The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01
HOW IT WILL BE PLAYED.
Nc. Owens Talks About the state
Fair Play, ''Enchantment."


Fair Play, 'Enchantment."
The announcement of the prospective
production of John Edgar Owens
elaborate fairy spectacle, 'Enchant-
ment," which appeared in the Morning
News few days ago, has already
aroused a great interest in the under
taking and the affair promises to
eclipse anything of it's kind ever given
here.
1t is intended to make the production
q. formal dedication of the new fair
grounds, and that means that it viii
be made an occasion long to be remem-
bered, and will interest all classes of
PEOPLE. The grounds will be beautiful
ly illuminated, the grandstand elab-
orately decorated, and a great many
other delightful features introduced,
aside from the entertainment itself
Mr.. Owens, the director and author of
Enchantment," talked as follows
Entertainment" yesterday talked as
follows about the play:
"Enchantment," said eMr. Owens
has achieved for itself a unique place
in the amusement and social world, as
it is distinctly novelty in the way of
local entertainment. 1t is an i'm
nense affair, as you may gather when
] tell you that we desire fully 1000 par
ticipants-can use 1,500-in order to
present it in the gorgeous manner that
has characterized its production in the
largest of the Northern cities. This
represents the great chorus, which is
divided into the following classes:
About 400 girls for the great fair cho-
rus, marches and dances; 200 little but
terfiies, clad in all the hues of the rain
bow; $50 young ladies for the beautI-
full flower dance, representing violets,
tiger lilies, American Beauties, chrys-
anthemums, and other flowers 100 boys
for the royal guards so boys for the
gnomes of the forest; so little boys for
the graSshOpperS and crickets; a beVy
of young ladies and gentlemen for
Queen Titania's court, including court
ladies, mounted cavaliers, outriders,
guards, ETC., and the funny ballet of
the frogs, to be executed by a dozen
young men. From this you may inn
agine the wealth and harmony of color
in the costuming.
There are no dull moments in En-
chantment.' as all is life and action
and the interest is never allowed to
flag for an instant of the two hours
required for it's production. A pretty
story is told by the principals, and the
music is of the bright, tuneful sort
that appeals to the popular fancy
one OF the notable spectacular features
Will be the entrance of Titania, Queen
of the Fairies, on gorgeous floral float
drawn by six beautifully flower be-
decked horses, attended by the court
and retinue of mounted cavaliers and
courtiers, foot guards and outriders
Then there is the float of the Queen
of the Carnival, who will speak the
prologue, to be especially written for
the occasion by a well.known local
author; the chariot drawn by small
boys representing cupids of the Flow
er Queen; the grand march of all par
Elephants in the finale, and many other
features.
For the stage settings. an enormous
backing twenty feet high and nearly
200 feet long will be erected, covered
with wire netting, and into this will be
woven enormous quantities of forest
greenery, embellished with thousands
and thousands of flowers. with great
ropes of flowers extending from the
backing to the roof of the grand stand. -
The performance will take place upon
the race track itself, which will be COW
| cred with heavy canvas, the audience
| looking down upon the pageant. The
| rehearsals will take place in large
| hall in town, and everything rehearsed
| in sections by Mr.. Owens and his corps
| of assistance, and finally put together
as a whole. All will be done so sys.
tematically and quietly that there
will be no excitement or hard work for
the participants. and wonderful prog
ress will be made in short time. A
| large committee of well-known ladies
is being secured to cooperate in OBJ
tanning participants and to act as
| chaperones.
All in all "Enchantment" promises
to be big affair. and the proceeds will
| go long way toward raising neces.
sary funds for the completion of the
| buildings and beautifying the grounds.
! The entertainment will probably be CIV
| en- during the first week of October.