The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-21
A VERITABLE FAIRY SCENE.
LAST NIGHTS DAZZLING sPECTfCLE IN
THE ACADEMY or MUSIC
The Sleeping Beauty In An Her spIendor-A
Series or BewitchinR Tabieaus- What Is
being Done for Mt. Vernon by New York.

The final dress rehearsal of the amateur
spectacular pantomime. The Sleeping Beauty"
took place last evening. before n thousand pcr-
sons. in the Academy Of Music. It is to bc pre-
sented on next Thursday and Friday evenings
for the increase ofthe fund which the managers
OF the Mount Vernon Aid Society have been for
three years raising for tho purchase and main
tenance Of the Washington estate. The move
ment wns started by Edward Everett. BY tho
performance OF the Mistletoe Bough last
year $4,000 was added to the fund. 1t is in
tended that the society shall raise 100000.
which is to be invested. as that which is already
collected. in Government bonds. the interest OF
which Ia to support the estate at Mount Vernon.
The Sleeping Beauty" under the hands Of
Miss Bessie Ward of warrenton. Va and Mrs
Burton Harrison Of this city. has becn shaped
from the old-time fairy story. and from sugges-
tions in Thackerays Rose and Ring" and
Tennyson's Sleeping Beauty" into series of
pantomimic taheaus. Over 200 young men and
women and little boys and girls from Murray
Hill and its vicinity. arravcd In gorgeous cos-
tunes. are comprised in the cast Mr.. Harvey
pTIwTrms ,6 26ren"stf9 pa{1 taroqs9@Sg, @ the
b. found in Mignon" and the Midsummer
Nights Dream
An idyl precedes the pantomime: Queen Ii
tapia, Miss Bessie Ward. and Puck Waukio
Harrison, are discovered asleep under ~ great
SSak IN t9e moonrIighti and sutrounled by
thry dance and wnve tbn3r w"nds ioyo,,,srv ~
Then suddeniv hirIs' voices h,',in 10 ,{1e arj
the siin Ia sa,.n to risn 'rbc n,o.h,niai 49,,
is beautiful Instantlv tho fniriee s,on mi
stand evne,Tant iooEinc ens,v,ord ne M cur
tain ,rons '"'N 10 '"O >"'
rhen Tho old foirv a,orv is .olI In ,br,a o.,o
Tn the first King Vnioraso M Ni,tnrn1 nnd
his Ounsn Mrs II Ogdnn Dora,nisl snt,,r win
thrir court foliowers nnd no r"yni rf,nt ~
brought In 10 bn rhris,arcS o,,,'', Tit",ia
ana Ear fairi,.s orrcar d,no rHS,,i ,i, a.," .-,
die and With ,v,ur,, U ~ ,. ,hn n ~ T. f,,
ara ,,rad io,i, I'll, d f,S h. h,i',.
riE fu;Vu ioItuns, Win ihuTnuMsI III
, , i, ~, ~ ,o one sue ul 'iie
5a,. ~, H. W " a li ~ ~ -
, ~ ~ :, r., y III, n W lnnnt'
mmheS to..n ulS.nl propueilcuy anu uisnrs'
& vn ~ & hi,,naa Ia 's'S ~ ,h"Nklc ~ IlnE 10 WI laih.
uk hk Succi, anu p1l.,s tp tne tnuHlc raslle rrndt
III III conJures up IN ihe rear oI the SING. ne
sE sninE yoilnlnnus ~ splnulcs 70 pe niinlsH.u
run w I'aih' hHn tIe stIe clns''S WIN lciS-
@ @.S III front oi the caste' 'ne oss OF
uTir n, ulslhns; ,
4 m ne secphu hct supposes tnnt inc frlncesS mas
srown sl 10 , ns euHrl,,,,ns young woman, nhe Is
I,rprpsept'u pE htiss Nlhhle hitchcock ol irQVli
ueihvc, r. Il Ihnr Inr 5yrhe Is rlchly lnurnlsheI
R'lhce hall WIN hihg ana queen. Mhlus ol
nunor, anu Dhrohs hmuSlnS themselves. a
Iuurt uance takss plnce skliiplly contriNed 70
uIins 70 ~ l'N,tlE every ron costume on tne
s1sthsf nlss Muuue, MorEan. assisted py MISS
Ls'eis Dorenus ana hlaster Doremus playing
" " hiuiIns' plfyeu tne narL Ior M amusement
oi tilelT IoDhl III HlSir'ss m" lTlnc'e>, nl'Nn-