Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-03
UNION CHORAL BAND RNrsRrAIN-
MENr.

A grand literary and musical entertain
ment will be given by the choral band next
Wednesday evening. The entertainment
promises to be one of the best OF its kind
ever given in this city. Besides the fine
choruses by 200 hundred voices, one OF the
most interesting features of the evening will
be the presentation Of the operetta, ''Golden
Hair aud the Three Bears" a story illustrat-
ing the danger Of covetousness. The fol-
lowing is the argument and personations:
A group of children, whose home is in the
forest, are gathered in q shady dell, singing
Of their hsppy. woodland life. A little
| flower girl wandering through the vale, scat
tiers the group TO quiet nook and glen. Sic
recalls them TO know their mission, and begs
to become one Of their happy number,
which request is granted. She has been pre-
viously warned of their beautiful queen,
ah", though 20 fair, would lure her into
danger. The queen, hearing ihat Bruin has
uiaoc his home in Fvrestland, seeks
"A maiden with such charm,
That she's proof against all harm,''
| to 20 and search the cot, and to bring her
| the wonderful jewels which she has heard
are IN Bruins home.
The flower girl is summoned, and the
queen, overcome with her beauty, makes her
princess upon the throne with herself, Civ
| ing her the name of Golden Hair. DWELL
ing in the wood is An ancient bard, who
WARTS OF coming danger, and sings the even
ing lullaby of the forest children. In gen.
tie tones be how warns Golden Hair to be-
ware of the willy queen. Bruin having
heard of the forest children, guards well the
treasures hidden in the cot. While ut a
meal, the bears hear the merry forest chill
dreE, and hasten to scatter the foe. returning
with loud hurrah for Bruin, Nanny Muff
and Tiny Cub.
The queen reveals her secret to Golden
Hair, and promises wealth and beauty if the
y ung princess will go and steal the Jewels
Tor her coronet. The faithful bard again
appears and warns Of coming danger. As
night is approaching, Golden Hair reclines
upon grassy mound, while the bard's sweet
lullaby soon carries her TO dreamland. The
three bears, on An evening stroll, discover
the little maiden. but are frightened away
by the Will-o'-the-W isp, who calls the chill
Again the bard's soothing lullaby quiets the
group. till nodding, they all fall asleep. A
new day finds Golden Hair in the home of
the three bears. Bruin and family being
away, the maiden examines the cot, tastes
the porridge and tests chairs and beds, till
wearied she falls asleep upon Tiny Cubs
couch. The bears, returning, declare that
some ono has been in. Golden Hair is
finally caught upon Tiny Cubs bed, and the
bears, in great excitement, proceed to secure
the cot lest she escape. forgetting an open
LATHE window near by. The voice of the
bard is again heard, below the window, call
ing her to come quickly for her life. She
hurries to the window, and waying "good-
by" to the three bears, Is soon off through
the wood, to the establishment of the hor-
rified bears. The forest children are now
searching for their lost one through the
wood. Faithful reveals the fact that their
queen has beguiled Golden Hair into snare
which has pr, badly been the cause of her
death. The enrnged children depnse the
queen from the throne, and in sadness she
retires in disgrace from Forestland. The
merry voice of Golden Hair is heard in the
distance, returning with the bard. The
happy children hasten to greet her and
cherrily escort her back to the lovely vale.
The ancient bard is crowned in place of the
fallen queen, and the operetta closes with
the loud echo Of "Long live our noble
king.'