Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-08-02
Burlesque Operetta
Cinderella :" as
Curtain Raiser
SOME CLEVER sPEC|A[T|Es
Performance Will Be Re-
peated Tonight-..P Proceeds
For New Library.

An audience that will tax the capa
city of the opera house should be il
attendance this evening at the secon(
performance Of the burlesque operetts
Cinderella" which is presented by 10
cal talent for the benefit of the Won
ans Board of Trade, and is under the
auspices of Mesdames r. l.. Baca ant
Arthur Seligman. The initial produc
tion last night was fairly well patron
lied but not as literally as was ex
pected or the merit of the play war
ranted The money to be derived
from the show is to go to a good
cause as it will be applied to the fund
being raised for the erection of the
new public library building.
"Cinderella' in itself is a tuneful
and laughable operetta which proves
superb curtain raiser for amateur
theatricals and especially so where
the performers are all girls and young
women. There are several very pret.
ty solo parts which are admirably cast
and the dialogue is replete with bright
lines which together with the catchy
music are conducive to banishing dull
care and giving unalloyed enjoyment.
Naturally there is not much of a plot
to the play if plot it can be called.
1t is in reality play within play.
The scene of action is the big YER
anda in front of a fashionable semi.
nary where the merry students are
congregated amusing themselves
Miss Jones (Mrs. S. G. Cartwright
principal of the boarding. school, en-
ters and informs the girls that she
has decided to let them have a cha
rade.. The proposition is hailed with
delight by the young ladies' and they
decide to reproduce the fairy story of
Cinderella Mrs. Jarvey (Mrs. A. R.
McCord) a teacher of elocution and
an actress who once played Juliet, is
engaged to conduct the rehearsals for
the charade, which at first is not ex-
actly what the staid principal anti
cipated.
A Laughable Situation
While Amy Fibbs Miss Heloise Di.
bert) is rehearsing her role as Gin.
derella, Miss Prudence Pinchbeck
miss Elizabeth DuVaD appears UP
on the scene. Miss Pinchbeck is a
visitor who called to inspect the
school with view to placing niece
in the institution. Amy Fibbs, as Gin
derella, is bemoaning her fate and
bewailing her mistreatment at the
hands of her two spiteful sisters and
Miss Pinchbeck thinking that the
student has actually been abused,
starts out for a policeman after as
suring the supposed unfortunate girl
of her assistance. Miss Fibbs is per-
picked at the intrusion of Miss Pinch
beck as this has no part in the play
CONSERVATION follows Miss Pinch
beck's reappearance. Explanations
then are in order.
Miss Hildred Hansen and Miss
Maude Harding are assigned to the
respective roles of Martha Higgins
and Carrie Jackson who take the
parts of the spitful sisters in the
charade.
Miss Amelia McFie assumes the
character of Rose Jennings who be-
comes the fairy godmother, and Miss
Mary Friday as Clara Wilkins por-
trays the part of the prince who falls
in love with Cinderella Others in
the play having speaking parts are
Miss Matilda Alonzo as Madamoiselle
governess, Miss Richie Sell
igman, as Sophonisbee Spivins, ro-
mantle girl with penchant for read. |
Ing novels, Miss Evelyn Dougherty, as
Sarah Ann, the greedy girl, who lives
only to eat, and little Miss Hazel
Sparks, as "Tattletale.
the burlesque operetta as presented
BY the local amateurs is really worth |
the price of admission alone, and !
without flattery it is doubtful it could |
be much improved upon by profess
sionals. The various roles were Sc
lected with great care are are en-
acted in manner beyond criticism.
The stage setting and costuming add |
l touch of realism. The stage
IS converted into a floral bower in
which Japanese umbrellas and Ian
,erns contribute to the decorative
effect.
Vaudeville Program Excellent.
A vaudeville program is given in
with the operetta which Is
equally as enjoyable. The first num-
Der is a vocal trio entitled MAY
Fine" which is sung by Misses Di-
)ert, Hansen and Harding. Other
'specialties" are q vocal solo Honey
Boy" by Miss Anita Baca, Whats the
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