The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
AID FROM THE FAIRIES,
The Children's Hospital Operetta
Is in Preparation at
Alameda.
AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL WORK.
1t Is Bright and Catchy Production,
With Libretto by Miss Lies
of This City.

An original operetta written by Miss
Camilla Z. Lies, young lady of this City,
is to be produced at Alameda on April IL.
The object is to endow bed in the Chill
dren's Hospital, the same to be known as
the alameda Bed"
Mrs. Charles L. Tilden OF Alameda is
the promoter and manager of the affair.
Miss Stella Lies, a sister OF the author Of
the libretto, is drilling the choruses. Miss
Isabelle McCurrie is the director of elocu-
tion and will act as stage manager. Miss
Gamble is drilling the fairy dancers. Miss
Clara Fisher will have charge of the stage
settings.
The operetta is to be presented entirely
by children under IA years of age, but the
principal singers have already established
local regulations for proficiency.
In the story of the Rival Queens" that
being the name of the operetta, it is told
that Prince Leon, becoming separated
from his companions while hunting, falls
asleep in the fairies bower. He is found
by Nightshade, who was once an attend
ant of Rose, Queen of the fairies, but
being banished for bad conduct fed to the
goblins, who made her their Queen.
Nightshade determines to add the Prince
to her household, and in weaving a magic
spell over him, that her goblins may bear
him away, is suddenly interrupted by
TeIfa, an elf, page to Queen Rose, whose
presence destroys the spell. The Prince
expresses to Telfa wish to see the Fairy
Queen. He is warned OF the danger, as
the Queen has not as yet been seen 10y
mortal eye, but is promised safety If he
will resign himself 10 Telfa's care. At
mionight the fairies hold their revels
OF course, on beholding the beauteous
Queen the Prince forgets his promise and
rushes forward to declare his love.
This haste displeasing the Queen, the
Prince is ordered from the court. At this
fairy meeting Queen Rose announces that
the day has arrived when, according to
fairy rules, every queen must lose her
power for month and wander on earth
in the guise of beggar. The reward of
any one doing her a kindness during her
wanderings will be the granting of the
dearest heart wish of that person.
The opening of the second act is at the
Palace of Nightshade. The COLLINS, hold
/ ing high revels, have captured Queen Rose
and drag her to the foot OF Nightshade's 8
throne. Telfa's arrival interests the
goblins, distracts their attention from the
captive queen and leads to proposal for
indulgence in goblin wine. Telfa drugs
the wine and the COLLINS succumb to the
potion as they sing.
In act Prince Leon is discovered alone
in the fairies bower. Nightshade arrives
and seeks to lead him away. Refusing he
is bound by her summoned goblins and
released again by Teifa. This enables the
Prince to prevent i'll treatment. of a poor
gypsy by some of his noble lords. He is
thanked by the gypsy and promised his
dearest wish and told to be there again at
midnight. AT that time and place the
poor costume of the gypsy is suddenly
removed. Queen Rose is beheld and the
hand of the Prince is accepted. Thus ends
the story.
The cast of characters in the "RlvaI
Queens" is as follows:
Rose, Fairy Queen. Marjorie Moore
Nightshade, Queen of Gobins ....... Hazel Thane
Tells, Eli Page to queen Rose Eileen MccurrIe
Pages to Queen Rose. Alice Teller, Florence
Plummer, Caroline Schenk, Alma Hollenb beck
'>''''' y '-0'''' e Lily. Mary Arnold
Cupid Edward A. Won Schmidt Jr.
Dennis, Eva and Miriam Matthies. Edna Rue
Master of Hounds, with Prize Dogs. Louis Sutter
Fairies: Carrie Gerald Ella, Emily and Anna
Never, Grace Bates, Helen White, Marie Tontain,
Eose Won Schmidt, Leta Schmidt, Olive Dillon,
Dean 1isdale. Minnie Lieber, Rosamond Heuder-
son. Hazel Foyer, Bertha Crawford, Louise Frier,
Alice Preston, Marion Gerald.
Goblins-Marion Mitchell. Marie Schenk, Anna
Meyer, Carrie Bates, Edith White, Emma Meser-
ole, Ruth Sadler, Ruth Tisdale Eta Ranlett, Edith
Chipchase, Florence Palmer, Fen Wheeler, Irene
Thomas, Florence Parker.
Dancers-Pupils of and especially directed for
the performance by Miss Gamble, selected from
fairies and gobins.
Butterhy dancers-Norma whitney, Irene Hoge,
Miss Olsen, A Dita Judkins, Maudie Fisher, Mabel
Clark.
Huntsman's chorus-Director, Don Telder; Ger
aid Anthony, George Curtis +. Dooley Herbert
Harbourne, William Price, Robert Stever, Harry
La Juenesse, Sidney Sheppard. Robert Valleau,
Alba Clark, Fred Clark, Arthur Wright, Harry
Shed, Ivan Langstroth.