The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-05-12
The High School Entertainment.

came off last Friday and was the event
of the week to all concerned.
Masonic Hall was filled to the doors
with interested spectators, large por-
ton of whom were parents and rela-
tives of the pupils who had cause to be
proud of the success of the two inter-
esting plays entitled ''The Return OF
Deborah IN two acts and Saint
Cecilia in one act. The following Is
the cast of characters in the first play :
Miss Jane Tompkins-A New England
Spinster. Miss E. Cecil Traband.
Miss Sarah Tompkins-her sister 49,:
...........M Miss Gertrude j. Wyvill
Margaret Lawrence-their niece. 49,.
Miss Rose Lucille Beard
Blossom Farrar-A Year out of Board
ing School. ..... Miss Mary J. Wyvill
Delia-The Irish Servant
........ Miss Ruth Cleveland Wyvill
Act l. The sitting room of Miss Jane
Tompkin's House.
Act II. The same as Act 1.-The next
evening.
The curtain rises in the first play dis
closing the two spinster aunts busy
with their darning and knitting In a
plain, old fashioned sitting room with
the portrait of their aunt Deborah, who
departed this life twenty years ago,
carefully yelled with lace to protect it
from the dust which these old maids
abhor and call their pretty Irish servant
to sharp account when they chance to
see speck.
They are discussing the approaching
visit of their niece, Miss Blossom, OF
whom they have heard quite appalling
pranks and fear to have her upset their
house and quiet routine, but as niece
Margaret seems unhappy they have
consented fer her sake.
While they are debating the matter
the young lady arrives with such ex-
uberance of manner as she embraces
Margaret that they at last leave the
room in horror of what Aunt Deborah
would have thought of such unseemly
conduct.
Blossom soon discovers that Margaret
is kept from her lover by her prudish
aunts and that they refer to Aunt
Deborah's opinion as if she was still in
the flesh and grow very nervous as the
twentieth anniversary of her death
draws near, so confding in Margaret
she divises a plan to bring the old
ladies to terms.
In Act she appears in an absurd old
dress and bonnet and the portrait hav-
ing been hastily taken from its frame,
poses as aunt Deborah in the frame.
AS midnight approaches Jane and Sarah
grow very nervous and sounds coming
from the portrait nearly distract them
and when Aunt Deborah Frances out
they almost collapse. She upbraids
them for their old fashioned ideas, says
she has learned lot in twenty years
and makes them dance like her and
''kick high" after making them prom
Use to consent to Margaret's marriage,
hustles her off to her waiting lover and
as the clock strikes IL the curtain drops
in a round of applause.
1t is a hard task in short space to
give the young ladies in this play their
full share of praise as all showed much
talent. Miss Cecil Traband, as Miss
Jane, was fine and had one of the lead
ing parts requiring memory and action,
while Miss Gertrude Wyvill as sister
Sarah, was the meek reflex of the more
forceful Jane, making fine contrast
in her role so well played.
Margaret, portrayed by Miss Lucille
Beard, won all hearts by her pensive
expression and sweet voice. The
leading LADY, was Miss Mary Wyvill
as Blossom, who was stirring things
up from start to finish. Her dramatic
talent was shown all through the play,
and most of the fun belonged to her
role although Miss Ruth Wyvill, as the
Irish servant, helped the laughable eli
max admirably.
The second play was entitled "Saint
Cecilia" in one act. The following was
the cast of characters
Alice Hamilton, Millicent Jordan, Laura
Carew, Doris Palmer, Bridget O'Brien
Bridesmaids, Miss Nellie L. Pun
phrey, Miss Rachel C. Clagett, Miss
Helen Anne Roeder, Miss Sarah
Elliott Traband ................
Bridget O'Brien-Housemaid. ....M Miss
Margaret Wilhelmine Martin. .......
Cecilia Jefferies-The Bride elect....
Miss Vera Grossnickle Beard ........
Betty Jeffries -Cecelia's Younger Sis
ter. 800. Miss Anna Coale. .........
Philip Dumont-Cecelia's Fiance
Mr.. VIM H. Talbot. .............
Scene. A pleasant parlor with cur
tain.
The curtain rises on the bridesmaids
who are discussing the coming wedding
of Cecilia and Philip. Cecilia since a
fall from her horse is an invalid but
hopeful of regaining her former good
health and has sent her sister Bette
for ride with Philip, who returns
with cheeks aglow with the excitement
of a race in which she beats Philip,
who fearing her horse has bolted, ar
rives later in great anxiety and little
by little these two find themselves
deeply in love but so loyal are they to
Cecilia that they try to hide it from
her who suspects nothing and in her
unseIfsh love leaves them much to
themselves. On the eve of the wedding
they confess their love to each other
and after one long embrace, are pre-
pared to renounce their happiness for
Cecela's sake when she discovers their
secret and after sending Bette to
play the wedding march, in prepare
ton for the morn, and Philip to turn
her music, she takes up her vial of
medicine and pours out 40 instead of