The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-16
THE POETRY Oh MdTION
Shown Last Night at the Per-
Torrance Of Cinderella at
Hasbrouck Hall.

Hasbrouck Hall.
One of the most brilliant, interesting and
artistically successful entertainments ever
given at Hasbrouck Hall was the pantomimic
presentation of Cinderella which received
its first, hearing last night. The evening
passed all too rapidly in a series of beautiful
stage pictures. changing with the rapidity of
a kaleidoscope, and i~nterspersed with many
graceful and original dances. tits safe to say
that never in Jersey City was an entertain
ment furnished more satisfying to the eye
than that of last night.
The impression had become quite widely
spread that upon the programme would APP
pear a number of young people of this city,
but it was not Prof. Marwig's class here that
took part, but his New York pupils, who
were almost all children of the stage. Per-
haps the best known of these is little zelda
Sanders, who played cinderella" a little
maid of wonderful personal beauty, a grace
full manner and dramatic talent OF no mean
degree. The stage, which had been enlarged
for the purpose, was filled in the court-scene
with a throng of pretty children
The action of the play proceeds entirely
in pantomime, except the scene between Sir
Peter and Lady Teazle, and some character
songs. This song was of especial value since
children's powers of gesture and facial ex-
preston, if existing at all, usually develop
to a high degree at an early age, whereas
their little voices, if taxed to render impor-
tant lines are too often over weighted and
become stacy and affected. The acting
throughout was spirited, and at no time
dragged. The curtain rises upon a forest
scene. Flocks of fairies fit over the stage,
mingled in charming confusion. Their
queen Lillian Bertram) makes her entrance,
executes a graceful dance, and surprises
Prince Felix of Salerno Marie Richardson
She reveals to him a picture of a beautiful
maiden. Cinderella, who is to be his destined
wife. As it disappears, he is made to sink
into a deep slumber, during which the fairies
silently trip away. His attendants, Misses E.
and A. Chappelle) entering awake him from
what he considers a pleasant dream. A
chorus of hunters dance in rejoicing for the
finding of their lost Prince, led by the Misses
Chappelle.
CINDERELLA PPEAR
The second act is laid in the castle of
Baron Pompolino John Laemle). The two
selfish daughters Nellie Murray and Nudge
NEVILLE, aided by their father, make things
unpleasant for poor little Cinderella, and
even for the Fairy Queen, who visits them
in disguise. Invitations arrive for the great
social event of the season-the Princes Ball.
The sisters accept, array themselves gor-
geously, and start at once, leaving the little
drudge to cry among the cinders. Enter
the Fairy Queen once more, and In a trlce
Cinderella wears a costume like a queens,
while Pedro, q house servant Georgia Bry-
tom, is in like manner transformed. And SO
off they go to the ball. In this act there are
three graceful dances, one by the sisters,
Nellie Murray and Nudge Neville, and a hui
morous polka by Georgia Bryton, as well as
a beautiful .danse gracieux" by Cinderella
and the Fairy Queen.
Act III. goes on in the, Princes palace.
The stage is set for a ballroom. The charac-
tiers enter, a band of students marching in
company. Two of the Misses Chappelle
fence with foils in a manner that would do
credit to much older people. Little Anna
Wilks followed, dancing with a long scarf
which she whirled and twirled most grace
fully. The child is a really remarkable
dancer. She afterward rave a f~andango.
"La Petite Leo gave a xylopilone solo, and
Miss Nellie Murray danced an eccentric
polka" that showed how much training she
must have undergone. Misses Jessie and
Bessie Abbott gave a pretty duet, Sing
Because We Love to Sing" n Cinderella
made her imposing eatree. The chlid's
beauty is the first point that makes itself
known, and will be remembered after her
acting. Dressed in her picturesque costume,
she was a sight hat would delight the eyes
of any one. The Prince asks her hand for
the dance. and the minuet begins. The stage
is filed with couples, slowly pacing its. stately
measure, the lights blazing and the rich Gus
TUNES and powdered hair giving a glow of
color. At its conclusion, the audience grew
unusually demonstrative. When the minuet
was over Miss Elsie Jones gave a %serpentine
dance of unusual merit. Miss Violet Dale
followed with a dance descriptive of adream.
The child's dramatic ability is something
w~onderful-the tragic story of the dream
was told in the measure of the dance as the
little actress imbued her very motions, her
gestures, the changing play of expression in
her face, with the spirit of the theme.
Miss Georgia Bryton, a little singer OF
character songs, made one of the greatest
hits of the evening with her rendering OF
street songs of London life, absolutely true
to nature. She has appeared in the Alham-
bra, London. She wore the costume of an
J Englishman of fashion. Nudge Neville and
Lottie Worden gave the quarrel scene be-
tween Sir Peter and Lady Teazle, in "The
School for Scandal very cleverly, and Gin
derella zelda Sanders brought the ball to a
close with a graceful dance, in which she
tossed about q veil.
THE clock strikes twelve, and Cinderella
must go. She loses her slipper, and the rest
you know. The play closed with the we'd
ding of Cinderella and her Prince. and a
grand final tableau of all the characters,
effectively grouped.
If Prof. Carl Marwig, who composed and
arranged the entire pantomime, and drilled
the little artists, the highest praise is due.
He surely deserved the large number of cur
tain calls that he received. To Mrs. E. F G.
Young, who has had the whole affair in
hand since the idea was first preached, is
due much of the evenings success. Excellent
Judgment was displayed j n staging, and in
the arrangement Of the hall, where, to the
ioy of all concerned, the seats were so ar
ranged as to gradually rise like an amphi-
theatre, an arrangement for which we ave
long yearned. There was a good orchestra,
ON,,n Gr oz,1 4+1n ha11a4
music was we'll chosen.
There will be another performance tonight
and a matinee performance on Saturday at
two o'clock. The largest attendance of the
three is expected tonight. The entertain
ment certainly deserves patronage, and no
one who finds the least pleasure in beauty of
motion can fail to receive full value for his
investment. The proceeds are to go for the
benefit of the poor of Jersey City.
AN EVENING In SCOTLAND.
An evening in Scotland, the fifth of The