Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-11-16

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To BE- lifted ous Of familiar, and
perhaps hundrum scenes; 70 b
transported 20 the ancient land d
che chrysanshsmum: 20 tread In
spiris the Ho%erin9 neads Of old
japan aud catch some glimpsss Of
its peculiar civilization and 20 for.
get for nearly two eutraneing hours
I all that In prossic In life; such was
The treat provided for eli Who we're
fortunats enough 10 Do press1s Of
the japanese Recital ~ So Mary's
Academy last Friday evening. j.
% sSe art. thew say Is very pains
taking. exsc, and faithful 10 the last
details OF she theme or object under
CO.. sidera,ion. Be that an 10 may,
the Jsps csc R,ci'al exemp fed
very cleverly tbe lead ~ n CT -ac.er.
ist'cs q the peopie among ~hom
the simple pot Of 'h- play - wprk.
Cd out sno throughout he evsrins
there vas cons'an- evidencs OF Q ab-
or 10 Hin arranRi gtableaux and
stai . situation q, 81 s'ient practice.
ard a. fide lity TO b storic forms and
W !" o. tic ex .rsssiOn Of oriental
thought and courtesies
To begin with the stage: 10 was
a veri'abl- chrysanthamum bower,
a d 'scked rniy the miniature lakes,
the dwarfed shruboery and porcs-
lain bridges 70 make 10 transplant
cd garden Of Nippon. These sdoru
msnts were suggested though sctu-
ally not apparent. And the play or
recital itself. what Of it2 Beautiful
manners. clear. ringing and intslli.
gent elocution, natural gestures and
modest self-reliance In rendition of
the parts--thst 10 the story Of the
play. What charming maids. what
lack OF self. seriousness, what L.
dy- like elegance. what perfect taste,
what melody contributed TO make
the play o delightful success. True
II had little Of the supernatural In
IL. being O recital OF pagan romance
and revenge; but IL served TO bring
out some lessons on the patural vir
tues OF kindness. family affection,
sympathy with the suffering and
devotion TO superior.
Our Academy girls aimed % pleas.
ing their audience by giving some
thing novel. something that came In
the nature Of great surprise, and
that illustrated the customs and eti-
quette OF the extremes of the East
ern world. Admirably did they
succeed. and 10 Ia hard 10 pick the
stars In . cast where all seemed 10
be stars. Miss Gertrude Edwards
10 the leading role OF Princess Kiku
was first ell unaffected. and not dis
posed to overdo her part. She
was Q combination Of sweetness and
dignity. and was majestic enough
by her simple and intelligent acting
for any imperial obild ofthe fowery
kingdom. Her Interpretation OF her
character was an education In itself.
Sahara, the evil genius of the Reel.
tai. or the heavy william. or "vil-
lisness" II We may coin the word.
gave stirring vehement and at
times a mastsrtul and brilliant
expression TO her lines. and she
was . notable factor In the success
of the evening Certainly Miss
Helen Green we'll deserves all the
compliments that came 70 her, though
Miss Helen's Rssticulation was not
always a forceful and true a. Der
enumeration ard general bearing
For unstudi d raturalness and 10
Renuousness few could have excelled
Miss Agnes Green we'll 10 her pre-
sentattion Of the part Of Lady Cecil
Csvendish. She had oil the vic
ming ways Of girl just freed from
the restraints Of she class room and
bound 70 get oil the fun and inno-
cent experience possible out of for
eign travel. Her clear and pleas
irg delivery made her words carry
throughout every nook and corner
OF The crowded hall, and her judici.
Gus Interpretation made her q great
favorite With ell. Little Ito could
not have had better counter part
than was afforded by Miss Mary
Duke. Mary showed true drama
bic instinct ard more han once
thrilled Der audience by her faith.
full expression OF the character az
signed 70 her For q senior TO be q
real little girl" required some ef-
fort to Professionally forget oneself
and DO childIike W thout being child.
ish. Mary Duke has our congratu-
lations.
As for Miss Efas Russell we can
only say We owe her debt of graft
tude for all she mirth and laughter
she was responsible for 10 her accu.
rate and clever dslineation OF the
prim, but level headed spinster,