Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-19
POSIES
And War WhOops
and a Variety
Of Other Beautiful and
Thrilling Things.
"AIice In Wonderland" CleverIy
Given by Akron Children.

ed to a large audience at the Grand
Opera house, Tuesday night, by the
school children of this city under the
personal stage direction Of Miss D.
Hope Leonard, of New York. The play
was given under the auspices Of Busy
Bee Hive, L. o. L. NJ. The costumes
were beautiful and elaborate and well
chosen.
The young peoples acting is deserv-
ing Of highest commendation. They
performed their parts with scarcely
any hesitation or trepidation, and
spoke their lines smoothly and easily,
and portrayed the characters they
were supposed to represent in an ex-
cellent manner.
The play itself is charming produc-
ton. The opening of the prologue
presented scene of extreme beauty.
Alice lay dreaming on couch, sur
rounded by great number of fairies,
who were gowned in white, with gilt
tering stars on their dresses. Each
fairy carried an arch Of flowers.
The Fan Tan dance in the first act,
by eight young girls, dressed as ia
| panese ladies', and carrying fans, was
remarkably well executed and heartily
applauded. The Mother Goose medley
in which a number of little people
came out and recited the well known
nursery rhymes, evoked much hearty
| laughter. The little ones recited the
rhymes in a manner worthy of special
praise.
"Im Nothing But Big Wax Doll"
sung by four little girls, robed in
white, and supported by the chorus
of fairies, took well with the audience,
and the quartet was encored. The
grand ballet of nations near the close
of the act, formed a pretty picture.
In the national march, in the second
act, the little people did splendidly
in the various maneuvers. The shrieks
and war-whoops of the "Ten Little
Injuns," as well as their costumes,
We're very realistic. The whole play
was literally applauded. 1t will be re.
peated tonight.
The cast of characters was as fol.
lows.
King, Arthur Logan; Hare, Len
Howard; Halter, Earl Homan; Dor
mouse, Charles Rogers; Gryphon, Har-
ley Washer; Turtle, Willis Benjamin;
Caterpillar, Edward Jackson; Mouse,
Forrest Kelley; Dodo, Willis Benja-
min; Owl, Len Howard; Eagle, Har-
ley Washer; Crocodile, Raymond
Twynham; Two Of Spades, Basil Hun.
sicker; Five of Spades, Burt Morey;
Seven Of Spades, Donald Tyler; Fish,
Asa Walker; Frog, Walter Twynham;
White Rabbit, Raymond Stone; Epi.
logue, Ada Cleary; Queen, Marie Wet
eel; Duchess, Clara Rampanelli; Cook,
Mary Cleary; Alice, Lulu Doerler;
Mother Goose Clara Sisler; Fairy
Queen, Gertrude Jones; Cat, Willie
Habicht; Executioner Charles Kraus;
Fox, Earl Homan; Rooster, Charles
Rogers; Knaves, Forrest Kelley, Clar-
ence Kempel, Harry Slabaugh, Arthur
Ranney; Lobster, Morton Jones; skirt
and Spanish dance, Minnie Bell;
Queens, Lizzie Williams, Flossie Bell;
Jury, Raymond Waltz, George Ikens,
Percy Boylan; Mother Hubbard, Esther
Kraus; Bo Peep, Ruth Fink; Baby
Bunting, Martha Kraus; Little Girl
Bessie Cochran; Mistress Mary, Ada
Neil; Cry Baby, Ethel Hartzell; Boy
Blue Alfred Hall; Tom Tom, Albert
Hoover; Ride a Cock Horse, Ernest
Pflueger; Jack Be Nimble, frankie
Strock; Like Cake, Thelma Jones:
Columbine, Katie Mcfarland; Pat q
| Cake Earl Wilhelm