Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-29
GREAT, GRAND, GLORIOUS Was the Performance at 0'Bri-
 en'S Last Night EVERY $,E WAS DELIGHTED And th ote Actors Won Golden Applause for
 $ cir Excellent Work-To Be Re-
 S peated this Afternoon.

Birmingham by the press for last night at O'Briens and after the entertainment had concluded there were none among the large audience who could not say, "The half has not been told"
 The programme, which was very lengthy, was carried out in it's entirety and the performance was the finest eyer l given in the city by amateurs. Words l are hardly possible to describe the ex- | cellent and proficient work of the large number of youngsters who participated and each and every one from the tinest tot to the largest girl was simply per- feet. Round after round of applause greeted every number and desorvedly so, and had the participants yielded to the encores given them the performance would not have concluded until way past 1 midnight.
 The performance, entitled Youth and | Old Age" could best be termed a diver l tissement. The play is in three acts, the plot being simply a prologue or in- l troductory to a number of most beautiful | dances and a few vocal selections. The | book eminated from the pen of Mrs F. 1 F: Lesson, of St. Louis and Prof Jacob i Mahler arranged and put 1t on, adding | the many dances so necessary to it's suc- | cess. Prof. Mahler conducted the play | in such manner as to make 1t q per- i feet success
 The first act opened with minuet by the entire company, which was very pret- | tly danced.
 Little Enid Marx and Lydia McElvaine | danced a varsouvienne, which gave the | audience an insight into what they might | expect.
 Miss Millie Sandman sang Bunch of | Daisies" very creditably and was encored l again and again.
 Miss Claudia Sandman followed with Q beautiful song entitled Not Long ago." which she sang most admirably and elic- | ited great applause.
 The pictures of expression by Misses | Hattie Tutweiler, Florence Rumph, Aileen Gotten, Clara Gotten, Birdie John 1 ston and Edith Wheeler, were very beau- | tiful to look upon.
 Little Lula and Arthur Chairsell rem dered duet, entitled Under the Old | Umbrella," in excellent style. Their singing was exceptionally fine
 Little Lldia McElvaine, a mere tot, next graced the boards and tripped La Grace" as only that charming little dan seuse can. Her effort was rewarded with round upon round of applause and she deserved it all, for she Is undoubtedly the greatest dancer for her age in the country.
 Miss Mabel Wheelock sang very sweet ly the song, Wont You Come to My Tea Party?"
 The first act concluded with minuet | by the entire cast
 l Miss ThereSe Housman, as the fairy, "Alumina," opened the second act with | a very graceful dance. Grace and poetry of motion was depicted by the charming | little lady and her evolutions were very | beautiful.
 The dance of the muses, nine in number, l came neXf-, as follows: "Calliope-Sciences and Arts" Miss Gertrude Worthington; "Cho-History, Miss Marcelle Klotz; Era to-Poetry of Love-" Miss Florence McCrossin; "Eu- terp5LMusic" Miss Millie Nabb; Mel ! pccnene-Tragedy," Miss Marcelle Roths- Dol ao,1ia- heaO ip ing" Miss Pearl Michaels; "Terpsichore Dancing" Miss Rosalind Mahler; ''Tha- lia-Comedy," Miss Fanny Bandman; "Unaaia-Astronomy," Miss Lula Chair sell. Apollo who presided over ths dlanee of the muses, was represented by Master Ned McCrossin.
 The muses, clad in snow white, were beautiful to look upon their rechlations were fine and their poses graceful.
 Then came the birds of Fairyhnd, as l follows:
 Parrot, Lydia McElvaine; Redbird, Car | rie Segel; Bluebird, Estelle Nabb; Dove, 1 AI5 a SchwIab; Canary, Fanny Well; Par 1 oquet, Selma Blank, and Peacock, Emil l Marx The costumes in this eccentricfty were simply georgous, and the little la- dies tripped their measures and rendered l thsir lines very we'll.
 The ballet of jewels, by the following Misses, was also very pretty piece of | conceM::
 Alumina, Therese Housman; Electra, ] nook; Diamond, Nellie Permission; Ruby, | Merits McCarty; Emerald, Mabel Vince lock; Topaz, Marie HudginS and Hannah 1 Veil; Turquoise, Eloise Terry and Lu- cile Lane; Coral Lucia Worl.
 The fairy horses brought down the hou:e. They were four in number, rep resented by Masters Merlin Herzfeld, Ned McCrossin. Dixie McCrossin and Arthur Charsell. They pranced and danced about lShe sage, throwing the audience l lm0St into cOnyulSiODS.
 Miss Nellie Penniston's Dance of the Diamond' was perfect, and the young | lady won great applause.
 The dance of Electra by Miss Marion | Meyer was a dream of motion, and the young lady was greeted with thunderous | applause.
 Two cute m,tle mites of humanity, rep | res rting electric dolls, were the mites EJ.elle Nabb and Lydia McElvaine. They ! were simply great
 Misses Housnlon and Meyer in a di- 1 vertissement closed the act. Thair.move- mcnts we're rythmic and showed great | training.
 Miss Marcalle Roths 9hild in bnack face. captured the house at the operirg of the third act with her comic song in negro | GLaect "A Hot Time" It was a "hot'' '. rf1mber, ard was warmly rec lived. | Little Enid Marx to the tune of ''Yan- | kee Doodle" danced La Petite Ameri- | ca," as the gallery gods eNcBlins:d. "out | of sight" She is little child, but large | in dancing.
 Miss Pearl AfBchaels made a great h,t l ith her topical song, There Are Things ; That Cannc. Be Explaire1." Twice did !. she respond to encorSs. She sang excel l enty well.
 Master Arthur Chairs,sll sang very l sweetly and wonderfully we'll a beautiful i ballad Let Me Kiss Those Tears Away" | Then followed the ercats st performances i that was ever witnessed at O'Brisn's. It was "Maihler's Fleanndrmiss s' Miss | Rosahnd Mahler was ths leader cf the 1 band, and great leader she proved Her 1 eccentric dancing was fine. her sing ng l capital and her wit catchy and apDre,ia- i bgl. The picanrlfmdes wera: Jos .rh 1 Saks, Fannie Well. hdeta Sohwab rsixie ] McCrossin, eNeiflie Pennister, Pork Pe'1, l Selma Blank. Cari-, Siegel, Fstalla Nabb, i Lydia Mc1clvatnc Willie Prker. 1 The makeup of the little fellows was | tContinued on Seventh Page)