Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-02
FASHING OF VENICE.

The Program for a Coming Brilliant Local Event-List of tho Committees and PatrOnesses.
 Everything betokens brilliant success for Flashing Thursday in Venice, which will be presented at the Hyperion, Tues day and Wednesday, May 12 and 13, un- der the direction of it's composer, Carl Marwig, of New York, for the benefit of The Society of United Workers. Fully two hundred young ladies and gentlemen of this city will take part in the following pantomime and dances:
 First Part. "A VENETIAN NIGHT'-PREPARATIoNs FOR THE
 FESTIVAL.
 At the time of the carnival in Venice, it was the custom Of yOre that on the Thursday of 'FaSh- ing" young and old, the people, as well as the original festival in full mask and disguise. There was absolute freedom for masqueraders, and they were not subject to any restrictions.
 ARGUMENT
 Blanca, a wealthy Venetian lady and her friend, Manuella, are preparing for the festival. Blanca hears a serenade and to the music and soug she rehearses for the occasion before mir ance of her betrothed, who is disguised in the dress of Court Jester. He offers her a rose, clines and throws it out ut Of the window. .- 1t is picked up by his friend Anatole, who to
 
 sents himself to Blanca as the fortunate receiver of the rose which she also refuses to ac- SS Court Jester and Anatoie to to" give 'OSip up their incognito, which they refuse to do. While they are consulting together, she suddenly con intended to be played on her betrothed at the festival with the assistance of Manuella Cto the mirror, two Biancas instead of one are pre- sented, which prevents the recognition, of the to offer rose to each. Upon again being re- they find tRemselves fooled, as to their astonish. give up % their incognto " and ali % errors ass ars speedily rectifed and they proceed to dance. Gondolers and other masks but being in Bianca's mansion, Court Jester orders all to unmaSk.
 CHARACTERS IN PANToMIME.
 Donna Blanca, Court Jester,
 Manuella Anatole.
 scENE-ANTE-cHAMBER IN BLANCA CASTLE, l: The serenade. 2. The Mirror Dance. g. The Rendezvous. 4. The Flashing Dance. 5. The Gondolers' Surprise 6. The Recognized Mask.
 Second Part.
 THE FESTIVAL.
 Scene 1.-Venice by moonlight and the seren- Scene s-The illumination of Venice. The Court Jester leads the grand march, and then orders the dancers to proceed.
 FAsHING DANCES. 1. Minuet- -de-la-cour, period of Louis XI. ?. Dance of the flowers and bees 3. Dance of the Venetian gondoliers. 1. The Normandy dance
 5. The Swedish dance.
 6. The Grecian cymbal dance. 2. The Hungarian Gypsy dance.
 PROCESSION OF ALL THE PERFoMERs.
 FINAL GRAND TABIEAU. CYoungs celebrated orchestra of New York city)
 August Young, Jr., leader.
 Following are the committees officers of the society and the patronesses.
 Committee on arrangements-Mrs A. Heaton Robinson, chairman; Mrs. B. c. Lake, Miss Adelaide Morse, Mrs. Franklin B. Dexter. Mrs. oficers of the the United Workers society-Presi- Mrs F. B. Dexter, Miss Scranton Miss Grifing, Miss Prudden; treasurer, Mrs. Amory E. Row correspondinx ' secretaries re arr eG G. F. New Eli %bfpgsy r M a BMgeHSm M Hooker, MS. T. G. Bennett. Mr E. R. English. iaHnaS Pantomime in charge of Mrs. A. Heaton Rob Patronesses of the dancing-Mrs Morris F. Tyler, Miss Adelaide Morse, Mrs. B. c. Lake, 6. S. Mersick, Mrs. Max Alder, Mrs Henry Herz. Mrs. John Murphy, Miss c. M Pease, Miss Bart. lett.
 Patronesses-Mrs William P. Blake Mrs Franklin B. Dexter. Mrs. James M. Hoppfn, Mrs John B. Robertson, Mrs. Charles E. Graves Miss winchester, Mrs. Thomas Hooker Mrs Edwin S. Lines, Mrs. George A. Butler, Mrs. G. Brinley Morgan, Mrs. George L. Dickerman, Mrs. Charles H. Townshend, Mrs. Frederick R. Honey, Mrs William W. Farnham, Mrs. Eli Whitney, jr., Mrs Edwin Harwood, Mrs Harry P. Nichols, Mrs Horace Day, Mrs. George B. Martin Mrs. J. B. Sargent Mrs Thomas G. Bennett, Mrs B. R. English, Mrs. Lynde Harrison, Mrs John O. Eug- fish, Mrs Lewis H. English, Mrs. B. H. Cheney, Mrs. l.. R. Ward
 Reserved seats will be on sale Monday morning at o'clock at the box office.