Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-17
.HFS, BLOSSOMS, ,iSUNBEAMS
cinderella In Flowerland" Given
With Great Success at St.
Mary's Hall - A
Beautiful
Operetta.

Elfs and blossoms, raindrops and
rainbows, flowers and sunbeams, a
bird, bee and the Prince of Sun
shine, had much to do last night in
transporting an audience of over eight
hundred people TO Falryland.
This audience was assembled at st.
Mary's Hall on Duke of Gloucester
street, and TO see the operetta in four
acts cinderella in Flowerland, "
which was given by the children of
st. Mary's School, under the direction
and instruction of the Sisters of Notre
Dame.
The operetta is a very pretty one
and has for its theme the old story of
Cinderella and the slipper. This time
not glass slipper but dainty green
slipper with pink ribbon laces. Gin
derella's S two proud sisters are the
Tiger Lilly and the Hollyhock. The
fairy godmother" of the mother
goose melody is Mother Nature, the
prince is Prince of Sunshine and the
ball is held ON the grassy sSard in
elfland. The story of the operetta is
that all the blossoms assemble in the
woodland and are invited to a ball.
They are first attired in brown domi-
noes, and upon invitation TO the ball
there is much ado about preparing stv-
lish gowns to wear. A fashion book is
consulted, and Dame Fashion says
any color so its green or words to that
effect. Green is the leading color and
only stylish one, ESQ all the gowns are
to be green and the bonnets may be
gorgeous array of anything the wearer
pleases. All decide upon their gowns
except Daisy. the common meadow
daisy She has only last years gown
and that won't do. Her fair and
proud sisters bid her goodbye and go
to prepare their gowns for the Prin-
ces ball the invitation to which has
been given and was read by Robin
Red Breast, Robert Thomas. Daisy
sings of her woes, her desire TO go to
the ball, ETC., and Godmother Nature,
Miss Agnes Lamb, appears, cOstumed
in beautiful flowers, and bearing III
stead of wand a large wooden rake
decorated with blossoms The good
godmother provides a way for the
meadow daisy and by her "magic
wand'' transforms the plain, ragged
lass into beautiful fower-the Prin-
cess Marguerite. Cinderella of Flow.
erland, the meadow daisy and Margue-
rite are one character impersonated by
Miss Matilda Duvall.
The Bee, Master Joseph Armacost.
plays an important part. His costume
is faultless and he never forgets his
buzz -buzz-with which he warns the
daisy when she stays over time at the
Princes ball. The Bonnie Bee and
four beautiful butterflies, -faHltlessly
costumed, drove with a golden chain
the daisy TO the ball The butterflies
are Margaret Woolley, Lillian Everson,
Constance Brady and Katherine Mus
terman. who gave pretty little drill
as we'll as act as charioteefs for Daisy.
The story is the old one of Cinderella
staying too late at the ball, her cos
tune being again transformed from
gorgeous array to rags, and her flight,
in which she loses the slipper which
the Prince finds. He seeks her, and
all the blossoms are assembled. The
Prince has lost his heart with Daisy
or Marguerite, and wants her for his
wife. He proclaims he will wed the
owner of the slipper he has found.
The blossoms try it on, but it fits no
foot, but that of Daisy, and she be-
comes the Princess.
In all the scenes the stage setting is
most beautiful and effective, the
electric lights greatly enhancing
the spectacle. In the prologue In
vitation of Fairyland" twelve young
girls dressed in flowing white robes
with long oars sing a motion song.
The Queen of the Fairies glides in
rowing her Egolden gondola. She is
Miss Agnes Wiegard. She steps light
ly from her boat and invites all to
Fairyland. The invitation is accept
ed and all drift gracefully behind the
scenes.
The fairies are Misses Marie Lee,
Mary Flood, Josephine HUM, ILaetitia
Farrell, Amelia Schultz, Mollie Tay-
lor, Catherine Cunning, Nellie Mid
dleton, Marie Batter, Bernadine Fank.
Cecilia Fank, Louise Stehle Queen,
Agnes Wiegard.
The blossoms appear. They are
Hollyhock, Miss Amy Farrell; Tiger
Lily, Miss Fannie Wiegard Daffodil,
Miss Cecilia Frank; Sweet Briar.
Miss Clara Smith; Lilly Bell, Miss
Annie Lutz; Narcissus, Miss Ruth
Smith; Poppy, Miss Clara Russell
Pausy, Miss Josephine Woolley; Vio-
let, Miss Sarah Woolley; Sweet Pea,
Miss Agnes Wiegard: Buttercup, Miss
Lula Woolley; Jonquil, Miss May
SchwaIlenberg.
All wear green gowns and each has
on hat or bonnet indicative of the
flower she represents. These bonnets
are works of art. They are made of
crepe paper and are designed after the
flower. From their crowns loom up
the stamens and pistils and the rep
is perfect The bonnets
which are works of art were made by
the good Sisters of Notre Dame, who
also designed the costumes, all of
which suggest time and patience in
the work, not to say art and genius.
Prince Sunshine is impersonated by
Master Joseph Muhlmeister and the
little sunbeams are Amelia Purdy,
Mary Preller, Lila Sanders, Bessie
Finnegan, Claire Denver, Bessie
Thomas.
These give a pretty little drills and
motion songs and are all appropriately
attired in yellow, looking veritable
little sunbeams. A drill is also given
by the dear little daisies who are Mar
garet Naughton. Violet Martin. Esther
Salibe, Lens Lorea. Annie Casicinao.
Helen Meekins. Katie Holmes, Irene
Gesner, Lena Lutz, Ethel Purdy,
Inis Mayhews.
The ball is a beautiful spectacle,
and the minuet is introduced and is
gracefully danced by the HOllyhock.
Tiger Lilly, Poppy, Pansy, Violet,
Daffodil. Jonquil and Sweet Briar
The minuet was taught by Miss Katie
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