The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-03
PRIZES AWARDED
Closing Exercises of Mrs. Bruce's

Closing Exercises of Mrs. Bruce's'
Music Glass.
Mrs. Albert C. Bruce's music classes
closed last week with interesting exercises.
throughout the past year the scholars
have, some Of them, done remarkably good
work. the more difficult work of Bach
Beethoven and Chaplin having recently
been on the programme at the first class's
5rec;tals In all grades there has been
marked Improvement in both interpreta-
ton and touch The youngest pupils are
learning to appreciate musical history as
well as the theory OF music
Mrs. Bruces classes gave a musical on
Friday night, at which was rendered the
following programme:
: Kermiss. CurIitt, Miss Henrietta Run
syon; Spinning Song, Ellmeareich. Miss
y Marguerite knowles; Mazurka, Chopin,
Miss Annie B. Purcell; Valse, Chopin,
Miss Lillian Haynes; sMazurll Alsatienne,
Roayl Gabriel Miss Helen Roberts; Valse
des CIoches. Wachs, Miss Sue Gray; {a)
Andante Haydn; 90 Song of May. Mo-
Fart, Miss Jean Denham Coleman; Noe
turne, Osten, Miss Mary Butler; Hark,
Hark, the Lark, Listz; Hunting Song, E.
A. MacDowell, Miss Alice Doyle; Cradle
Song. Barilli, Miss Mary a. Archer; Pol
ka, streaborg, Miss Gertrude Taylor;
Moonlight Serenade, Theodore Moellng,
Miss Kate Y. Seldom; Schoolmas ter's
Song, Mozart. Master Thomas Swineford;
Mazurka, Chopin, Miss MAMMA Waddill:
Ave Maria. sHenselt. Miss Louise Catlin;
Tauz Vernugen, Scharwenka, Miss Lou
Use McAdams; In May, 4. Behr. Miss
KATHLEEN Lawless; March, Gurlitt, Miss
Cary Valentine; Hungarian Dance No. B.
Brahms, Miss Eice Parkinson; Hunting
r
sturne, Miss Josie hepper; Piano Duet,
Miss Bertha Meade; Wohin, Rolling, Miss
Bliss Williams; Serenade, Chanunade;
Piano Duet, Engelman, Miss Sue Gray,
Miss Alice Doyle; Nocturne, T. Marcus,
Miss Edyth Mccarthy.
On Saturday evening there was play
and the annual distribution of prizes. The
play is supposed to give the sequel to the
lives of some of Shakespeare's important
characters through their meeting at a
summer resort. Ophelia is present, since
she has not been drowned at all. but was
only taking the water cure treatment
when so many persons supposed her to
have drowned herself. Juliet joins the as
Sembly, too She is very mournful over
Romeo's having refused to allow her
balcony on their house, and saying he
considered her entirely too great an ex-
pert in a balcony, from his own experience
Lady Macbeth, Lady Macduff, Portia
Jessica, and Nerissa joining the company,
they cause frequent quarrels King Hen
ry the Eighth has been chosen to keep the
peace and whenever the weather becames
very stormy, he proposes a song. The
music SO introduced made a very pleasant
change in the entertainment.
The young actors We're Miss Alice Doyle
who took the part of Juliet; Miss Annie
Purcell, Queen hatharine; Miss Edith
Mccarthy Ophela; Miss Bliss Williams
Portia; Miss Mary Butler, Lady Macduff
Miss Mamie Waddill, Lady Macbeth;
Miss Sue Gray, Nerissa; Rena Glazebrook
Nurse to Juliet; Miss Louise Williams
Jessica; Miss A. Grant Griffith, Ladv-in-
Waiting to Queen Katharine: Miss Hen
rietta Runyon, Witch; Miss Cary Valen-
tine, Witch; Miss Gertrude Taylor, Witch:
Miss Dora Taylor, Witch; Miss Marguerite
Knowles, Witch. Miss Leahy sang a song
with exquisite grace.
The prizes and certificates We're very
gracefully delivered before the play. Those
receiving medals were Miss Lillian Ad
kins, gold medal; and Miss Mary Aylett,
Miss Helen Roberts and Edyth Mccarthy.
silver medals. The gold ribbon certificates
were awarded to Misses Annie Purcell. Sue
Gray, Elise Parkinson, Mamie WaddilI.
Josie keppler, Jean Coleman. Helen Rob
erts, Edyth Mccarthy. Lillian. HAYNES,
Mary Aylett, Bliss Williams, Mary Butler.
Louise McAdams. Frances Wake. Jean
Denham Coleman, Rena Glazebrook and
Mary Butler. Blue ribbon certificates to
Misses Henrietta Runyon, Louise Will
iams, Thomas Swineford, Kate V. Sed-
don, Cary Valentine and Marguerite
knowles. Owing to prolonged illness
Miss Kathleen LawIess and Miss Bertha
Meade could not compete for final awards.
but both We're given certificates Of prog
ress.