The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-21
A DRAMATIC RECITAL
Under Department of Reading and Elk.
preston, Fargo Conservatory,
Triumph for Mrs. Hutchinson,

MRS. Blanche Boyden-Hutcbinson
M the mark of general approval with
Inc very excellent programme she
presented, Tuesday afternoon in the
stone auditorium. It was given as a
oInmencement feature in connection
mt'n the Fargo conservatory and was
pS PuPlls OF Mrs. Hutchinson, who Is
.Le head Oh the department of read
ing ana expression, and physical c,1I-
ture' The programme was DELIGHT
5olly varied and the splendid work
zone by, both adults and ch1loreo was
uue TO the remarkable energy. enter
PRISE ana dramatic ability of Mrs
Hutchinson. Although it reouirad
nearly two hours time to exhaust tho
programme it could not be said that
t was firing for it was SO arranged
Inat there was a welcome accompant-
Hent OF spice betwixt the serious
numbers so it kept the large and;encs
all the time on the alert.
The opening number was Miss
FRANCES Anderson's rendition of The
Weao1ng Day at T~roldhaugen Nv
Grleg. Following this were graceful
exercises in physical culture by nine
young ladies' in white Greek costume.
MRS. b. A. Orr gave two charming
readings, Not Understood by Brackern
n Little Boy Blue by Field, in each
case with accompaniment of music.
Inc French Canadian dialect was well
rendered by Mrs. R. A. CoIwel1 in
men Madame AIbin Sang. Little
PICTURES of Child Life was effectively
reclted by Miss Claire Luger to the
occasional accompaniment of music.
AT the close the voices of children
were heard softly singing a hymn. A
note of humor was introduced into the
programme in Miss Frances Emery's.|
rendition of How the Women of Sodal-
lty Edited the Paper. Miss Emery is
especially at home in readings Of this
genre. Paul Graham was versatile in
portraying the diversified characters
m the cutting from Justin McCarty'c
If | Were King.
Ihe programme supplied the fol-
lowing note of the play:
"A young Partisan, Francois Villon
attracted the attention of King Louis.
oy a poem in which he told what he
would DO II he were king of France.
ihereupon the. king drugged him. took
ann 20 q palace and made him grand
the n of which time he was to bro
nounce sentence 0 himself (Villonl
Tor his freedom OF speech, The inter.
est OF the story centers in Louis, sIper-
stltlon faith In a dream In which he |
was a. swine roofing in the streets
OF Parls seeking a pearl of great price
he picked 1t up to put it in his crown
Y the weight was too heavy and he
was ABOUT to dash 1T to the earth
Wnen a star fell and 1t vanished all
The ~Pantomime.
The piece de resistance of the after
Moons entertainment was the nresan
tat1on, the first one Of the Kind II
Fargo OF a pantomiTe, adapted from
Masque of Pandora, by Longfellnw
SYNOPSIS of which is ais follows: Hen
haestus, q sculptor. makes AT statue
Leaves her In the house of
Eplmetheus. The Graces bring her fo
ne. Epimetheus falls in love with
fler. \ is warned not to open the
chest. The Fates try to influence her
put the Falries triumph. The Evils
escape frorn the chest. Pandora dies
Inc Doom OF Women's Curiosity.
The pretty effect Of the eosfI,rn;ns
seonspieuously enhanced by tha |
llghting effects. The part of "A
graceful Pandora, the statue which IL
brought TO life by the graces 1thel
llftie Misses DoWlingl was taken BY
MISS Claire Lllga. The furies (Misses
Dart and Pilot3 persuade her Is Omen
egfatefnl box, while the fates misses
Gorrnley. Webster and Dickey) Al
tempt to dissuade her. Four little
girls. the evils, come from the box:
the victim or her curiosity.
ales,s The part Of her lover, Epime-
thelss, was effectuaIly taken BY Miss
Lorine ". Pollock. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
We're played by the Misses Wright ana
Huff and Mrs. Kicker. The compIetai
caste wa AIS follows:
EaIluoFa ..s.**..ss Claire Lugar |
Eplrnetheus Lorine Pollock
Paul Graham