Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-17
BRILLIANT WORK By
ACADEM|C|ANS IN
MARY STUART
Of Amateurs in Diff
cult Drama Exceeds Most
Hopeful Expectations of Their
Friends House Packed,

Albuquerque has seen many plays
by amateurs in years gone BY, bnt
it is doubtful II ever a more pleasing
offering was made to the theater go-
ing public than Mary Stuart, which
was presented - % packed house at
the Elks' rheatar Yesterday afternoon
by a cast of fifty girls of st. Nineents
academy. The drama is to say the
least difficult ana REQUIRES more than
ordinary ability to stage il success
fully. That the A~rademicans were
successful is putting it mildly. Time
and again a bit eff unusually brilliant
acting elected enthusiastic applause.
During the more tragic moments I'M
tense silence was the tribute of the
audience. The prison scene in the
Fiifth act when Mary stuart, sumptu-
ously arrayed, took "a farewell Of her
faithful servants, aId then proceed
led to the scaffold, was unusually
touching and required some very clev-
.or work by Miss Helen Marie Gibson
in the role Of the unfortunate queen
Of Scots. Miss Gibson's acting
throughout the entire play, from the
first cen to the final curtain in the
fifth act, was superb. she recitcd
her lines perfectly: her gestures were
sldNclui anu tiHt'lN Gnu "lN"N9 'HiiN
and dignified. as queenly queens
should be. she acted the part adj
mirably. Her gracious stage appears
anCc was much enhanced ny the
beauty of her continuing.
The part Of Elizabeth, queen of
England. was very cleverly portray
ed by Miss Mary Kathleen Kelly,
whilc the exceedingly difficult role
of Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester,
was taken with great talent 10y Miss
virginia harrison carr. Miss Lau-
rcen Asselin, in-personated Sir Edward
Mortimer in a very pleasing manne
Nhilc the role OF Lord Burleigh was
equally well taken by Miss Julia
Kelehcr. Mise Aurelia Montoya
was splendid as George Talbot. earl
Of shrewsbury. Miss Julia Brown,
AS Sir William Davidson, secretary
of state. and Miss Goldie Spring. as
Sir Amias Paulet, are also deserving
special mention. The part OF HAN
nah kennedy, enacted by Miss Bertha
Turner. and that of Lady Douglas, 10y
Bernice Hessel"eh, We're p"tI
Well done.
Altogether the drama was well pre-
reflecting credit upon the
members of the east, the academy ana
mon Sister Mary l.oNala, directress
st. Nincents 10 whose untirlnS
the success of the play Is due.
the entire gprpduction being staged
tnder her direction.
During the iuterlrission between
the second and third acts
he stage was held. likewise the au-
liencc. by "a band of seventy little
who had Just arrived from
The fairies were dress
a I'M beautiful costumes Of white and
silver. and each n wore a pair OF
each pair being of q different
Intricate dances were accom-
bv catchcy music 10y h Ca
fauagh orchestra. Nhich played AT
nar,alS throughput the afternoon.
amer the fairies dance, Miss RATHER
No O'Riellv and Miss Margaret Me
,anna. queens Of ~fsiryland, adNanc-
"A 10 the center of thc stage n dtd
pretty two step that brought torth
enthusiastic applause, Little MISS
ieCanna then recited a lutte poem
% cleyerly that she was forced TO re-
20 am encore. \ spot light was ,
,lavcd upon the fairy dance whlcn 4
dded much 10 as htautN.
Tl,c Cpst u Characters. ,
The cast of characters follows 4
glizabeth. queen of ENGLAND ,
Mary Kathleen Kelly ,
Iarv Stuart. queen az Scots. n pris- !
oner in England Helen Nitfsnn ;
sol,ert Dudley. earl ot Leicester ,
Virginia Morrison carr ,
george Talbot, earl of shrewsbury
.Aurelia Montoya