The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-30
CLOSING EXERC | SIS At
BLOOMFIELD ACADEMY A
MOST PLEASING AFFAIR

Occupying prominent place in the
weeks events of school affairs was
the closing exercises Of the Bloom.
field Academy, Wednesday night,
when the students Of that institution,
under the supervision of Miss NJ. E.
Allen, presented Shakespeare's Mid
summer Nights Dream" in the out
door theatre on the grounds of the
academy.
The theatre, surrounded by a beau
tiful lake, gave a perfect setting to
the play. Each part was we'll taken
and it would be difficult to designate
any one player as doing her part
best. Special mention might well be
made, however, of the splendid acting
OF Miss Mabel Armstrong, as Bottom,
weaver; Miss Leona Lannom as Her
min, daughter of Egeus in love with
Lysander; Miss Inex Trout, as Hell
ena, in love with Demetrius; Miss Ju-
liz Clayton as King Of the Fairies;
Miss Lola Thompson. as Titaniu
queen of the Fairies; Miss Thyra
Cravens as Puck or Robin Goodfelow,
and Viola Lanham and Lee Ora Be
shires, as Lysander nd Demetrius, In
love with Hermina. the acting of
the four lovers being especially good.
A short synopsis of the play re-
calls the scene of the festivities in
celebration Of the wedding OF The
seus and Hippoyta which were
brought to sudden halt by Egeus,
who begged the ancient privilege of
Athens in case his daughter Hernia
continued TO disobey HIM. How The
seus then mas sudden and important
business with the rejected suitor,
Demetrius, and so cleared the way
for the favored Lysander and how
the situation is further complicated
when Helena plays false to friend
ship. How the fairies enter and would
quickly have united the tangled
threads, but for Puck, whose knaveries
upset the plans Of the fairies until
at last, due to the greater power of
"Dan's bud DER Cupids flower" true
vision is restored and the prepara
tlons for one wedding are enlarged
to encompass three.
The costuming was elaborate and
in perfect accord with the play and
lent much to the splendid presenta-
ton Of the drama.
The entire cast and their parts
were as follows:
Theseus, Duke OF Athens, Mary
Chitwood; Egeus, father to Hernia,
Bertha Lannon; Lysander and De
Lanham and Lee Ora Beshires
Ounce, a carpenter, Lucille Bowlln;
Snug, joiner. Sarah Love; Bottom,
a weaver, Mabel Armstrong; Flute,
bellows.mender. Vina Weightman;
Snout, a tinker, Nina LAYERS; Starv-
cling, a tailor, Betty Lou Thompson
Hippolyta. queen OF Amazons, bethoth
ed to Theseus, Vernola Land; Her.
mia, daughter of Egeus, Leona Ian
nom; Helena, in love with Demetrius,
Inez Trout; Oberon, King Of the
Fairies, Julia Clayton; Titantia, queen
of Fairies, Lola Thompson; Puck,
Thyra Cravens; Fairy in Waiting,
Oretha Thompson; Peaseblossom, Mil
dred Sharp; Cobweb, Clara Thomp-
son: Moth, Ruth Tussy; Mustardseed,
Cordclia Hughes; Fairies, Susie Hitch
cock, Marcelus Lewis, Ladell Trout
Clelia Davis, Myrtle Stevens: mortal
child stolen from an Indian King,
Ula Post; Philostrate, Mildred Mas
sey Greek Youths, Susie Kaney,
Sadie Keel, Abbie Webb, Essie Ian
non Mary stephens; Greek Maidens,
Edna Mac Hayward, Katherine Hav-
i'll, Amanda Underwood, Corinne
Johnson, Kate Tussy and Lois Tussy
In the forenoon, preceding the even
ing performance, musical was Civ
on in the auditorium from IL to II
o'clock. Included in the program was
the. presentation Of diplomas to Julia
Clayton OF Pauls Valley; Leonn Ian
nom of Hennepin and Thyra Cravens
of Durant. Inspection OF the build
ings and work Of the pupils occu-
pied the hour Of 10 to II o'clock.
A large group Of distinguished vis'
itors including prominent Indians from
over the Chckasaw Nation were pres
ent at the closing exercises Of the
school.
CpECIAJ TJIREEy DINNER To.