New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-07
'CINDERELLA" FOR CHART
THE. FAIRY oPERETTA TO BE GIVEN
WITH THREE THOUSAND VOICES.

BEAUTIFUL SPECTACULAR AND MUSICAL
ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE LAST WEEK OF
THE YEAR-oNLY AMATEURS TO APPEAR.
To prepare for the presentation Of the fairy op'
eretta cinderella at the Metropolitan Opera
House during Christmas week Is no easy VOL
II Is an enterprise that is TO bencht the seton
Hospital for Consumptves. st. AIMS Maternity
Hospital and ST. Johns Day Nursery. The under.
taking deserves every recognition for II 10 we"
planned and earnest and the patrons and advisory
board who give their influence are non-sectarian
and Identified with the society element that y
open handed in the cause OF good work
Til. dear old fairy story that all the children
love and the elder people take pleasure In reading
to them ha. probably never been as oeautifu'y
illustrated as 1t will be at the six evening ana TWO
matinee performances promised at the opera house.
The .tage pictures will be elaborate and every &C.
co.sory OF the big theatre will be at the command
OF those in charge Of the entertainment. When
the pumpkin turns into the coach. and that coacn
/. marvel OF electrical illumination. certainly the
oIdtine fairy will have been brought fully up 70
ne nineteenth century possibility. There viii be .
grand ballet. called The Revel Of the Roses.
with TWO hundred young women as jacques, Tea,
Marechal Neil and American Beauties. coups
% hundred more will be butterflies. bees ana nor.
nets. and tncre viii be Hungarian Brazilian ana
Greek Gances, classic tab.eaus ana a famous MIN
yet de- Ia cuur and marches. and songs, ana FANCY
dance.-a fairy reyei worthy OF The Christmas
Iol.ty
For all OF these parts there will be upwaro Of
three thousand people. all volunteers VINO mus.
be At least sixteen years old. and they are oe'ns
rapidly enrolled FOR the pleasant service OIL Illus
uatng ",indeIelia." The advantage given them !"
free tutlon IN singing dancing and eiocution o.
competent teachers. VINO are present at every re-
hear.a. and the classes and groups are to'heo %
that there may be speed and pIoncleney IN 'hs
work. without a tax upon the time or ehduIahcs
OF the performers
The rehearsa. are held daily at Brady's Hail.
No. 1875 West One-hundreG- and twenty -nfth'sts
from $50 to o'clock ard IN the evenings. except
Ing Friday and Saturday from 7:5o Till ~ O'CLOCK
Applicants may join either afternoon or evening
Glasses. AT the Metropolitan Opera House Hail.
on the Thirty side. rehearsals are al inc
same hour every afternoon and evening exceps
SUNDAY. Mrs agnes Benton barnes, tne atSS srs
mouse during rehearsal hours.
! There are teachers from the public schools on
and music VINO are 10 handls The ballet marched
souphss ana chorus divide the partepanss n3
For pupils from the schools the rehearsals are
arranged to avoid interference with school duties.
Since the LISTS were opened at Harlem and At the
opera house applications have been rapid. aud be-
fore the general dress rehearsals begin the Gin.
derelia army will be well filled.
CHANGES OF PROGRAMME.
In order to preserve discipline and avoid over.
crowding. the organization OF these select classes
VIII De conducted as follows: The young people
will be requested to meet at the nearest hall.
After selecting the desired number. groups Of
twenty-five each will be formed, and from four
to SIX sroups Will practise semi-weeky. Those as
signed principal parts will be expected to rehearso
three days during the week Each group will APP
pear but two evenings during the entertainment
thus avoiding fatigue.
The large number Of participants enables tho
management to make four entire changes OF pro-
sranme during the entertainment. thereby en-.
nancinG the interest by affording larger number
OF the young people an opportunity TO distinguish
Members of the National Guard Of the State
have taken keen interest in the success Of the
production. and the youths who comprise the
American Guard tc be drilled In the following
armories. through the courtesy OF the colonies In
charge OF the same Twenty-second, Colonel Bart
lett. list. Colonel Greene: Sth. Colonel Chauncey,
and 9th. Colonel Seward. The drills are to be held
after school hours, from $50 to b. m: and
Saturdays.
The Advisory Board includes the Most Rev. NJ A.
Corrigan. John d. Crmmins. Thomas f. Crimmins,
John d. Crimmins. jr.. Arthur Berry. Juan NJ &c.
balos. James 8. Coleman, Peter Doelger, George
Ehret. William r. Grace Hugh j. Grant Louis +.
Hanen. J: Henry Haggerty, Forbes J. Hennessey.
Edward Kelly Benjamin F. Lummis James Nc.
CARNEY David Mcclure, G. =. Moroslni Morgan
J. OBrien Eugene A. Philbin Thomas F. Ryan,
Frank X. Sadier, George Waddington, Joseph J.
O'Donohue. jr.. Paul G. Thebaud and Brockholst
Cutting.
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