The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-03-05
CHARMING PROGRAM GIVEN
BY HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
Longfellow's Anniversary Occasion
For Entertaining Program by the
High School Expression Class

IL Is not Olten tnat the lnbow
hued advance notices of the press
agent are more than fulfilled, but
this may in all candor be said of the
Longfellow program given by the pu-
pills of the expression class of the
High School last Thursday night
The entire affair was a worthy trib-
ute to the notable American poet
whose anniversary was the motif for
the assembling of an audience that
comfortably filed the auditorium.
To many the recalling of poems
familiar to them in other days. tales
that breathed deeply of the home
and of child life, was like the sensa-
tion of new wine coursing through
the veins, and too much could not be
said in praise of the training of the
young ladies whose excellent inter-
probation of the numerous characters
enabled the audience, in spirit at
least. to live amidst the scenes they
portrayed.
Miss Coolidge is deserving of
thanks for the wise arrangement of
the program, the selections being of
those that pictured human life in its
many phases, and with that kindli-
ness of touch that came 50 naturally
from the pen of the much loved
writer.
Individual mention of those who
contributed to the pleasure of the
audience would be both difficult and
unfair yet It may be permitted TO
compliment the numbers so excel
lently done by the expression class,
particularly that OF The Old Clock on
The Stairs, the carefully rendering
of this making II almost possible to
hear its measured tick, and the
Maiden and Weathercock, one of the
delightful little fancies of Longfe.
low which the class rendered most
eharmingly The songs by the Miss
es Lauraine Bray, Anna Abbott, Rita
Berry. and by the expression class
were deseryedly applauded. as was
the piano solo by Miss Carmen Cook.
And what could have afforded
more pleasing termination to an
evening already replete with satisfy
ing variety of program than the
scenes from Sheridan's School for
Scandal, the characters being as
sumed by the Misses Elizabeth Cool
idge. Zelda Reed, Charlotte Towle.
Fay Moody, Goldie Marsh, 10 Carter.
Mae Burton and Olive Ray.
In the unusually splendid manner
In which this clever satire on society
was presented it was difficult to be-
lieve that the young misses who so
bewitchingly pretty in their hand
some and appropriate gowns and cos
tunes. were in reality amateurs, as
they were not only letter perfect in
their parts, but in the delicate surg
cry of tongue and look with which
they diyested their absent friends of
their regulations would have done
credit to professionals.
Miss Coolidge as the benevolent
but sorely tried Sir Peter Teazle was
real and the butterfly wife so sud
denly elevated from the position of
country lass, now become Lady
Teazle and which Miss Zelda Reed
more than astonished the audience
by her splendid Interpretation of,
was but a part of perfect pro-
gram.
And who of the audience can for
get the inimitable and, unfortunate
ly for our charity. the realistic scene
when the entire cast of young ladies
assuming the most languid poses
proceeded TO fay their society
friends with words dropped from
pretty pink tongues one of these un-
fortunates being as Sir Peter ex-
claimed, zone with whom they dined
twice a week"
But the cruel edge of the scandal
mongering of these charming socie-
ty ladies was removed when Lady
Teazle explained that it was not done
from unkindness but from pure love
of the game, or words to that effect.
The entire scene from first to last
was a continued delight and a suit
able preparation for the Minuet
which followed and was presented by
the ladies in the cast, concluding the
evening entertainment.
The writer of these lines has seen
this stately dance that has been
handed down to us through several
centuries since its first introduction
In France 500 years ago, portrayed
many times, and with boldness de-
elares that IL has not been his lot TO
witness a more perfect presentation
OF II than that by these young ladies
of the expression class.
II is planned by the class under
the capable direction of Miss Cool
idge to present in the near future
As You Like Ii and Hiawatha, and
ii may be safely predicted that these
will be creditably performed. in fact
our confidence is such that even