The Washington times., 1916-04-14
Shakespeare Tercentenary viii
Be Observed at Reservoir by
Five Companies.
PROGRAM is PREPARED
Instructors Arrange Both Music
and "Book" for Noteworthy
Production.

when daffodils begin to peer.
With heigh! the doxy over tne oaie.
Why. then comes In the sweet o the
For the red blood reisns in the win
ter's pale"
Thus sung the immortal bard, and SO
will sing girls and boys of the Washing
ton high schools when thev join at the
festival at the Sixteenth street reservoir
In honor Of the tercentenarv OF the
death of the poet of Avon on the after
moons OF May IL. II and 10.
With music vital factor OF this festi-
val. his high school orchestras are now
being called upon to prove their mettle.
for to them is assigned all the Incl
dental music, as we'll as the accompany
Ing OF all the songs and choruses.
effectively compiled and arranged from
the most joyous plays of Shakespeare
by Miss Sarah r. Simons. head of the
English department OF the high schools.
With like faithfulness to tradition.
the music has been selected by Ham
lin g. Cogswell. chiefly from COMPOST
lions that have become. through usage.
a part of Shakespeare productions. and
lnseparable from the lit of the lines
or-t bltheness and beauty of the pic
ture.
Orchestra of Sixty.
Mr.. Cogswell. who is director OF mu-
sic of the schools, will direct the
orchestra, with Dore Walten, of Tech
meal High School. as assistant. The
the school having its full quota of strings
and only needing the addition of a
French horn and one or two wind in
struments from the outside to make 1t
Five companies of high cchool play
ers will enter the court of Queen Eliz-
nbeth to the orchestral strains of The
Dance of the Fower Maidens." by Gau-
NmTNWR NAlI FAd IWT eWNUa l.n1 ns.NkN
the "Priests' March," from "Athallah''
OF Mendelssohn. A combined chorus will
then greet her Majesty with the tuneful
'.Heartsease." by Vincent, after which
the separate companies will then, In
turn, pay their tribute in dramatic
scenes and episodes.
The first company of players, the
Children of the Chapel Royal" from
Eastern Hieh School. IN presenting an
which consists Of scenes from "A Mid
summer Nights Dream" will give the
song "over Hill, over Dale" to the
music OF Mrs; H. H. A, Beach. while
Song" will both be from the Mendels-
sohn incidental, music co "Midsummer
Nights Dream"
To Present Fantasy.
The second company, '-Ths Globe
Players" OF Central High. wilE present
Q fantasy, 'In Celebration of True
Love- being a scene from The Temp
est and one from las You like It,"
For the former they will sin6 In chorus
'sWhere the Bee Sucks to the old Eng
lish setting by DR.. Arne, and a solo for
the lyric, Now the Hungry Lion" For
'As You Like IT. they will; have as a
solo 1T Was a Lover and His Lass, u
with music by Jerome Barton, a chorus
what Shall He Have Who Killed the
DEER" by Bishop, and two dances, the
Fore to Shepherds All and
Maidens Fair" by Nevin, and a We'd
ding Dance to the Dance of the Autumn
Leaves" bv Mattel.
THE Company of Burbage" comes
from Mckinley Technical High School,
and in spritely Merry War Of
flaming TGnH Of" Of the 'e shTeW'" ' 'fS For these e
scenes, the orchestra will play a
'"Tarentelle-S -Slci'ienne." by Tobani. and
the Mozart "Minuet" for a Wedding
March.
Music by Elson.
The fourth company, from Business
High School. have called themselves
sent The Jolly Merchant Plies His
Trade" which consists of scenes from
''The Winters Tale" Here as solo will
be given when Daffodils Begin tc
Peer with music by Elson. and agar
as solo the verses beginning Lawn al
white as driven snow" The orchestra
will play for them the Edward German
morris Dance" from Henry VIII" q
Clowns Dance" from the Mendelssohr
Midsummer Nights Dream" music, ant
In the Hall OF the Mountain King.
from the Peer Gynt Suite" by Grieg.
From Western High School comes the