The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-12-19

l PLEASING SUCCESSi
ANITA, THE GYPSY" OR "OUR
GIRLS In CAMP"
Annual Entertainment by the Hespe-
rfan Society of Salem Female
Academy-Realfzed $43-Was
Repeated Friday Night.

Repeated Friday Night.
The play Thursday pm. at the Acad-
emy was pleasing success. The
chapel was filled with the guests from
school and town, and the audience
were in sympathy with the performers
from the first to last. The play was a
success, because Of the wisdom shown
by the college girls in selecting only
such scenes as came fully within the
scope Of their powers, and yet we may
add'that some Of the acting was far
beyond what we could expect from
amateurs.
We are pleased to learn that the
girls added $43 to their treasury as
the result OF The first nights efforts,
which is above the average, the ad-
mission fee being so popular" as to
the sum charged.
We noticed several scenes which
were specially pleasing. When Anita.
the heroine, was cenversing with
Glover, the beautiful signorina," the
most profound silence was observed,
as with mandolin and tender voice the
love story was unwound, step by step.
and when Anita finally left the stage,
her part was rewarded with prolonged
applause. Miss Beckman and Miss
Lybrook both won many kind words
for this particular scene.
Mrs. Pippin and her two daughters
carried out the part Of the country
women, and the appearance OF the
former was always greeted with ap-
plause.
Aunt Matilta has been before the
public in other plays, and is quite a
favorite with our people for her grace
full and successful manner of inter
pretlng the part of the chaperon.
The girls making up the camping
party were Glover, Ethel, Kate, Nan,
Jennie, Mary and Helen, and all did
well.
The stage decorations were simple,
but neat and appropriate, consisting
of grove of cedars, with a tent in
the background, stumps, "mossy
banks" ETC. The several songs were
bright, crisp aud we'll sung.
A somewhat pretentious part was
the thunder storm scence, when in tne
gloom the lightning flashed and the
thunder rolled; this also called forth
tol shots were genuine, being just
outside the hall, but lent a reality
to the shoe ting of Anita by PietrO
While in striking contrast to these
scenes were the tableaux. made pecu-
liarly attractive by the brilliant blue,
red, green and white lights thrown
upon them. Taken all in all, the en-
tertainment was very pleasing, prob
ably one of the best ever given by the
societies. The training of the girls was
in Miss Scriber's hands, and that al
ways assures success in advance. The
stage decorations were in Mr.. PfhOl's
| charge, and the electric lights for the
| tabledux, lightning, etc, were under
the direction of Mr.. Will Little.
The musical accompanist was Miss A.
Van Week. The Academy Glee Club,
under Prof. Skilton's direction, rem
| dered the opening selection
OF course THE SENTINEL came in
| for its share in the play, for did not
| Mrs. Pippin find out about the rob.
| berry from THE EVENING SENTINEL:
| Certainly it must have been SO, for she
| said so.
THE SENTINEL congratulates the
| college girls Cd the general success OF
the occasion.
The following is the list of names OF
the young ladies taking part:
| PERsoNE.
Anita, Lee Beckham
| MIS-. DEACON T1pplH, Will dH
eye for business, Mamie Mercer
Lure1la Ann Pippin, Dorthy Pippin, daugh
tiers of Mrs. Pippin, with taste for yellow
covered literature, just in their teens,
Douschka Pas and Ida Miller.
Aunt Matilda, Charlotte Young
Clover Wells, Mamie Lybrook
Ethel Manning, Christina Crawford
| Kate Fortscue, Hattie Ellison
Jennie Harmon, Virginia Wadley
| Nan Fortescue Annie Cheatham
Mary HYDE. Bessie Riddick
| Helen Joy. Addie Alexander