribietts Tho scene WAS at Venice, ia a
court % justice The following was the cast
Of characters
Duke Of Venice Leslie Hewitt
Antonio, the Merchant % Venice
Bassanio, his friend Edward Raiitoh
saloria Friends Of AM T. Berry Boai
sssTae iSaio ara rS ess5ie{ e ISa's
CLERK OF the Dukes Court Jesse Burke
JeiioF, IN charge Of Antonio, Clinton bradley
shvioek. jew T. n. CLARK
Portia. rich hciress, disguised az q law.
yer Miss Annie liaacltine
Nerissa, her mNid, disguised As q clerk,
ts Miss May Mcclellan
Everything went on IN an excellent man
ner, each actor doing hisuionlc justice 10
The play,
The plan and srraugement Of the entire
nrngraWma OF the play was by Mr., r. II
CLARK, principal " The High School, and was
very creditehie work That gentleman
took The din,cull part OF shyloek and sus-
tained Il we'll.
lutsrspsrsed ID proper intervals were songs
hy tho school, a due sulG by Tommy Rowan
aud chorus by Messrs Rowan, Harper ana
Edw ard Bradley and an excellent piano
solo s. Miss Minnie Hamilton. The large
nsaemhtv hall Of the Normal school build
ne was well illed by ihe friends Of the
school and al enjoyed the exercises 40 the
Gloss ihe participants were congratulated on
their complete success aud elective acting
Nj Arthur Harper presided as fresidunt
with Miss Florence Farrell rs Secretary. The
performance throughout did credit to teach
ars aud pupils