Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19
GIRL AMATEURS
PRESENT PLAY
ROUND OF PLEASURE OPENS
FOR GRADUATES
Members Of Senior Class Of Collegiate
School Seen to Advantage
in "The Masque Of
Variety"

outdoor performance ever given by
amateurs was the play "The Masque
of Vanity" presented last evening by
the young women of the senior class of
the Girls Collegiate school. For four
whole days there Is to be one delightful
round of pleasure at the beautiful
school on West Adams and Hoover
streets, and last evenings performance
was fitting one to usher in the fes-
tiVities.
One might easily have ina gined one
self in New Orleans at the time of the
Mardi Gras when once inside the beau
tiful grounds of the school. The large
lawn was inclosed in canvas and hun
dreds of Japanese lanterns encasing
electric lights were hung around the
square, while others twinkled from be-
hind the vines that cover the mission
walls of the buildings. The smooth
grass was the stage and there were
footlights and arc lights as we'll The
scene was a carnival in Nice, and the
four acts of the play were enacted be-
fore the white marble steps of a ca
thedral.
Wear Carnival Costumes
1t was the last night before Lent and
the young people in gay masquerade
attire were gathered for the carnival
The Countess Beatrice, ward to the car
dinal, betrothed to an Italian count
whom she did not love, with her friend
Anitra del Gardo decided to run away
for one evening of frolic at the carnival
While there she met young Ameri-
can named Harrington, his friend Jack
Moore and his fiancee, Ethel Van Ness.
Miss Ethel is proud. sophisticated
American girl, and she and the other
members of her party do not see any
fun in the confetti battles and jokes
and songs of the merrymakers. They
left in disgust and only Harrington re-
mains. Harrington fell in love with the
countess, who danced before him,
laughed at him and sang to him in a
charming way. The merrymakers
forced them to a mock marriage. AS
the girl leaves she Is discovered by the
count and her guardians. The lovers
prepared to separate. when the priest
who has married them announced that
the wedding was not a mock but real
one. The count and the American con-
soled themselves with each other and
happiness comes to all.
Garry Out Details
Every detail of the play was carried
out in charming manner. Miss Grace
DENIM made the dramatization, and
that in itself was a guarantee that
something might be expected.
The orchestra played the overture
from civilian TELL" and then from
various corners of the garden came the
fresh young voices of the girls in the
carnival call. From out the vines they
came running to the cathedral steps
and formed a procession. From that
time on the confetti began to fly, and
the scene became more and more
attractive as the various wonders of the
play were unveiled.
The music throughout was beautiful.
A ) tLo nf t1,n not
was a march, and the girls carried Jap
anese lanterns over their shoulders and
sang the Spring chorus:
"Hark! The birds are calling over hill
and dale;
Sounds of mirth are falling. joys in
every vale"
Especially picturesque was the gypsy
fortune telling. scene, and as the
maidens read the future of those who
knek at their feet, the red lights were
turrfed upon the scene. The same light
ing device was used in the mock we'd
ding scene.
Priest Is Humorous
The costuming was most attractive,
and the girls who took the mems roles
succeeded in carrying off their parts
without bit of difficulty.
The principals were in evening dress,
but they discreetly wore long overcoats.
countess and she was charming. She
is a beautiful blond in any attire, but
in the white chiffon dress and red pop
pies of the masquerade she was es-
peciaIly bewitching. She has beau
tiful speaking voice and is a graceful
little dancer, so she proved just the
right one for the part. Marian Gartz-
man was a striking beauty as the
American girl and she wore hand
some gown with long cloak and pic
ture nat. Hazel Page as Harrington
represented splendid type of young
American manhood and proved that she
is a talented actress. Lucie Wolcott.
who is maid of the roSy-cheeked and
blond-h haired type, could not have been
recognized by her best friend, so COM
plete was her disguise, in black mus
tache, beard and wig. Sadie Bundy
gave a fine performance of Tonic, the
rejected lover of the countess. There
was much force and earnestness in her
acting. Ruth Stearns did a clever bit
of character work as the priest.
Costumes Are Attractive
The priest is funny and always get
ting into all kinds of ridiculous situa-
tions, falling on top of the footlights
or anywhere else when ne is not ex-
pected to.
Phyllis Lindsey, who has a beautiful
soprano voice. sang gypsy song which
made a decided hit. Others who added
some good work in making the play
picturesque success were: Ethel
Palmer, Maybelle Barlow, Winnifred
Millspaugh, Minnie Rosenkranz, Helen
Switzer, Gladys Felt. Phila Milbank.
Alma Lewis, Frances Hooper, Irma
Jacoby, Julia Moore. Grace Tarbell,
Edith Bennett, Leila Morrison, Mildred
Lapham. Zara Anderson, Ethel Rey-
nolds. Eva Heartt, Eulalie Rollins, Ida
Crowell Edna Barlow.
The commencement exercises will be
held this evening in Cumnock hall. and
tomorrow at noon the alumni luncheon
will be given in the court at the school.
Miss Parsons and Miss DENIM will be
hostesses at a reception and dancing
party Thursday evening at Kramers.
The affair will be given in honor Of the
senior class.