The Washington herald., 1909-04-26

wednesday evening. Florence Given. or
Pittsburg, gave two scenes-letter scene
and dagger scene-frOm Macbeth a
scene from The Merchant Of Venice %
and the potion scene from Hamlet. ard
Miss Laura Robertson. who has a charm
ing soprano voice, sang number Of
Shakespeare songs, including: bid Ne
Discourse Bishop; who Is sylvia ."
Schubert; Grabbed Age and Youth -
from the Passionate Pilgrim Grace
WaSsaiL Selections from The Mid
summer Nights Dream" were artistic
ally rendered on the piano BIZ Miss Jean
cite Cowles Vorce. The guests were re-
eeived by Miss Everett and Miss Ter
wilIeger-
The Teachers Aid and Annuity Asso-
ciation has another little scheme for
raising money to add 20 its permanent
fund Fred Berger. OF the Columbia
Ihea'er- has made arrangements by
which the association is 10 receive - per
cent on all the tickets It can sell for
two performances Of his summer stocR
company the nights between TUESDAY
May I. and Tuesday. May Il The mem
bers OF the association are busy pressing
coupons for these two performances 7,no7
friends and relatives, who are 70 redeem
the coupons as the box Office for regular
seats. The play on May is The Three
OF Us and on May Il "The Little Min
iste-, with Alexander Calvert and Ju1is
Dean in the leading roles. The associa-
Ton hopes to clear several hundred dol
lars By the enterprise. which was triA6
last year under similar conditions with
great success
The Dramatic Club Of Gonzaga College
is diligently rehearsing Shakespeare.s
''Ccmedy OF Errors TO be given IN Con
zaga Hall on May l. The cast will he
as follows: Solinus, Duke Of Ephesus.
Joseph P. Madigan; Antipholus Of Ephe-
sus. l. BTison Norris: AntiphOlus of
Syracuse, Frederick Donovan; Drou7io Of
Ephesus. Selfton L. Darr: Dromio OF
Syracuse, Henry Hallan: Angelo a gold
smith. j. Francis Igoe: Antonio. a rner-
chant, Joseph A. Fennen: BaIthasar. a
merchant. Rudolph Eichhern: .PhIlo- The
father Of Adriana, Joseph A. Genau: Gal
luS, the brother Of Adriana; AegeoR. the
father Of the AntiphoI, Herbert Andrew:
Dr.. Pinch. Joseph Gormely: Phalerio.
Edward Walton; The Abbott. Charles
Peck; Luce and the prologue, Blaine Fitz-
gerald. and officer, Francis O'ConnelL
The girls OF the Philips School,
are preparing a cantata for female voices.
The Rhinemaiden." Andrea. and The
Life OF the Leaf" Mrs. Ambrose. which
viii be given at a concert under the di-
rection Of Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee. FOR
the benefit of the new parish hall OF St
Michael and All Angels Church A group
Of girls from this school sang the new
national anthem Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, Loyalty at the
Friday afternoon meeting Of the D. A. 2
The words TO the song are by Mrs. Anna
\. Laise-Phillps. Of the Judge Lynn Cnap-
ter, D. A. R.. Washington. D. c.. and the
music IS by Adam Geibel. the blind or
ganist. Of Philadelphia
Last year the pupils Of the public
schools planted trees. This year the
school board has substituted Vine Dav
for Arbor Day, and to-day viii be the
day. according to the order from the
board OF education. All the bare board
fences and cold iron spikes are to blossom
ike the rose
The idea IS TO mingle slips from vines
Of hardy growth with seeds OF vine
which Gle down from year 10 year. so
that after the quick growing ANNALS
have had their day the slower growing.
but stuTdier. perennials will be ready to
al In the gaps they leave. The idea seems
a good one for high board fences The
children are busy collecting seeds, slips.
and roots from the vines about their
homes and bringing them 10 the schools.
where they ere TO be planted along the
fences with appropriate ceremonies to-
sftern0On-weatheT permitting, Of
course This is variation OF the time
honored New England Arbor Day.