Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-11
PLAY OF THE PIXIES.
Charming Performance by Chill.
dren at Harper's Thea
tire.
TELLS A PRETTY LITTLE STORY
To Be Repeated Tonight For
the Benefit of Associated
Charities.

Pixies held the boards at Hsrper's
theatre last night, furnishing most
charming entertainment of its kind
to an audience that nearly filled the
house. w. A. Milne. author of the
play, personally directed the perform
ance, and the result was it passed off
without a noticeable hitch, the little
folks acquitting themselves admirably.
The Pixies tells a fairy story in
rhyme that is just pretty enough to
be interesting, while the hundreds of
comicaliy and gorgeously dressed
characters are feast for the eye.
The Pixies" performance which
will be repeated tonight, is
given under the auspices OF the
Associated Charities. an organi-
cation that has an entertain
ment of the sort annually to raise
funds to assist in carrying on relief
work duri @ the winter months among
the city poor.
Those acting as patronesses are:
Mrs. Julia Rosen6eld, Mrs Mary
Wadsworth, Mrs. j. II. Wilson, Mrs.
James Connor, Mrs. c. 7. Dugard.
Mrs. A. Mosenfelder, Mrs. Frank
Mixter. Mrs. Z w Hurst, Mrs. j. j.
Worker, Mrs. William Jackson, Mrs.
l.. S. McCabe, Mrs. Louis Schneider,
Mrs. Mayer Levi, Mrs. Phil Mitchell.
Mrs. Charles McHugh, Mrs. A. Nj
BIab esley. Mrs. E. D sweeney, Mrs.
j F Robinson, Mrs. w II. Gest, Mrs.
Charles Walker.
Those In the Play.
The cast of characters is as follows:
Miss Lottle Jones.
Oh lily ChFysaath mn; mum wn,.a From Dudedom
rcunyson's Quote-a-Bit 1885,. a Man OF silence
Harry Becker.
Jack Tar TIE Do th Sa Ior Tman Jones
Uncle Sam of he Land OF tn Free H ID Bullock
J I'm Bull. from across IT,. Pond Earl Bowlby
MI IL 'e' = e HAROLD Mitc 6I -''A A'uArneS
Sandy Barleyco n, From the Heathery Hills
Weiner Wurst .,.... OF the Vintage of 1900
Charles Davis
WiiTo GIVceron ..'A Combust. bic FL live rIl
Law Henning.
: ca'p-'E En- AL the ind an. ......... Julian Lamp
Wan Lung but Us Il good o;e Bonnie JONES
Str ka. the Jap. Lawrence GOwlnr
GrizzIyowen. the EskiDo...- While Brooks
Olaf Johnson .-..........A relative of y Olson
Sven Lund
tina'o0 " is1' 10 Eddie Lun md h'Aii4n MINSTREL
Jaco. 49,. HIS Performing Monkey
...r ... Norman swanson
Jake }, Two Funny Little Coons Car a Hen11ing ;
A i6an, Ruler of the Goblin Band Guy sunger
James Maucker
LtIr. .....-...... l. e Davis
Fiji Ben Rough
Xii. .......-.-. -..-......... Milton Jones
I
Page $500. ........-. ElenOr TTemann
. 'OO. Miss Halle McCrory
Angelica the ia ry eAqu site ~ zoe ecker
Bessie Collycr
inymtte enc VA Is
Da'sy..:,, ,.-............ Jessie Flanagan
! arcissus. Margaret MontgomerV
z 'sebud ...--.-..-..... Sylvi Hemenway
Morni Glory ....................:- Hattie -ratt
Pansy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Nora Mccarthy
Toilet. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ger rude Davis
8uttercup .............. HenrIet a Kinner
OaTodil Marie Nicholas
The Butterfly Guard = Constance Linn.
Blanche Abr chit, Ma Byrnes. Justina !
wnies-Gienn Eddy. Ward SImons, Ray
Wills, 10 pert DE Groot, ivan Y. irwin.
St"ddard. Ern. slime McNevin Elsie Work sr. |!
Amy Thomps n. josephine WoJdin, Ella |
i Arc6er -T Caders jul Stafford Gertrude
Carse He'en Wright. c all Postewalse, Maude |
CoIumbi an GGar6s- as Thomas, Kathryn !
\. Hart, Eva Will arson, Mel lie Kari; Bertha /
&arr, Ethel Frazer =, Edna Albrech, GerIr1de /
5sra5iue, A, Neigsrnd. Edna L Biaisden Mar
The Fairy Host-Elsie WI is. Cora Oh wei
n. Msurven Blake, Gertrude Volk, Alice |
iooTer So1m M my Besse Ha3ha
Az. Or ha Tremann. Lillian Cameron Edna
Tendt, oGeenls aoodr"h, Ella Wright Mary
Knox Edith De Groot. Geraldine Sim ms,
ich, Nellie Kenny. Elizabeth Weber, Bertha
'layburn, Jean Fowl-r. Brrvl White, Hazel
earl NJ KEENAN,. Maude AtcHerson Gladys
ninth, Marg ret Kennedy. Cha Ackerlind,
SuSt ss kS6y Enc, se
iirkeI Cha lotte Mckinley. May Conwen,
Gertrude wipgnuth. Kathryn Francis; MAZDA
sde strawhorn, sadie Grote. e bel kr ude
Iamie Weber, Laura Albrecht. ruth Hemen-
age Rowena Coyne. Anra Christ ensen. Lulu
Ian rbion. Leona Fullsinger, Francis Timber
ait 1el. Julia Davis, Lueua Bragdon, Nanua
ewcomb. Sadie Cunningham. Marie Harder,
LATHE Kelly.
FAIRIES Asleep on Flowers.
The opening scene of the play is
4 the garden of Queen Titania at
unrise. showing the fairies asleep on
bed OF flowers Alban and the COB
ms enter cautiously and kiduap Sun
hine. The fairies slum Der on till
posters Growing arouses them and
hey join in singing Hail to the
forming Sun" The queen leaves on
mission of good to mortals and the
Aries plan surprise for her On her
eturn. strewing her path with flow
rs. When a page announces the
oming of Prince Fiorimel and his
ixies. the fairies excitedly arrange
heir toilets and sing Well All Have
eaux-" Strange goblin footprints
RI discovarad Cunsb;ro - ,n;esad