Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-01
VILLA PLAY IS
SEEN BY CROWD
large Audience Greets Girls in
Presentation OF Twelfth Night"
of Shakespeare.
GRADUATES IN THE LEADS
Lower Classes Assist that of 1918
in the Dancing Numbers of
the Program.


wiz came up TO every expecta-
,sor as given last evening by the
,-irIs of the senior class at Villa de
CbantaI. The largest audience
tina thaS assembled on the academy
Ground saw the comedy. To many
+ appeared the best Of the presen-
,ati0ns heretofore of the aCademy's
graduates. the cOstuming being par
,;-,fIarIy beautiful and the unique
dressing Of he children taking
~art in the dances drawing forth
snecisl comment. Miss Olivia Bar
tel Of the school faculty. directed
the play and has every reason to be
nroud OF its success. Each of the
ToUng women gave her part care
fuI delineation and together with
the wonderfully pretty natural
stage. with its side wings Of living
trees. the Shakespearean comedy
seldom has had a better framing.
Naturally. as in all OF Shake
sneare. to a few characters are
given the heaviest lines. but not one
line or less important parsonage
nav be dispensed with but to the
detriment OF the whole scene. 1t
Is the asides and quips that are in
teriected that bolster the Ofttimes
topheavy leads in Shakespeare
work and ever to purpose
Miss Murphy Scores.
Miss Naomi Murphy as Sir Toby
Reich. was quite the sensation OF
the portrayal, giving her part such
oven balance as the roistering sage,
and in such good voice, that every
word was given emphasis and kept
her audience in uproar Of laughter.
In this success, Miss Frances Ma
loney. kept pace, as Maria, attend
ant 10 olivia Her daintiness and
grace and mischieyOusnesB were
natural attributes brought to the
character and she was much ap-
plauded.
Olivia. as played by Miss Char
I0tte Mccartney was every inch the
great lady whom beauty and high
positfon made possible. Miss Rhoda
Nusfelt as Viola, the heroine, was
womanIy and tender. Malvolio,
rlsved bv Miss Eliza beth Peacock.
had a difficult part and played it
well, being foil 10 Sir Toby Belch.
Orsinio. the duke, was presented in
peTson of Miss Loretta Rank, who
did good work in the part, as did
Miss Marie Campana in the part OF
Sebastian. To Sir Andrew Augue-
Cheek. Miss Ethel Callahan gave
nockIy serious aspect. Space for
bids mention of any but the leading
characters, but the audience was
unanimous in its expression that
each and everyone taking part did
exceedingly well, giving a most en-
joyabIe presentation of the COM
edy.
The dances were a finishing touch
at close OF each act First came
the butterflies, led by little Miss
Catherine Pfoh. These were Varl-
colored in all the gorgeous shading
found in butterfly life and these
children gave dance in which the
f1uttering OF their wings was a
pretty motif. The peoples were the
tiniest lassies of the kindergarte
and first grade and the peoples
were red and truly bObbing as in
a green field, a refreshing sight.
The Swedish Clap dance was given
in quaint costume of latticed bodice
and cap and the Swedish girls were
much admired. The garland dance
was a graceful encirCling move
ment giving a pretty effect in the
white gowuing of older girls, each
winding a garland OF red roses. At
the close of the play the cast
merged itself into stately dance,
the richness OF the costumes lend
ing great beauty TO the scene. 1t
was d pretty climax, the deepening
shadows of oncoming night grad
ually encircling the players as
Twelfth Night" and the class OF
1918 disappeared from view.
AIumnae Home Coming.
The next few days at the acad-
envy are TO be given over to a
homecoming OF the alumnae, quite
a few Of the old girls having ar
rived al the academy No formal
entertainment has been arranged,
it being the thought 10 just get to-
gether for a home school visit. Elec-
ton OF officers will take place at
q business meeting.
Appended is list of the little and
big lassies taking part in the
dances, and of those taking part in
the play:
Butterflies Dorothy Cox, PetrOn-
ella Stauduhar, Margaret Murphy,
Elizabeth Dunn, Esther Whalen,
Veronica McLain. Lillian Siebert,
Veronica Kelly, Marguerite Reidy,
Catherine Pfoh, Charlotte Thomp-
son. Mary Murphy, Margaret Hal
bert, CeIestia Fennell, Mabel Dasso,
Lillian Vidal, Ruth Clement, Helen
Kali.
Poppies- Mary Alice Long, Kath-
Ign Bragdon, Marian Muller, Eliz-
sbeth Hiersman, Eleanor May
Thompson, Marian Mitchell. Betty
Ryan, Helen Strupp. Mary Edwards,
Frances McLain, Dorothy Cozad,
Eloise O'Hara, Dorothy Harder,
Margaret Mary Schields, Zelda
Schmitt. Dorothy March, Ella Mae
Ryan, Genevieve Seibert, Linda
Ruud
The Swedish Clap dance-Mar-
Feae Pearson, Bessie McCarty, Dor
otay Dickinson, Helen Tappendorf.
EAdele Names. Shirley Ebert. Mary
Ellen Davis, Ruth Cozad, Bernar-
me Miller, Elizabeth Drifin, Anna
- IA, Beula Danielson, Mary