The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

Mary stuart" from the German OF
Schiller, presented yesterday by the ORA
matte Society OF Trinity College, was so
realistically enacted and so well eostumed
that men and women witnessing the play
could easily imagine themselves trans
ported to the Park Of Fotheringay or the
Palace Of Westminster IN the close OF the
sixteenth century.
The play WIS TO have been enacted on
the college lawn. bur inclement weather
necessitated a change Of plans. and the
drama was presented in the college hall
before a large and enthusiastic audience.
that included Right Rev. Bishop O'Con-
nell. rector Of the Catholic University:
Mgr. Aversa, papal delegate to Cuba;
representatives of the faculty and priests
OF the Catholic University: Rev. Father
Bede, o. F. NJ, superior OF the Francis
can Monastery; priests and scholastics
from Georgetown University, the Domin-
lean House Of Studies. and the Apostolic
Mission House, and men and women
prominent in the residential and Official
circles OF Washington.
Miss Ora NJ Dansby. OF Fort Smith.
Ark. won the sympathy Of the audience
through her dignifed impersonation Of
the hapless Queen Of Scots.
Miss Janet L. McQuaid Of Holyoke,
Mass. beautiful and majestic as Eliza
beth. perfectly costumed. and locking
every inch the queen" was unable 70
screen her innate gentleness, despite the
haughtiness she assumed in representing
Queen Bess" Of England. The meeting
between the royal kinswomen was splen-
didly enacted. and with such ease as
would have done credit TO professionals.
Girls in Mems Parts.
Miss Bertha L. Daeley. Of North Da-
kota. as Earl OF Leicester: Miss Eliza
beth w Merkle. Of ChHlicothe. Ohio, as
Lord Burleigh; Miss Lillian Callahan, OF
Albany. n. Y, as Earl Of Shrewsbury,
and Miss Anna p. Butler. OF Cambridge,
Mass. as Sir Edward Mortimer, played
in excellent manner their respective roles,
and formed an attractive group OF young
courtiers.
The cast OF characters was as follows:
Elizabeth. Queen Of England. Janet L. McQuaid,
,os maids OF honor 20 Queen Elizabeth, Laura L.
Yund, %; Mary T. Moriarty. 09 MARY T.
Droste. 10; Mary Stuart, Queen Of Scots. a
prisoner in England. ora n Dansby. Os; Han
nah Kennedy her nurse. Marie l. Simon. 'Os;
Margaret Curl her attendant Mary X Murray.
! '0S attendants Of Mary Smart. Alicp Helen c.
McNamaTa, Os Gertrude. Beatrice A. Gevagan.
Us Rosamond. Marie R. Madden 05: maids q
honor. Agnes T. Graves. II; T. Irene Confer II
Robert Dudley. Earl Of leicester. Bertha L
Dseley %; George Talbot Earl Of Shrewsbury.
Lillian Callahan. Os: William Cecil Lord Bur
leigh. Lord High Treasurer. Elizabeth W Merkle
0S; Sir William Davidson. secretary Of state
Agatha r. Kelly OS: Sir Auias Paulet keeper o.
, MAry. Agnes NJ. Naher. '0s; Sir Edward Mo-
timer. his nephew Anna 2. Butler 'OS, Count
/ Aubesplne. the French Ambassador Helen T.
Vlymen. o. Count Belleyre envoy extraoriiuArJ
] from France, n Mildred Connolly 'ns Sir Dru,
Drury. another keeper Of Mary Margaret n Sal
laWsy. O9: Sir Andrew MelviL her house stew
ard, Elizabeth l. Sullivan. 10 Burgoyue hel
/ physician Helen T Nlymen Is: the Earl q
Kent Margaret NJ ssllawsy. 90; sheriff Of TIE
/ county Rosario Lorando. 09 officer q the guard
/ Mary Wright Il; English lords NJ. Mary Cal
/ laghan. 05. Lillian NJ Reavey 10: English sol
diers. Bertha J. Strootman. 10: Ellen A. Her
ron. Il; Eleanor c. O'Brien Il: English gentle
men. Patience ". 0'Ncil. Il: Esther Byme II
/ French gentlemen. Marguerite E Pace Il: Leonnrs
/ X. Taylor Il: pages Elizabeth q. Bailey. II
/ Edith Mcdonald. Il: Kathleen MOruney II