Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-17
ST. MARY'S SCHOLARS
PLEASE AUDIENCE
Present Pleasing Program in St.
St. Mary's Hall Before Large
Audience--To be Repeated
Tonight
SNOWFLAKES In MAY.
Annapolis Scare Crows Make a Great
Hit---The Boys Are Great Girls
Excel in Good Play---BOys in
a Playlet.


With snowflakes fluttering over st.
Mary's Hall in the month of May. as if
to presage the very perceptible drop in
temperature last night and the severe
wind storm and rainstorm that follow
ed, the scholars of st. Mary's gave a
highly pleasing entertainment in ST.
Mary's Hall before a large audience
of fond papas and proud mamas. rel
atives and friends.
The occasion was the annual enter
tainment by the pupils of St Mary's
parochial school and the one last night
seemed even better than its splendid
predecessors. There was not a hitch
nor a clash, every child knew the lines
of their part, none stumbled and all
went off with that smoothness that
characterizes everything in the minut-
est detail. ever attempted by the good
Sisters of Notre Dame, the teachers at
st. Mary's School.
The program opened with a chorus
Ave Marie" beautifully sung by the
girls, who kept perfect time and were
in good voice, the sweet tones of the
alto blending harmoniously with the
sopranos.
This was followed by the welcome of
the snowflakes, and they were the st.
Marys Snowfiakes, sixteen little girls
in filmy whiteness from head to foot
These went through a motion song
with graceful gestures and evolutions,
the stage setting being most appro-
pirate and a typical snow scene. To
make it more realistic, snow fell from
the flies above, and the dainty white
robed little Snowflakes were actually
covered with snow. The scenery used
last night was painted by Mr.. Denver
Kramer.
Each child did her part well, and all
deserve credit. The boys, God bless
them, the boys next came forward to
show what they can do, and not to let
their sister snowflakes have all the
glory. With stage setting to repre-
sent a cornfield, and crows of all sizes
flying dangerously near, pictured in
the scenery; with dummy scare crow
standing stiff and scarecrowlike in the
distance, some twelve or more boys
of the Second and Third grades came
upon the scene-real. living scare
crows.
The program had it they are An
napolis Scarecrows,' going "A-Roam-
ing" Since this is true, no farmer
hereabouts need have any fear of los
ing his corn crop this year, for these
Annapolis scarecrows are sure to do
effective work They were fearfully
and wonderfully made, each costumed
in the real scarecrow style, with plenty
of hay and straw about his makeup.
and all with white gloves a la Frank
Daniels and Eddie Foy, the famous
comedians.
Stiff as a real scarecrow, thel living
ones came hopping and jumping about
but finally lined up and sang very cred
itably. All carried a large yellow
pumpkin, with and without which the
Annapolis scarecrows went through
their evolutions. The boys made a
great hit
The programs chief feature was a
morality play entitled "The Houes of
the Heart" which was splendidly
acted by the following cast of charac-
ters: Child, Mary Denver: Wisdom,
Mary Dammeyer; Love. Catherine Kim
ball; Cheerfulness, Alma Roebeck; In
dustry, Gertrude Meyers; Experience,
Eva Himelheber; Lady Gossip, Jane
Smith; Laziness, Catherine Sanders /;
Vanity. Catherine Brock; Grumble
Cathleen Tolson; Dame Quarrelsome,
Lillian Adams; Envy, Bertha Lee.
Experience" Miss Eva HimmeI-
heber, in cap and gown, explained the
play before the curtain, in prologue
and epilogue.
"The Homage of the Roses" was
gracefully and prettily done by num-
Der of larger girls of the Fourth and
Fifth grades, clad in Grecian costume
each bearing basket of red roses
which they scattered at the shrine OF
Summer" young lady seated in a
rose bower. The effect was pleasing
illustrating with practical lesson
that it is never well to put of till to-
morrow what you can do today, 1.-THE
Thief of Time" was presented in ex-
celelnt style by the following cast
John Ray, Charlie Cheerfeld, Ralph
Ready. (school boys), Joseph Himmel.
heber, Frank Ramsay, Reginald Jones
Mr.. Hank. deaf gentleman, Bernard
Tilghman; John Clod, a countryman
Charles Lutz; Patsy Finn, an Irish
man, William McWilliams.
Too much cannot be said in praise.
worthily of these boys, each of whom
acted his part well" and there all the
honor lies" Each was natural, easy
and reflected credit on himself and the
coach. The Irishman, Patsy" (wil
liam McWilliams) )never forgot his par
and was equal to young professional
In justice to Master Charles Lutz
who impersonated "Clo1," the coun
1 frvnan fon rtnnch couuof he casG II;.