The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-05-08

Any description Of the delightful entertain.
ment given at Cables Hall on Tuesday evening
last by the pupils of Mrs S. s Williams school,
assisted by number of their young lady friends,
would seem superfuOus, so large was the audi
ence which assembled to witness it. but for the
fact that the hundreds Of readers of the FIoRIp-
IAN abroad cannot but he interested in the do
ings of "our little ones''
For many years it has been. a custom of the
little people of our good city to celebrate the
coming OF the May" in an appropriate manner
and the celebration Of this May day was one Of
the most elaborate and artistic ever attempted
The Misses Mary, Lila and Clara Lewis were
chiefly instrumental in the Inauguration and sue
cessful consummation OF the enterprise, patiently
and faithfully assisting Mrs Williams in training
the little actors in the mimic scenes; and Mrs
Robert s. Williams as Musical Director, assisted
by Miss Eva Cameron, has been treless in per
fecing them III the music, which formed The
chief feature of the entertainment
The entertainment consisted OF three parts
The GROWING of the Queen Of May, the brief
but affecting nterlude OF Little Red Riding
Hood, and the choosing and browning of the
FowerQueen
In the first-named Miss Mamie Wilson as
Queen was stately and charming; and her at
tendant Maids of Honor. Misses Lettie Gamble
and Laura Barnes, with her Sceptre- bearer, Miss
Virginia Williams and Crowner, Miss Nellie
Bassett were brilliant in costume and effective
in The performance Of their rather difficult parts
The Seasons, Miss Minnie Choate as Spring,
Miss Fannie Gibbons as Summer, Miss Eppe
Munro rs Autumn, and Miss Carrie Chaires as
Winter, all appropriately and beautifully dressed,
presented their offerings to the Queen with brief,
well-spoken addresses; as did also Flora. Miss
Leila Nash Morning, Miss Susie Williams :
Iris, Miss Harrie PratOrus; Ceres, Miss Lizzie
Iatum; Undine, Miss Florence Slosson and the
Muses., Clio, Euterpe Era,o Terpslchore Melpom-
enc, Thala, Poyhymnia, Calliopc and Crana
Misses Fannie Byrd, Lima Byrd, Minnie Stebbins
Matte Houstoun, Aggy Nason. Josie Weeks
Sallie Barnes jamie Nason and Rcsa Meginniss
Evening Miss Emmie Tatum Night Miss Nina
Oxford the Three Graces-Pleasure, Miss Nellie
Wilson; Splendor, Miss Mamie Engle; joy
Miss Florence Wilt, and the tiny Fairy Queen
Titania, Mamie Lewis, with her Maids of Honor
Maudic Myers and Bessie Pearce, followed by a
whole troop Of airy little sprcs, represented by
Birdie Long, Maggie Randolph, Julia Collins
Ella Nash, Mamie Bal, May Walker Bessie
Lewis, Nellie Shine, Leila Chaires, Loula Ken
needy, Mabel Kennedy, Mary Whitfield, and last
land most enchanting, h the way petite Saddle
Lewis, all Joined the ranks of the May Queens
courters, and shared in paying homage 10 her
royal state Masters Fable Byrd as Herald. and
Cheever Shine and Talbot Whitfield as Mar
shas, were prominent and graceful members of
the little company. The ceremony being over,
the Queens address to her loyal subjects closed
the brilliant spectacle,
Then followed dramatized version of the
touching history of Little Red Riding Hood,
splenddly personated by Miss Bessie Pearce in
the title role, Miss Ella Nash as Little Mother
and Master Fable Byrd as the Great, Big, Awful
Wolf, These little midgets played their respect
i've parts with as much self-possessiOn, and as lit
tie selfconsciousness and embarrassment as
would have appeared in their rendition by the
most experienced professionals The appearance
of the Fairy Queen, Margaret Randolph, aud her
troop of elfin warriors just in time 10 save the
unsuspecing little mortal from being eaten up
by The Great. Big, Awful Wolf was the finale,
and received its need of hearty applause.
The Choosing of the Flower-Queen. Il most
charming operetta nterspersed with occasional
recitatons, was the last, if not The best of the
three. The contention between the different
flowers as to each ones right 10 the coveted
honor was lively and highly amusing The
choice made by the Recluse, Mr. Dan DeMilt,
whose part was entirely musical and finely rem
dered, fell, as it should upon the queenly Rose,
Miss Susie Williams, who was duly crowned by
Heliotrope, Miss Lette Gamble and afterwards
rarely entertained by number of exquisite songs,
one especially attractive, being performed solely
by the fair TitaAias little band of fairies who
reappeared as charming cluster of Heather
bells final chorus by the entire company
closed the entertainment.
To particularly mention the acting or costume
of any one of this brilliant little company would
be not only difficult but unjust, when all were
dressed so appropriately and elegantly, and acted
their parts uniformly well. Indeed, re-
markabe familiarity with the lines, and perfect
self possession characterized all. even the young
est, and evidenced not only their aptitude as pu-
pills, but the patience and care with which they
had been trained by their several instructors
The only pity is that so much time and trouble
should be spent for single performance, and it
was remarked by large number of those who
witnessed the entertainment that it ought to be
repeated at an early day for the benefit of some
charitable object