Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
trinity COLLEGE
EXERCISES BEGIN
Commencement Week Starts
Today With the Bacca-
laureate Sermon.
BISHOP SHAHAN CELEBRANT
OF THE PONTIFICAL MASS
Degrees Will Be Conferred Thurs
day by Archbishop Bonzano,
the Apostolic Delegate.

preached today by Rev. DR.. John w.
Melody in the college chapel at 1890
am. commencement week exercises at
Trinity College begin. There are
thirty-six graduates. four of whom are
from Washington and another from
Riverdale, Md.
The principal events of the week are
q Shakespearean tercentenary festival
tomorrow at 4:30 pm. given by the
Dramatic Society; concert by the
Caecilian Society Tuesday at 4:30 pm I;
annual meeting of the Alumnae Asso-
citation Wednesday at 10 am; meeting
of the advisory board Wednesday at 2
pm: class day exercises Wednesday at
4:30 PM, and the comforting of degrees
and address to the graduates at IL am
Thursday. The degrees are to be con-
ferred by the Most Rev. John Bonzano.
the apostolic delegate. and the address Isl
to the graduates is by Thomas w.
Churchill of New York.
Ri. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector of
the Catholic University and titular
bishop of Germanicopois. is to cele-
brate the pontifcal mass this morning.
The assistant priest is Very Rev. John
F. Fenlon: deaconS of honor, Rev. DR..
William Turner and Rev. DR.. John A.
Ryan; deacons of the mass, Rev. DR..
L
V. Moore
Called Home by Fathers Death. &
A gloom has been cast over the ex-
ercises for Monday by the fact that
Miss Ellen Vincent Quinn of Woon-
socket, r. l., who has two of the most
prominent parts in the program and
who is one of the most popular girls
in the college, has been called home by
the sudden death of her father. Two
other young women have been assigned
to her parts
The Shakespearean festival consists
of a unique arrangement of scenes
from five of Shakespeare's plays. The
prologue interludes to introduce these
various scenes and the epilogue are all
the work of young women in the
Shakespearean classes. The presenta-
ton is under the direction of Miss
Elsie Herman, Instructor in elocution
Shakespeare is the central figure in
Producing the characters and between
the scenes there are interpretations of
FAIRY and peasant dances, with a
grand finale representing court dance
and procession of all the characters
These dances were arranged by Cecil
Sharpe, an authority on English folk
dances.
In the prologue Chorus" introduces
Shakespeare Chorus is impersonated
by Eleanor Mccormick and Shakes
peare by Frances McManus. The first
episode is acts II and " from 1.-THE
Tanning of the Shrew.'' and those TAX
Ing part are: Petruchio. Helen Walsh;
Hortensio, Helen Brodbine: Baptista
Miriam Greene; Grumio, Anna Rrod-
pine; Tailor, Rowena Sullivan: Curtis,
Kathleen Eagan: Blanca, Anne Boillin
Katherine. Myrtle Fitzmaurice
The second episode is act II from
Romeo and Juliet" with these taking
part: Romeo, Marie Seaman; Mercutio,
Pauline Moore: Benvolio Emily Maher;
Peter. Marian Long; the nurse, Kath-
crime Boyle; Juliet, Maureen Daily
English Country Dances.
This is followed by English country
dances. such as Mage on Cree, Ribbon
dance and Shepherds Hey.
Act 1 from Twelfth Night is es-
sayed in the third episode with these
characters: Malvolio. Helen Walsh;
clown, Catherine Norman: Maria
Anne Boillin: Olivia, Vincent Quinn;
Viola. Dorothy Callahan
For the fourth episode acts I and III
from The Merry Wives of Windsor"
have been chosen and the parts are 10
be taken as follows: Mr.. Page, Miriam
Greene: Shallow. Helen Brodbine:
Slender, Hazel McOuiIlan: Fenton Jrrna
NJ
Rage. Mary Frances O'Hara: Dame
Quickley. Anna Brodbine: Mistress.
Ford Una Donahoe; Ann Page, Maureen
Daily.
Act III from "A Midsummer Nights
Drea m is the fifth episode Those
taxing part are: Bottom. Katherine
BoyLe. Ounce. Catherine Norman:
fIute. Ellen Desmond Snug. Florence
Gaffney: Snout. Mary McC'abe. StarveI-
ing Mabel Kelly; Titania, Vincent
Quinn.