Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-28
Junior Exhibition

ceding Memorial Day and in giving
this excellent program.
Junior Exhibition
= The Junior Exhibition of the class
1922 was presented to a packed house
who made up a very appreciative au-
dience on Friday evening. May n, the
class numbering 43 Is the largest class
ever to give an exhibition. The fol-
lowing program was given: 1.-THE Ov-
eralls Club" a Farce in one act by
Helen Sherman Griffith. Characters:
Mildred Drew, president Of club,
Beatrice Weston: Dora Greene, Sec
rotary, Virginia Stinchfield; Isabel
Daniels, treasurer and ardent propa-
gandist. Carolyn Hobart; Members
Ethel Brooks, Dorothy Hobart; Anne
Black Corinne Beauford: Myrtle Fen
ton, Louise Pollard; Lucy West. Ruth
lies; Barbara Whitney, Mildred's rich
city cousin, Ruth Viles DR.. Frances
Ellery, in search of new medical
fields to conquer, Airline Keene; Susie
the maid, Vera Weeks. Scene: A
room in Mildred's house
A brief story of the OveralIs club
is that as the meeting progresses the
presidents cousin, Barbara whitney
(Ruth Viles) arrives and tells of a
travelling companion, DIR. France Ell
lery with whom she is greatly i'm
pressed and at the same time, the
presidents father telephones that
DR.. Frances Ellery, a child of dear
friend of his has arrived and he
wishes his daughter to do some
thing for entertainment for the doc
tor and the girls discard their over
alls and dress up and plan a lunch
con for the young doctor and are
greatly surprised to find upon the
doctors arrival that it is a young
lady and not the young man they
had supposed. Doctor states that
she is travelling organizing overalls
clubs. 1t is witty farce and all
parts were we'll taken. This was
followed by Goats and Petticoats,"
a comedy in one act by Rachel Bak-
er Gale. Characters, Lawrence Den
bigh, Roland Russell; Madge, his
wife, Gladys Ames; Josephine, his
sister, Virginia Amcs; Miss Prud-
ence Pr1ngle, his aunt, OleEh Eiles:
Miss Priscilla Pringle, his aunt,
Flora Cowett; Pauline Pemberton,
Evelyn st. I.eger; Rebecca Randolf,
Ethel Hamilton: Nora, Hazel Du-
mont. In Old Maids sketch: Mar
jorie Anderson, Helen Gates; Chris
tine Carroll, Evelyn Reed; Winifrede
Scott. Doris Whittemore; Genevieve
Beecher. Margaret Lessard; Ger
trude Gilbert. kathleen Norton; Beat
rice Irving, Dorothy Hobart: Made
line Wesley, Velma Berry; Juliette
Kent Evelyn Niles. Scene, living
room at the Denbigh's, accompanied.
! Virginia Stinchfeld
! This comedy was exceedingly
toms of the maiden aunts added TO
| success of this part of the program.
| They made their visit during a re
! hearsal for play in which thei.'
niece Josephine ((Virginia Ames) is
dressed in mems apparel at which
! they are greatly shocked but when
they find the play is to be given
StI lCtls lOi Vial Ivy tiicS cSNdltit
reconciled and all ends happily.
"A Highly Colored Sketch" by
! Marjorie Benton Cooke, scene, Me
Indy Jonsing's kitchen, characters:
Mr.. Abraham Ebenezer White, Theo-
dore Crocker: Miss Melindy Jonsing,
Arthur Dunbar, follows the comedy.
In this young men are colored as the
title suggests and were good looking
darkies. This is really a proposal
of marriage made by Abraham
Ebenezer White to Miss Melindy
Jonsing who after some hesitation
accepts and as the curtain rose after
the hearty applause they are sitting
back to the audience on the kitchen
table with their arms around each
other.
The closing part of the exhibition
was THE Loving Cup" play in one
act by Alice Brown. Characters:
Doctor Brentwood, Kenneth Copp;
John c. Timmins. Carroll Chase;
Hen Batchelder. Claude Bouchard;
Andrew May, Carroll Beal; Samuel
Peck, Carleton Gammage; Hiram
Haynes, Bernard Kennedy; Mrs.
Timmins, Catherine Mathers; Miss
Nettie Snow, Geneva Lewia; Miss
Gill, Evelyn Viles; Miss Pride, Eth
elyn Morris: Mrs. Peck, Felta Rich
ardson; Mrs. Haynes, Ivy Young; AL
mira Jenkins, Fern Packard; Rosie,
Lillian Leo; Jane, Blanche Roy;
Cynthia May, Nelma Berry. Scene,
picnic grounds at Ginseng pond.
At this picnic all the old neigh
bors, friends and patients of DR.
Brentwood (Kenneth Copy which
was held on his 18th birthday
planned to present hing with a low
ing cup in appreciation of their; love
and respect. This is also the first
anniversary of the wedding of An
drew May Carroll Beale) and Gym
thia May (Velma Berry, and their
friends knew that things were not
running happily for them so at the
suggestion Of the doctor he presents
the loving cup and he makes a nice
little speech and Andrew and Gym
thia amid few tears make up and
plan for happier future. This is a
typical picnic scene with the big
tables, lunch baskets and all the
different sorts of folks in attend
ance that would naturally come to-
gether in a rural community on
such an occasion. The exhibition in
it's entirety was a success and much
credit is due Mrs. Kathleen Eaton