Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29
GIRLS GIVE COMEDY
Normal School Juniors Appear
in Well Staged Piece.
IN HONOR OF THE SENIORS
"Cranford' Creditably Presented to
Large Audience Under the Dr.
rection of Miss Walker.

Before an audience Of schoolmates, pub
lie school officials and friends that taxed
the capacity Of the Western High Schools
auditorium, members Of the junior class
Of the Washington Normal School render
ed the English comedy, Crawford" last
night In a highly creditable manner. The
play was the annual rendition by the
Junior class in honor of the graduating
seniors, and is one of the pro-comnence-
n,ent features of the normal school each
year.
Ten youn. ladies assumed the several
characters OF the play and carried their
work through with a dash and spirit
that elected rounds of applause during
each of the three acts. Several of tha
characters are exacting i'll the range OF
dramatic ability they call for, and in these
especially the training Of the young ac-
tresses was displayed to advantage. The
successive comedy climaxes OF the second
act, which have made the play famous.
were enacted with keen sense Of humor
on the part Of the young ladies, and
brought Torch several curtain calls at the
close. In these scenes the acting Of Miss
Elsie Hall. as Miss Deborah Barker. and
Miss Elizabeth Lacy, as Miss Matilda
Jenkyns, compared favorably with pro-
fessional interpretations of the charac-
ters. The only male character of the
by Frank Scofieid, whose dramatic abtl-
fty also called for favorable comment.
Drilled by Miss Walker
The stage setting was as near complete
as 1t was possible to make it within the
space available and the details true to
the period of the comedy. The costum-
ing Of the early part of the last century
was quaint and artistic and presented at
tractive pictures in each of the acts. The
play was given under the direction OF
Miss Alberta Walker of the normal school
faculty. In addition to the comedy OF
last night Mics Walker has been drilling
members Of the senior class for more
difficult dramatic work to be presented
during the commencement week of june
To Miss Walkers labors- it is declared.
the success In a large measure of last
nights comedy Is due. "Pandora's ooX'
year under the direction of Miss Walker.
The cast was as follows:
Prologue ITO the Seniors Miss Edna
Moran. Persons In the play: Miss Matilda
Jenkyns Miss Matty). Miss Elizabeth
Lacy; Mary Smith, Miss Harriet Morsell;
Miss Margaret Williamson: Mrs. Forester,
Miss Myrtle Stone: Mrs. F'itz-Adam,
Miss Ruth McElfresh: Miss Betty Bark
er, Miss a1srigold Whitford: Miss Deb
oran Barker, MISS fASle HAL, AHe I1oi'
Mrs Jameson, Miss Florence Berg; Lady
Genmire. Miss Mary Rice; Peter Marina
duke. Arley Jenkins, Mr.. Frank Scof1eld
of the Western High School.
The personnel of the committees hav-
ing charge of the various details of the
entertainment is: Furniture-Misses Kohl,
Rutherford, r. Hail. Owen; stage decora-
tion-Misses Harrington. Rosenbaum,
O'Neil. NJ. Myers, Scammeli. Stoddard.
Peck. Wilson, Martin, Goodwin. Carter;
dress-Misses Hanft, Silliman, Budd;
ushers--Misses Morgan, Abbott, Elliot,
Sheehy, A. Myers, Suess. Thompson. Nc
Coach, Brighton: stage managers-N1isses
Bowen ard Herfurth; al the door-Misses
Kennedy and Cherry; at the piano-Miss
Nelson; between the acts-Misses Budd
and Smith; printing-Misses Howard.
Batson and Barbour.