The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-11-04
THEMYSTIC MIDGETS.
A Successful Entertainment The
Children Of Sumter as FAIRIES
Nidgets and Gnomes.

The juvenile fairy spectacle, The Mystic
MIdgets, for which The children Of this city
have been in training for ten days or more,
was produced before crowded house
Monday night 1t was staged and rroduc-
ed under the personal directors Of the authors,
Messrs Eugene Bertram, Basset. Willard and
J. D. Smitbdeal, who had every reason to be
grati6ed, for large, more appreciatiVe,
more enthusiastic audnence would be diff
cult to assemble in this city
The young people who were transformed
into fairies, midgets and gnomes for the oc-
casion ranged 10 size from toe tioiest tot to
the budding miss, just il her teens, and the
youth that furtively strokes his upper lip in
search of budding mustacbe. Each and
every one played well their parts and the
whole was, Indeed, a fairy spectacle OF rare
beauty and grace.
Miss Lydia Lee, as "Titnia, Q4een of the
Fairies" was a charming and gracious SOW
ereign Of the fairy band, right regaIly WELD
ing the fairy wand. Miss Alice HARDY, was
"Psyche, the embodiment of Love" and
divided hooors with the Queen her>elf; the
one being the regal lily, the other, the violet,
of that bouquet Of Sumter's faires flowers
Each one Of the maidens WAS far to behold
and each was as graceful rs the fa'ri-s Of that
elder day, when each sylvan dell was the
kingdom Of some fairy potentate
Mr. Crosswell Raein, "Prince Obdilous,
ruler of the Midge,s," was the Prince Charm
ing of The OCCASION and won other hearts
than that Of the Fairy Q1een by his gIi ce-
ful bearing and tuaeful voice.
TIE hi, Of the evening was made By Ash
leigh Naod, as Hop Sing, the Chime He
was encored twice hv the delighted audience
'sJoe Aud. as Uglio," with his band of
gnomes, furnished amusement throughout
the performance This 5a"d WAS noi pretty,
nor could the individuals DE described IS
he ndsoue, tut their lack Of beauty was for
given twice over By the audence that vas
made to laugh time and again.
Julian Wilder and Julius Scbwerin-
Sanbo and Jumbo the pickaninny coons-
were, TO be CLANCY for once, out of sight.
The Queens Archer Cadets, eight Of the
fairest CT the fairy bands, 10 "The Dill Of
Archers' and Tamto Daoce" were Irresistible.
All in ALL the Mystic Midge,s was thor
oueh success and it must he ADMITTED that
surprise mingled with ad,ciratloo that The
spectacle was 80 excellent in every resFec'.
The folloa ing is list of those who took
part in TIE entertainment
Girls-Lydia Lee. Alice HARDY, Flossie
Jenkins Willie Brnusoo, Ethel Cobb, Marie
NOISE, Lizzie Dnkins, Margie Monaghan,
Theo Lopez, Coral Wea,hers, Ida Seymour,
Ellen Wllleford, Ansie Holman, Thayer
Willeford, Sophie Richardson, Annie War
req, Gennie Biggs Nellie Eppersoa. Ai;sen
Hurst, Loree Pate, Title Morris, Louise and
Essie Murray, Francissa fletcher, (sidose
Teicter, Mary Carson, Rebecca Brown, Bes-
sic Stuckey, Lutte Weathers, Lily Pringle,
O.alee Jones, Bertha Bnltman, Leona Smith.
Adele Viosoo, Hatsie Vnsoo, Augusta Fol-
som, Daisy Weeks, Mamie Moore, Msn;e
Browo, Lula Brown, Annie Lyman, Halle
Jones, Evelyn Wall ce, Mary Bell Scott,
Mabel Carr, Mamie Freelaod, Marie Drown,
Holly Brown. Edna Holman. Hattie B 'ad.
ford, Madge Kse!s. Lula Win6ham, B.ll
B1iukley, Lula Burgess, Cero Hogan
Boys-Crossweli Ragin, Porcher Gallard,
Cecil Sch " erin. Warren Noise, David Cross
we'll, Charles Rytienherg, Julian Levy. Cliff
ton Noise, George Levy, Eugene Jzmes,
Hugh Phelps, Guy Warren, Robbie Sanders,
Walter Powers Charlie Hurst, Ashley Mood,
julius Schwerir, Julian Wilder, Joe Aud,
George Warren, Dan McKiever, Dozier Lee,
Carl Mason, Robert Graham, hubert McKa-
gen, Charlie Poole, Hazel Dick, Waverley
Levy, Hal Hardy, James Graham. David
McCalium, Cecil Wilson, Phil Gaillard. Ben
uie Dorrity, Charlie GaiIlard, Harry Green,
Sam Talley, Leu Hoyt, BarnweA Sanders.
Scott Bostick, lsam Lenoir, Henry Brinkley,
Wesley Bradford, Vernon S,ansill, Willie
Leroy Jones, R. P. Monaghan, Jr, John
Lenoir. Herrs Moses, WOODWARD Scott,
sames Richardson