The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-21
COMMENCEMENT
AT The INSTITUTE
BUSY WEEK AT coLUmslA's NO
TED EDUCATIONAL lNsTITO-
TloR-ERTERTAINMENTs.
-. caper.s EntertaInmsnt.

the ladies Of the Institute faculty and
a few friends assisting the hostess II
her duties. The parlors were taste
fully decorated in cut flowers. and
the guest list numbered more than
i've score. After the guests had as
sembled they were entertained with
vaudeville. a number Of the young
ladies Of the school filing the various
roles most acceptably. one OF the
numbers was a japanese dance and
song BIZ some Of the younger pupils.
other larger pupils attired for iuye-
nile roles sang some catchy selections.
Bon bons. cakes and ices were served.
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Princess Kiku.
princess Kiku" was played in the
Assembly Hall of the Institute Thurs
day evening by Miss Hamil's advanced
pupils in expression 10 a capacity
house. The name of the play is sug-
RegtiVe of the airy sweetness which 1t
possesses, and the young ladies taking
the roles seemed to have been pat
termed especially for the parts. From
the rising of the first curtain to the
going down of the last there was
sweetness about the play that chung
in the memory Of the audience. The
dainty Young ladies dressed in their
prettv Japanese costumes, with their
exquisite gossip about nothing were
bewitchingly beautiful, while the seen
cry. surroundings and stage settings
we're in perfect harmony with the
actors and their roles and every move
ment was that of perfect grace ana
ease. AS the dainty little Jap maid
ems, o Mimosa San, o Yuh San and
o Haru San, ladies in waiting TO the
Princess Kiku, sat in converse about
the Honorable Comonas" worn by
the Honorable Ladies" a picture OF
rare beauty indeed was witnessed.
These roles were portrayed by Misses
Addie Rainey, Leah Jones and Mil
dred Rigby. The song Reno Roh
by o Yuki San, was fitting climax
to the first scene. The dance of the
Geicha Girls in Maypole style around
o Yuki San was another pretty scene.
The acting Of Miss Robbie Goodman
as Princess Kiku was superb and her
peculiar type OF beauty fitted In with
the character she portrayed. Miss
Ara Edwards, as Miss Prendergast,
companion to Lady Cecil, was excel
lent in the role. Her makeup as
lady OF advanced years and her re-
sentiment to any reference to her age
was strikingly good. Miss Evelyn
Mitchell as Lady Cecil Cavendish, the
young English girl on an exploration
trip through Japan, and looking TOT
her wayward brother played the part
to perfect taste. Marjorie Clark, as
Ito, the little Japanese boy did excel
lent play work and showed wonderful
talent.
Perhaps the most difficult role was
that of Sahara, Japanese lady de-
voted to ancient customs, and sup
posed to be possessed with wonder
fuI mower in sending curses upon the
kingdom and was superbly portrayed
nv Miss Mary Gilbreath. Miss Gil
breath's makeup and stage appearance
was in exact accord with the charac-
ter and her acting was past criticism.
At her every appearance upon the
stage she was in perfect control OF
the characters she was playing and
not once did the audience lose interest
in the many queer, freakish customs
Of the ancient Japs
Columbia audiences have paid the
price of a dollar to see shows In the
local play house that did not come in
speaking distance to the Princess
Kiku. and Miss Hamil In selecting the
characters for the roles seemed to
have nodded them into it, as 1T were
Tonight at eight o'clock the music
pupils of Miss Ashton and Miss Cooper
will give a recital in the Music Hall
on the second floor of the main build
ing