The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-17
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES
The Closing Exercises Of St. Mary's Acade.
my Held Last Night.
LITTLE LADIES GRACEFUL IN EVIDENCE
MaSnihcenaIy Framed by Rfiss Mar.
Earee CrandalI-One OF the Best
Exhibitions An tho History OF
tho Institution-The Cbnutauqun
by the Sea-.

AS alo1A VI NJ N4dEy 3 tACSiuc1ly was
nlled last evening with an Interested and
pleased audience gathered to witness the
| closing exercises Of that institution It
| was, possibly, the most creditable, to
pupils and teachers, within the history
OF that noted school.
| The ply culture and Evolutionary
| features, which constituted nearly all
| OF the programme, were under the direc-
| ton Of Miss Margaret Crandall, the
talented young lady who recently grad
| uated with such high honors from Nor
| folk College.
| IN which, to train the $50 little girls who
participated In the entertainment, and it
| would have been q great compliment to
her had She succeeded only fairly we'll
But she did 50 much more that mere
words OF praise seem idle. The perform
ance OF the little ladies' was not only
| markGble, better than one would have
pretty and graceful, but actually re-
imagined could have been given by such
| little girls, after so brief @ prepara-
ton. It was In every way a success
Que TO their own precocity and applica-
ton and to Miss Crandan's tactful a;bil-
tty and untiring energy.
| The programme is too long to treat in
detail. but more than passing mention
Is required for the more notable num-
bers. It opened with an overture, first
piano. Misses Anna Connor and Agnes
Ter and Lillian Lloyd.
Then came "Lifes Day." q beautiful
ta)bleau recitation by the juniors q won
derfully cute and graceful little scene,
In which the little girls. clad in rain
bow colors. posed beneath the glare
colored lights. thrown upon the hand
somely decorated stage, each child In
turn reciting a stanza In the cutest pos
| sible way.
Summer" sung by the senior chorus,
| was also effective. but star number
was the crescent drill by the Juveniles,
III which was seen some Of the most eff
| rectlVe posing ever seen here Each of
| the children held a g1lded crescent in
her hand and wore another, tiara-like,
upon her head. It was really wonderful
| the number OF impressive combinations
that could be formed. and each group
user would have been q work Of art
could 1t have been transferred to can
vas. Here. too. the colored lights added
q dazzling and beautiful effect
| Daly's ball, by the juvenile elocution
class was charming little bit Of grace
lA movement and pretty acting. It was
followed by what was certainly the most
pleasing number on the programme,
kissing Papa Through the Telephone"
| III which the little tots, with Indescriba-
Die baDy prettiness sang q song In which,
with accompanying gecture and lmita,-
tive "ting-a-ling' they called Papa
| w wa tItC' pIlollC " KISS lllIn ECO0
night before they scampered off to bed
When all We're SO good 1t Is difficult
| to draw the critical line. Dach number
and each participant deserve Individual
mention, but the exigencies Of space
| forbid, and the remainder Of the pro-
! gramme must be published without fur
Their comment than to add that 1t was In
every way clever In designing and exc
| cution. rejecting credit upon oil CON
nected With It and upon the institution
by whose pupils it was so sympatheti-
cally rendered. The remaining num-
bers were:
Recitation -. :. Poor Uncle Philip
Miss Alice Mcclure.
| WacntgesanE ............. Jungnann
Organ, Miss Agner Hodges; Piano
Miss Cora I.awler.
Seven Times One" ........ Minins
Vocal Solo-"Good Morning ......
....J. w. Bichoff
Floral Rainbow. Junior Elocution Class
N1inuet Fan fantasies ..,.
............ Senior Elocut1on Glass
iSrida! Helis F. Drumhellel
Piano. Misses Cassie Magee, Julia Kier-
nan. Katie lyman.
SlclllaTl Captive Observation-Disclosures.
-. intermediate Dlocution Glass
'Nooturne" r. Hohle1
Piano. Miss Agnes Hodges
ave Maris Stella" ....... DoniZett
Senior Chorus.
Seeing Things" -. Miss Marie Vell!nes
'"Nhe Young May Queen" ;. ;. Meyer
Pianos. Misses Emily Magee, Ida Brew
err. Gert1e Maloney. Linda Hodges.
Pantomime-"Lentt to Heaven. Seniors
| Soldiers Chorus IN "Faust' Gouno.
J. Pianos, Misses Cora Lawler. Agnes
Hodges, Anna Connor, Lillian
| Lloyd.
Miss Cora Lawler effectively officlated
as pianist throughout the exercises
|