Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-30
ISLE OF ENCHANTMENT.
Presentation of Fairy Play by National
Cathedral School Pupils.

Incident in the exercises of COM
,,oncament week at the National Ca
thedral School, at Mt. st. Adams -FOUR
teen of the young girls OF the class ol
1904 presented a dramatizatlon OF Inc
Isle of Enchantment," fairy play adapt
ed from w S. Gilberts Broken Hearts
The performance was rendered In 81. Hill
da,s Hall. and there was a large attend
ance of the friends and relatives OF the
pupils.
The scene of the play is laid upon an
island near the coast of Spain, the period
being the fourteenth century. 1alry
prince. Florian, wearing a magic Veil'
which hides him from the sight or others'
while yet permitting him to see them anu
analyze their characters, arrives upon the
island bearing letters for six maioehs
living there He finds all the ma1dens In
love with inanimate objects and In
spirit of adventure wooes each maiden
through the object of her affection, such
as a sun dial palm tree or other equaily
plausible object. Another prince, named
Pullman, bewitched with the form OF
dwarf the servant of one of the maldens,
NAV remove the curse il he wins In MS
deformed shape the love OF Hllda, anotner
of the maidens. Pullman, discovering
Florian and the cause OF ms success
steals the veil and wooes Hilda as the
spirit of the fountain, but subsequently
she becomes aware of his deception, and
obtaining the veil, herself vanfshes. BY
means of the veil she discovers the non
esty of the dwarfed prince and pledges
herself to marry him, whereupon the
prince takes his proper form. Florlan,
dismayed at the havoc he has wrought
among the maidens, is overcome with re-
morse, while smitten with love Tor VaVlr,
whom he wooes and wins.
AS whole, the performance gave evil
dence of considerable theatrical ability
on the part of the young ladies, severai
of whom made notable impressions upon
the audience. The graceful shadow dance
by Miss Katrina S. Bowers introduced in
the play brought forth great applause.
Following Is the cast: Hilda, In love
with the fountain, Mary F. Sargent; va
vir." in love with the sun dial Marjorie
Harvey; "Melusine.' in love with mir
ror. Louise b. McAdams; "Amanthis." in
love with star, Lorraine T. Beatty;
Mira" in love with a shadow, Katrina
S. Bowers; "Althea," In love with a palm
Airline Payne; "Florian.' prince of
Spain, Ruth Emery; Mousta (Prince
Pullman enchanted). Edith Van SAINT
voord; Pullman tthe restored princel,
Cornelia w. Baird: ''Gelanor." "Chrystal."
''Zoram" and "Aristaeus," gentlemen of
Spain, Miriam H. Raymond Elsie Ely,
Isabel b. Horn and Adelen Hammond, re-
spectively; page. Lucy e. Sasscer.
A program of classical music was rem
dered during the evening by pupils of the
school; The Misses Luders and Corbin
Miss Pierce sang the aria, Thy voice
doth thrill my heart" from Samson and
Delilah." by Saint-Saens, and a number
of difficult numbers were rendered by
others.
The baccalaureate sermon at st. Adams
was preached last night by Bishop Satter-
lee. and today the annual flag -raising &C.
CURED, the old flag according to custom
being given to the valedctorian of the
class. Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
there will be musicale at the school, and
Wednesday morning at 1880 the COM
mencement exercises and the presentation
of diplomas will occur