The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-31
SENIOR PLAY A HIT
Graduating Class of National
Cathedral School.
TENNYSON'S PRINCESS GIVEN
Natural Stage Settings I'm Woodland
TheHter Add Charm TO Scenes and
Heightened by Dances, COlOred
Lights, and Enhancing Music.


OF Washington's ultrafashionable set,
witnessed the senior play presented last
night by the graduating class OF National
Cathedral School. in St. Hnda's woodland
theater, erected beneath the great shade
trees Of the school lawn.
It was a complete dramatization Of
Tennysons THE Princess" by Edna z.
Marshall, in five acts, eleven scenes, and
! followed by a tableau. The dream Of the
prince realized" with appropriate seen
cry. The repeated applause which in
terrupted the various scenic effects dur
! ing the presentation indicated very plain
| ~ that il was by far the most beauu-
| fully appointed play given this season by
| a Washington school
The stage settings were IN clever har-
mony with the poetry and scenes Of the
( play. the great natural background OF
sylvan woodland showing in marked
| contrast TO the nlumined stage. which
| presented picturesque sight. crowded
with numbers Of fair girls who consu-
| tuted the cast
Band Music n Feature.
! One Of the features Of the entertain
ment was the music by the Marine Band
| orchestra and the chorus OF sweet girls
voices which seemed at times TO come
| from the depths Of the surrounding
woods. so faint and faraway were the
| sounds
The stage. which IS unexcelled any
where for an open-air performance. is
/ erected in a hollow OF the spacious lawn,
/ the whole representing a large amph.thea-
/ ter which was more ,ractive because
natural
/ Several Of the scenes were particularly
/ worthy OF note because of their realistic
stage setting and excellent rendition.
Colored lights were thrown upon the
stage from time 20 time. once IN the
scarf dance, when seven young girls. clad
in dainty fairylike costumes. waved long
| flowing scarfs IN time 20 the slow mystic
I strains Of the orchestra.
] The Faust dance was also well re-
ceived. and represented a maze u intri-
cate steps through which the well-trained
! dancers Elided in perfect ease.
The programme itself told the beautiful
/ story Of Tennys0n's lines and nothing
was spared % make the setting as real
istic as the open-air professional per
fcrmances which have visited Washing
ton in the past The opening scene OF
. the fourth act. representing the camp
Of the Northern Kings army. was en-
Enthusiastically received. even during the
stress caused by the commencement Of a
slight shower, which drove many to
/ shelter
Knights In golden armor lounged about
] A. a frr ell
setting representing the battle field after
the conflict was strikingly effective
The hall Of the princess In the sec
ond act, when Aglaia. the child OF Lady
Psyche. little Miss Margaret Hooe. was
sung 10 sleep 10 the faint strains Of
Sweet and Low sung by the chorus,
was also much appIaudsd
The eight songs in the play. set 10 the
original music. were especially attractive
the clear, sweet voices OF :he girls. set
o best advantage in the open air, being
waited 20 the ears Of the audience like
/ the echoes Of the bugle notes in Tenny-
sons "Bugle Song" through the trees
and wales.
Much credit IS due the coach and direc-
tor. Miss n Birdenia Henry; the musical
'-i 'Nb'lSr L~GEdT tTleSt and oscar F
Comstock. and Miss Margaret NJ. Bogen-
REF. who arranged the dances. for the
success Of The performance. Members OF
CO. class acted as ushers.
Cast of the Play.
The cast follows:
Cana, monarch Of the south and father
OF the princess, Jennie Fassett. Prince
ATaC, Jeanette Smith; Twins, sons of
Cana. Helen Hall and Adelaide Allen.
, Dorothea Rich the Prince. lover OF The
princess. Phyllis SCHUYLER. FIorian and
| Syrh, friends OF the prince, EStelle Crane
and Josephine Harvey: Ida. the princess
| head or the College OF NaideuS Marjorie
Shedding. Lady Blanche and LADY Ps,--
/ che, ladies' Of the court and tutors i'm
the college. Lucy Barton and Dorothy
/ kuhns, Melissa. daughter OF LADY
Blanche, katharine Barker: Aglaia. child
/ OF Lady Psyche. Margaret HOoe. guard
Margaret Moorhouse: woman post Leila
Stout. ambassadors, Agnes Porter and
FRANCES Brooks. officer. Aileen Drom-
gold: host Agnes Porter: hostess. Isabel
= Nyman; students, Adelaide Allen. Fran
ces Brooks AIleen Dromgold Ruth
Gardner Helen Hall. Charlotte Howe
and Isabel Wyman, guards. maidens
students, women OF the pillow
Iabieau-'Ihe Dream OF the Princess
keahzed. Wisdom. Nassar Barnard
Mount Holyoke. Bryn Mawr. Smith. Vel
lesley, Radcliffe, Alma Mater. Wells
j Gra9uate Aspirants. Epilogue. Discipline,