Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-08
HIGH SCHOOL
 PLAY SUCCESS Pupils Acquit Themselves Admirably in Presenta tion of Julius Caesar
AT THE ELKS THEATER
Much Talent Developed From Crude Material and Productions
 Pleased.

An agreeable though very pleasant surprise was in store for the audi enee that assembled last night at the atks Theater to witness the boys and girls of he High School present Shakespeare's Julius Caesar True it had been felt for long time that the High School population con- tained within it's numbers large amount of talent and grace, but 1t was never supposed that there was so much of these Qualities nor such variety as appeared last night. When ono stops to think that none of the actors who held forth last night exceed the old aes o1 Gshtssn and that many of tAsm fsll below fifteen hs begins to realize how orsditable the production of 'Julius Cassor" was.
 Much Of the prsise for this very successful histrionis venture is due to Lawrence AcCarty, who developed power and fiLesse out of so much raw and crude material. Also the teaching staff of the High School, who have consistently and persistent ly encouraged the boys and girls in th's, their first dramatic perform ance in the new High School. Though the house was not quite full, yet there were enough Pine Bluffians assemb- led to indicate that the town was there in spirit, and what is more the audience represented all the walks and classes of the city's populat' on
 The scenery and the costumes were in keeping with Roman history the Senate chamber and the forum scene and the tent of Brutus being especially characteristic. All the parts were we'll rendered, some of the little girls especially appearing to cute advantage es Senators and Sold CTS. Vashti King, as Lucius, page to Brutus, made a very manly soldier, and sang . song to sooth+ Brutus, in very sweet inimitable manner. Nellie HsDonald, as Met elius Climber, also bore herself like a gentelman soldier. Mona Lazarus, as Decius Brutus spoke her lines in true m litary fashion. One shoui. commend the acting of Jennie May Langston as Calpurnia; Oakley Tho ma., as Casca. Ellice eathwit as the Sooths"yer: FlOy Re, ring as Ire bonius; Bernice WI 't.iew, as Por- tia; Willie Steed as Popil;us Lena and Pindarius; Walter Pope as a carpenter; Clarence Knox as cob bier; Leo Nichol as Titinius; Agnes Starke, as Flavius; Freelin Christo- pher as Cinna; Carmeta Sanders as Octav us Caesra and the Third citi- zen; Stella Pummer as Fourth citl- zen and Cathron Lee, Millie Rue Myr= tie Holt and Mable Thomas as maids .of Calpurnia. The soldiers and citizens showed up well but the gh5- ing between the forces of Mark Ar. thony and of iBrutus and Cassius on the plains of Phillipi was rather a tame affair no blood being split.
 Several parts may be mentioned as especially noteworthy. As Julius Caesar, Mary Mccoy, bore herself with dignity and spoke with effect. John Toney, who was practically the only man having a prominent part, reflected credit on his sex. He made fine Cassius, irasc:ble and impas- stoned, scheming and greedy. His acting at times approached the pro- fessonal. Jean Hart took the part Of Brutus in a very effective man. ner and elic.ted much applause. His harangue to the mob after the death of Caesar was unusually good. Too much can not be said in praise of the interpretation given to the part of Mark Antony by Elizabeth Adams She displayed splendid ease and used excellent modulation. She ren- dered the famous lines beg inning
 Friends, Romans, Countrymen' in a truly forensic fashion.
 CARD OF THANKS