The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-20
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
MAKE A GREAT HIT
Splendid Entertainment Is
Given by Them at the
Auditorium.

The entertainment at the armory
Friday evening by the pupils of the
Marietta High School was a great sue
cess in every way.
The first number was a chorus by
all the girls, Happy School Days Now
| Are Ended"
Miss Helen Dumas played the ac-
compartment. Miss Smith. the teach
er conducting the exercises. stood be
side the piano, a queenly woman hand
somely dressed in white.
AS the prelude sounded the audi
ence was thrilled by the procession
of white-robed maidens filling the
stage, even before the song began.
The Imitation Orchestra by a dozen
boys was excruciatingly funny. The
musical instruments were home made,
and the real music came from per-
formers behind screens, but the young
musicians did their part assiduously
Miss Josephine Clark read a paper
on the "Tennyson Literary Society,""
that was very interesting and easily
heard all over the hall
The comic song, "A Natural SPELL"
was by four girls and four boys, dress
ed and behaving exactly like back
wOodsy school children. Each one had
blue-back spelIer with thumb papers
dangling, and the spelling was pho
netic rather than according to Mr..
Webster
The dinner at recess" was a reve-
lation to town infants and a delight
to the grandparents present who have
known the joy Of bottled buttermilk
and cold biscuit with molasses.
The play Among the Breakers"
was a drama of tragic interest, like
wild ocean tides capped with white
foam of merriment. The intricate plot
unfolds swiftly and every one is happy
at the end as the sea is peaceful after
a storm.
The cast of characters was:
David Murray, keeper of Fairpoint
Light Observation-Disclosures. EnOch Faw
Larry Divine, his assistant -. Griffin
Rogers.
Hon. Bruce Hunter ... Louis Jervey
Clarence Hunter his ward Charlie
Gardner
Peter Paragraph, newspaper report
er ................J Jordan Gardner.
Scud, Hunters colored servant, Robert
Feagan.
Minnie Daze, Hunters niece, Marguer-
tie Reed
! Bess Starbright, cast up by the
waves" .............An Annie COryell
Mother Carey a reputed fortune tell
er ...........B Beatrice Osborne
Biddy Bean, an Irish girl, Mary Warren
All the actors were extremely good
and suited to their roles. Mr.. Robert
Feagin, as the colored boy attending
the wrecked yachting party, was per-
feet and proved to be the bright ray
of comedy tightening the gloomy
scenes in the play The Irish lovers
were both very true to life, although
their stately stage manager contrived
to have the tender wooing escape ac-
tual reality.
Peter Paragraph, with his tiny red
notebook and fluent pencil, was an
other pleasant diversion from sadder
things
The minor parts played by Minnie
Daze and Biddy Bean were good, but
did not give opportunities for acting
equal to the more important roles OF
Mother Carey and Bess Starbright
The fOrtune-teller was a white-hair-
ed woman until the last act, but her
voice was clear and strong
Bess was dressed in a sailor cos
tune with red ribbons on her one long
braid of brown hair.
She was perfectly natural in the
simple role of seaside lassie at home
on the water and delighted every one
with her sweet voice and bright, ex-
pressive face.
Miss Smith was showered with con-
gratulations over the achievements OF
her pupils and Marietta is prouder
than ever of her High School.