Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-13

7 Edward PcaSlcc ana Harry Lovely
acted as the two pages and in their gay
| costumes were quite prominent. Miss
| Mildred NadSWorth as the flower girl
PanSy Nice, ana in her solo was par
| tiCularly good and her song was among
| the pretty one written by Messrs. Turns
and Favor. Loyal y. Levitt as the
herald, always proceeded the King and
| Queen and announced their arrival and
was very gayly attircd. The work Of
| the Queens maids with Miss Mary
Cou@hlin Of HalloWcll. rs first maid
and Misses Monaghan, Mari, Cole, NC
Donald ana Munro was among the best
| Of the opera and in the song and dance
| so BcWitchnC," these ladies gave Il
particularly clever exhibition Of song
| and fancy steps which. with their prot
! ty costumes, made Il brilliant number
This. with their number Of the double
scxtct with the jockeys including the
song and dance "Wise to larry" made
| them very prominent.
| In tho second act, that placed at the
state Fair grounds ut Lewiston A. j.
| Hurns added to his honors as one of
| the writer's Of the opera by appearing
las L. L. Buncord, the sholl game man,
ana his song. Magic Shells" was es-
pcciaNv good. Jim ana Bill. the two
hootbiaclls, made their reputation in
| the song. "shinc Sir. Shine" ana their
work was pronounced very clevcrly
done. Willie Johnson and George
| burgess had these parts.
The Jockeys, six in number. included
r. =. Favor. l.. NJ. Harden. Arthur
Ring. T. s. Ryder. Fred Turner ana
| NJ; a,,1
dance. "Whip." was wen roc eiyctl. as
was their assistance in the double SEX
tct. Cyrus S;pawforl. the country gen
| ;l"man. vino lost his money on thu
Shai game ana came nrar losing his
watch IS wei. vas imrnrsOEated Ivy
lF. &. WndGWr,th. Matilda. his Wife
| WIS very cl"vrrly done. ana the pair
!i"lGcd the audience in 20 small way.
.,!is& Nclii" Kim; VAS Matilda and
ln;i.;" II Tu" one.
| Join NIrNaNnrl. Grover Hamilton.
! Fred I;iII': and Earl lIod%ilirs. rs the
| fakir3 re- ting the wonderful points of
''rri;.oh, IL" thrca-lrgrGd boy" "Fher-
r:H. the ct lady" "The sn#!," chnlmor
who eats 'em alive" anl the Living
"tlr!rton." H.r0r lots oC talk AMI car
ri \! their parts in Il cr"1it:'lIe way.
! ''hr ".StrriirrS." Miss Harriet Coro
! Miss HlHn. Miss; katie Reed, Mrs. L..
| IL. Lca&itt. Mi.9 Julia Mar ANA AIRS
| Jas. Jackson. were conspicuous With
| their nnraSnl+ al.I in their walk during
IN" -istrulr..,i'1 topical ,uil@,. Wallace
| furN"N H"t"l rs the rCic"mIn, WI! r.
) l-ct"hum, and adicd To the effect Of
! tAc seen" with lis uniform ana lines
\ 'fho fn"lH. "tarcWHlT' ana up in
/ ~" t!"on." Wc"c especially well writ
! ten and sung ana were fitting closing
cEnrjIs q: Kings subjects. citizens, etc.
included Miss Alice Payne. Mrs. Me
l:urni", Miss Ellie Turner, Miss Blair.
Miss i'ufiy. Miss Fowler. Miss Lacy
i'HrI"E. Mrs. Prescott Fred Ripley,
oscar l:ak"r, Harry Church.
'Ihr $; enc Of tie fair grounds Mt
Lewiston Wns i brilliant one ana the
arrival uf tn" Kings party ana the AS
troi".frf were Important features of it,
Altogether tho opera WAS n decided
success ANA Il credit not only to a. ].
l'drnS, who wrote the dyriCS, and Ed
ward J.. Favor, the composer of the
music. but 10 everyone i'll the cast.
This afternoon, the opera will be
presented at Il matinee performance
especially for ladies and children, ana
one session Of the schools will be had
to give the latter an opportunity of
seeing il. Tho last performance in con-
nection with the fair will be given, this
evening.