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Show IBS! PLAY GIVEN By mm pupils "Pontia, the Daughter of Pilate," Is Presented at St. Mary's. "F'ontia, tlie PnugrMor of Pilate." a Icn-len Icn-len drama of five acts, was presented by! the pupils of St. Mary's academy hist ; night In their assembly ball. The retting?' of the drama are laid in Uome and forty-1 two charaow-rs are portrayed in its pro-' duction. The period of tlie drama is the i first Good Friday and two months following. follow-ing. Thr story is or tho conversion of Fontia to Christianity through the narration of the miraculous return to life of .Tafrus's daughter, as told by herself. Font la's mot her is converted t hrough a dream vision. Both try to prevent lhe death sentence of -the Redeemer, but without success. PMate travels to IVme with bis daughter, and here she is offered tlie hand of Nfni, which she spurns, and is In con- ' sequence cast Into prison. A vestal vir- ' Bin risks royal disfavor and her life to free Pontia. she reaches the prison too, lale to save her life, but in time to offer! her own in martyrdom. St. Mary's orchestra, accompanied by; Mrs. Howard Fmge. furnished the music. Tho characters of the plav were as fol- ! lows: v' ; Pontia, Pilate's daughter Mar,- McAndrews Corina. smaller sister of pnnlia ,. Dorot hv Vogler Claudia Prorlea, mother of Fmtla... Ailene Vance Agrippina, einpress of Rome Jean Jackson PI a via, noble Roma n lady .... Vera Strom Petrontlla, Jewish maiden Marion Bruneau Tullla, daughter of Jalrus Adine Browniee Dimonah. daughter of Herodlas Ruby Penn Smaller children of Emperor Claudius Miranda Kdna Furgiisort Oetavia Veronica Helnlein Jewish girls s Miriam Hfden Harris Ruth Kmlly Bond Cornelia, Roman augur's wife Amelia Schlecht Slave girls Cassandra, Greek Graham Bell Tabitba, Syrian Agnes Ryan Roxana, Persian Pauline Kevy Ethelinda. British Marguerite Kelly Pamphilia, a keeper of Pale nti ne prison Veronica Jenkins Eunuch, slave keeper Nellie Wight man Minerva (statue) Mary Iynch Resurrection angel Alice S'Vehan Slaves Pearl Jackson. HaV.el Golns. Dorothy Rippe, Marv Uenian. Glee Ring, Rubv Rlnshed, "Battle Weightall and Mildred Hart. - Vestal virgins - Cadia Margaret Tennant Pearl Teresa Stocker Opal Catherine Hagenbartb Flamentina Gertrude Broen Servia Virginia Ramey Stella Ba Rue Boley Sylvia, Margaret Hess Rubia ' Virginia Gillis Berenice Alice Slieehan Beona Cylista Maxwell Five ghosts. |