The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-27
EDWINA HIGH
SCHOOL CLOSES
Two Entertainments Were
Held Last Week.
BOTH WERE BIG SUCCESS
Large Crowds Gather at School
and are Given Much to AppIauS
Program is Announced for
Close of ParrottsviIIe School.


Edwina, April 24.-The school at
This place closed Friday morning. The
school exercises consisted of two en-
terlalnments. one Thursday night and
one Friday night.
The entertainment Thursday night
was made up with short dialogues. the
first was The Bootblack," a play Civ
EN- by the small boys. Next was "The
Negro Stratagem, by stratagem the
negro servant, Cupid, assisted the
gruti old landlords daughter to elope
with her lover Kenneth Hicks as
cupid and Herbert Taylor as the land
lord played their parts well. The last
play of the evening was "The Yankee
PeddIer of Old Times in Virginia.
Mr.. Sam eisk, who played the part Of
the peddler, kept the house in an up.
roar of laughter throughout the entire
plap. Mr.. Maddron, who acted the
part OF Fuller, the owner of the ceIe-
brated race horse, Thunderbolt. Miss
Lula Wood acted as Mariah, The dau-
ghter of Fuller, and Miss Glennie
Brooks as the servant girl who fell
in love with the Yankee Peddler,
showed exceptional qualities as anna
teur actors. The last number on the
program OF the first evening was song
by MeSsrs. Sisk and Maddron which
was received with much applause.
Friday evenings entertainment was
more varied than the first evening. The
first number on the program was A
recitation by Herbert Taylor; the sec
ond number was an oration by A. f.
Easterly, subject, "Man.n The next
was short play, "Seeing Bosting;v
after this play Mr.. Samuel Sisk gave
an original poem entitled "GaKiSSs in
the Edwina school," Mr. Sisk in this
poem showed much ability as a poetv
Then the audience was favored\ with
reading by Miss Gertrude Maloy, the
title Of her reading was Mazippa, of>'
the Forest Girl. Miss Maloy displayed
exceptional qualities as reader and
we feel shat She should develop these
qualities. The next number was
drama, "Out in the Street this is an
old play but good one and each acted
his part exceedingly well. Mr.. Roy
Mantooth and Miss Eta bowman who
played the leading role, have never ta-
ken part in drama before and an OLD
actor could not have done better. Miss
GIennie Runnion who acted the part
of Mrs. Bradford, was the star char
acter Of the play. She got so complete
ly into the spirit of the play that she
herself cried, one could see that her
feelings were real and not Il pretense.
Mr.. Carl McMahan, as Davis, display
ed mean look and guilty conscience.
Mr.. Howard Runnion as Mat Davis,
showed clearly the qualities OF reck.
less boy, but tender heart in dealing
with a widow with sick child. Mr..
Cleo McNabb, as Pete, the negro SER
want, was not lacking in bringing out
the humorous side. The next twonum-
bers were recitation by Miss Bernice
Brooks and defamation by Mr.. Roy
Mantooth. The last number was song
by Messrs. Sisk and Maddron.
The entertainments were highly en-
joved by all. The following we feel
deserve special mention: Mr.. Sam
Sisk as the Yankee peddler and Mss
Glennie Brooks as a servant girl who
fell in love with the peddler; Mr.. 9th
Maddron as Fuller, Mr.. Roy Man
tooth and Miss Eta Bowman as Col.
and Mrs. Wayne, and Miss .Glenn1e
Runnion as Mrs. Bradford. Music was
furnished by Messrs. Odel and Allen.
PanOttsville Program.