Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-24
WAS MERRY SCENE
That Presented at the illinois
Theater Last Evening by the
Villa de Chantal
BEFORE BRILLIANT AUDIENCE
Young People and Tots in Song and
Dance, 500, Monoiogue and
Comedy.

One OF the most pronounced sue
cesseS in the way of home talent en-
tertainments ever given in Rock Island
was that of last evening by the pupils
OF the Villa de Chantal at the Illinois
theater. Not only were the numbers
of the program of a high order from
an artistic stand point, but the ma
terial side of the entertainment show
ed good results, every seat in the
house bling sold early Monday, ami
hundreds occupied the gallery. Scores
thronged the lobby near the hour of 6
O'Clock, and it was with difficulty that
the audience was seated.
The program included cantata IN
which some siXty-five young people and
little children took part, solo and
chorus songs. graceful dances, a mono
losue and one act farce "A Case CT
Suspension"
Opens With Cantata,
The cantata, The May Queen
comprised the first part of the pro
gram. The production, which is IN
two scenes, was very prettily costum-
ed and the chorus and solo numbers
were heartily applauded. The part OF
the May Queen was taken by Miss
Emily BOylston, the Princess Goodwill
was represented by Miss Blanche
Trimble. and the Fairy Queen by Miss
Marie Cain. The Misses Juanita WI
lard, Hazel Dooley. Mae Ross. Julia
McIlvain. Sadie Ceiling, Ethel Wade
| Grace O'Neil, Grace Rosenfield. and
Elizabeth Craig represented the flower
maidens, their respective characters
being the moss rose, daisy, forget-me
| not, golden rod, heliotrOpe. pansy. lily
pink, and violet. The following little
girls acted as attendants to the flower
| maidens: Katherine Dolly, Anna
Friese Robinson. Beth Emery Gene.
We've Stauduhar, Ivy Burt, Margaret
Wardell, Edna Ohlweiler, Grace La
Velle, and Mary Kelly. The village
| maidens were represented by the
| Misses Clara Buckley, Josephine Buck
| ley, Clara Math. Agnes Maucker. Mary
| kavanagh. Mae Higgins, Edna Burke
Miriam Macken. Florence Sherrick
| Naomi Johnson, Marie Zwicker DOROTHY
Simpson, Ida LauderbaSh. Marie Pur
cell, Dorothy Arndt, Gertrude ROsen
| field, Bessie McEniry. Grace Wood. E.
Their Horblit, Henrietta Horblit, Juli-
| Davis, Teresa Heritzka, Vera Hinkley
| and Myrtle Schroeder.
The Misses Mary Wall, Luella Jones
| Margaret Durnin. Marie Blackburn
| Irene Beacon, Bessie Moss, Edna Zum
| biel, Elizabeth MauCker, Amy Buckley
Helen Spencer, Helen LaVelle, Mari,
| Beecher, Marie O'Brien. Gladys Dur
Heavy, Katherine Stauduhar Katherin,
| Nessler. Marie Bertelsen. Henriett.
BeTtelsen, Janet Morrison. Regina d
DOnker. Margaret DeKeyser, Eilen,
Reeves. Katherine McIniry. Mn
Streckfus, Cora Knight. Martha MOI
ton, GwenOla Cornell, and Lucille Coo
nell represented the fairies who az
peared to brighten the May day fes
tivties. John William Potter and Bel
Hurst Potter served gracefully as page
10 the May Queen, and WaldrOn Doll
as the gallant little standard bearer.
Dances and Pantomimes.
III ne SeCOnQ part OF Ile program ii
cluded soprano solos by Newma
Jones, the Chicago boy soloist; cha
acter songs and artistic dance steps !,
Miss Edna Zumbriel, a monologue b
Miss Edna Zumbriel in the characte
of Sissy Hawkins, a song, "Nita G
tana,' and a pantOmime dance led b
Miss Julia McIlvain; the Butterh
dance with solo dance by Miss Doc.
thy Simpson; and a solo. Five Nil
utes in Holland" by Miss Edna Zu1