Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-01
BEAUTIFUL PAGEANT
PATRIOTIC PLAY
Program Presented By Recreation
Rooms Committee In Bladen
Street Armory.
MISS L. L. nEFFENGER'S WORK
Monthly : Entertainment For Service
q hiensPieased. Larges Number Pres = =
-. - ent-The Participants.

Classic IN It's nature, and artistic in
its arrangement, was the program pre-
sented last evening at the recreation
rooms under the direction of Miss
Heffenger, chairman of the committee,
in the State Armory, Bladen street
The entertainment was provided for
the recreation of the service men,
who were present in large numbers.
Seated on the floor, Japanese fash
ion (for it is impossible to provide
chairs for so many) they enjoyed both
parts of the program, as evidenced
by their applause and expressions of
approval.
Preceding the program which was
divided into two parts, an orchestra of
the Naval Academy Band, under the
direction of their leader, Prof Adolph
TOrovsky, played a selected program
of beautiful music, many popular
airs, which pleased the service men,
and several selections, by request.
One of the latter played by the or
chestra during the intermission was
1.-THE Liberty Bond Waltz" written
and composed by Miss Lillian Lane
Heffenger, a local musician of talent
and ability The music of these
waltzes is catchy and melodious, and
the composer has been congratulated
/ by those who stand high in the musi-
cal world on their merit.
The first half of the program was
given over to that pleasing little one
act drama, THE Patriot Girl" in
which all characters were splendidly
taken. The leading character, that of
Penelope Dudley Winthrop, was ad
mirably taken by Miss Julia Douw
Miss Douw never for a moment forgot
her lines, although they were numer-
Gus and long. She acted with ease and
grace, had a pleasing voice and
fetching manner. Many OF her lines
sparkled with wit and humor, which
were not lost on her audience. She
was altogether very pleasing char
acter
Miss Sue Allen Munford, in the
character of the maid, although she
had a small part, made the most of it,
and gave a capable Interpretation.
The three pictures in their frames,
from which they step out according to
the legend once year on the night OF
Deceniber2, were pictures" indeed.
In their colonial costumes, with pow
dered hair, they were dainty and love-
ly portraits who in the flesh were all
the more dainty and lovely.
Miss Nellie Milliken, rs Madame
Dudley, was stately, yet withal, grace
full. and she filed the part perfectly.
Her lines were well chosen, and her
/ charm of manner in presenting them
added to the dilght of the play.
AS Miss Constance Dudley, Mrs.
/ Ralph Otis Davis was most winsome.
! Her costume was fetching in its cut
| and colonial quaintness, and lent
charm to her attractive personality.
Her desire, as the portrait of Revolu-
! tionary days" come to life" to be-
come better acquainted with present
! day Slang" was as amusing as she
was winsome.
Miss Mary Adelaide Moss, imper-
sonating the practical maid who
writes epitaphs, and fears she will
never wed. in the character of Barbara
Dudley, was a perfect picture, both
i in the frame and out of it, Her at
| tractive costume with its rare old
Iaces. her pleasing manner!Em and her
song. Drink to me Only With Thine
Eyes" sung as she turned the spin
ming wheel, all lent charm to her very
delightful impersonation.
Cadets Wigton and Burton, of st.
Johns College, in their respective
parts of an officer of Washington's
army. and a British officer lin colonial
costume of their day). were happily
cast. and both made a favorable i'm
preston.
Inspiring patriotism, teaching a
forcible lesson of the present war, too
much cannot be said in favor of the
historic pageant originated and ar
ranged by Miss L. L. Hefenger. MISS
Heffenger's ability along histrionlc
lines, as well as a musical composer
demonstrated that lady's versatility
and genius as well as talent.
During the singing of The Marsel-
laise bv Prof CASTOR Coset, in his ma
tive tongue, sung with that deep earn
estness. vim and gusto that charac-