Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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JUGENDL1EBE. Comedy in one act by Adolf Wilbrandt. Frau von Rosen - Mrs- A. F. Eaton Adelheid. her niece. - Miss Augusta Noelke Betty, the gardener’s daughter, - - Miss Amelia Askew Ferdinand von Bruck - Dr. C. H. Handschin Heinrich Roller, a university student. - Mr. S. H. Goodnight Hildebrandt. the gardener, - - - Mr. W. F. Hauhart The curtain rises with Betty and Hildebrandt in conversation. They are expecting Adelheid's lover. Heinrich Roller, a university student, who is to come home on a visit. At this point Adelheid and Ferdinand von Bruck enter engaged in a rather acrimo- nious discussion. Ferdinand has rescued Adelheid from a serious injury in an accident and has saved the life of a child that Adelheid had allowed to fall into the lake. He has. however, offended her by his haughty and overbearing manner. Heinrich arrives. His meeting with Adelheid is somewhat cool. She has become en- grossed with Ferdinand in spite of herself. Heinrich, on the other hand, has become enamored of Betty, who is an old playmate of his. Ferdinand now finds Adelheid’s journal in the adjacent woods, and is found reading it by Adelheid. This incenses her still more. She determines to challenge him to a duel in Heinrich’s name, expecting, of course, that Heinrich will fight for her. She does so and sends the note by Hildebrandt. Ferdinand enters, much angered, and finds Heinrich. Angry words ensue, but soon it becomes evident that Heinrich is innocent and that Adelheid is the culprit. Ferdinand and Heinrich become friends, sit and enjoy a cigar, and finally are about to leave for the adjacent cosy “Waldkneipe.’’ Just as they are leaving the garden. Adelheid enters. She is shocked at Heinrich's behavior, and angrily commands him to leave her forever. Ferdinand rebukes her, and she breaks down crying. This brings about a change in him. He becomes solicitous of her welfare and determines to win her friendship and her love. Frau von Rosen, who is hard of hearing, seeks to pacify the young people in their turbulent moods. Ferdinand overhears an ensuing conversation between Adelheid and Heinrich from the arbor into which he had stepped being determined not to leave the garden before ap- peasing Adelheid. Relations between Adelheid and Heinrich are strained. Heinrich prefers his modest Betty to his former unappreciated Adelheid. Ferdinand taking advantage of this state of affairs, wooes and wins Adelheid. In the midst of their lovemaking, they are surprised by the company who have been awaiting them at dinner. The play ends with a general reconciliation and good wishes for a happy future.

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TRUE BLUE Vol. IV. Hudson, Wis., April, 1903. No. 7 Rowena of Rotheworod. Hv Theodore Elwki.l. ’ P. Rowena, ward of Cedric, the Saxon, is the heroine of Sir Wal- ter Scott's romance “Ivanhoo.’’ In this hook there are drawn the many different characters representing the period of English history when the Normans had defeated 1 lie Saxons in the struggle for power She was a tine type of a Saxon and her dress was such as be- came one of her rank and station. She was somewhat tall hut not notieabiy so, and she bore herself as gracefully as befits a lady of her position. In public she always acted with tin greatest dignity and although she was rather quiet, she could not he blamed for this for her lover was far distant from her, fighting hravelv for tie Christian faith in Palestine. Her life had always been one of superiority over those about her. She had become accustomed to this deference but in no in- stance has the author shown her to he unkind to those in the household as inferiors or servants. Even the despised and perse- cuted .lews, she treated with much Kindness. When travelling through the country with Cedric and many Saxon nobles she came to the Jew, Isaac and his daughter, Rebecca who, 1 heir escorts having taken flight, had been deprived of their horses. The Jews requested tin? Saxons that thoy might travel with them and through the earnest pleading of llowena they were permitted to journey with the company and under its protection. Thus she showed her charity in a Christian manner to those who were in difficulty. She sought from everyone knowledge of her lover in Palestine and never ceased in her faithfulness to him. When such honors were bestowed upon her as being chosen, “Queen of lx ve and Beauty”at the Tournament, she carried her- self with as much grace and dignity as could be desired of one in her position. She also used marvelous self-coni ml over her emotions at pub- lic occasions and well deserved to he the heroine of such a hook as Ivanhoe.