The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-20
JUNIOR PUBLIC
LAST night
SATISFACTORY TO BOTH AU-
DIENCE AND PERFORM
ERS.
SCENES FROM
SHERIDAN S RIVALS
Large and Enthusiastic Audience
Seniors Were in the
CLEAR

In the high school hall last night
took place the great school event OF
the Junior year-the public. As
whole II was success and satlsfac-
tory to both audience and performers.
The ony thing that seemed to de-
tract. in the opinion Of many per-
sons, was the fact that scenes from
Sheridan 's, 'EThe Rivals, = we're given
instead Of an entire play, as has al
ways been the custom up to this time.
A great many were rather IN
clined to ''knock' the public on that
account While it IS true that 1.-The
Rivals'' is one of the most noted
comedies of today, yet when only
parts of it are given. It can never be
quite the success Of a whole play.
However, the play came off finely.
Thesfollowing was the cast:
Sir Anthony Absolute-Karl Pier
son.
Captain Absolute (Beverly) : Ar
thur Meyers.
Mrs. Malaprop-M Miss Lent Coffin.
lydia Languish-M Tiara Haas.
Lucy-Miss Hazel Reid.
Fag-Harry Sloan.
The scenes given were those con-
nected with the story of Captain Abb
solute and Lydia Languish. Captain
Absolute is ordered by his father to
marry the girl the latter has chosen,
and he naturally refuses, as he has
never seen the girl. However, when
he learns that the girl his father has
picked out is Lydia Languish, whom
he has been making love to under the
name of Beverly, he quickly consents.
Mrs. Malaprop, the aunt OF LYDIA,
arranges things suitably for the two
younger people, and, after several
stormy periods ,all ends well. Miss
Lena Coffin was the bright particular
star Of the play Her acting was ex-
ceedingly fine, her speech was fine
imitation Of what Mrs. Malaprops
might have been, her words distinctly
articulated.
Altogether, she is, one of the finest
amateur actresses that has ever been
on the high school stage, and her
work was the more remarkable when
one considers that it was her first
appearance. Indeed for that matter
it was the first appearance Tor all
of the performers.
Karl Pierson was a close second
TO Miss Coffin, and, in the scene be
tween him and his son,was especially
strong, acting the part of willful
old English baronet to perfection.
Miss Haas and Arthur Meyers were
very good and acted their parts very
creditably. Miss Reid and Harry
Sloan carried the two minor parts
very well also.
When the curtain rose again after
the play, it revealed the Misses Eliz-
abeth Hasemeier, Lillian Horton
Edith Moore. Bessie Trueblood, Ethe
Henderson, Edna Jones, Ethel Lock,
wood, Hattie Lyons, Mary Wilson
Nellie Williams, Irma Horn and Ma
tilda Won PEN, all dressed III ooioi
ial costumes and with be-rlbbonet
stats in their hands. These youns
ladies then went through one OF tn
prettiest drills ever seen on the hlgf
school stage, being full of intrlcat'
maneuvers and windings. They re
ceived warm and well-merited ap
plause and were encored again ant
again.
The high school orchestra then rem
dered the "Naiad Queen" by Rolin
son, in its usual pleasing manner.
The next number was the mos
unique and absolutely novel that an,
public has given. The description o
it on the programs was this: "On
of our learned professors, while re
turning from a midnight stroll, start
ed to pass through an obscure and de
serted churchyard just as the clocl
was striking the midnight hour