The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-31
ENSLEY ID HAVE BIG EXTRAVAGANZA About 15O Will Take Part in
 the Performance FOR BENEFIT OF LIBRARY Local Talent Production Promises to Be a Great success-other
 News of EnsIey and
 Vicinity.

Ensley, October SO.-tspecial.)-Exten- sive preparations are being made by the board O. trustees of the Carnegie library for a musical extravaganza' which Will be presented by local talent at the Ehs- ley Opera house on the 18th and 10th of November, with a matinee performance on the 16th.
 The management of the play will be under the personal direction of MT. J.. Edgar Owens of New York, assisted py a special committee on arrangements, which consists of the Rev. J. w. Orr Prof. Thomas R. Walker and Dr. N. T.. Hendon MT Owens is also directing the rehearsals of that historic drama, pa mon and Pythias,p which is to be given at the opera house at an early date.
 15o People in Cast.
 About 15O persons will take part In the performance all of whom will be selected from amongst local talent. The first re- hearsal was held at the theatre this after noon with more than 100 young ladies and girls and boys present. The participants are being enrolled as fast as possible, and by the end of the week it is ex- pected that the required number will have been enrolled. The majority of the per- formers will be selected from the ranks of the public school children. Professor Walker is experimenting the work of selecting the performers. number of the principal parts are yet to be nileo' but these characters will soon be op- tained.
 Beautiful Costumes.
 A particular feature of the play Will be the displayal of numerous beautlful costumes, a great number of which came from abroad The others came from Philadelphia Some of the costumes are made of the finest fabrics and are said to be rare creations of the dressmaker art. Among the other features will be a chorus of butterflies, the parts to be taken by very small girls. A chorus or talrles for girls of a larger size and young ladies' flower chorus, in which numerous beautiful flowers will be displayed. me bows will also come in with chorus or guards for the smallest size and chorus of homes for the larger boys.
 Throughout the play pretty musical numbers will be rendered, with graceful drills and movements. and several solos by the principal characters. Among the young ladies who will take parts are Miss Jerome Rogers, Miss Floy Sexton, Miss Bertha Cowan, Miss Jamie Wells, Miss Sarah Glider Miss Edith Scott, Miss Hattie McCluen, Miss Zadie Rogers, Miss Grace Kennedy, Miss Lota Sawyer, .iiss Roberta Russell, Miss Marian Wilson, Miss Mable Brooke, Miss Patricia Strib- ling Miss Florence Cutter, Miss Ester Lind. Miss Hattie Hrazelton, Miss Mar garet Morgan, Miss Irene Clere. The next rehearsal will be held at the opera house | tomorrow at D. m.
 Services at St. Johns. The following services and exercises will be held at the rectory and at St Johns Episcopal church during the bal ance of the week and including Sunday morning, November 4:
 Wednesday, October 3i-Meeting of St i Margarets Guild at reetory 2411 Avenue 1 E, at D. m.
 Thursday, November 1-All Saints day 9 a. m.-Holy communion.
 43O p. m.-Organization of chapter oi Daughters of the King. 7:30 D. m-Election of officers of Broth. 1 erhood of St. Andrew. Tuesday, November ?, D. m.-Litany service, followed by an address by the Rev Watarsee Sakakibara, M. A., grad | uate of Trinity school, Sewanee. Tenn. and of Columbia university, New York city
 S:30 D. m.-Choir rehearsal, under di- rection of the new choir master, MT Baker.
 Sunday, November (2ist after Trinity 9:3O a. m.-Sunday school. II a. m.-Holy communion and sermon ''The Bride of Christ and Holy Mother the Church.
 3 D. m.-Mission Sunday school al Tuxedo.
 8 D. m-Evening prayer, said by the rector. The sermon will be preached by the