Telegram-herald., 1888-07-03


geshsr dainty vas The performances Wit
messed II Pousrs Last svsaing. when Hsr-
man sAroni's tunsful hstls eperatsA. The
oulpris Fay" vss given ~ amateur unssr
the direction Of Hsrman sna Cora Ferris
0rasndlsr. TIE thsns Of this composition
moves With spirited sad nslodious grsos
that u beth Inspiring and plsasing and the
lisrssso tails an elhn tale thas Il tfus 70 sli
the legends Of fairy land Along With the
words the masie sseakhss Of moe niit
nights. and shady della where frolicksoms
fays Trip over mossy carpets, and exc Of
spritss and gnomss and imps with horns and
scarlet mail who leap over rocks and out Of
caves AZ the command Of their demons
hing. Out of ntania's domain slrays Lily
Bell. the culprif fay, folio sed by spitefai
fairy Who bears the light and airy name of
Thistlsdown. They wander In demons
land and are tAsre instro mental IN rescuing
Eudora, Queen Of the Nsisdes. she con-
ducts them safely back 10 fairy land and
Queen TtAnia. who. surroundod by her
tairy court, has long nourned for their re-
turn. And finally. like all good fairy tales.
all ends happily. Mrs. Fred q. Berger
made particularly handsome and charm
ing Titsnia. The lady ssdon sings IL
public and consented 70 take thb part st
short notice a. the earnest request OF the
ladies OF the u. b. A. Home. Mrs. Berger
received much well-merited applause and
sang and acted the Queen Of the Ferries very
happily. Cora Ferris Gruendlsr has
splendid voice and sang Lily Bell most de-
lightfully. Her Introduction OF Aadisnas
sosg
Hearts do not break.
They sting and ache,
was particularly enjoy able. Ars. Gruendler.
by the way. has been one Of the famous
Kadishas. having sung the part over iUo
con seoutive nights. Miss Maud Bazer, q
LANSING gin, was q pretty Thistledown and
sang we'll The other prominent characters
were Eudors. Queen oil the Naiades. and
Almankor Beryl. impersonated respectively
by Miss Edith Parish aud Mr.. B. A. Flem-
ing. both of Muskegon. Miss Parish is .
young lady of remarkable dramatic talent
and she has voice which she knows how
to use both in singing and speaking. Ar.
Fleming sang Almanzsr splendidly and bis
Interpretation Of Q well known operate
aria was very pleasing. Little Blanche
nipderhout Was Heartsease, indeed. Pretty
- Q picture. with voics like . rill trick
ling over moss asates. tAs little one sang
and acted perfectly. and W. rewarded With
the applause Of delighted sudisnes. Nay
Huntley, Mamie Paftsrson, Francis Bell
and Leuiss Bennett wsre the four graceful
fairy attendants TO TitaniA. and they did
we'll, the little they had to do. Silverspray
and Watersprite, the Naiad Queens attend
ants, were'represented by Mabel Elliott and
Mamie Jeffreys. Masters Sam Woodford
and Morgan Smith were the particular imps
selected to attend upon the King Of the
Demons. / wot not there are many who
would give dollars to hear the laugh with
which the late lamented pastor OF the pop
ular church at the Park would have greeted
his hopeful son could he have seen him
capering as little, red devil In
the demon dance. Other imps were Mas.
tiers Savage. Weston, Orser, Haight, Moseley.
Foote and Hendricks. The fsiries were so
numerous that their names could scarcely
be printed in this column although there
were many pretty little rebels among them
that / should like TO mention. Musically
considered the prettiest thing in the oper-
etts was the trio by hrs. Gruendler. Miss
| Baker and Miss Parish. The march Of the
| Nalades took place between the second and
third acts and was genuine surprise to
| the audience. Fifty or sixty young misses
| clad In the traditional green, wearing
/ bright helmets and bearing shields, per-
| formed all the difficult evolutions of the
| ordinary Amazonian march without q
| break and in marvellous step and time. Mrs.
| Gruendler has trained them admirably and
| the difficulties of the task she has assumed
| may be inferred when it is understood
| that she also managed the stage
| and kept careful watch over
the $50 young girls in the cas-.
beside singing the part OF Lily Bell. The
march was lead by the Misses Gulliford
and Goodwin and was applauded to such an
| extent that all the evelutions were re.
peated. Mr.. Herman Gruendler, who is an
| artist at the piano. directed the operetts
| with Prof Wellenstein at another piano
The two Chase pianos with these two
artistes at the key boards we're far prefer.
able to any picked-np orchestra that cenld
have been obtained at this season of the
year. The whole presentation was a marked
| success in every way and went through
| with scarcely Q break which may be con-
| sidered marvellous for q first night with
amateurs. Mr.. and Mrs. Gruendler and al
who appear in The Culprit Fay are to be
| congratulated.
lilly Bell, the Culprit Fay" may be seer
for two more nights and at matinee to-
morrow Fourth of july afternoon. The
lady managers and the friends of the U.
b. A. Home, to which one-half of the entire
| proceeds go, should see thst.th theatre Is
A Gl1o.1 M aworv