The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
SIBAILA.


After weeks of tedious drill and
preparation 200 of Montpelier's local
talent presented "'Siballa, or the Kings
Talisman, " at Blanchard oprea house
ON Thursday evening.
This first nights performance was
greeted by filled house and was
one which did credit both to the par
Elephants and to r.. ". Averill of Bos-
ton, under whose personal direction it
was presented for the benefit of the
Montpelier Military band.
The executive staff follows: r. w.
Averill, manager and director; II. }.
Booth, assistant manager and direct
or: w. 5. II. Jones, musical director
Mrs. e. NJ Foster, costumes and
draperies J. p. Simpson, electrician.
The piece consists of "a prologue
and three acts The cast of the lead
ing characters follow
Cast of Prologue.
Ariel, Queen of fairies, Ida Hughes
Mother Carey, everybody's friend,
Annie Normandin, Marian, Daughter
of Mother Carey, Mildred Brooks; 30
Peep, who lost her sheep, Helen
Huntingdon Jack Hornor, who goes
TO sen, Charles Chandler; Boy Blue,
who blows the horn, Philip Dewey;
Tom, the Piper's SON, Willie Cory.
O2 Years after the Prologue.)
Siballa, goddess of the woods, who
afterwards DISCUSSES herself as Moth
err Endor, Alice Il. Folsom; Marian,
adopted daughter of the King, Sallie
Oviatt; Annette, a friend to Marian,
Alice Folsom Old King Cole a mer-
ry old soul, G. A. Lang Jack Horner,
captain in the royal navy, II. w.
Averill Carrabas, captain Of thieves,
Frank Goss Rodriguez, councillor of
the king, Charles Wing; Vladimir,
accomplice of Carrabas, f. j. NoltZ
Valentine, a herald, Clarence Senter;
Larry O'Gatf, funny old tar, l.. f.
Butterfly leaders of the brigands,
Bancos, Walter Goss, Valestuez,
Waite Sabin; Andrette, Mr. Roberts !;
Roger, captain of the dragons, r.
j. Fitzgerald
The grand transformation scene
at the close of the last act is gem of
the scene makers art and "a beautiful
set of tableauX.
In each act were three scenes and
the scenery, prepared especially for
this production, was of the finest and
most elaborate ever seen in this city.
A list of the scenes is given below.
Grounds about Mother Gray's cot
tage Allegory, the Fairies vigil ;
Public room in Bears Head Inn pub
lie square in Hamblintown The
witches glen; The fairies dell; Allie
CORY, the chariot of Siballa; gardens
of the palace courtyard of the castle /;
The home of Siballa The nymph's
dell The elfin dell The OWLS vigil :;
! The magic fan home of Siballa.
The story of "Siballa' is similar to
that of "Zehpra, which was present
ed here by Mr.. Averill few years
and made such popular hit, only it
| is stronger in its action. The plot of
| Siballa is laid in the kingdom of Co
mus, and woven around secret tails
man or amulet, the possession of
which was supposed to perpetuate the
reign of King Cole, at that time ruler
of Comus. This talisman, through
the intrigue of Rodriguez councillor
of the King, and Carrabas, captain of
the forty thieves, is stolen from its
hiding place i'll the temple of Comus,
and the king is prevailed upon to offer
a municiticent reward and the hand of
| his daughter Marion in marriage to
the man who would restore it, Jack
| Horner, a captain IN the Royal Navy,
and who is secretly betrothed to Mar
ion, hears of this, and surrmising that
Rodriguez is in possession of the Sc
cret, he solicits aid from Siballa, god
dess of the woods, who assists him to
wrest the talisman from the thieves,
and restore it to the King, bringing
just retribution upon Rodriguez and
Carrahas and winning the hand OF
Marian for his reward
The story forms pretty medium fol
the introduction of series of special
ties in the way of choruses, solos
marches, drills, dances, and tableaux
the personnel of which is too exten
sive to mention. These specialties are
made up of twenty young ladies a.
Normandy peasants, sixteen young
men as brigands, ten young ladies il
a good night dance, four little girls a,
fairies, thirteen young ladies III {
merry -go-round dance, twenty -foul
young ladies as Kings Hussars il
drills, twelve boys as shepherds, fiji
teen girls as shepherdesses, ten young
ladies as tarrantelles, five boys as frog
and rabbits, and eight young ladies a
fireflies.
The dances consisted of sun dance
petite floral gavotte, merry go round