Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-12-08
1.-THE GIRL AND SOLDIER /
Greeted by Large Audience at Opera
House Last Night-Drama Render
ed in Highly Creditable Manner.


and other similar expressions of ap,
probation were heard as the big audi,
ence was leaving the opera house last
night after witnessing the pupils OF
Washington and Lee schools present
the military musical comedy, "The
Girl and the Soldier"
At the opening the stage was a
perfect maze of youngsters from the
second to the seventh grades from
Lee school, and even at the piano was
Rosa Lee Fuller, the talented little
daughter of E. Fuller, Of the South
ern, so the initial song, children of
the u. S. A." was an exclusive Lee
production. Then the lovely trio of
young ladies from the high school,
Misses Marion Greenaway, Anna
Haslett and Cora Pullman, hoated in
to the strains of the waltz song,
Love and Roses" which is interrupt
ed by the excited entrance of the dear
old Major Spotswood waller Bar
rctt) with the news of war, and
down the street from the armory
marched the young soldiers headed
by Captain Randolph Erred Schwab), +,
Lieutenant Montrose prof. S. G.
Blanton) and that real little Eddie
Foy comedian Leslie Devers. The lads
from Washington School showed to
fine advantage and their soldierly APP
pearance was favorably commented
on.
AS Dorothy Spotswood, Miss Green
away was a vision of lovliness, gown
ed in blue metal cloth with blue tulle
over skirt and blue hose, slippers and
hat She sang the sword song
sweetly.
As Rose Randolph, Miss Anna Has
lett was dream in pink, her sweet
voice and graceful acting combined
with the lovely rose pink gown she
wore, created most charming i'm
preston and talk about your charm
ing young widows! Miss Cora Pull
man as Mrs. Fairfax, gowned in a
rich black satin, with an American
beauty rose at the belt, was entranc-
ing!y beautiful, and it was little
wonder that Billy Breeze the impress
sionable newspaper correspondent
from Chicago Evening Blow, at once
fell victim to cupid. Misses Haslett
and Pullman sang the solos Of the
number "About Face" swectly, then
all dispersed to prepare for the de-
parture of the soldiers.
Now appears the william, Escamil
wv. A. Baker, and the fascinating
Inez. the Spanish girl from the con-
servatorv of music. Miss Katheryn
Henderson in this role sang and act
ed this part with intelligence and
grace. her voice appearing to good
advantage in the song, "Carmena"
and in the duet with Prof. Blanton,
The fancy drill by tine smaller lads
from the Washington school and their
adventure with the Spanish girl was
performed, their wheeling
and counter marching would have
done credit to real soldiers. The
away to Tampa by the SOL
diers, the farewells and wavings by
the ones left behind, made a pretty
closing for the first act.
Between the acts were number of
pretty drills which were well received
A bevy of young misses dressed to
represent the stars and stripes, and
flags came first; followed
by the little tots with dolls, singing
Little Miss Muffitt" and other pleas.
ing rhymes. Then came a hornpipe
by the third grade children, dressed
as sailors, and led by that sprightly
little dancer, Gladys Rodgers, who
was recalled enthusiastically. After
this came a flock of dainty little maid
ems in white, with pink and black dec
orations, who did the Russian Folk
dance with gusto and grace. During
the progress of this, little Miss Sui
livan did some solo steps with easy
grace. Finally came the exquisitcly
beautiful Butterfly drill by pupils of
Mrs. Barrett's class.
The second act opened with the
soldiers at Tampa. They were, enter
tanned by Lieutenant Montrose
(Prof. Blanton) with a song and this
song proved one of the gems of the
performance, Mr.. Blanton's rich bari
tone and perfect modulation winning
an encore.
The. scene. If; which Miss Henderson
entertains the officers with song and