Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-23
ENcHANTMENT PROVES A HIT
FniryIand Spectacle at Auditorium
an Entertainment worthy of
Its object.

Several hundred Of Oulaha's children
amused the public al the Auditorium last
night with the brilliant fairyland spectacle,
''Enchantment." and the public was more
than delighted with the vivid display Of
colors the sweet child voices and the
wonderful exhibition Of graceful move
nents. Ii was a veritable fairyland, in
deed, and peopled with the characters Of
the Midsummer Nights Dream Ttania,
Oberon, Puck. The trend Of shakespeare's 5
play was not followed. for J. Edgar owens.
the author Of the idyl and the director Of
its presentation. has found something far
better suited to the talents Of the little
folks. The action centers about the seepter
OF Queen Titania, which is given by Oberon
TO Puck and used by him for purposes Of
| enchantment Il is stolen from Puck by
Moth, but in the end is restored to the
queen
The prominent parts were admirably done.
Ethel Dovey Of Plattsmouth took the role
Of Titania, queen Of the fairies. She ap-
| peared in two solos so Sad Queen. ~
| and Where Is the Scepter?" Her voice
\ is a singularly clear soprano and the re-
! gret was that the audience did not have
/ the opportunity Of hearing it oftener. Miss
Ruth Brandeis. a personifcation Of grace
as the queen Of the flowers. led her beau
! uIl4 SUBJECTS through DtNlutIlAL6 Oa44Nt9
! Little Gladys Chandler. the queen Of the
butterflies, was an object Of admiration to
everybody. Scarcely more than a baby,
| rosy checked and chubby, she sang like a
born mistress Of opera, and her words
| could be heard distinctly far back in the
/ big hall. She appeared in several solos
| and was warmly applauded. Louise Ben
/ nett was the famous Puck As possessoI
! Of the scepter she was the life Of fairy
land, together with Moth, the Miller, who
was himself a Jester. The dialogues be-
tweer the two were a pleasure, as the
| voices were well modulated and could be
| heard distinctly.
| The production was succession Of dia-
logues, solos, duets. choruses, drills and
dances OF various kinds. Two little solo
dancers, Mildred Vivian wertz and Corinne
Beatrice Klein made beautiful pictures as
they kicked and whirled against a back
ground of gorgeous color afforded by the
costumes Of BIRDS butterflies, flowers, court
ladies and cavaliers, fairies. guards, grass
hoppers, crickets and gnomes. The fina-
scene is in Queen Titania' court, festoonet
with leaves and flowers. Titania STANDS OF
a platform high above her subjects and a!
a final chorus they sing Good Night
The idyl was presented for the benefit Of
the Creche. II will be given again FRIDAY
night and Saturday matinee. The audienc'
last night was much smaller than was de
served by a production Of such merit II il
expected that Saturday will be a big da!
for the children and hundreds Of them vii
come TO see the play at the Auditorium
then.
Following is the cast Of the principa
characters:
Titania, queen Of the fairies...............
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Miss Ethel c. Dove.
Florine, queen Of the flowers .............
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Miss Ruth BRANDED
Airie, queen Of the butterflies .............
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Miss Gladys Chandle
Prince Oberon, the royal consort.........
............................ Fred c. Hayne
Puck. the court Jester. Miss Louise Bennet
Moth the miller ................... Roy Klei
Elhne, Of Titania's court ..................
. .-.....................-.. Miss Vivian Pate
Airline, the royal herald. Miss Edna Lev
Tristan, Prince Oberon's standard
bearer ....-..........-.......- Gordon Rut