The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-19
MUSENFEST.
Attendance at Last Nights En-
tsrtainmsni Was Very Large

Interest in the aIusenfest at Affair han
4 still continues unabated as was evidenced
by the throng in attendance last evening.
The literary features were especially
picturesque and well chosen including Ia
miliar characters and scenes from Whit
TIERS sspoems and also from "The Ara
| bisn Nights"
] The Whittier program was chaperoned
| by Mrs. George B, Hall. assisted by Miss
Morse.
| The scenes in Whittier's story OF the
| 'Husking Bee" were admirably present.
| ed. the leading characters In the poem
being taken as follows, "Esek Harden,
Mr.. William Bates. Mabel Martin
Miss Bessie Spauldlng.
The character OF the poet Whittier was
impcrsonated by Mr.. Morton Cory The
huskers were as follows:
| AIiss Ruth Briggs. Miss Fannie Clark.
Miss Fannie Manchester, Miss Rachel
crossley, Miss Gertrude Biclxnell, Miss
| Geneva Cobb Miss Atala Anthony, Miss
| Susan Read, Miss Cora Henshaw, Miss
Maudis ID. Hall. Miss Everson, Miss Nell
| lie Mackinnon, Mr. .Gorham Henshaw.
! Mr.. Edgar l.. Blanchard. Mr.. A. I.Rieh,
Mr.. Charles Almy. Mr.. Clarence Lester.
| Mr.. Henry 5. Babcock, Mr. Walter Aimy.
Mr.. Ira Carr, Mr.. Cyrus Blake. Mr. BUT .
| Ter Church, Mr.. Gerard Dane aud Mr..
| John Norris.
Pictures from the Husking Bee were
| given as follows:
Scene lst--tiusking Bee at Esek Har-
| dens barn. Scene 2d.--Mabel Martin. or
| tho Witches Daughter. Scene 3-Esek
, follows Mabel Scene l.--Esek and Mabel
return.
Other scenes and characters from
| Whittier's MAUD Muller" and Barbara
| frttchie' were presented as follows:
Maud Muller" Miss Grace Spauldlng;
Judge, MIR. Cyrus n. Blake; barbara
! Fritchie." Miss Geneva Cobb. soldiers:
Mr.. Ira Carr. Mr.. Butler Church, Mr.
| Walter Almy, Mr. William Bates Mr.
! Clarence Lester, MIR. Charles Almy. Mr.
| Henry >. Babcock. Mr.. A. l.. Rich Mr. H.
| Clinton Cook and Mr.. Allen Greene
Between parts first and second the
Fire Dance was admirably executed un-
| der the charge OF Miss Alice Aloro, as
| sisted by Miss Church.
Mr. Walter Dawley offciated most ac-
ceptably as pianist.whiie Miss Ella White
did some charming solo work.
The dancers were Miss Edith ANGEL
Miss Bessie Peckham, Miss Rachel SIM
mons. Miss Elsie Simmons Miss Ella
| White, Miss Florence Freeman Miss
Grace Sweet, Miss Lillian Waters. Miss
Ethel Sanford Miss Fanny Fenner. Miss
Isabella Rausch. Miss Flora Rausch and
Miss Ethel Audella
The second part OF the evening pro-
gram included scenes and characters
from Arabian Nights
This part OF the entertainment was
| chaperoned by Mrs. William c. Nighun-
gale.
The characters In the same were:
Scheherazade .......,....... Miss Ann Dyer
Her Father 49,. mir. Joseph g. Henshaw
Her Sister ...... Miss Grace Henshaw
Magician ..........., Mr.. Benz. II. Andrews
Aladdin ........ Mr.. Geo c. Nightingale. Jr
His Companion ......... .Thurston Seabury
Aladin's Mother. ..,,.. Miss Cora Henshaw
Aladins Sister. Annie Bigelow
Princess Badronbadour. r..................
...............,. Miss Mamie w Mason
Ali Baba Mr.. Christopher n. Coleman
Morgiana .,....:....s........ Miss Ella Allen
Chief OF the Robbers. Mr. NJ + Cocroft
Zobeide ................, Miss Sarah Allen
Young Prince ... Mr.. Gorham Henshaw
Zenebi King of Syria. a. Harris Bucklin
Khacan .............. Mr. Beni r. Andrews
Beautiful Persian. Miss Louise r Foster
Ganem .........Mr. Joseph c. Hcnshaw
Fetnab .............,,.,. Miss Harriet Dyer
Two Oriental Slaves Miss Cora Henshaw.
Miss Annie Il. Henshaw
Ganen's Mother .......... Miss Sarah Allen
Ganen's Sister Miss Mamie W.Mason
The scenes were of most striking and
picturesque character and were presented
as follows:
No. /. scene 1st. Scheherazade taking
leave Of her father and sister; scene 2d,
Scheherazade relating her wonderful
stories TO the sultan. No. 2 The Story
OF Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp In
scenes. scene 1st The mag gician fr.t sees
Aladdin: scene 2d. the surprise OF Aladin's
pnaf fhsr NJ m In fph al
scene 3D., Aladdin sees tho Princess Bad
ronlbadour going to her bath: scene 4th,
changed cha for new one. No. 3, scenes
from the Forty Thieves, scene 1st. All
Bahia entering the robbers cave; scene
bers. No. 4, Zobeide Discovers the Young
Prince Reading the Koran. No D. The
ebi, the king of Syria. orders his vizler
Khacan 10 purchase for him "A slave. who
perfect IN heaudX and aIl exterior % csarm5i Tai
cultivated mind. No. 6, Ganen Presenting
Fetnab Two Female Slaves. No. Z, Gan
en- restored to His Mother and Sister. No.
$, Group Of the Arabian Night Charac-
ters
the Se. Gese q snt the DS Gef pr from SRapeT ae
oned by Mrs. Il. II. Young, assisted by
Miss Nellie Young. was given.
Miss Louise whitehouse. Miss Louise
Allen MIS- Edi.h Ebt6inseb5ib nsobibsis MIS- N.Y. N.Y.
Grace Henshaw, Miss Mabel Adrich, Miss
Eva Sawin. Miss Dorothy Kent and Miss
Nellie Young Mr. Walter Dawley pre-
sided at the piano.
Part third. or the closing scenes of the
entertalnment were from that popular
in Buttolph was in charge Of this part
OF the program, assisted by Miss Amy
Shepherd.
The characters were as follows: jan
ice Miss a. Louise Carpenter; Tabitha.
Miss Laura J. Smith: Mrs. Meredith,
Miss Amy g. Shepherd: Squire Meredith.
Mr. Horatio Otis; Charles. Mr.. louis
Place: Philemon, Mr. Frank H.. Page;
squire Henion, Otis l.. Mowry. Jr.; Su-
key. Russell Y. Blackinton.
Picture No. 1-"Philemon, th~u ar.
Picture No. 2-"Aye, Mummy. I'll 10 the
churn."
picture No 3-Fnding tho Lockei
Picture No. 4-"Daddy, does thee love
me?'
Picture No. 5-The Christmas Present.
Picture No "a Fair Prisoner.
Picture No. my toast-success TO
Washington"
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