The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
PROF. BLAKE TO HELP.
The Celebrated Electrical Elk.
pert Will Superintend
The Electric Effects of ssThe
Tempest" at the Grand.
Every Act Will Contain Spectacular
Features-WilI Be Beautiful
Repl esentation.
Repl esentation.


the best achievements in the amateur
theatrical line ever witnessed by TO
peka audiences. 1t will be the product
of month of continuous work on the
part of Miss Brown, who is undoubted-
~ the most successful amateur theatrl-
cal director in the state, if not IN the
west.
That the production will be meritori-
GUS in itself, coupled with the fact that
it is given for the benefit of the floral
fund of the Fall Festival, should insure
it liberal patronage from the people of
Topeka. The net proceeds from the
sale of tickets for the three highs will
be used in placing in the floral parade
four beautifully decorated floats repre-
senting the different seasons.
In the Tempest ample opportunity
is given fer SIP ctacular effects and TINS
Miss Brown has taken advantage of to
the fullest extent. The electric ana
calcium lights will be arranged accord
ing to the plan of Prof Lucien Blake of
the state university, and if Prof. Blake
is unable to be present in Topeka and
take charge of the spectacular portion
of the production he will detail thor
oughly competent assistant to do the
work. Prof. Blake had charge of the
spectacular part of the Tempest
when it was produced in Lawrence last
May.
When in the first act OF the ''Tem-
pest Prospero casts a spell upon his
daughter and then calls to his side the
spirit Ariel, the fairy sod responds by
flying on the stage. Each successive
entry is made in the same manner.
The audience sees little boy of 5years,
with rosy cheeks and blonde curls,
descend through space to the stage floor
by apparently no means but the tiny
wings he bears on his shoulders. This
part is taken by Melville Wood of Law
renee, who possesses remarkable tai
ent for child of his age.
In the second act the special Spectac-
ular' features are carried out in tn
Amazon March, and the Dance of
the Demons" In the former "a girls
appear in red, white and blue armor
and at intervals form battle tableaux.
AS faint blue light is thrown on the
stage two monster serpents with hor-
rible heads emerge from opposite sides
and crawl into full view of the audi
ence. Suddenly the stage is enveloped
in a bright red glare, and each mon
ster is instantly transformed into six
demons. Then follows the Demon
dance under various colOred calcium
lights. accompanied by an electrical
exhibition representing 'firefly
dance in the air. This closes the Sec
ond act
In the third act the Dance of the
Seasons one of the prettiest features
of the production, is given. Spring is
gowned in green with apple blossoms,
summer in white with pink roses, au-
tumn in black with yellow chrySanthe-
NUNS, and winter in white with frost
instead of flowers Six girls represent
each of the four seasons. In this act
jester and electrical dances are also
produced, and the act ends with the
entire grouping of $50 fairies with full
electric and calcium light effects.
The play of the Tempest" will be
includes some of the best local amateur
talent. Miss Eva Brown of Lawrence
who takes the part of Miranda" was
seen here last winter in THE Rivals
and is one of the most accomplished
amateur actresses in the west:
King OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II. A. Fisher
Prospero .----....-..-.-.:E E. J; Whit
Sebastian ......---.--.- Adrian Sherman
OTOnZalO Il. w Dennis
ferdinand ..-..-.-.F. r. Coiver
Antonio Jack Newman
Irlnculo -...----- JuI1uS welding
StGPhaho -----.-.'----- Ed Epps
CaIlpan ..--..-.-..J -. h. Morgan
Miranda Miss Eva Brown
Juno -...............M Miss Pearl Prescott
ceres Miss Vera Low
Iris Observation-Disclosures. Miss Edith Niles
Ariel Baby Wood
The following are the children who
will appear in the production:
Demon dance-Mattie McNair, Louise
Cain, Katherine Ellison, Pearl Gilmore.
Ethel Henry, Alice Hartman, Mabel
Brintnall, Pearl Shean, Jennie Hama
han, Irene Haniahan, Dora Mutt, Mary
Hascott.
Spring dance-Juney Gage, Laura
Saunders, Ethel Coe, Mary Henry, Agnes
Ramsbargal, Nellie Crittenden, Mabel
Beeler, Grace Doneker.
Summer Dance-Edna Evans. Mamie
Kennedy, Katie Cafferty, Bessie But
Ter. Ethel Triggs, Jennie Poole, Carrie
Boyer, Gertie Wise.
Autumn dance-Carrol Baker. Goldie
Duncan, Anna Poole, Selma Beronius,
han, Pearle Jones.
Winter dance-PearI Shean, Mabel
Brintnall, Alice Hartman, Ethel Henry.
Pearl Gilmore. Katherine Ellison, Lou
Use Cain, Matte McNair.
Monkeys-Ray Miller, Robert Roth,
Bert ConlIlin, John Hendricks. Fred Ell
Brown, Dale Henson, Ray Crittenden,
Henry Hewitt, Clifford Deppe Glen
Cooper, Charlie Bartlett, Delbert West,
Charley Swenson. Harry Anderson. 10
seph Vanvleck, Albert Elliott
F'airies-Clara Wingart, Lille Win
CART, Josie Butler, Dulcie Bennett, En-
ma Marin, Nellie Martin, Goldie Big'ey.
May Nye, Mamie Dansey, Mamie
Crouch, Clara Rude, Fairy Herring Ada
Snyder, Pearl Hoyle, Roberta Hoyle
Florence Ellison, Hazel Whipple, Jessie
Ambrose, Pearl Clark, Bessie McCown
Gertrude Reel, Mabel Hutton, Edith Ell
lott, Bessie McNair, Caroline Westcott
Caro- Gage, Florence Jacklett, Mabel
Hustled, Mabel Wyatt. Josephine ORA
han, Gertie Winner, Lois Winner Madge
Kuntz, Rubie Reed. Odes Samuels Ida
Thompson, Mile Putnam, Lille Par
fit. Mabel Hindmarsh, Edna Evans,
Mamie Kennedy, Alice Aston, Alice
Hartman, Leah Kay, Lillian McCarter
Bessie Davis, Matte Youngsters Edith
Lanham. Helen Ellenquist. Merle Fow-
Mabel Thompson. Ethel James, Flor
ence Wilson, Grace Thomson. Dora
Hazen. Mabel HaSkinS. Susie Henry
Annie Ferguson, Iva Cole,Vera O'Brfen
Genevieve Haniahan, Mabel Douglas
Mary Henry, Aggie Rams berger. Bessie
McNair, Florence O'Brien, Myrtle Tut
tie, Josephine Jones. Lillian Nichols.
The chart for the three evenings of
the production will open at Shows drug
store next Monday morning at O'Clock
Tickets already purchased can be there
exchanged for reserved seats
RoCKEFELLER,S MONEY.