The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-30
BONNYBELL AT BlJOU
A BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT BY
 CHILDREN.
Two Hundred Took Part in . spienaAe Operctta Under Direction Of Miss .sanfofd for Bup-
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 At the Bijou Theatre last evening the operetta "Bonnybell. the Little Princess was presented to a fine au- dience under the skillful directson oi Miss Annie M. Sanford of lGeorgia with Miss Anigene Driver. musical di- rectress-
 The performance was brilliant suc- cess in which two hundred children took part and 1t was given under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist Church.
 Bonnbeli Is beautiful version of Cinderella. the old and ever new story for the little ones. It Is a fairy spec tacular play and Is of Miss Sanford g own planning and elaboration. It is. as 1t has been conceded to be. the most artistic chiId's play of the day. The performance last evening from the open scene wehere the two wicked sisters" are vainly putting the fin ishing touches to their elaborate toilettes. and withou. the door Bon nybell (Cinderella) is singing to the butterflies. to the end where there is a Dewitching scene of drills or roses. knights, fairies and flowers 1t was in- tensely interesting and 8 brilliant suc- cess. t4.t
 The costumlng was especially att | tractive. being fashioned entirely of crepe paper. with embelishing of sil- yer and gold tinsel. The effect was charming and beautiful beyond de- scription. Little living flowers the children looked, in their exquisite im- personation of daffodils. pond lilies, roses: and wonderfully reproductions they were in their characters of brownies. red butterflies. black but terflies and fairies.
 The leading role. the Princess, was taken by Miss Mary Ashley, and the leading man." the Prince, was imper- sonated by Miss Ruby Richardson. The Princess was done in a most finished style by little Miss Ashley, who acted it. and Miss Richardson's Prince was g. fine accompaniment to her part
 The songs done by little Ruth and Bernice Loeb were done we'll as they are wont to do, and the little Cupids. Elizabeth Burton and Louise Bryan. were just ,dariings. These tots made the hit of the evening.
 Master Michael Cody, Jr., as leader of the Brownies was a captain. He would have put .Creatore to shame. The part of Fairy Queen was taken oy lsdDclle GNoEWOOu, anu III IL, Wnen seated in her chariot she was a vision of loveliness.
 Every child deserves mention, but space forbids. 1Nhe entire perform ance was a success and will go on rec ord as one of the most brilliant occa- sions of its kind ever put on the stage in Montgomery.
 The leading characters were:
 Princess, Mary Ashley; Prince, Ruby Richardson; Stepmother, Claire Davis: Stepsisters, Julia Hill, Dora Davidson: :: Fairy Queen. Isabelle Norwood: Jester. T. J. Miles; Queen of the Butterflies. Gladys Hudson; Sunbeams, Misses Loeb and Maude Allen; Queen of the Daffo- dils, Elizabeth Tatum; Leader of Knights, Hannah Brown; Queen of the Roses. Julia May Henderson,; Leaders of the Roses, Genie Burke Flora Stake ly. -..
 The specialties were done by Rutb and Bernice Loeb, Miss Claire Hertz. Estelle Meyer, Claire Davis, Mary FL len Harris and Flora Stakely. The other characters were: Pink Roses-Queen, Julia May, Hem derson; Leaders, Flora Stakely, Genie Burke; Lucy McKeithen, Ida Parrish, Mary Ellen Harris, Bessie Miles, En- ma Lula Thomas, Bell Anderson, Mary Burke. Mary Boyd. Jessie Ware, Annie Solomon, Ellen Tyson, Annie Chandler, Lula Mcqueen, Sarah Warren Wilker- son, Georgia Richardson. Kate Booth, Isabelle Cobbs. Helen ColQuitt, Lila Belle Allen. Florence Norwood, Jen- nie Mae Wood, Minnie Miller, Calla Mae Smith. Nonnie Hobbie.
 Red Butterflies-Louise Freeman, Lois Carter. Clara Mason. Pond Lilies-Queen, Agnes Marks C-l1 Hudson, Julie Burke.
 Queens-Pond Lilies, Agnes Marks; Pansies. Virginia Lassiter; Daffodils. Beth Tatum; Fairies. Isabelle Norwood; i; Black Butterflies, Gladys Hudson {; Roses, Julia May Henderson. Cupids-Elizabeth Burton, Louise Bryan.
 Brownies-Leader, Michael Cody, Jr {; Milton Wood, Charley Tatum, Claude Houser. Alex Elliott. Charles Allen, Howard Boyd, Bowen Henderson, John Randolph, Theodore Hamilton, Nit Lee Kirkpatrick, William Moffet, Louie Cardinal. Willie John Taylor. Jr. Dafrodils-Queen, Beth Tatum: Fan nie Gordon, Virginia Walker, Eugenie Fort Loselle Finn, Edith Gunnels, Sal | lie Pearson, Minnie Futile, Margaret May, Sallie Pearson.
 Attendants to Prince-Captain, Han nah Brown; Sarah Brockman. Sarah Solomon. Julia Gordon, Lillian Quinn, Geraldine Hunt. | At Fairy Convention. Scene 2, the fol- | lowing young ladies spoke: G. Hill. M. Allen, Agnes Marks, Annie Laurie Mil Ter, Ida Harmon, Sallie Kirkpatrick, Maggie Miller. Mary Ella McKeithen, Ruth Allen, M. Boyd, Claytie Thorn ton, Ray Marcus. M. Carter, Beth Ta- tum. Louise HollOway
 Fairies-Queen, Isabelle Norwood; Mary Ella McKeithen, Mary Ella Holt,