The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-17
Photo by Marceau. New York.

Ahe tohe dhtlClpdleu MuSefleSi, WITH
Glnpses Into the Land OF Fiction" was
opened last evening In Altar hall. corner
Eimwoo1 ravenue and West Friendship
streets. under the auspices of the Guild
OF All Saints Memorial church
The hall was decorated for the occasion
with a profusion of American flags which
frightened the interior and hid the some-
what time worn appearance of the walls
The stage settings in each OF the scenes
were admirably arranged and the cos
tunes. pictures, tableaux, drills and
dances. were all of character which re-
fccted great credit upon Mr.. Henry II.
Field, the director, and his able assist
ants.
AS was announced in previous issue
of this paper, the several entertainments
include scenes from Longfellow, Goethe
Tennyson. Shakespeare, Whittier. Walter
Scott rr1d Dickens, the whole forming a
series of literary entertainments of "a very
high order and the same being inter-
sperSed with songs and dances.
The entertainment OF last evening open
cd with a sketch by Evelyn Greenleaf
Sutherland, entitled "A Quilting Party ia
the Thirtes," the same giving charm
ing picture OF an old-fashioned kitchen in
the Redthorne farm house i'm northern
Maine i'm the early evening OF a winters
day In the year 1880.
The characters I'm this sketch and the
participants were as follows:
Elder David Eliot.............M Morton Cory
Henry Hollister. Charles y. keiss
saul Apthorp.. Frank Anthony
Reuben Ludd. ....... Edgar l.. Blanchard
Jim Small. ........ Master Hugh Cameron
Grandma Pamela Redthorne. e.........
.......................... Miss Alice Albro
Persis Redthorne.4............M Miss Rounds
Rachel Redthorne. Miss Florence Carr
Abigail Apthorp. ..............M Miss Croswell
Guests at the quilting party: Miss Annie
Schroeder Miss Eva Goff, Miss Florence
Robinson, Miss Dobson. Miss Laura
Schaffer Miss Buegling, Mr. William
Bates, Mr. William A. Hagan. Miss
Nellie Mackinnon. Mrs Frank ]. An
thony. Mr.. Gerald Dane. Mr.. Albert
Hofeditz. Mr. Howard Mather Mr..
John Norris. Mr.. Robert Shepard, Mr.. ]
Charles stone. Mr. Butler L. Church, Mr.
Waldo II. Davis, MIR. Arthur r. Cog
geshall, Mr. A. J.. Rich. Miss Grace
Covell and Miss Georgia Covill.
SCENES FROM LoNGFELLow.
Part second consisted OF scenes from
Waldo -. Davis. These scenes we're pict-
ures as Follows:
Picture NO. /. Henry W. Longfellow"
Picture No. . "Courtship OF Miles
Standish" In FIVE scenes. First scene,
Love and Friendship" second scene.
"John Alden and Priscilla third scene
why Don't you Speak for Yourself
john; fourth scene. Winding the
Yarn" nfth scene, wedding of John and
Priscilla with the Unexpected Appear
ance OF Miles Standish"
Picture No 3, "The Village Choir"
from tho Village Blacksmith
Picture No. 4, scenes from 'Evange-
indN First scene. "ISvangelne and Ca
briel:" second scene, "The Peaceful VII
lage:' third scene. '"'Evanpeline az the
Bedside Of her Dying Lover"
Picture No. 3. The Wedding Feast OF |
Tliawatha and Minnehaha."
Picture No 6. Tho Death Of Minna- !
haha."
Picture No 2 "Longfellow and his ,
Characters"
The parts in the above were taken as
Characters: Lonefollow. Mr.. A. L. Rich. l
John Alden. MIR. Arthur Fleming. Miles l
Standish MIR. :. Rowland Pltman: Pris- |
ella. Miss Ermengarde Robinson; The |
Elder. Mr.. butler church.
Group of Puritans. the village choir: |
MISS annie CthfotntTs MISS fsHfnh II. II
Godfrey. Mrs g. III. w. Mandevillc. Mr. \
Hugh Cameron. Mr. Charles Martin and /
Mr.. Alexander Mcdonald, Miss Eva /
Grof
IIiawatha. Mr.. Harry Mitchell, Minne- |
haha Miss Hazel Elliot.
Indians. MI. Howard Mather, Mr. Frank /
T.. Rich. Mr. Robert shepard. Miss Emily |
Croswuli. Miss Isabel Rice and Miss En- 4
ma Allen. Miss Hare. Mr.. Howard Blsn-
chard.
Evaugellnc. Miss Alice M Godfrey. I,
Parish Priest. Mr., Butler Church: Evan
gelines Lover Mr.. Frank E. Rich
Arcadian peasants. Miss Edith Has
klns. Miss I.ucy Dustin Miss Emma l.. |
Godfrey, Miss Rhoda Gardiner, Miss ILL /
Han Coc. Mise Helen baldwin. Miss NIL
'ired Mott. Miss May church. Miss Jcs.
80 NJ Donald Miss sadie KENNEDY MI 4
'ptte NtAVr M charles shepard Miss
crweicst Miss Clsra church, Mr Gordon