Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-05-20
KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL.
The ir Entertainment was Grand
and Glorious Indeed.

and Glorious Indeed.
The greatest audience assembled
in our town during the whole sea-
son wss that gathered in the opera
house on Friday evening last to
witness the closing exercias1 of
the kindergarten school. When
the curtain was raised upon the
bevy Of beautiful little boys and
girls who composed the Flower
Song chorus, a scene of exceeding
beauty was viewed by the admir-
ing audience.
Following this chorus was the
musical game of the "House that
Jack Built, taken from the famil-
lar old rhyme of Mother Goose;
The game was engaged in by all
the children of the kindergarten,
but the costumed characters of the
End part lent special charm to
the scene. Helen 1illman appear
ed as the "maiden all forlern" in
quaint ,old-fashioned milk-maids
costume carrying in her hand a
bucket. Tom Walker, "the man
all worn and torn" who courted
the maiden all forlorn", furnish
| ed the fun for the occasion by his
original acting, altogether unpre-
meditatsd and surprise even to
those who had beer his instructors.
Earle Timmons made handsome
priest in his pantomine perform
ance of the marriage ceremony.
Rogers Davis appeared as the
.smun who raised the corn" and
Harold Norris as "the by who
blowed the horn"
Little Genevieve Norris, the three
-year-old daughter of Mr.. E. j.
! Norris, astonished the audience
when she began in such clear and
true notes to sing "Way down up
on the Swanee River" but as this
little inpocent beheld 80 unexpect-
edly the sea of faces before her,
she ran off the stage singing "Far,
far away, and all the encores fail
ed to bring her back again.
The Flag Drill which followed
was interspersad with choruses OF
che National airs. The audience
aprlauded loudly VRs6 at the sing:
ing Of the "Boanie Blue Flag" four
little tots, Lizzie Grim, Helen
Dorm, Harold Norris and Tom Wal
ker, came in the midst holding the
Confederate flag, at (which the Star
Spangled banners we're lowered
This, by some was considered the
most thrilling feature of the even.
ing's programme, was succeeded
by a solo, Twinkle, Twinkle Little
Star by little Florence Minis
A burlesque on tho present day
baby shows was next most admir-
ably presented. AS the judge,
Rogers Davis, 80 aptly said "each
proud mother thinks her own babe
the handsomest, and expects to
get the prize". Rogers made 9
fine and impartial Judge, and did
much credit to the occasion.
The most striking character IN
the Baby Show was little Florence
Peak, who personified 10 perfection
one of the aggrieved mothors whose
babies did not win the prize. AS
is frequently the case in real life
the baby was awarded the prize
whose mother manifested loa.t
anxiety about it, and little Nell
Burgess received the locket and
chain for having the handsomest
baby.
The most elaborate number
on the programme was the
operetta Red Riding Hood
This was divided into two
parts, first the scene in talry'
land which was tairyland in
deed, but with real fairies:
The sesond part contained
the adventures OF Red Riding
Hood. The most notable char
acters in the first part were
the Queen of the Fairies. .Thel.
ma Bailey, and a wise and
beautiful Queen she proved tc
be; the fun loving fairy
Florence Peak.the kind heart
ed fairy Naomi Derrick, ane
the,Match Making Fairy RUBY
1 Spencer. While the latter o.
these little girls won a rea
mvrtIe wealth from her Fairy