Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-05-20
ST. MARYS SCHOOL
DOES ITSELF PROUD
Boys and Girls Do Good Work in
Creditable Entertainment in
St. Mary's Hall.
ARE CLEVER YOUNG ACTORS.
Drills and May Pole Dance, Songs and
Play Win be Repeated Tonight.

ANADeA ~ anu 2 us "a 81 MARY
parochial school WED with each other
last evening in making the entertain
ment given in St. Mary's Hall, the
splendid success it was.
Both took part in the program, snd
prominent parts, at that. and the ri
galry was keen though friendly. Ii
would be difficult TO draw comparisons
as the boys who participated in the
program did equally as we'll as the
girls.
After an orchestral selection by
portion of the Naval Academy band,
the curtain rose upon a pretty wood
land scene with the girls in dainty
white dresss and black ribbons assem-
5led on the stage 20 sing a chorus,
which they sang in good time and
sweet voice. Following this was a
very pretty feature of the program by
the First Grade who danced the
Ninuet. The little girls and boys.
dressed in colonial costume with pow
dered wigs, made beautiful picture
with their low courtsy and courtly
bow. Previous to the dance, little Miss
Hill recited How Grandma danced
the Einuet. The children showed
careful. patient and painstakng train
ing, and there was no hitch and not
single mistake. They all did beauti-
fully and deserve much credit.
An amusing feature Of the program
that brought an atmosphere from
across the seas was Half Hour in
Holland" by the Second and Third
Grade boys and girls, clad in Dutch
costume and wearing wooden shoes.
They sang and danced and created
much merriment. They were q happy
lot and their number on the program
was much appreciated and enjoyed.
The May-pole dance by the girls Of
the Fourth and Fifth grades, was very
graceful and pretty. In the centre
Of the stage stood a May pole decorated
with streamers of all colors, which the
girls twined and plated in graceful
fashion to music by Miss Lille Henkel.
Miss Henkel was piano accompanist
throughout the program and to her
much credit is due for the success of
the drills and evolutions. The May
pole dance was especially pleasing.
The first half of the program closed
with ''Tenting" by the Fourth and
Fifth Grade boys. The stage setting
was camp scene, with an army tent
in the rear. camp fires lighted and a
cauldron sending forth aroma of camp
life cooking.
The boys were around about in khaki
uniform, some doing guard or sentinel
duty, others at leisure. The boys
braced up" and sang camp song,
followed by little drilling, with Mas
ter Clayton Gould as drill master. and
the scene closed with "Tenting To-
night on the Old Camp Ground, "a song
that found an echo in every heart in
the audience when the words
Many are the hearts that are weary
tonight,
Longing for the War to cease
Many are the hearts that are yearning
tonight
Hoping that there will be Peace"
The boys acquitted themselves well,
and sang nicely. This number was
both effective and pleasing.
The second half Of the program was
taken up with a one act comedy en-
titled, 1.-THE Mouse Trap" which
created no little merriment. 1t told
the story of the lone man" in the
play who was quoted by the daily press
as having made a speech before the
Legislature opposed TO woman's suf-
frage, and whose wife, although an
Anti-Sufragist called him to account
for his disparsgement of womanly
courage. In her most eloquent mo-
ments her husband exclaimed about a
mouse running across the floor, and
she Immediately took refuge on rock
ing chair, where she posed and acted
the rest Of the seem, her maid, and
three visitors also occupyingsperches.on
the couch, centre table chair and piano
st DOL, all afraid Of mouse, although
all were avowed strong minded women.
The parts were acted well, especially
50 from the undigniied positions on
rocking chairs and tables, etc. The
leading characters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Somers were well taken by Master
Harvey Gregory and Miss Catherine
Handbook, clever little actress.
Others in the cast, all of whom did
good work were Mrs. Roberts This
NAstNAys OSAdiuiUt hiElDaHs lane Ia
servant), Catherine Geraci; Mrs. Mil
Ter, Mrs. Curwen. Mrs. Bemis Wish
tors), Gertrude Jones, Helen Wilson.
Eva Himmelheber
The splendid program closed with
Ching Lee Ling's Club Drill" BY
Sixth and Seventh Grade boy who ma
nipulated the Indian clubs in great
fashion, and showed careful training
and faithful practice.
A chorus Of girls sang Twilight
and the curtain was rung down on
an excellent entertainment given by
the boys and girls Of st. Mary's
school in most creditable manner.
Those participating in the program
were the following:
Chorus Girls Catherine Handbook.
Gertrude Jones. Geraldine Kimbal
Catherine Geraci, Helen Wilson. Eva
Himmelheber, Octavia Kramer. Anna
Eaughton. Mary Macaluso, Kathleen
Tolson, Katherine Kimbsll, Mary Den