Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-11
COMPLETE Plans !l0R
HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS
MAY FESTIVAL, PAGEANT AND
CLASS PLAY WILL ATTRACT
MUCH ATTENTION.
MUSICAL EVENT MAY II
AT METHODIST CHURCH
cantata. "kins Rene's Daughter to Be
Presented by Musical Organizations
of School-Paseant on May 81
"AIl- Of a Sudden Peggy" to Be
Given as Glass Play June 10.

Three events that will command
much attention in high school circles,
ard among the patrons of the school,
are the May festival, pageant and class
play preparations for which have been
com pleted. The festival will be given
at the Methodist church Friday even
ing, May Il; the pageant will take
place on the high school campus May
y, and the class play will be presented
al the Odeon June 10.
The cantata, King Rene's Daughter
is to be featured in the May festival,
in the presentation Of which different
high school musical organizations are
to participate, under the direction OF
Miss Elizabeth Wellemeyer. The or
chestra VIII play as an overture
portion of Verdi's II Trovatore," and
Joseph Gearens Bower of Roses,
Catherine Lands will be the accom-
PIANIST
The girls glee club is to sing the
cantata. Lucille Rubee will read the
prolog, the overture TO the cantata will
be played by Mary Cummings and
Maude Wilson, the choruses will be
sung by the entire glee club, and the
solos by Irene Mason, Catherine Lam
dis. Bernice -Arney and Ada Spencer.
The personnel Of the semi-choruses
is Lauretta Nichols, Bernice Robb,
Pearl Case, AlChia Bentley, Falrle
Fogler. Ethel Darner, Patience Wallace,
Nusa Mason, Ruth Silvius, sopranos;
Elda Wardman. Esther Erickson, Marie
Benzhaf. Bina Doty, Grace Andrews,
May Barnard. Viva Barsalou, Rather
inc Benedict and HERNIA Galloway, al
tos.
The cantata will comprise solos,
duets. trios, double quartet. and semi
choruses.
The boys glee club will sing three
numbers following the cantata, with
Elda Wardman as accompanist, and
the full chorus will sing selections
from Governs The Rose Maiden in
closing the program. For the closing
numbers Bessie Selby will be the ac-
companist.
Miss Trine May Queen.
Elizabeth Urine will be Queen Of
the May" at the May fete or pageant
to be given on the 4igh school campus.
Friday afternoon. May 81 About $50
girls will participate. Eleanor Ogier
will appear as the queens attendant.
The winding of the May pole viii be
shown, together with the browning of
the queen.
"AII- Of a-sudden Peggy"
"All- Of "a Sudden Peggy" a comedy
in three acts by Ernest Denny, will be
presented as the class play. This
promises 20 be the next most interest
ing event TO commencement itself.
The play is of the decided English
type, and is very clever comedy, one
which Henrietta Crosman produced
and made It an artistic success. The
central character is Peggy O'Mara,
who earns the sobriquet. "All Of "a
Sudden-P Peggy" because Of her man
ner Of doing things on the spur Of the
moment. Peggy is constantly shocking
her staid English relatives by her way
of going about her different under
takiDgs.
Peggy is visiting in London at the
home of Lord Anthony Crackenthorpe,
who is very much desired by Mrs.
O'Mara as a son-in-law Peggy has
other plans, however, and decides to
win Lord Anthony fo- stepfather.
In carrying out her plans she falls in
love with Crackentnorpe's brother.
Jimmy Keppel. Many comlcal stu
ations develop during the action of the
play. and all, of course, ends happily,
as it should.
Cast Of Characters