Schuster School - Proscenium Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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The Opened Door BY GERTRUDE EVERTS BRICE. I was restless, within me strove a great yearning; My chained heart longed for freedom, as a caged bird for the open sky. I searched for life's meaning in secret, in vain I read the works of scholars, Blind were my weary eyes, for the house of my soul was darke- Till one day you opened its door. You called me out into the sunlight. Why had I never thought to open the door myself? Enchantment BY GERTRUDE EVERTS BRICE. Starlight entangled in a girl's sweet hair, The warm whisper ofa little sigh From fresh lips parting like an opening bud, Woven weblike in great Circe's loom. Page fifty-eig'ht

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SOCIETY September 26, 1914 w The Little Playhouse openeoI its doors for the first time with a brilliant reception given by Mrs. Helen Schuster-Martin from 3 to 6 o'clock and from 8 to 1 1 o'clock P. M. The programs given in dedication of the new building inc1uded addresses by Mrs. Martin, Mr. Cooper and Mr. Thomas L. Pogue, President WalnutHills Business Men's Club, and readings by Hazel Clayton Sloyer and Mrs. Crofton. Miss Dough- erty sang, accompanied by Mr. Schehl. September 30, 1914 w The Juniors entertained the Seniors with a masque Hallowe'en dance. The decorations were carried out in yellow and black, and the refreshments were truly in season, being doughnuts, apples and cider. Some very comic and clever ideas were carried out in the costumes and makevups which caused much merriment. November 22, 1914 - Edna Grace Ramsey entertained the Seniors with a delicious dinner. Covers were placed for twelve. The table was very attractive in its dainty yellow and white, the Senior Class Colors, which were the prevailing colors throughout the room. December 7, 1914 a Mrs. Schuster-Martin received in the Browning Studio of the Little Playhouse in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone-Power, who were in Cincinnati for the weekend. Miss Borkes and Miss MacLean presided at the tea table, and Miss Gertrude Brice appeared in the costume of Queen Elizabeth which she was to wear in the forth- coming production of uThe Dark Lady of the Sonnets. As she entered the room, the guests gave way, and she advanced to Mr. Power, who, like a loyal subject of Britain, raised the hand of the sovereign to his lips. Mrs. Reaume, Mrs. Martinis sister, also assisted. Among the guests were several members of the MacDowell Society, of which Mrs. Martin is a member, including Mrs. Telford Croesbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Merrill, Miss Helen Hinkle, Dr. Phillip Ogden, Mrs. Samuel Allen, Miss Emily Collins, Mrs. George D. Colter, Mrs. Faulkner, Mr. and Mrs. Hillhouse, Rev. Francis H. Richey and Miss Marion Devereaux. December 16, 19 I 4 - The Seniors entertained the Juniors with a cotillion dance. Christmas greens were used for decorations, the red h011y berries and waxlike c1usters of mistletoe adding bright touches here and there. Punch was served in the reception room, and although the favors were very simple, they caused a great deal of laughter and merriment. The guests left assuring the hostesses that they had had a regular good time.n january 21,1915 - One of the foremost events of the year was on this date, when Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Martin entertained the MacDowell Society of Cincinnati. As the program Page sixty