The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-03-27
AT THE HYPERION TONIGHT.
The Oriental Opera "Egypta," the
 Wondrous Story of the Nile.

Wondrous Story Of the Nile.
 This production is to be given at the
 Hyperion this Wednesday and Friday
 evenings at o'clock and Friday mati-
 nee at 4 o'clock.
 The opera is given under the auspices
 of the Women's auxiliary to the Y. M.
 c. A. The proceeds are to be used for
 the furnishing of the new building on
 Temple street.
 The opening scene discloses a beauti-
 ful view of the blue Nile, with it's
 palms and bulrushes and the ancient pyramids and sphinx in the background
 It is in this scene that the mother of
 Moses, this part being taken by Miss Louise Daniker, first appears carrying the infant Moses in her arms and fol- lowed by her little daughter Miriam Miss Ruth Lichtenstein.1
 The agonized mother and the young girl are seen to search in all directions for safe hiding place for the babe At this juncture the sound of singing voices is heard and as Pharaoh's daughter and her maidens are seen to approach the child IS hastily hidden in his little ark among the rushes.
 Pharaoh's daughter, the part being taken by Emma Norman Russell, ap- breaches with sounds of music accom- panied by her attendants, These are Lillian BNrwell Downs, Mary Gold smith Fiske, Lottie Bishop, May T. Jackson, Madeline E. Futile, Gertrude w. Mum, Helen Gauntlet Williams, Minnie A. Smith,
 The babe is speedily discovered and l., i, +l.- :. Williams) to the princess. The princess perceiving the infant to be "goodly child'' saves him from the executioners who now appear.
 There parts are taken by the follow ing members of the New Haven Grays: | Private Arthur w. Ellis, Musician | Joseph E. Southerton, Private George | D. Hamilton, Private Farnham Fox, and Private William F. Smith
 At the same time Miriam, the older sister of Moses, appears and offers to find nurse for the child and brings forward the mother to whom the princess entrusts the babe. The child is lulled to sleep by the rythmic chorus, Sweet and LOW"
 The second scene represents the Oriental garden of the princess. Here is given beautiful girls chorus and also most charming castanet drill by sixteen rnadens clad in crimson and gold. The following are the names of the young girls who appear in this ori- ental march: Margaret I. Fiske, Pru- dence Battin, Joseph Druen Sophia Emma Pipenbrink, Ruth Greenwood, Ruth Bowman, Ruth P. Jennie Francis, Gertrude A. Smith. Anna Rattelsdorfer, Sadie S. ] Utter, Etta J. Palmer Eleanor B. Booth, and Ruby H. Thomson. This is followed by the military drill given by ; the following sixteen lads: Harry Tay- Tor, Howard Talmadge Edward Mans field, Howard Bird, Albert filling, Franklin Smith, Earle Warner, Carl Fletcher, Junius Holloway, Carleton l Judson A. Harmount Robert Fulton Herbert Harris Earle Farnham, Kenrie Bird, Carleton Read. In this act occurs the chtldrens cho- us and also the formal adoption of the ooy Moses Dirge BushnelD by the Here also comes the parting between the child and his mother, which 3 very dramatic and affecting . The first scene of act III discloses a new Of the harvest field with camels . (nd oxen bearing away their burden of |, solden grain. Here appears the adult :! horus ot Hebrew slaves under the tern Egyptian overseer. In the next cene IS shown-a lovely hillside of Mid an; shepherdesses carol their merry ongs The shepherds are Willie Whit 7 iesey' Ellis Baker, George Hurst, n