The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-03
"The Brownies In Eairyland.

Next Friday and Saturday promise TO
be gala days for all the children I'm Seat
tie who shah witness the arrival OF the
Brownie band at the Seattle theater and
see their laughable experiences In fairy
land. where they will champion the cause
of the fairies. One hundred of the bright
est children In this city are already I'M
der training for these performances and
are said to show remarkable ATTITUDE for
their respective parts. Sixty of these will
appear beautifully dressed as fairies.
while forty will come on In the charac-
teristic garb made so familiar to the
world by their talented creator Palmer
Cox. All the costumes have been i'm
ported for these characters ard the en-
tire performance Is under the personal
supervision OF Mr.. c. G. Drown, of Chi
cago, who has already produced the play
In the East. The little fairies are being
drilled for dance and fan drill by Miss
Beaupre. while Miss E. J.. Pelton Is
experimenting tamhoprine drill to be
given by a number of young ladies, not
children. The baby chorus promises 10
be cunningiy rendered A pantomirne
gtotesaue by six young people will also
furnish amusement for all. Prof H. S.
Sharpe will direct the music of the oper-
eta, while Mrs. Celeste Langley Slauson
has undertaken TO improve the eiocution
OF the children.
The story upon which the entertainment
is built is that the flowers. represented
by many young girls In dresses to CORE
spond with the characters assumed. were
being destroyed by the enemy. Just as
the flowers are hernoaning their fate and
wondering what they shall do, the
Brownies, led by Prince Aldebaran. ruler
of the Brownie hand. appear In q balloon
and make their successful descent to the
earth and meet the fairies of the flowers.
They tell OF their sorrow and the
Brownies offer aid After a battle the
wasp. hornet ana beetle are secured and
the Prince and Queen OF the Flowers. as
well as the Dude and Aesthetica fan In
love and all ends happily.
The scene Ia garden Of flowers. and
the flowers are reclining OF. the swari.
They sing as the curtain rises. The SONG
Is followed by a succession OF graceful
dances. The lilies are In white, with Just
border OF green: the carnations are in
red or white: the roses in pink or yellow,
and the panSies. the smallest of children.
wear underskirts OF yellow with double
oversiirts. 20 represent the petals OF
lavender and purple.
In rides the Queen In chariot of
flowers. accompanied by Aesthetica.
dressed in yellow and carrying a sun.
flower. When the Brownies arrive the
flowers hasten to make their toflettes
and when introduced by the Queen they
soon become acquainted.
The piece Is full of songs, which the
children sing with much gusto. .Sirlple
Simon, King Cole and the Old Woman
who sweeps the sky are the Mother
Goose characters introduced. the first
being especially clever. While the
Brownies are away securing the enemy
q variety OF dances are given. The aow-
srs form the background for the picture.
In speaking OF this performance the
Indianapolis Journal says:
THE. catcst thing Tn the whole per-
forrnance. and part which no one ought
90 miss seeing. was the baby mtnuet and
gayotfe. Eight little tots In court cos
tunes. with powdered hair, went through