Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-29
TRE TOTS WIRE TALENTED
And the Children of0Ider Growth
 Clever.
BOBBY SHAT TO AT O'BRlEN'S
Delighted Large and Sympathetic Audience Catchy Songs and Fetching Dances.
 Will Be Repeated Today

at O'Brien's last night to witness the de- lightful and entertaining performance entitled Bobby Shafto," as presented by bevy of young misses and masters.
 There have been many amateur per formances in this cityE by older heads than those in the cast last. night, but afforded such universal satisfaction or was such an unqualified success.
 From the tiny tot representing Mercu- ry to the young ladies in the broom drill every one was thoroughly drilled and everything went off with clock work pre- cision.
 The cast and programme was neatly arranged and was as follows: Bobby Shafto..... ....... Miliie Nabb Nida.. Marion Meyer Mother Goose. e.............. ... Milton Fies Gypsy .....s...... Marcelle klotz Mercury ....... ........... Minna Dreyfus Spirit. ................ Marksteln
 Friends of Bobby and Nida, sailors, Highland lad, babies, etc.
 Act I.
 Song, Don't be Cross"--Ethel Black.
 Baby march and song-Bertha Bern stein, Selma Blank, Minna Dreyfus. Emee McCrossin, Bessie McCrossin, Es- telle Nabb, Rose Rubel, Corinne Som mers, Fannie Well, Edna Wald, Cordie Lopez and Meta Schwab.
 Song, q Don't Want to Play in Your Yard"-Minna Dreyfus.
 Sailors hornpipe, Bobby Shafto-Millie Nabb.
 Highland fiing-Gertrude Ehrman.
 Curtain.
 Entre Act.
 Song, Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer" Miss Amelia MarkStein
 Act II.
 Flower Groupings-Regina Black, Me- Jamie Block, Mena Holzer, Carrie Ja- cobs, Helen Kaufman, Minnie F. Laza- rus, Flosse Lazarus, Minnie Lazarus Lillie Meyer, Nellie Penniston Georgette Permission, Madeline Royster, Hannah Well.
 Gypsy dance-Marcelle Klotz.
 Midas dance-Marion Meyer. Mercury dance-Minna Dreyfus.
 Dance Anita-Ethel Clifford.
 Recitation, "So Was T'-Minnie F. Lazarus.
 Delsarte Dlvertisement-Rosa Mahler.
 Scarf Tableaux-Ethel Black, May Bernheim, Fannie Bandman, Edna coughlan, Ethel Clifford. Gertrude Ehr- man. Rosa Kaufman, Marcelle Klotz, Florence McCrossin. Marcelle Roths- child, Annie Sullivan.
 Song, Mud Tie Lays -i1eien hdul- man. .-...sz.#s
 Chinese Dance-Samuel Bloch, Irwin Fies, Merlin Herzfeld, Leroy Jacobs, Raymond Klotz, Myron Lazarus, Phil Levy, Aaron Lopez, Dixon McCrossin, Ned McCrossin, Arthur Steiner and Mel yflIe Sommers.
 z Song "I'll Be True to My Honey Boy Marcelle Rothschild.
 Broom Drill-Misses Tessie Fraieigh, Amelia Markstein, Blanche Rothschild, Helen Wise, Cora Loeb. Jessie Lazarus, Hattie Lazarus. 0phella Levy, Bessie Hart. Estelle Slaughter, Florence Vert heimer and Celia Bresler.
 Tambourine Dance--Edna Coughlan, Ethel Clifford, Gertrude Ehrman, Milton Fies, Marcelle Klotz. Rosalind Mahler, Marion Meyer and Millie Nabb.
 There is a vague plot, which is as fol- lows
 Bobby Shafto Is in love with Nida. He appears dressed in sailors garb, ready for a sea voyage. He declares his love to Nida and asks her to wait for his re- turn and then to wed him. She prom ises He goes to sea and finally he sends a letter that he is very i'll on the sea, and, she not hearing from him in two years, Is about to wed another when she sees a vision, halts before promising to wed another and gypsy tells her of her sailor lover and predicts his speedy re- turn. Mercury brings message that he Is homeward bound, and she awaits his coming. He comes and the finale IS a number of dances. advertisements, etc, as a celebration of the uniting of the lov- CTS.
 Miss Millie Nabb in the. title role ap- pears in a neat fitting sailor suit, and in the character is excellent. Her Sailors Hornpipe" dance was neatly done, and her singing and acting were very good.
 Miss Marion Meyer as Mida was per feet. She was at ease on the stage, sang and acted we'll and sustained the loving, trusting sweetheart's role admirably.
 Milton Fies was happy selection for the character of Mother Goose.
 Miss Marcelle Klotz was a capital Gypsy and danced gracefully.
 Miss Minna Drayfus, a tiny tot, repre- sented Mercury in a pleasing manner and for her size and age danced remark ably well. s, as the spirit, and in the entre act sang Sweet Spirit Hear My Prayer" ex- quisitely. Cross" as the opening number excellent Iv. and received deserved applause.
 The "Baby March" and song by a large nnln,ber of sweet little girls was happily conceived and delightfully."- carried out. :,
 Little Minna Dreyfus next captured the audience by singing II Don't Want to
 Then came Bobby Shafto and his Horn pipe dance This is measure difficult of execution but pretty Miss .Nabb was equal to the emergency, and got ample reward in a hearty applause.
 The next number was the Highland F1ing." and Miss Gertrude Ehrman, in Highland plaid and Tartan, ripped the measure gracefully and well and won deal of applause.
 The tableau followed. Mida appears, receives news of the illness of her lover and kneels in prayer. The vision of her lover on a sick bed with spirit at his side appears and the song Sweet Spirits Tfear My Prayer" is exquisitely sung by Miss Amelia Markstein.
 The second act introduces a bevy or sweet little misses, who give some nice fiower groupings, which are artistic and pleasing to the eye.
 Nida appears and meets the Gypsy, who tells of the sailor lover and after- ward gives splendid representation Of a Gypsy dance. t
 Little Mercury appears and trips a dainty measure, and then comes the long looked for Bobby Shafto: duet be- tween Nida and Bobby is greatly ap- precia ted, and Miss Ethel Clifford is in- troduced.
 This charming young girl is by far the most graceful and perfect dancer for her age in the south and few of the so-called premieres in opera companies can excel