Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-25
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
HONOR SHAKESPEARE
PRESENT. Midsummer Nights Dream
Before Appreciative Audience.
In HONOR OF TERCENTENARY.
Beautiful Stage Setting Artistic Co.'S
tumes---School Orchestra Plays
mendelssohn Music in Fine Style
---Play Repeated Tonight.

Man of all this World" was indeed
honored last night by the students and
teachers of the Annapolis High School
| who presented Midsummer Nights
| Dream" in the High School auditorium
| in iTOnor of the poets tercentenary.
Indeed were the Shade of the Banl OF
Avon floating around in the ethereal
realms of the High School building. he
| must have felt twinges of regret that
the real Shakespeare could not be pres
ent in the flesh and enjoy the homage
these beautiful girls and handsome
boys were paying him through the me-
dunn OF one of his most popular plays.
Most Annapolitans who visit the the
atre are familiar with the story of the
artistic Midsummer Nights Dream -
the scene of which is laid in Athens in
the palace of Theseus -four DAYS before
the wedding day of Theseus and Hip
polyta. Theseus, the Duke of Athens.
was impersonated by Mr.. Clyde Mills.
of this years graduating class, and to
Egeus the father Of Hernia the charac-
terization fell upon Mr. Cornelius Gel
haus, of the graduating class.
Mr.. WilliGm Sanders. Class IT. i'm
personated Lysander, ,betrothed to Her
mia while the beautiful Hernia her
self was happily cast by Miss Elizabeth
Gott, 'l6. Demetrius, once suitor to
Helen, now i'll love with Hernia. was
impersonated by Mr.. William Denim
ger, and Miss Helen Douw, '16, was
happily cast as Helena, in love with
Demetrius The difficult character was
in most capable hands, ami Miss Douw
throughout the play, proved herself
worthy OF this role, which has fallen to
the part of some famous professionals
by contrast with whom Miss Helen
Douw did not suffer.
Mr.. Frank Corner, '16, was good as
Master of Revels to Theseus, and too
much credit cannot be given to Mr..
Howard Gates, '1S who, as Ounce, a
carpenter, was par excellence. Indeed.
few professionals could have done bet
ter, especially with the performance of
players before Theseus.
Undoubtedly the star of the cast was
Mr.. Raymond Stone, Jr.,. IT, as Bot
tom, weaver. He fitted the part and
the part fitted him. There was not a
line or a gesture that did not stamp
the young man as an actor worth while
and a genius Someone has said if, in
comedy, you can make your audience
laugh, you are a successful actor.
Raymond Stone, Jr., did this most
successfully. While not appearing to
be funny, in the character as the ass,
and in act with the players performing
before Theseus, he was spleBlid. lr
the performance of "MidsummerNight's
Dream" professionals seldom, if ever,
has been seen a better Bottom than
Raymond Stone, Jr., who actol his part
in manner that demonstrated talent
and. at the same time, did that credit
to his coach which must have made
her heart glad.
Mr. Allen Stein, was excellent as
Flute. a bellows mender. He has a
handsome stage presence and also
made an excellent Thisby, in the inter
lude of the poets. AS Snout, tinker,
Mr.. Edgar Clark did excellent work.
as did Snug, a joiner. impersonated by
Eugene Griscom; Starveling. a tailor.
by Albert Anderson, and the lion III
the interlude of the poets prologue
must not be forgotten.
Miss Katharine Gotlieb, cast as Hip
polyta Queen of AmaZons, betrothed to
Theseus, was dignifed. handsome
queen. and acted her part we'll. Miss
Eugenie Renouf, as King of the Fai-
Tres, gave a capable characterization,
and Miss Alice Moss was a dainty
pretty Titania. Queen of the Fairies
Miss Constance Longo presented n a
very capable manner the character OF
Puck She showed true conception
of the part which she cleverly present
ed. As Peachblossom, Miss Katharine
Kyle. as Cobweb, Miss Marion Chance
as Moth Miss Katherine Geraci.as Mu--
tard Seed. Miss Miriam Strange were
good and gave pleasing interpretations
of their several parts.
The sweet songster fairies, Miss
Louise Howard. and Miss FrancesRull.
man, made the woodland ring with
| their sweet melodies as the fairies
Katharine REIN, Anita Waters, Irma
| Chance. Margaret Williams, Edna
| Heise. Anna Smith, danced around OF
the green swaTh.
The entire performance was highly
| creditable one both to the school ant
to the students.and it did worthy hon
or 10 the great Shakespeare, as me
| mortal to whom it was given. A large
| share of the success of the perform
| ance was due to the orchestra. al
school talent The piano accompanis
| Was Miss Esther Stone, is, bettel
| known TO her friends as Miss"Queenie
Stone, daughter of Capt. Raymond
Stone. U. s. N, and Mrs. Stone. Mis-
Stone has beautiful touch and play
with skill and technique. Her accom-
paniment TO the yiolips was II tn
same key, in sbarps. and very difficult
She played exceedingly well. and di'