Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-07
WINTHROP
Third Annual Exhibition by the
Children of Town Schools
Held Friday and Is a
Great Success
MANY NEWS ITEMS ABOUT
THE TOWN

The third annual exhibition by the
children of the village schools from
grades one to eight was held Friday
evening at the town hall from until
10 O'Clock and was an unqualified
success. The school work Of the
children was tastefully arranged up
on tables and displayed upon a back
ground Of green canvas upon the
walls.
The hour for inspection of work
was from until 5, and was followed
feature of which was the charming
operate, Midsummer Eve
The opening number was a Wei
come song by so children from the
two lower grade schools, after which
the curtain arose upon the first act
of the play, which included a graceful
butterfly drill by little white clad
fairies and a comic march and drill
was given by II brown clad boys
with pointed caps. When the Brown
les had scrombled over the footlights
and disappeared. Dorothy Hannaford.
representing a little maiden lost in
the forest. while looking for the fai-
ries. wandered into the glade, and
sang a sweet solo. Il Am Lost in the
Forest. Evening Breezes represent
ed by six girls of the third and fourth
grades, daintily gowned in pink with
large scarfs, executed the dainty
Breeze Waltz" and sang a pretty
lullaby within the Woods the Grille
Lies" They were followed by so lit
tie second grade boys representing
robins in a bird song with character
istic motions, eight girls from grades
five and six carrying small lighted
lanterns gave THE Dance of the Will
o'-the-Wisps" and the "Will-o'-the-
Wisp" song. The scene closed when
the mischievous will-o-the- wisps en-
ticed the last child away, with the in
tention of leading her to a bog.
The second scene opened with the
Venetian Flower Drill" gracefully ex-
ecuted by "a young ladies Of the upper
grades. Clinton Weber in striking
costume Of black and red. as Court
Herald, announced the coming OF the
fairy Queen
When Miss Ida Maxwell as Queen
came upon the stage a burst OF ap-
plause greeted her. Miss Maxwell was
clad in white and gold with jeweled
crowd and star decked train and
carried an immense yellow rose as a
wand. The big chorus sang Hail to
the Queen" while colored lights were
thrown upon the picture. A moment
of
dressed as green elves, danced onto the
stage carrying the lanterns which they
had captured from the Will-o-the-
Wisps. After their merry song, Swing
Fairy Lanterns" they told the story
Of the lost child whom they had rescued
from the bog, then brought the child
into the glade, where she was trans
formed to Princes Forget-me-Not by
the Queen. Then followed Miss Max
wells solo, 1.-THE Princess Sweet" and
q flower song by the "a girls who rep
resented the flower fairies. The green
elves sang I'm a Leafy Forest" after
which the Herald announced The Spir-
1t of Dawn" Miss Barbara Pinkham
clad in yellow chiffon with silver
crown and star-tipped wand, repre-
sented the Dawn" and told Of the
mother weeping for her lost child. This
dainty dialogue was followed by the
Dream Song" by little Miss Hanna
ford, who was then led away by the
Herald. Slowly the Queen left the
throne while the chorus sang Day is
Dawning" and as the fairies moved
from the stage Dawn" mounted the
throne attended by "A girls from Grades
3 and 4. carrying arches Of rainbow col
ors. The final tableau represented
Dawn" upon the throne arched by
the rainbow, while the little girls sang
THE Rainbow Song"
Between the scenes Lloyd Leighton
gave very pleasing violin solo accom-
panied by Ray Kimball. and the boys of
the It'll and 9Th grades executed a dumb
bell drill. One hundred and sixty children
took part in the program. Miss Leah
Hoxie presided at the plano throughout
the evening and her work added much
to the success Of the evening. The teach
ers were assisted in preparing and pre-
senting the program by Mrs. Lottie York.
An audience which packed the hall at
tended and all were enthusiastic in pro-
claiming It the finest entertainment ever