The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-03
A FINE PRESENTATION.
High School Pupils Give "A Mid
summer Nights Dream"
Large Audience Witnessed Performance
attb Talma Thsater.

For more than three months the students
of the East Providenc High school have
had in preparation an event which was an
entire departure from the entertainments
heretofore attempted by the pupils in that
school, but tho principal Mr.. 4. W. Alex
ander has striven to enlarge the scope and
elevate the style Of entertainment. He ID
a fond reader OF the plays OF Shakespeare
and he believed he had talent among his
pupils TO portray some OF the many plays
he was so fond of reading. The result of
his thought was that the students began
to study that charming comedy, "A Mid
summer Nights Dream" Mrs. Ellen
Terry Rose was selected as director and
the characters selected The affair cul-
minated in the presentation OF the comedy
last evening at the Ialma theater before
an audience that completely filed the
house. The play was under tho direction
of Mrs Ellen Terry Rose, and Harry A.
Barker The friends of the school were
prepared To see the students acquit them
selves with credit, but they were not pre-
pared 90 see SO thoroughly enjoyable pro-
duction as was given. The entire perfor-
nance ran without "a hitch. Tho several
parts were perfectly mcmori2ed and there
was Il conspicuous absence OF that stage
fright which usually attends amateur
dramatics. The several characters We're
cxccllently portrayed and showed careful
study, and most thorough training. The
announcement given by the large audience
gave confidence 10 the young people and
Kept the play moving with great smooth.
ness. The costumes were elaborate ana
beautiful the staging was most excellent.
1t would be difficult 10 select those who
were entitled TO most praise as AL the
characters were so well taken The fol
lowing was the cast of characters:
Theseus Duke of Athens, Frederic c.
Cady, 81; Egeus father of Hernia Wal
lace T.. Jameson, ~; lysander In love
Demetrius, his rival, Robert l.. Banding
1880; Philosotrate, Master OF Revels. Clar-
enc b. Alowry, 80; Bottom, the Weaver,
Russell w. Richmond, '9S; Ounce, the
Carpenter, Robert b. Healy, 1900; Flute
the l3cllows-mcnder, George d. Cady, Wl;
Snug, the Joiner, Harrison H. Hill, '91
| Snout the Tinker, j. Glenn Macleod,
90; Starveling, the Tailor, Thomas A..
Lynn, 1900; Oberon, King Of the Fairies,
Harold Il. Chace, 80: Hypolyta, bt
trothed to Thcseus Mabel Evans, 'g1;
| Hernia, in love with Lysander. Clara Is.
| NIowry, 30; Helena, in love with Demet-
rius, Bertha B. Walker "a; Titania,
| Queen of the Fairies, Helen d. Davis,
| '97; Puck, sometimes called Robin Good
| fellow, Emily f. Richardson, 1900; First
| Fairy, Ida Carpenter, 1900; Peas-blossom,
Master Willie Baker, 1900; Cobweb. Mas
| Ter Nlllle linuOpp, lNV, Mustdru- secti,
| Master John Munroe 1900
| Fairies by Misses Carpenter. Carlson,
| Foster Kilroy, Miner, Taylor, Munroe,
Mccormick, Ross, Slocum, Wareham,
! Williams
Guardsmcn by Messrs Kent and Sun
berg.
A musical program was given between
| the acts and incidental to the play as
| follows:
Overture. ...............: ....... Piano duet
Grace A. Ripley and Emma l.. Williams.
| After act l-Songs without words. 1890;
Lizzie B. Burt 100, and Ella F. Burt Is. os"'''
After act 2-lntermezzo .fiano due'
Edith NJ. Gnff, '9s, and Ella II. Burt, 9s.
After act 3-Nocturne ..,.................Pi Piano
| Mabel Foster. 80.
\ After act 4-"Wedding March" ,.........
| ........-......t-......... Nlolln ana flanf
Edgar l.. sealandor, 'o7, and Emma l.. viii
| lams.
| INCIDENTAL TO THE PLAY.
| Act III Know n Bank lx'................D DUE
Emma L. Williams and Mabel Foster.
| Act 3-"Lullaby" .........., Solo and chorus
! Emma l.. williams and fairies.
| Act 3-'Lo Nights Swift Dragons ......
| ............. .......... .Recitative and all
| Emma l.. Williams.
Acts ,Gs and S"Up and poyn so,os and nd 8n
'Ne ''o'Ia Emily +. Richards 1, N. " a'A
| Pianist, Grace A. Ripley. 90.
The proceeds of the entertainment wa.
| for the benefit of the athletic fund, anC
must have been very satisfactory.