Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-24
Academy Pupils Ii
TWo Good Programs
At rpheum Theater

Students of st. James Academy
were presented in two interesting pro-
grams ct the Orpheum theater on
Sunday afternoon and evening. The
performances were given in COM
memoration eof the birth Of Shake
served at this time.
The cast comprised many students,
all of who1. were carefully trained,
best things Of it's kind that has beer
given here for some. time. Special
stage settings, costuming and musical
background had been provided, n
the instructors at the Academy who
had the preparations and the per-
formance in charge deserve much
credit for the success Of their UNDER
taking. l
The main portion Of the program
was given over to cenes from The
Merchant of Venice" n of Shake
speare's best known plays. The pupils
appearing in this handled their parts
capably, and did remarkably good
work in spite of their youth, and in
experience in stage work. Roy Hun
stiger as ''Shylock'' did an unusually
good piece of work, and L.. Larson as
Lorenzo, r. Jeffrey as Bassanio, F.
Bernard as Antonio, the Merchant of
Venice. were very-good in their roles.
Dorothy Cotton made a charming and
wise Portia, and j. Robillard as Jes-
sica, daughter Of Shylock, and Laura
Nuss as Nerissa also shared in the
praise given the cast. Other members
of the cast who deserve special men
ton for their work were p. Trepanter,
ley, j. Hoff, S. Donnelly. c.. Cassidy,
j. Murphy, F. Filiatrault. J. Herde-
gen, T. Walsh, A. Lee and w. Butler.
Ladies in Attendance-M. Cotton,
o. Bear, NJ. Farrell, X. MACEDONIAN, r.
Ryder.
Officers of the Court-R. Peterson,
L. Shore, r. Bear, J. Reilly, J. Kenna,
M. Feist.
Pages-A. Lindeke,' H. Murphy, H,
Kenna, E. Hon.
Musicians in. Casket Scene-D. Gre
ton, H. Deary.
Soloists-H. Norman, G. Ryan.
Trumpeters-D. Keederowski, w,
Forest Rondo.
Preceding 1.-THE Merchant of We
NICE" there was a Forest Rondo,'
which Miss Aileen Thacker read the
prologue, and the dramatization show.
ing Shakespeare receiving the laurel
from Queen Elizabeth was capably
done by E. Purcell IS Shakespeare;
p. Kennedy Is Queen Elizabeth; NJ
Gallagher and J. Lobsinger as court
ladies'; W. Payne, +. Butler and F
Monley as pages. and R. Carter as the
cially clever, ' the pupils being very
well trained. These children appeared
in the, dances:
Wood Sprites-Mary c.. Norman, G.
Nockles, M. Nockles. L. Blacknick, M
Myrand, M. Shannahan, v. Lindeke. M
Doyle, F. Williams, e. WITT. E.. Lin
deke.
Midsummer Nights Dream Flowers
M. Keuber, v. Murphy. A. Harvey
r. Owen, A. Shannahan, c. Meyers, D
Merbs. D. Dooley, l.. McGillivray, E
Horgan, e. Hoff, M. Ruttkie, U. Col
ton, d. Ward. H. larson, p. Weber
b.. Wentz.
Fairy Queen-L Morris.
Attendant Fairies-Dorothy Jerome
Doris Jerome. D. Monley. j.. Monley
d. Norman, v.TMacDonald.
Waking Fairy-C. Cotton.
Rubies-A Kenney, K. Mahoney.
Pensioners-B.s Cook. v. Farquar.
son, H. Deary, H. Urlaub. M. Pitts, v
Perlcheck, M. Durick, c. Hanson, L
Keuber, G. Welsh. A. Witt, H. Sand
beck. A. Dubuque. l.. Brohman. L
Poole. L. BONES. s. Lunney, L.. Bo'
lack. A.. Worth. C.. Connolly. J. Mos
bracker.
Weaving Spiders-C. Lindeke, A
Thacker.4 ,.,y =
Newts-M. Blacknick. A. Devine. !,
Blind Worm-M. Williams.
Tempest Fairies-K. Miller, A. Ken
nelly. U. Reilly, r.. Cooke. l. Harvey
F. De*ine, G. Boyle, A. Tetrault.
Rainbow Fairy-M. Robertson.
st. James orchestra furnished tn
music. nJ