The Washington herald., 1916-05-11


That's right" said Queen Bess, as
William in his slashed tunic stalked
across the grass stage, they are CIV
ing it for me. although the proceeds
do go for the benefit of the Public
School Fairgrounds
Shakespeare Presents PIayeres.
A burst OF applause from the hundreds
of spectators. who filled the chairs of the
open air theater, greeted Shakespeare as
he announced that he was presenting five
of his companies of players in divers in
teresting diversions, to-wit: The Chill
dren OF the Chapel Royal. eastern High
SCHOOL, who would entertain with a
Fairy Frolic, "a Midsummers Nights S
Dream, with Charles Lyon as Puck;
Cameron Burton, Oberon; Mary McClel-
land. Titania; rank Speer, Bottom; Anna
Murphy. Cobweb; Helen Whitman. Pease-
blossom; Dena Sakolski, First Fairy;
George Smith, Moth; Baldwin Hardy,
Mustard Seed. The Globe Players Cen
tral High SCHOOL, in the celebration of
the Contract OF True Love-" with Leo
Simon, Ferdinand; Dorothy Pasch, Mi
randa; Maurice Protas, Prospero; Evelyn
Jones, Ariel; Franklin Knock, Duke
Senior; Donald Hipkins. Jacques: Gordon
Edmunds, Orlando; Bessie Lineback,
Rosalnd; Frank Walters. Oliver; Alice
Berliner, Celia: Maurice Cohen, Silvius;
Gretchen Ring. Phebe; Howard Espey,
Touchstone; Ruth Franc, Audrey; Doro-
thy BOpp, Hymen; and Bette Trundle
and Henrietta Behrend. pages. The COM
pany of Burbage mckinley High School
in THE Merry War Of Words" with
Josephine Mitchell as Katharine; Fran
ces Allen. Blanca; Grace Ely. widow;
Harry CIarkson, Petrucio; David Mensh
Baptista: Charles Riordan, Gremio; Her
bert Hunt, Tranlo; Alvin Prell, Horton
sio: Beverly Coleman, LuCentio; and
George Provost, Biondela. The Queens
Players business High SCHOOL, in The
jolly Merchant Plies His Trade" with
Karl Wassman, as AutolycUs; Edwin
Joyce, the clown: Sadie Lipp. Perdita
Robert Miller, Florizel; Wilbur Hines
Camille; Carl Gill, Sheperd: James
Magruder. Servant; Robert Wise, Polk
enes; Ethel Sencendiver Mopsa; and
Helen Moore, Dorcas; followed by the
fifth and the last company-"The Serv'
ants OF the Lord Chamberlain CWesterr
High SCHOOL, in "Fun for Everyman
otherwise A Midsummer Nights Dream. II
with Hugh Campfield. as Theseus; Phoebe
Gates. Hippolyta; Edward Fenwick. Ly'
sander; Daniel Brigham, Demstrius: Ma
ria Bissett, Hernia; Dorothy Spicer
Helena; Tom PeytOn. Snug: Chester La
Toilette, Bottom; Edward Steele. Flute
John Cobb. Snout; Glenn Smith, Starvel-
ing; Christine Damn. Puck: Harriet Mil
Ter, Peaseb eblossom; Florence Fenton
Cobweb; Margaret Mitchell. Moth; Ever
lyn Pointon, Mustard Seed; Louise
Groves, First Fairy; Z. Yung Kwai, Sec
ond Fairy.
President TO Honor Bard.
After the companies had entertainingly
performed their several plays. the bard
announced that a letter had been re-
ceived from President Wilson saying he
would attend the performance either to-
day or tomorrow afternoon. His daUgh-
ter. Miss Margaret Wilson, has taken
a box for tomorrow afternoon, said VIII.
AS the bard retired TO his chair of
state, he was warmly greeted by the
following boX-hOlders: Harry Hines, DR..
A. Simon DIR. Small and Mr.. Frank Dan
iel, George {. Shaffer, Commissioner
kutz. Mrs. Albert Burleson, Judge J. l..
Siddons, Miss Anita Sanders, John b.
Larner and William Galleher, Allan
Davis, Miss Edith Marshall. Horace
Dulein Miss Macdonald. and George De
Neale.
And the chairman of the following COM
mittees Clapped their hands: Executive
Miss Shanley; production, Mrs. Watson;
music, Mr.. Cogswell; place, Miss Merrill;
finance Miss Shanley; costume, Miss
Morgan; program. Miss Orr: stage con-
struction and equipment. Mr.. White; pub
licity, Miss Stanley; decorations, Mr.
Lamb dances. Miss Sanderlin; field. Mr..
Schwartz.