The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-26
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY:
The Princeton High School Enter
tainment Friday Night Was
a Great Success.
"David Copperfield'' and s.CindereIla''
Played in Creditable Tanner
by High School Pupils.

by High School Pupils.
Princeton always turns out en- masse
to any public school entertainments.
The scholars are always encouraged by
the interest taken in them by the par
ents and the public in general. The
annual entertainment given by the
high school at the opera house last
Friday evening and the large attend
ance it brought out demonstrated
clearly that the school children are
close to the public and in the hearts of
parents and an admiring public. The
entertainment consisted of a short
decentralization of ''David Copperfield,v
the favorite novel Of Dickens being
given in three acts in which the lead
ing characters of the story were we'll
unprecedented by the thirteen pupils in
the cast. The play was followed by the
presentation of "Cinderella.'
| The pupils were well adapted to the
parts they impersonated and showed
that they had been we'll drilled in study
and rehearsal and the teachers, Miss
Paterson and Miss Moody, who drilled
the scholars are entitled to a great
deal of credit for their work
In the presentation of Dickens popu-
lar story, Earl Hatch made very
creditable David Copperfeld, while
Robert Northrop deserves praise for
the way in which he unprecedented
Uriah Heep, character with depth
OF cruel, clever, devilish cunning and
'umbleness" that only Dickens could
create. Uriah Heep is as great study
as Hamlet, the crazy Dane of Shake
speare, and school boy could not be
expected to master such a character.
Earl Kaliher got pretty close to Will
klns Micawber and did we'll, but his
makeup was not just the Micawber
cut, but school boy could not have
done better. Juvenile appearances
cannot be obliterated in play of this
character. Minnie Sellhorn as Betsy
! Trotwood, and Avis Eaton as Agnes
i Jade good impersonations. Lulu Neu--5
! mann had what is Away a hard part to
take. Mrs Gummidge is one Of those
characters where proper posing is one
fofthe chief requisites, and Miss Neu-
mann nan looked the Tone, lorn creetur''
very well. Ada King as Clara Peg
gotty, and Roy Farnham as ssBarkis is
Willin'" took these two parts with
very good Interpretation. Charles
Walker as Mr.. Wickfeld, showed the
effects of Uriah Keeps devilish in
fiuences. Harold VanAlstein as Mr..
Dick, and Fred Dugan as Peggotty we're
no strangers to the parts they played.
Grace Morehouse was to have taken the
part of Mrs Micawber, but death in
the family prevented her from doing
so, and Miss Nellie Libby was substi-
tuted, having but two days to prepare
for the play, but she did we'll. The Mi
cawber home scene with little Leora
Jaax and Eva Wetsel as juvenile men,
bers of the Micawber family made a
hit.
In 'Cinderella,'' the old nursery
classic that will live forever, there
were ten characters, besides the little
girls as fairies and the lords and ladies
OF the princes court. The story was
presented with pretty effect and the
costumes were very appropriate. Or
pha Townsend was fairy Queen, and as
the witch her makeup was quite the
real thing and looked veritable stgob-
lin" Fremont Woodcock was prince
and had princely costume and
princely way in his acting. Monroe
Ames was the valet to the prince and his
scene with Roy Ellingwood who took the
part of Pompolino was we'll acted. The
two sisters, Frances Lenertz and Laura
King, in their vain ,endeavors to cap
ture the honors as princess were
vanity, all is vanity'' and did splen-.
did. Grace Byers made a good "Cin-
derella," while Adon Whitney as
Pedro, proved good comedian. Gro
yer Umbehocker was tutor to the
prince and Charles Brace was page.
Their parts were well sustained The
tableau at the conclusion of the play
was very pretty, and ended the enter
talnment, which was greatly enjoyed
by all who attended, and the house was
packed.
The Nachbar orchestra furnished
the music for the evening, Miss Bessie
Smith furnishing the piano accompani-
ment. The gross receipts amounted
to Sll7.OO and will net the school about
$4,000.
A Stolen March.
Lent gets ahead Of me this year,
sure enough. J, remarked the social cal.