Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-09
IoNGFELLow,s DREAM,

nfng-DescrfptIon of Some of the
Scenes-The Cast OF Characters
Composed Entirely of Local Anna
teurs-Over One Hundred and Fifty
People in the Production. i
''Longfellow's Dream" by local anna
tours, under the auspices of the Church
of the Messiah, was presented at the
Hyperion last evening to a large and evil
IDENTIFY well pleased audience.
Although the dramatization had been
produced in this city some two years since
yet the presentation last night embodied
SO many new and interesting features that
it became practically new production.
The various members of the cast have
been assiduously at work for some time
in rehearsing and the generally good work
done last evening by nearly all the mem
bers of the large cast showed that the re-
hearsals had not been in vain. = 10y
The production is divided into four
dreams or visions of the poet and afford
every possible chance for variety of char
acter and change of scene.
Longfellow at the age of five years is dis
covered sleeping on bank of flowers,
while visions of childhood, fairies, earthly
and celestial choirs pass before the youth
full dreamer, the description of each vision
is presented in order to convey to the audi
ence better idea of the scene, while char
acteriistic music is played on the piano
while each scene is being presented. Ev-
cry scene in the first dream is character
istic of childhood's happy hours,
the special feature of which is 8
hoop and scarf dance participated
in by the following young ladies', each Of
whom were very graceful! and danced as
though they fully entered into the spirit of
the scene: Miss Nellie Conklin, leader;
house, Bessie Rugg, Maud Driesbacke, Lii
liam Garvey, Grace Benjamin, Carrie
Hanes, Hattie valkenberg, Yetta KATE,
Mamie Ruly, Josie Rug, Bulha Hurles,
Dasie stahl, Fanny Oniel, Almy Adler.
Frances Bartlett, Emma Herman, Sadie
Lewinson, Mamie Segar, Nellie, Garvey,
Kittie Shepard, Margie Lambert, May Por-
ter, Nellie Babcock, May Bristol, Flossie
Adams, Oracle Morgan, Edith Babcock,
Justina James. Reta Mann. = :
Master Tony Chase made a very pretty
Longfellow at the age of FIVE, years, while
Miss Hattie Conklin, as the Queen Of Lilli-
puts, Miss Oracle Conklin as maid of hon
or, and Baby Hiawatha, portrayed by Mas
ter Roy Root, won the hearts of the audi
ence Immediately they came upon the
pleasing as the infant Preciosa, stolen from
the castle by Old Gypsy Dwarf. Other
features of this dream were F. J. Adams
with song in his Improvisation of the vii
lage blacksmith and the dance of the Puk-
wudjie Indians represented by Willie
Minor, Linus Chase, Leslie Smith, Percy
Brown, John Scheiffele, Willie Dreusbach,
Fred Tyler, Louis We'll, Percy Mix, Gus
sie Scheiffele: Albert Harris, Wilton Adj
Ter, John Rosinus, Willie Evarts.
Dream second represents Longfellow al
the age of ten, and in this dream are re-
produced weird, fantastic, romantic and
classic dreams, with glimpses of American
birds and picturesque gipsies. In this
between Brian E. Lynn, late drill instruct
or of the Rrince of Wales Royal Hussars
who impersonates Thor, and Homer S.
Cummings, who takes the character Of
Viking. The contest was exceedingly well
done and received much well merited ap
plause. Miss Lillian Fisher, who in this
| scene represents the Bride princess Tyra)
made very beautiful picture and dis
played rare ability. She was the recipient
of two beautiful floral designs. Miss
Frances Rosenberg gave very finished
and unexaggerated portrayal o.
| the extremely difficult character
| of lunatic whose lover was lost and wht
wanders about Enthusiastically adorned will
coral and seaweed, pressing to her ear :,
seashell which he had given her and which
she faneied brought tidings of him. TIL
story of Eve in a NEUROLOGICAL form, which
/ f<>vy Co. -.
dream, was we'll presented by Miss Lizzi
Reilly, the Hebe of the recent production
of Pinafore, and Thomas H. Williams ant
and well received. Miss Reilly, who i
naturally very pretty girl seemed NOR
than usually SO last evening
while her beautiful voice was hear
to excellent advantage. The Salem vito
of 1892 was ably presented by Mrs. Dl
Bond, who displayed much dramatic force
while the counterpoise of little three-yeal
old Ethel Brown as the New Haven witc
of 1891 was one of the prettiest picture
of the evening. Another beautiful seen
is that of the golden wedding, in whie
all did we'll and which ends with minue
lanciers participated in by the followin
tunes of the period of George III: Misse
| l. AhAASOS 1soSOhOuAS, AhAo heSoShO, 1lLAi
Geary, Mrs. Bacon, Messrs. Thomas b
Williams, John Murray, Peter Kane an
Erasmus Kedolin.
"Hypolito," the young man who en-
joyed himself by writing promises of fdel
ity to all the gypsies in the same town
and who is afterward punished by the1
for his infdelity, was well portrayed b
Phillip H. We'll, while the following youn
ladies, Misses Nettie Darlington, Agne
Hall, Lille Kerrin, Della johnson, Jenni
Lewis, Beth Drew, Mamie Holmes, Ann
Bone, Fannie Squires, Alice Russell, Lou
Use Wagner, Ollie Russell, Nettie Perkins
Bertha Hume, Sadie Derrick, Jessi
Meeker, J. johnson, looked and danced 6
bewitchingly in their character of gypsie
that no susceptible young man in the aud
fence could blame Hypolito for falling i
love with all of them.
In dream third, which portrays Sylvan
tragic and humorous visions, Longfello,
being now at the age of twelve years, tn
scene of the poet and the queen was yer
impressive and ably rendered by the TO
lowing ladies and gentlemen in their re
spective characters:
Sir waiter Raleigh. Mr.. j. r Hum
Ear! of Southampton; Mr.. Simon Goodhal
The Duchess Of SUFFOLK. Miss May Ha
Dream the fourth opens with repre-
sentation of salon in the palace of Vitte
ria Colonna, filled with statues, and thi
was perhaps one of the best scenes of tn
evening. The personages represented wer
as follows:
David, with Goliah's head go. Willie Chamber
zenobia' cursng Roman Tribune ill.,. iIi:.,;
Spartan strangiing serpent. :: MI: a. I. HamIi
Flora, weaving flowers in harp of Apollo.
| ................. MISS Lilhan rec
~ Willie Chambers, john Duychin
Miss Mary Hanneen, Miss Jessie Bemer
Their Brother. ........ Master John Denychinc
In this dream Mrs. L. H. Squires an
R. NJ. Sherman were very acceptable a
Columbus and Isabella, as were also Mr.
Mary Bacon and George w. Brown as Mir
nehaha and Hiawatha respectively. Mrt
E. E. Nichols as Cleopatra displayed gres
dramatic force and ability and scored
great success. The balance of the program
was as follows, Miss Susie Allen, Mrs
George Haines and Mrs. D. T. Mallett b.
especially worthy of praise:
Escorted by detachment Of the New Have
Blues, commanded by Adjutant Gener
Andrew q. Emb'er, aud fifteen members
by William s. WeiIss rear adm
raj, commanding National Association Nav,
Veterans Of United States
| Connect1cut. MRS. George Ha1nt
| New Haven. ................ Mrs. Fannie Baldwi
Spain. .......................::M Miss Emma Whit
Italy. Miss Bertha Granal
queen Victoria. MRS: Dr; L. =. feckhal
Longfellow. ...............M Mr.. George W. Bah