Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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THE LINCOLNIAN 23 clear voice. All the numbers were well rendered and received. The Horner institute of Fine Arts fur- nished the program on Sunday, March Zd. Every person on this program was an artist, as was shown by the quality of the numbers which were rendered. Dur- ing this program a song, “In the Heart,” by Maj. N. C. Smith, was sung by Mr. Rosenburg, director ot the studio. As us- ual the program was enthusiastically re- ceived by the audience, which goes to show that we, as a race, have learned to appreciate things of musical merit. On April 6th the monthly musical was given by our own High School organiza- tions, the band, the boys’ quartette and chorus, the orchestra and the girls ' chorus. Both choruses sang very well, though many of the members were not present. The band played three selections, the last being “Light Cavalry” overture. The boys played this overture very well, and this number, judging by the applause of the audience was enjoyed most. The boys played their instruments with perfect ease and the chorus as usual was encored. May 4th program was given by artists from the David Grosch School of Music. Program was very good and enjoyed by everyone present. The next musical concert in our audi- torium was given under the direction of Mr. Watts by an orchestra composed of grade school pupils. The little children played with much interest and were an inspiration, not only to the parents of these children, but also to older musicians. The hope of the Lincolnian is that the young musicians will continue to develop their musical talents. The last concert was rendered by the Coleridge-Taylor Musical Club. Every number on the program was written by Coleridge-Taylor. Those on program were Miss Venerable, Miss Eva Moore, Mrs. Ophelia Watts, Miss Sweatman, Major N. C. Smith, Prof. Reynolds of Kan- sas City, Kas., and Prof. J. E. Jones of Columbia, Mo., Mr. W. D. Foster on the flute, and many other notable artists. Among the selections sung were “O, Ye That Love the Lord,” “Viking Song,” and “Hiawatha’s Vision,” from “Hiawatha’s Departure.” This program was well worth the commendation that exhibited itself in the applause of the auditors. The faculty of our school had intended to give the musical concert in June, but as school closed two weeks earlier than had been expected, all intentions were given up. However, every morning or so. in our assembly a number of this program was enjoyed by our student body. The musical programs were enjoyed by many people of our city, and many were made happy by spending an afternoon in oi ir auditorium listening to a musicale. “Music hath charms.” E. B. PERRY, ’19. DRAMATIC ART. Despite the fact that the schools were closed so long on account of the influ- enza epidemic, thus causing the students to devote most of their time to intensive study, the Senior Class has done some very commendable work along dramatic lines. On Friday evening, April 11, the Senior class presented in the school’s auditorium a play, “The Silver Thread.” The play il- lustrated some of the superstitions of the Cornish people of long, long ago; the kind, wonderful and impossible things which the good fairies brought to pass, and the many wrongs and harm- ful things which the mischievous goblins did. The story represented how Cubert, a miner lad and son of Dame Morna, is rewarded for being courteous to an old woman who gives him a beautiful and in- deed wonderful ring which she tells him to wear and whenever he is in trouble or danger it would show him the way to safety. Some time later, the mischievous gob- lins steal the Princess Gwenda and take her to their home beneath the ground. Cubert learns of what the ugly goblins have done and deems it a good opportun- ity to test the value of his ring. The brave and gallant boy therefore rushes to her rescue. After reaching the prin- cess, whom ht finds in the goblins’ home, a silver thread is seen attached to the ring and leading through the doorway. They follow the thread and are led to safety. For his brave deed, Cubert is of- fered by King Radnor, half of his king- dom, but Cubert declines the offer, thanks him and asks that he be given nothing more than a new pick axe for himself and a velvet dress for his mother. The performance was well rendered and greatly enioyed by a large audience. We received very favorable comments and were thus very much encouraged. The Seniors are now busy and working on their class night play, the title of which is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” It is one of the most beautiful of Shakes- peare’s comedies. It is a story of love with its background in Grecian Mythol- ogy. Theseus, the Duke of Athens, is about to be married to Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. They are arranging the details of their wedding when they are interrupted by an old man, Egens, who is accompanied by his daughter Hermia and her two suitors, Demetrius and Lysander. Hermia’s father is anxious to have his daughter marry Demetrius but her heart’s choice is Lysander. The old man is so exasperated at his daughter’s refusal of his choice for her that he ap- peals to the Duke who tells Hermia that unless she marries Demetrius, she must either die or become a nun. Now, Demet- rius has previously made love to another girl, Helena, who thinking him sincere,

