Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-17
THE MISTLETOE BOUGH. >
BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION
AT OPERA HOUSE.
Pifty-Four Persons In The Elegant
Costumes Brilliant Stage Arrange
ments-A Legendary Gem
In UNIQUE Setting.

IN unique setting.
For beautiful costumes, unique stage
setting and completeness of detail, noih.
ing halt so el,ganl as The Mistletoe
Bough" has ever been produced at the
Opera House by amateurs. AT 8 o. clock
last night every seat in the auditorium
was occupied. and the audience, in full
evening dress. had the appearance OF a
vast Il over garden, so varied and beauti-
full were the colors OF the gowns worn by
the ladies, which, with the iinsel and
gold braid on the uniform OF the officers
and the dress suits OF the ci,izsns, made
a striking contrast. and formed a pretty
picture with pleasing setting.
After a beautiful selection by members
of the Naval Academy orchestra. with
Prot {. A. mmerman as pianist, the
first stanza OF the familiar song 1.-The
Mistletoe Bough" was sweetly sung be-
hind the scenes by Mrs. Philip, when
the curtain rose upon beautiful scene,
complete in all details. The stage repre-
sented a banquet hall in the castle oil
Baron de Clifford, where wedding guests
were assembled TO do honor 10 the Baron 5
young and beautiful daughter the Lady
Genevra. whose wedding TO Lord Lowell
had just been celebrated,
The time is Christmas, and garlands
Of holly and mistletoe grace the baronial
castle. The old-fashioned chandelier,
with tapers burning, and large Dough
of mistletoe was conspicuous ornament
in the beautiful stage setting. TO merry
music the old-time dance, Sir Roger de
Coverly, was beautifully done, and its
plause. The court costumes of the
dancers were very elegant and elab-
crate. Many OF the ladies wore hand
some old gowns that were heirlooms and
that had graced other banquet halls a
century or more ago.
The dancers were beautiful and grace
ful and there was an animation and ease
about each one on the stage that made
the scene natural and charming Mrs,
Fell, under whose management the enter
tainment was given, and who was its
promoter, cannot be given too much
credit for It's success. 1t is no small
thing to manage and keep together be-
tween fifty and sixty people, and TO this
end. Stage such an elaborate perform
ance as that given last night. Mrs. Fell
the success she has won through her ex-
traordinaTy executive ability, tact and
good management.
Mr.. George A. Gardiner, OF Baltimore,
staged and directed the performance. OF
the cast, space forbids mention OF indl.
vidual merit. but Mrs. Daniel r. Ran.
dali as Lady Geneva. the hyidel. did
especially good work Mrs. Randall
looked charming in an exquisite bridal
robe of white satin, with veil of rare old
lace and orange blossoms. Her part
gave her oppol tuDi.Y for some good act
ing. OF which she took every advantage.
Lieutenant Ciuyeriuj. U. 5. NJ, as Lord
Lowell, is also TO be commended for the
fine conception OF his character and its
excellent impersonation. Mr.. Cluverius
did especially good work as the old man,
who, fifty yeas later is reminded of his
long lost bride BY the presence OF the
May Queen and village children.
Each and every one in the cast, which
was composed Of the best talent in the
city and Naval Academy, distinguished
themselves. The patronesses were Mrs.
John Waiter Smith, Mrs. Wainwright,
Mrs. Dyer and Mrs. Fell. The cast
was as follows : Baron de Clifford, Mr..
Cory; Baroness de Clifford, Mrs. Wool.
sey Johnson; Lord Lowell. Mr.. Cluverius;
Lady Geneva, the bride, Mrs. ID. X.
Ran all; Dame Wiaifred, housekeeper,
Mrs Hooo; Steward, Mr.. Carey; Maids
OF Honor to Baroness, Miss Murray Miss
Iglehait, Miss Baker; Maids OF Honor to
Bride, Miss Dryden, Miss Wells, Miss
Worthington; bridesmaids, Misses Eliza.
beth Worthington, Mary Peyton WEIGH,
Audrey McCredie, Virginia Robb, Cath
crime Nelson, Rosalie Walk.
PAGES, Masters Philip Clayton, Robby
WEIGH, Edgar Fell, Pere Wilmer; Dane
ers. Misses Handy. Magruder. L. Claude,
H. Randall, M. A. Randall. K Hodges,
Mccormick. Melvin. Brooke. Green, Mrs.
Cissel, Messrs. Balliere, Jewell, Whiting,
DR.. Hepburn, ID. r. Randall, Bruce and
Bradford; MAY Queen Miss Charlotte
Steele; Maid IT honor to May Queen,
Miss Elizabeth Randall; May-Pole Dane
ers, Misses Annie Wilmer, Louise Terry,
hewitt Steele, Louise Munroe. Cynthia
Garst. Laura Steele ,Golda Munroe. Doro-
thy Dyer. Margerie Bartlett. Mariana
Fullam; Servants, Misses X. Walton and
L. Hodges, Messrs. III. X. Dougherty,
h. H. Padgett; Wedding Guests, Misses
A Walton and Robb. and Mesdames
Walk and Louis Benson Jones.
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