The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-06
BEGINNING OF THE END
Commencement Exercises Of Norfolk CoI-
legs AusplclousIy Begun.
A BRlSHT ENTERTAINMENT LAST MIGHT
Eleven Little Ladies' Win Smiles of
Approval and Much Appliance
..The Row Woman, and What They
Did with IIer''-A Delightful Must
Ea cal by Primary Pupilx.

'Ene NCN WOAau,s anu Mnht hney
Did with Ier''-A Delightful Nusi-
Ea cal by Primary Pupils.
| Norfolk College for Young Ladies, SO
| well and widely known. has finished
| another very successful session, and
last night marked the beginning of the
series of interesting commencement ex-
erclses scheduled for next week.
| The occasion In point was the clever
and beautiful entertainment given last
night by the primary department in the
crowded hall of the institution, and
upon a stage gracefully and lavishly
decorated with flowers of hundred
tints and frag, ances, delightfully."- setting
off the pretty fairy picture presented
by the dainty little misses, who had
been trained so faithfully and perfectly
| by interchangeable Miss McVea. who has
charge of that department.
Particularly pleasing In its precocious
rendition and bright humor was the
clever duet, 1.-THE New Woman" by
Misses Alma Kahn and Laura Morse.
| This was followed by the 'Sniggles
Family" light skt peculiarly adapt
| ed. TO the dramatis perSonae, and In
which the characters were in suitable
and striking costume, especially in the
case of the widow, who was represent
some fifteen years too old for her Bright
and airy costumes prevailed most becom-
inEy In "A Search For the Fairies"
but really, to say more would be to dis
criminate, which would be manifestly
! unfair when all We're SO excellent: so
the programme is published In full:
PART /.
Song-"Wake. Says the Sunshine"
Clara Beeson Hubbard. Primary Dept.
Reading-"Aunt Tabitha" .... Oliver
Wendell Holmes LENA MAZE knight
Song-"The Merry Fife and Drum.
Young Folks Opera. Primary Dept.
French Song-"Malbrouck S'enva'ten
Primary Department.
Readlng-"Brier Rose" $3.50. .Hjalmar
| Htorth Boyesen -. Elizabeth Rhodes
A PLAYA Search For the Fairies.
Ada Gerrish. Alma Kahn, Bessie Po-
lack and Mamie Coleman.
Fairies-Blanche Bradford, Laura Dod-
son. Esther Gerrish, Baby" Hitch,
Louise Smith, Cora Griffin, Bessie
| Roggard. May Hudgins.
Song-"The Shoemaker" .... Clara
| Beeson Hubbard $3.50. Primary Dept
PART H.
Duet .............. THE New Woman
Alma Kahn and Laura Morse
The Singles Family.-Dramatis Per
sonae.
Widow Singles ........ Helen Young
Eldest Daughter, SManthy Ann, a CO
| ouette OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Baby Hitch
Second Daughter, Jerushy. afflicted with
nay FEVER .................La Laura Morse
Third Daughter, Angelica Regina Tito
pa, an aesthete : 60, Laura Dodsor
Drima donna Mary Woodwooc
Fifth Daughter. Angina Pectoris, the
pathetic soul ........ Blanche Bradford
Sixth Daughter Electoral. Cassandra
or Poll, the elocutor. .Addie Malbor
Seventh Daughter, Mehitable, or Ora
ciana Sublima, the graceful GIRL.
......... ....... Cora Griffin
Eighth Daughter, Jemima, the giggler
......... ........... ..Nettie Weinburs
A CHARMING MUSICAL
On Thursday evening the younger
music class of the institution gave a
delightful and charming musical, the
performers all being very talented. very
industrious, OF very young. ladies, who
did so we'll that each one of them re,
ceived an enthusiastic encore from the
very large audience shat packed the
College Hall, and responses were invaria-
bly, and gracefully made. The entire
programme Is published below:
Plano Duet ION Blooming
meadows ..... .Rive-king)
! Miss Pauline Koerner and Mr.. Koerner
Observation-Disclosures Johnny's Next
Door Neighbour. ..CBret Harte)
| Miss Mabel Wing.
Piano Soio-"Flower Song" Gangs)
| Miss Susie Hitch.
Vocal Solo-"Madriga". (Chaminade)
Miss Marie Wertenbaker
Piano Solo-"Longing for Home"
| .CJungmann)
! Miss Pauline Koerner
Recitation--"AuX Italiens".
.......... CBulwer Lytton)
Miss Margaret NJ Crandall.
Vocal Duett-"Vale" CHowland)
Misses Pauline Koerner and Pauline
Peutis.
Plano Solo-'Flittergold". .(Bohm)
Miss Lydia Macomb.
Vocal Solo-"Where Love Doth
Build Its Nest. .(HawLay)
Miss Bessie Prince.
Piano Quarette-(a) '"rhe Start" Cur
litt: (b). arrival In the Country; (c),
Evening at the Inn
! Misses P. Koerner, L. Berkeley, S. Hitch
and N. Bosmann
Fecitation-"The Frecl1led Faced
Glrl ....:..... ........C q
Miss Sue Russell.
Boys Gospel Army.
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