The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
SHAKESPEARE WEEK. HERE ID BE FILLED. WITH FINE EVENTS Practically All Schools In City Will Present Va
 rious Features TO BEGIN TUESDAY AT MARGARET ALLEN Indoor Feature Will Be Pictorial Scenes With Music At Cable
 Hall On Friday
 Night

Sbakespearean tercentenary owes its origin to the Drama League of America Plans were made two years ago and tha response has been highly gratifying The Birmingham week of celebration Is from April 24 through to April 30. Most of the schools of the city are completing plans for entertainments for next week The Margaret Allen school opens the weeks programme on Tuesday April % This school is planning a May Day festi- val, with beautiful Elizab ethan dances, a play by the pupils of the intermediate de partment a genuine old Elizabethan inn where refreshments will be served
 These features will fill the forenoon and from 2:3O Tn the afternoon the following programme will be given: Women's chorus (a), "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind (Arne-Shelly); (b) Under the Greenwood Tree
 Baritone (a), 70, Mistress Mine" (Col- eridge Taylor); (b) Ut Was a Lover and His Lass Geighton), MT. Erin Farley.
 Duet, "On Day Alack Day (Grace WassalD, Mrs. E. G. Chandler and Mrs M. Fies.
 Soprano (a) "She Never Told Her Love QIayden); (b) When Icicles Hang by the Wall (Arne), Mrs. Nora Hughes Toens- feldt.
 Baritone (a) Who Is Sylvia?' (b) '.Hark! Hark! the Lark!'' (Schubert, MT. Erin Farley.
 Piano, Shepherds, Hey, Morris Dance (Grainger), Mrs. William Gussen.
 (oA nd ta' (Busch); (b) Lawn as White as Driven Snow" (GreenhilD, Mrs. Nora Hughes Toensfeldt.
 Women's chorus (a) How Sweet the Moonlight (CalcotD; (b) Through the House Give Glimmering Light (Mrs. Beach).
 After the musical numbers the students of the school will reproduce scenes from the dramas of the Bard of Avon. In the evening dance, with the children in cos tune, will conclude a beautiful celebra- ton.
 IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
 On Wednesday the elementary schools will have their celebrations. In anticipa- tion of this event last fall, C. G. Weathersbee, the city supervisor of home sANSS planted in the school grounds through out the city.
 These trees will be dedicated with ap- propriate ceremonies to Shakespeare. MT. Weatherbee has compiled, at the sugges- tion of the Drama league, list of Shakespeare flowers and shrubs, all of which can be obtained from local dealers.
 On Thursday at o'clock Rhodes park will be the scene of an out-of-door fete <,f M; fbo oh cta This ia the Only ont -of-door celebration for young children and the Drama league urges that every child in Birmingham from to 65' be there There will be something to inter est every one, from tn cold English games by the little children of Lakeview schoo. to the May pole and Morris dances, which are being perfected by Professor Miles. One feature will be a revival of the la nous Puppet play, Punch and Judy" i'll street corner in London on which this comedy tra gedy was not given.
 SCENES FROM PLAYS
 On this same afternoon the South High lands schools for girls gives scenes from Shakespeare's plays.
 Thursday night ''The Dramatic club will present The Merchant of Venice at Howard college under the direction of Mrs. Hunt Ruff.
 The Central High school will stage a Shakespeare pageant on Friday afternoon at o'clock Costumes from Philadel- phia firm of experts on Elizabethan de- sign have been provided. The Drama league is assisting in financing this. The Drama league calls particular attention to this event. which is most elaborate and beautiful. A full programme of this will be published later.
 PICTORIAL SCENES
 One indoor feature of the Shakespearean celebration will be the evening of pie torial scenes from Shakespeares plays. which will be given by the young people of the city under the artistic direction of Miss Alice Rumph and Mrs. w. S. Lowell.
 This will be on Friday evening, April 2S, at 8:15, at Cable hall. It will be open to Drama league members on the presen tation of Drama league membership tick cts. The scenes will include: The casket scene from Merchant of vence.' featur- ing Portia. Nerissa, Bassanio and others.
 The scene from Tanning of the Shrew. first greeting of Petruchio to Katharine.
 Merry Wives of Windsor, showing Falstaff. Anne Page, Mistress Page.
 Henry VI dance scene, with Anne Boleyn.
 Balconey scene from Romeo and Juliet"
 OpneLd returning SlilS, I1dIHlct
 "As You Like It." Woodland scene, Or lando and Rosalind.
 Midsummer Nights Dream," Bottom and the Fairies
 beautiful Shakespearean musical pro- gramme will be furnished by musicians. The committee in charge of this feature is from Music Study club and Treble Clef.
 Mrs. E. T. Rice and Mrs. William Gus sen will be at the piano. Mir Klenk vio- linist, will assist, also the following singers: Mrs. Fletcher Quillian, MT. Erin Farley, Mrs. E. G. Chandler. Mrs. Nora Hughes Toensfeldt, Miss Helen Jannette Mrs. Arthur Barton, Mrs. Ernest Pom eroy. Mrs. M. Fies, Mrs. E. G. Bruce, Mrs. R. T. Williams Mrs. w. B. Allen Mrs Percy Gill, Miss Clara Hirst
 Mrs. E. E. Ellis Is chairman of the ter centenary committee. consisting of Mrs w. S. Lowell. Miss w. A. Allen, Miss Allies Rumph, Mrs. Charles G. Brown. Mrs. E T. Rice, Mrs. G. Houston Davis, MT. and Mrs. William Gussen, pr. c. A. Brown c. H. Milan, Miss Marguerite Weaver Miss Lucille Green, Prof. Harry Miles LETTERS TO EDITOR