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CHRIST A CANqATA
Bergen Baptist Sunday
School to Pay a Visit to
Santa Claus Home.
PROGRAMME AND PERFORMERS
Mr.. Eugene Leake Directing
the observation-disclosures
the Churches.
PROGRAMME AND PERFORMERS

In the Bergen Baptist Church, Clinton
n Madison avenues, on Tuesday even
ing, December %, a Christmas entertain
nent will be held, which will far surpass
any yet held in that church. The enter
tainment or cantata is entitled "A Trip
to Santa Claus Home There will be
twenty-four characters in the cast, not in
Guiding a chorus of seventy-five voices.
For the past month rehearsals have been
held in the chapel, on Clinton avenue, TN
der the direction of Mr.. Eugene Leake.
All those to take part are almost perfect
in their parts and a most elaborate pro-
duetion will be given. The last four re-
hearsals will be held next week, to put
on the finishing touches.
The eantata is, indeed, very interesting.
1t describes a Sunday-school class in a
dilemma as to what kind of an entertain
ment they will give on Christmas. Final
" they so to the Superintendent of the
Sunday-school, who will be im~personated
by Mr.. Eugene Leeoke, and ask his opin-
ion. lie suggests taking a trip to Santa
Claus' home. The trip is undertaken and
on the way bells are ung and whistles
are blown to represent the going Of the
train. Together with this, solos will be
sung, with the chorus to assist. On top
of the organ is to be placed a small old
fashioned house, covered with snow and
ice. This is to represent the home of
Santa Claus. The house is finally discov-
cred by the children, who climb up and
investigate its contents.
The piece is a very pretty ere and is
bound to be successful. Already an en-
ermous amount of tickets nave been dis
posed of. AS usual, the members of the
Snnday-school, about five hundred in
number, will be admitted free. Mr.. Eu-
| gene Leake Will have charge of the stag
ing Of the piece and Mr.. Charles Evan
will conduct the singing section. Miss
Loesch win look after the music. The
characters in the cast and the list of
numbers to be introduced are az fol-
lows:-Santa Claus, Mr.. Loimerson; Frost
Queen, Miss Smith; Snowflake, Miss New
man; Minerva, Miss Halsey; Harko and
Parko, the dwarfs, Stanley Leland, Dick
Red Head. Dudley Evarets, Mr.. Vim; Su-
p~erintendent of Sunday-school, Mr.. Ed
gene Leake; Mr.. Wait, Assistant, Mr..
Hilton; Mr.. scribbler, Secretary, Mr..
LangIor; Mrs. Werner, Miss DECKER; Mrs.
Rnea, Edith Wakefield; Bessie, Grace
Chamberlain; Clara, Marion Sohle; Elsie,
Bessie Stagnets; Blanche, Bessie 9Tobin;
Gertrude, Miss Bogert; Evaline, Miss
Bates; Percy, William Buckley, and
Harry, Alan Twaits.
List of numbers and titles are:-Intro-
duction. piano solo, Merry Greeting;
chorus, 20 Dear, o Dear!" soprano solo,
t.Silver Bells Are Pealing"; duet, soprano
and alto, soon Will the Morn tenor
solo, with chorus, ITO Santa Claus
Home; male quartette, ITO Santa,s
House; chorus. "Chide Not the Tears;
soprano solo, Grade Song Bye o" Miss
Decker; soprano solo, Nov Ii This
Should Be So; tenor solo, with chorus,
Going Altogether; chorus, Depart
ure of Train; instrumental, rs 1t All
Dream?s duet, soprano and alto, Misses
Smith Newman, w Are Delights
ed"; chorus, Strike the Harp; chorus,
.See-Saw,; solo duet and chorus, I'm
diss's Children's Song; chorus, Iceland
Choral; chorus, only a Moment More;
chorus. with tenor solo, Good Night,
Dear Friend; chorus, with soprano solo,
Miss Walsh. This programme is an ex-
celfent one and much time and care has
BEEN spent III rehearsing it.
This is the Committee of Arrangements:
Mr.. William Robertson, Jr., Mr.. e. Hol-
ton, Miss Halsey and Miss Baur.
AT the Bergen Baptist Branch Sunday
school,, No. SO Linden avenue, G%reenvilie,
on Thursday evening, December 23, q
cantata, entitled Santa Claus and His
Elves" will be given, at the conclusion
of which the chiidren'S Christmas pres
ents will be distributed. The eantata will
be under the direction of Mr.. Edward
S. Brown, Superintendent, assisted by
Miss Mary Graham, pianist.
This event also promises to be very
interesting as well as successful.