The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-06-07
SCHOOL DAYS ENDED.
Class Of 1905 Makes Its Debut on
Friday Evening.
UNIQUE PROGRAM RENDERED

An Historical Panorama Delights the
Large Audience Assembled at the
Opera House on That Evening.
The Twentieth Commencement of the
Denison High School proved to be most
interesting to the large audience that al
ways assemblies for such an event. For
genuine ability and good literary work
done. the program could hardly have been
excelied by any High school. although
from an artistic standpoint. the program
was hardly as elaborate as that of last
year.
There being so many graduates 1t was
difficult to give each an opportunity to be
heard without the program being tedious
This obstacle was overcome very nicely
by means of the Historical panorama.
The stage was deliberately decorated as a
beautiful forest bower in which Father
Time sat enthroned. surrounded by
Progress, Art, Literature, Science, Liber-
ty and Christianity. Father Time.
\ well impersonated by John Maloney, who
acted IS spokesman and called the spirits
Of the great from the vastly deeps. His
role was the most difficult of the evening
and be showed much originality and
ability in the various iutroductions.
s'Socrates" was the fret of the great
men called upon. Herman Woock repre-
scented the great thinker and his brief
Grafton entered fully into the spirit of the
past and was finely thought.out piece of
literary work.
Mary Sillito representing "Progre S,
told of the spirit Of the times with charm
ing grace and extolled the restlessness
that had brought SO much of good to man
kind.
The proves of the man of war, "Alex-
ander, the Great" was we'll told by Carl
Richardson, whose Grafton breathed all
the FIRE Of the ancient warrior
The difficult role Of Cleopatra was
assigned to Miss Garnet Norman. Her
costume and her brunette beauty aided to
the charm Of the impersonation and she
treated her subject with delicacy and skill.
Coming down to the Middle Ages.
Alfred Fohwer told the brave story of
'Charlemagne His grafton was a
strong ore and showed sympathetic
study of the character assigned him.
The artless, simple loan of Arc" quite
captivated the audience as the story of her
inspiration, her triumphs and her suffer
ings was finely told by Edith Staley, who
appeared in the pleasing costume of a
French peasant girl.
'Art" was splendidly portrayed by
Marie Naeve. Her diction was digni6ed
and beautiful as became her subject, and
she produced a most pleasing impression.
The great but cruel "Catheriae de Me-
dici" was splendidly portrayed by Kath
arine Sillto. The faults of the beautiful
queen were not concealed, but the speak
err showed to what large extent they
were the crimes of the century and the
4 times rather than indicative of personal
4 depravity.
Fife Kuhl told of the triumphs of the
! hGood Queen Bess' in the Go, den Age
of England's history. Her Grafton show
ed great knowledge of Elizabethan times
and was very excellent impersonaton
One of the gems of the evening was the
very clever Grafton en- Literature. given
by Mary Burch. 1t was we'll delivered
and was we'll written and reflected much
credit upon the author.
tuay, gave an excellent .ketch of "Shake-
speare's" life and work and entered fully
into the spirit of the great man of letters.
Very naturally one of the most popular
characters of the evening was George
Washington. In powered wig and con
tinental garb, Robert Romans took the
part very cleverly and his Grafton was
patriotic appreciation of the man so dear
to all Americans.
Anna Jurgens as the Goddess of Liber-
ty" presented a handsome appearance,
du0 uSl OIdlIOu Wdo 1Olly III .hCCpluS Will
her inspiring subject
The beautiful character of "Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe was charmingly repro
due ID by Edna Raine. The quaint Quak-
er garb added 10 the effect of an otherwise
excellent Grafton.
One of the best numbers was the ora
tion IN sScience - given nv Teona
Grantz Briefly but we'll, the story of
great achievement was told and greater
triumphs were predicted.
In sharp contrast with the valiant deeds
of war as depicted by numerous others
was the portrayal of FLORENCE Nighting-
gale. given by Mary Luney The ora
ton brought out the self-sacrifce of the
noble woman and the story of her life was
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