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THE LINCOLNIAN 25 has learned to love him devotedly. Her- mia and Lysander plan to elope and leave Helena a heart-broken lover. At this stage, enter the fairies. Oberon, King of Fairyland and his Queen, Titania, are both! suspicious of each other and therefore, live very un- happy together. At this particular time they quarrel over a little Indian boy whom Oberon wants Titania to turn over to him. Upon her refusal to do so, he is so an- gered that he vows vengeance upon his wife. Accordingly, he sends his attend- ant spirit, Puck, into the woods for an herb whose juice, if squeezed on one’s eyelids, would cause him to love the first object he beheld upon awaking — no mat- ter what it was. Oberon desired Titania to love some vile thing. The herb is found. Titania falls asleep and the juice is squeezed into her eyes. There were some ignorant workmen in Athens who were desirous of higher wages, and felt that they must in some way win the sympathy of the Duke. Ac- cordingly, they decided to present a play before the bridal party on the night of the Duke’s wedding. Puck picks out the star actor of this crude company, puts an ass’ head on him and arranges that he shall be the first person Titania sees when she wakes. This star actor, Bot- tom, is singing when Titania awakes. She thinks his voice the sweetest and most wonderful she has ever heard and she loves him with her whole soul.. Oberon, while planning vengeance on his wife, overhears bits of conversation between Demetrius and Helena as she begs him to marry her. He feels sorry for her and orders Puck to put some of the juice on Demetrius’ eyes so he will love Helena. Puck anoints the eyes of Lysanda instead of Demetrius. Lysander, then, forsakes Hermia and becomes a de- voted lover of Helena. Puck tries to rec- tify his mistake by searching for Demet- rius and finding him sleeping anoints his eyes. It happens that when Demetrius awakes he also sees Helena. She is be- ing wooed by Lysander. Both men deter- mine to have the girl and decide to settle the matter by fighting a duel. Puck succeeds in keeping the men apart until they are worn out with hunting each other and fall asleep. He also by means of his magic art brings both women to the same place and charms them to sleep. Finally Titania and her donkey lover come in and also fall victim, to sleep. Now the errors are all rectified and the spell is taken from everyone’s eyes. Oberon and Titania become reconciled and all the lov- ers become happily mated. The crude company of working men of Athens pre- sent their tragedy for the amus’ement of the bridal party. Upon the stroke of midnight the fairies go to their own king- dom and leave the mortal couples to work out their own destiny. This play is a very interesting and en- tertaining one and we hope that the very large audience which will be present when the play is presented at the Auditorium Theater will be even more pleased with this one than they were with the former. Not only have the Seniors made won- derful progress along dramatic lines but the Juniors, too, have taken up the work. For the entertainment of the Senior class, the Juniors presented in the school audi- torium June 6. a play, “At; the End of the Rainbow,” with which everyone was well pleased. The scenes of the play are located in a college town. The students are prac- ticing for a football game with a rival college team and much interest in the outcome is shown. It develops that Douglas Brown, a football expert from an- other college, is in town on business con- nected with his father’s estate, and to dis- tract attention enters this college. Phyl- lis Lane induces him to consent to play with the team at the request of the cap- tain. A love romance is thus created. Robert Preston, a lawyer, secretly loves Marion Daton, his ward and she recipro- cates. He intrusts the combination of his safe to her and tells her of a packet of important papers lying therein. Louise Ross and her mother, Mrs. Brown, step- mother of Douglas, learn that a second will disinheriting them has been found and is among the papers in Preston’s safe. They plot to obtain possession of the document at a mask ball given by Marion. Louise wears a costume identical with that of Marion’s; deceives Preston; learns from him the combination of the safe ; ob- tains the paper by the aid of Jack Austin, unaware of the fact that the original packet has been removed by Preston and other documents substituted. The “Imp,” a girl student, sees and recognizes her. Preston enters and recognizes Jack, who is assisting Louise, in the belief that she is Marion. Marion enters and com- prehending the situation as she fancies, shields Jack by assuming the guilt. Her innocence is finally established by the “Imp,” who exposes Louise. Meanwhile Douglas wins the game for the team and realizes that he loes Phyllis, but when he learns that she has trifled with him he becomes cool. This, however, passes away and happiness follows. When Marion’s self-sacrificing effort to save Jack is brought to Preston’s attention through the exposure of Louise’s duplicity, he descovers that he loves her and their dream of the pot of gold at “the end of the rainbow” is happily realized. Each one in the cast played his part well and deserves commendation and we hope that such experience as they have received during the past school term will enable them to win even greater success next year.