The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-23
Washington Birthday Entertain.
ment PIeasedth People TIE
Big Auditorium Was Filled
to Capacity Last Night
HIGHLY CREDITABLE
PROGRAM RENDERED
= MiIkmaid and College Girl Z
Made a Hit Shakesperean
Scenes are Well Presented
Minuet at the Close

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Minuet at the Close
The Girls college came into her
own last night every man. woman
and child that could get standing
room on a street car between the
hours Of 1880 and o'clock went to
the college to hear the George Wash
ington program AS a resu the
largest crowd that has ever attended
an entertainment at the college was
present, the main auditorium being
fun to the seating capacity and a
number being seated In the balcony.
And the crowd was not disappoint-
ed in the entertainment given them.
The operetta 'The College Girl and
the Milkmaid' was one Ct the clev-
crest affairs eyer staged ia the city
BY homo talent Thirty school girls.
dressed after the fashion Of a milk
maid, with stools and buckets render
ed the choruses and as the girls took
their places on the stage, doing every
step and turn to music, a very pretty
scene was presented
Miss Maize Bailey as the college
girl, dressed III gown and cap with
the signs Of intellectually radiating
from her very personality, did her
part well and Miss Elsie Decker the
milkmaid, dressed ia rustic simplici
ty carrying her milk bucket on her
arm, careless, indifferent-the typical
primitive young country woman
played her part with charm that
captlYated the hearts Of the audience.
Miss Decker in her solo Can baka
and can brew which was me ansa.
er she gave the college girl who ask
ed contemptuously What can You
do?1 won much applause.
The theme OF the play was the
contrast Of the lives Of the young
milkmaid and the college girl IN
the dialogue between the milk maid,
Phoebe, and the college girl, Miner
va, during which Miss Bailey deplor-
ed the fact that her country friend
was without education. possessing a
sleeping brain and absolutely content
to live the life Of q milkmaid. Phos'
bes answer to the questions pro-
pounded by the scholar brought down
the house. The taking oi a kodak
picture Of the mllkmald also excited
much meriment
In tine finale the college girl and
the miikmaid agree IN song that efi
we should talk rfoa. MORN tn night
both would be Of the same opinion
concerning their separate lives ghe
girls joined in the chorus
There was a charm about the play
lhal pleased apl as tile young women
left the stage they received generous
applause
The scenes from Shakespeares
Romeo and Juliet. BY the members
Of tie dramatic class we're well pre-
sented Miss Mozello sumpgeF. as
Romeo and Miss Emma Estell as
Juliet" in the balcony seene acquit.
ted themselves with credit IN their
parts. They were able to interpret
the lines Of tho poet in this love scene
with spirit and emotion. The last
scene in which Juliet is commanded
BY her father 70 marry Paris was
also effective Miss Mary Agnes
ONeil as eLofd CaDulel played a
strong part. Miss Sell Warford as
Juliet, Rietta Beavers IS Romeo, =
Miss Mary Harper rs Lady eapulet
ana Miss Mozclie sumpter as the IN.
imitable nurse. gave Miss o'Neill
strong support rhe young women
showed their familiarity with The
characters o. Shakespeare and reflect
ed much credit upon their department
OF the institution
The last number oI the program
an old fashioned hlnuet was very
pretty Misses Pauline Gwen, BesI
Frost Jean AIecosh. velma Harvey
Bess Latting Doyle Reynolds. Louise
crocker anc Meta Belle Estes dress
ed in colonial costumes did the min
uet with q grace and charm rivalinl
the ladies Of Martha Washington
period
An effort was made ~ take a flash
light picture of che audience but thi
was found lmpossihla only lhe girl
wac assisted Ia tAe program Werl
photographed