The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
LADIES AND The FAIR
ruEY WE'RE ENTHUSIASTIC FOR
THE FAIRY PLAY.
WANT TO HELP THE SHOW
WILL SECURE BOYS AND GIRLS FOR
THE PARTS.

Meeting Was Held Yesterday at the
he Soto-Ladies Who Attended.
president Owens of the Fair Assoc
ciatiOn and Mr.. j. e. Owens Adj
dressed the Meeting-Latter EN-
uIuined Just what Is Expected
From the Lndies-One Thousand
Participants Are Required-Ex-
Dense of Costuming Will Be Trif-
iuc-RehearsaIs for the Play Will
Regin Next Tuesday.
An enthusiastic meeting was held in
.be banauet hall of the De Soto yester-
day afternoon by many of the ladies
invited by the officers of the Savannah
Fair Association to assist in the rem
dition of "Enchantment," the magnifi-
cent fairy play that is to be presented
at the State Fair grounds some time
next month for the benefit of the asses
CATION. An suspicious start was made,
and those who have the interests of the
undertaking at heart were crafty graf
flied. Prospect of brilliant success con-
fronts them, and they hope to make
the play the means of greatly swelling
the funds of the association.
Among the ladies present at the
meeting were Mesdames c. G. Bell. l..
W. Nelson, ]. S. Collins, Jacob Lipp
man, c. E. Suits, L. H. Raines, M. E.
Robinson, J. ]. Grass, Edward Frost,
H. H. Suits, A. B. Simmons, William
Scherff, Frank Mallard, G.. Mcdonald,
j. H. Ettinger, w. L. Grayson, E. S.
Geffenken, G. McGeachy, Fred Baker,
w. M. Davant, B. L. Garden. S. H.
Tarver, Joseph Belsinger w. H. Dan
iels, w. ]. Watson, and Miss Mary Ry
ais, Miss Lilienthal, Miss L. Hender
son, and Miss NJ. Bartlett.
Mr.. George w. Owens, president of
the Fair Association; Secretary ]. C.
director of "Enchantment," were the
gentlemen present. A meeting of the
County Commissioners prevented Gen
eral Manager Moore from attending.
President Owens called the meeting TO
order, and thanked the ladies for their
attendance and the interest they show
ed. He introduced Mr.. j. E. Owens,
who explained to the ladies just what
is proposed in the presentation of the
great spectacle.
One important point made by Mr..
Owens was the very slight expense to
which anyone participating in the
play will be put for costumes. All of
the costumes for the principal parts
are carried by Mr.. Owens, together
with all the paraphernalia needed for
the production, such as chariots, arm
or, swords, shields, wands and other
property. Those who take part in the
choruses will have to make but trif1ing
expenditures.
One thousand participants are desir-
ed for the production. The ladies I'M
dertook to secure them. Mr.. Owens ex-
planned that there will be 400 fairies,
girls of from to Is years. OF but
terfies, girls from to s, 200 will be
needed. One hundred and fifty guards,
boys from to II, will be required,
while 80 gnomes of the forest, boys
from u to Is, will appear. The flower
drill will be a great feature of the
play. and in this $50 young ladies are
expected to enter. Sixty boys, from 4
to 8, will serve as crickets and grass
hoppers, while the frog ballet will be
executed by young men. In addition.
there will be mounted cavaliers and
outriders.
The ladies fell in readily with Mr.
Owens plans declaring that they
Woulu go 10 work at once in the effort
to gather crowds of boys and girls
for the production. They seemed pleas
ed that an opportunity was afforded
them to do something for the Fair.
Many more of those invited have sig
nified their intention and desire to
serve in preparing for the play, and it
is probable that the list given above
will be materially increased.
Mr.. Owens has been greatly surprised
and delighted, he said. during his stay
in Savannah to learn that there is so
much talent for specialties. Many of
these will be introduced into the play,
care being taken to secure the very
best artists. The only part in the play
that has yet been filled has fallen to
Miss Marguerite Suits, who will have
charge of the butterfly dance and who
Will be queen of the flowers. She will
also execute a solo dance. Mr.. J. NJ.
Black and Prof. John Wiegand have
also volunteered their services. which
have been accepted with thanks.
Another meeting of the ladies will be
held at the De Soto banquet room next
Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock, when
organization will be effected. The next
day the first rehearsal will be held in
one of the large halls in the city, when
the prospective participants in the
spectacle will get down to business of