El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-30

tribr+e 10 the memory OF
a William Shakspere. the COM
mencement play % the II l. -.
{ Schools for Girls. given MONDAY ms
on the lawn Of the school on Terr rae.
street. was laid in Shakspere 5 OH I - 80
OF Straford, in his own oAS rbs NAV
the age Of queen Elizabeth tnS pis;
was presented with all the Iresuiles7'
spontaneity. enthusiasm ana ul-e',t5,
/ sciOus charm Of childhood anu sOI..[
ana combined with these, an e1I-s,,.
beauty Of costuming. color cOiilDs =
ions and arrangement Inat Llau-
distinctive event The out OF dOot -
ting, among the trees and snru oDSl-
OF the lawn. with the cool IT 50 a.
OF the evening air and tne 80
skies overhead. removed all sense %
the unreal or theatrical from the ply
and made the beholders feel IN spI4 =
part Of the May day celeDrauoH %
so many centuries ago. IL
Gaily dancing over the lawn thc u.
lage folk Of Stratford entered 70 MAKE
merry the coming Of the May, ang
with appropriate ceremony crown
with flowers the Lady OF the ND.
acted by Betty Stafford, as their queer
With frolic and dances the HAPPY peO-
pie expressed their JOY. their plctuI
esquely costumed figures and grace1u.
movements presenting a picture moss
pleasing in its life, color and moNeIIl1ul
against the background OF young Iees
and shrubs arranged about the lawn d
the stage setting
The costuming was unusually true
TO the historical period presented anu
the games and songs all had their OH
gin in the long ago The quaint IouHu
that the villagers sang. is one OF the
oldest English canOns known; u IS pc
lieved to have been written in the 18TH
century. for IL has been traced 10 tnaL
time Quaint folk songs and dances OF
n I'll
a delightful traditional MOTIFS dance
from London were among the especially
charming parts OF the May day celeora-
ton.
The Morris men dancers" were Paula
Krupp. as "Diccon HaddOn:" Louise
Crawford. as John Warren" Minnie
Silverman, as "Tammas Smith kath-
crime White. as Nat Gyles;" Alethea
Coffin, as Castor Carew,' and Jose
phine Morfit, as Hodge. the village
In all the froIic the antics Of the
hobby horse" delightfully."- acted oy
Mary Happier. was most amusing and 50
was Robin Getley." the stiltman. acted
former student of the school, acted the
part Of Sir Thomas Lucy. OF Charlie
cote" in the illness OF Evelyn Laven-
der. who was originally cast for this
part. Among the lads and lassies OF the
village participating in the the celeDra-
ton were Josephine McClintOck, as
Nan Rogers" Shirley Booker. as Bet
sy;' Barbara Wallace, as viii slut
ley" Katherine Coles. as Marjory: -Ev-
elyn Jameson. as Peggy" Mary Olga
McClintock. as Nick Tarleton;" Gather
inc Phillips. as ANNE Huckins." Marion
Hurd, as Dick Jones" and Eugenia
McQuatters, as Robin Getley." Then
with the merry throng OF villagers were
Sir Thomas Lucy" acted by Vonia
Bray. and his lady. acted by Dorothy
Ormsbee. Anita Andreas was Lady
Lucy's" lady in waiting. "Cicely." Rob
in Hood" acted by Mary Laws. and his
-merrie men" from Sherwood forest
also Joined in the fun. clad in their hun
ters' suits with bows and arrow quiv-
ers slung over their shoulders. Alan
a-Dale" was acted by Ruth McNary."
Ruth Silverman was VIII Scarlett."
Esther Goodman was ~Littlejohn." Mar
garet Ormsbee was Maid Marian
'Bess Atwood" was acted by Jeanette
Rawlings Mary Frances Robinson was
Mol Warren" Frieda Laskin was the
girl with the cherries who sold her