St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-06-21
Graduation Class Gives Excellent
Portrayal Of Popular Theme
Written by Miss Madeline Randall
BEFORE LARGE THRONG
Lawn of DIR. Benedict Is a Gay Scene
and Afternoon Proves To Be One
of the Features of 1915 Com
mencement-Praise Due
All Concerned.

direction of Miss Madeline Randall
was a most excellent portrayal of 9
popular theme and was enjoyed by q
large and appreciative throng OF
townspeople and commencement
guests.
The masque was held in the oper
air on the lawn back of DR.. Benedict
home under fair skies with the col
orings of nature for a background
There was a most harmonious blend
ing of nature with the vari-colored
costumes of the dancers.
Theme of the Masque.
In the theme as written by Miss
Randall a trumpet announces the
coming of War, who claims to be the
ruler of the world. The peoples of
various nations gather to do him
homage and while awaiting his ar
rival they give their folk and ma
tional dances to express their joy in
the anticipation of his coming. War
at length arrives and in his dance.
depicting the glory and glitter Of bat
tie, so excites the people that they
are on the point of acknowledging
him as supreme ruler when Reflec-
ton appears upon the scene and
points out to them those who follow
in Wars train-Hate, Poverty. Grief,
Pestilence, and Death, in a mad Dance
of Triumph. To deter the people from
following War, Reflection summons
before their eyes scenes which depict
the sorrows and sufferings of War.
A Revolutionary mother receives word
of the death in battle of her last son.
Civil war boys, before the call to bat
tie sounds through the camp, express
Inn nv mr.
beloved faces. In a French pawn
shop during the present European
war, wives and widows part with their
treasures in order to buy food and
clothing for those left behind. In
contrast to these sad scenes, Ref1ec-
ton summons the beautiful pictures
of the shepherds vending their way
to Bethlehem where lies born the
Prince Of Peace. At this point
prophet appears and points to the
coming of World Peace who is pre-
ceded by sweet peace spirits. War
and his followers withdraw as the
people acknowledge Peace as the
greater force in the world. Columbia
now appears among the people, who
at her entreaty join hands in token
of friendship and in song beseech the
Almighty that this prophecy of COM
ing World Peace may soon be real
lied.
Credit Due Miss Randall.
Great credit is due Miss Randall
for the excellent manner in which the
folk dances were taught and also the
airy steps and pantomime of the
aesthetic dances, while the delightful
way in which they were danced by
those taking part show that much eff
fort and hard work were necessary to
make the masque one of the finest
portrayals of a worthy theme. admir-
ably handled and excellently executed.
The cast of characters follows in
the order of their appearance
German dancers Nelson,
Lillian Marowitz, Vera Genge, Alpa
Amy, Hazel Harris, Mildred Gordon,
Theron Calderwood, Louisa Bell, Nor
man Lowe, Clarence Noyes, Hewitt
Sterry Waterman.
Russian solo dancer-Roland Nc
Sweeney.
English dancers-Viola May, Helen
Steele, Ethel Ramage, May Hall, Glen
don Good, Ludger Tousant. Russell
Hanford Carpenter.
Oriental solo dancer-Sigrid Ek1of.
japanese dancers Violet McCul-
Tough, Beatrice Hurley, Margaret
Bailey.
Hungarian solo dancer-Archie
Hunter.
Swedish dancers-Mary Carpenter,
Josephine Fisher, Hilda Day, Eleanor
Jenckes, Helen Woods.
La France-Alene Gilman.
italian dancers-Dorothy Beck, |
Beatrice Wright, Philip Nelson, Har- |
Did Donley.
Scotch solo dancer-Leslie. Cady.
Spanish solo dance-Madeline Cary. |
Irish dancers-Bertha Silsby, Ma
pei Flint, Wesley Steele, Robert Ben
nett.
War-Clarence Witty
Ref1ection-James Aldrich.
War followers-Hate, Marion Reed; |
Poverty, David Warden; Grief, Wen
Iell Cowles; Pestilence, Robert Alli-
son; Death, Horace Masse.
Revolutionary group-The Mother,
Fanny Whitcomb; The Messenger, Ed
ward Cramton; The Child, Winnifred
Randall.
Civil War boys-Fred Lougee, Stan
on Harris. Paul Farnham, Claude
4inman; Sentinel, Ora Bailey.
Pawn Shop Scene-The Clerk,
Highland Parker; His Assistant,
Aida Nolan; French Girls, Florence
Perry, Mabel Miles; The Grandmoth-
n, Gladys Dean; Her Grandchild,
Ruth Cary; Of1cer's Wife, Inez Chris
lie; Widow, Mary Murray; Her Chill
iren, Dorothy Farr. Clara Martin.
Shepherds Curtis Brown, Wyman
Underwood, Frederick Sharples, Fred
rick Simantons
Prophet-Wflliam Mills.
Peace Spirits-Gertrude Cramton,
Marion Hancock, Helen Ross, Char-
otte Bundy, Winifred woods
World Peace-Dorothy Adams.
Columbia-Mildred Beck.
Music was furnished by Miss Peck's
orchestra.