The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-16
BRILLIANT
Fate Of the AIumnae Of Miss
WheeIer'S School.

The event which claimed the attention
of society this afternoon was the ELIZA
bethian Fete" presented by the alumnae
OF Miss Wheeler's school on the campus
OF the Friends school.
For some time the alumnae have been
preparing for this event, for which a
limited number OF tickets were issued and
sold by the members TO personal friends.
In this way the function has been con-
fined to an exclusive circle and was not
in any sense a public affair.
A large number OF society people, how
ever, chiefly of the younger set. were
present this afternoon. The campus of
the Friends school, an ideal place in itself
with its stately old trees and beautiful
shrubberry, was transformed into a typi-
cal garden scene to represent the time of
Queen Elizabeth. The Earl of Essex is
represented as entertaining Queen Eliza
beth at his country place at Wanstead,
and when Elizabeth arrives In his garden
his retainers give In her honor the fol-
lowing plays:
/. '"The Merry Mumming Play of ST
George and the Dragon" an old play
OF the 14th century.
2. "A scene from Shakespeare's 'As You
Like It." porrfaying the woong of Touch
stone and Awdrie.
8, ''The Lady OF May" by Sir Philip
Sidney.
The costumes OF the players this after
noon were all OF type of the Elizabe-
THAN era, and the audience might easily
have fancied itself back in Elizabeth g
time and In the garden of Essex. so
realistic was the garden scene and all
the accessories.
Queen Elizabeth, herself impersonated
by Miss Ethel Parks. came riding In on
a horse. spendidly caparisoned and was
seated with much pomp on an improvised
throne
The plays were then given for her
benefit. The cast of characters in the
"St. George" play were as follows:
King Alfred. d....... Miss Helen Campbell
King Alfred's Bride. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
."...,.....,.... Miss Marion N. Brown
Giant Blunderbore. e..........a,..........
u.............M Miss Louise r. Congdon
Little Jack. 49,. Miss Helen II. Weeden
Turkish knight. Miss Hope Smith
Captain Slasher. Miss Annie Henshaw
Prince George ,... Miss May Whitney
The Dragon. :. Miss Hannah Il. Carpenter
Old Or. BALI Miss Margaret l.. Chace
Old Father Christmas Miss Agnes Noyes
Old King Cole......... Miss Mary G! Lee
In the scene from "As You Like It."
excellently expressing the beginning OF
the woolng OF 'TOuchstone" and "Au-
drie," Miss Margaret l.. Chace essayed
the part OF "Touchstone," the clown:
Miss Helen Mason that Of "Awdrie." a
"countrie wench." and Miss Anna A.
Thompson that OF william" a "coun-
trie fellow"
The characters in the Lady of May"
were assumed as follows:
The Suiter, mother OF the May Lady
Miss Mary NJ Barstow; The May Lady
Miss Marion n Brown: Therion. n fores-
ter; Espilus. shepherd, suffers OF May
Lady. Miss Af,les Noyes, Miss Pauline
Tappan; Rombus, schoolmaster. Miss
Marion r. Frothingham. Dorcas. SUBJ
stantial shepherd, Miss Anna a. Thomp-
son; Rixus. young forester, Miss
jeanette ID. Nightingale: Foresters, Miss
Mary IT, Wilson. Miss Helen Campbell
Miss Anne Henshaw, Miss Alice II Ma
son. Miss Hope Smith. Miss Mary G. Lee
Miss Ellen n weeden. Miss May Whit
ney: Shepherds Miss Nellie Fairchild
Miss Helen G.. Chase, Miss Rozalnd Haz-
ard. Miss Louise Congdon, Miss Hannah
r Carpenter. Miss Louise Guild, Miss
Helen Mason. Miss Anna NJ. Warren:
Queen Elizabeth. Miss Ethel w. Parks
Robert DevereuX third Viscount Here
ford Second Earl Of Essex Miss Eliza
beth Congdon; Herald. Miss Louise Cong
don
The music men" were Miss Virginia r.
Anderson. first violin. Miss A. II. Hazard
second violin, and Miss NJ r.. Remcy.
second violin
The players all showed the most intolll-
gent study and careful preparation OF
their parts. the costumes In each instance
were especially beautiful and In entire
harmony with the character portrayed.
and the fetc as n whole was thoroughly
delightful and entirely successful.