The Washington times., 1908-04-19
SOCIETY OPERETTA
AWAITED EAGERLY
Youthful Stars Ready to
Present prince of
ParCheeSi.
Tomorrow Nights Produc-
ton Offers Many Pleas
ing Specialties.

When the little curtain bell tinkles at
the Belasco Theater tomorrow night L.
viii sound the beginning of the most
exciting and novel adventure in the lives
of many Of the younger society girls
In Washington, who are TO be the chief
actors in The Prince of Parcheesi," the
new musical comedy which will be pre-
scented for the first time.
For weeks cast and chorus have been
rehecrsing under the direction OF Percy
+. Leach and now they are ready to
show the public just what a lot of So
ctety maids and men can do when they
put their minds to II. Several members
Of NE company have shown marked
ability both dramatically and yocaIly.
and there is more than one who prom
lses to make a genuine hit az the per-
torrance tomorrow night.
Prominent in Cast.
Prominent in the cast are a number
OF Teii-knOwn society leaders. particu-
larry those Of the younger set. Mrs.
2 Lee Philips, whose voice has been
heard in private recitals, will sing the
principal role, and Miss Olga Converse
VIII enact the soub-ette role. Miss
Aimyra Sessions will pay the comedy
character role as a Boston school
ma'aIn.- and Miss Edith Sponord will
sno" just how fascinating a little
Gelsha girl may be-
Philip P Scantling will have the lead
ing tenor role. which has been nro-
Vioed with several tunefuI songs
George H. O'connor will play a trainer
and sing several songs. Charles &.
Harris VIII enact the role of the L,iDr
OF the Island of Parcheesi. and Franz
% Greene viii be the prince for vybor,
the opera is named. Morven Tbon,nso-
as the sheriff, lie Roy Cough AZ =
uIee<y promoter. Harris Crist as lord
chamberlain 10 the King. Robert FL
more. Miss Alice Goodwin. Mis-, stora
Mrs Randall Hagner. Miss Courtensv
collins DR.. Breckenridge Bavne Pr
ton Brown. and George X. seldom coy,-
plete the cast.
The Leading Features.
Some Of the best features NJ the o-o-s
are the girls choruses. which have bes1
arranged in a variety OF costumes E-f-e+
arc the alltah girls, dressed in short
SAlrts' rough shirt waists and Iarri1a
IN this chorus are Miss Marcia Curtin
MSS Bessie Prescott. Miss Stephanie
1fescott' Miss Clochette MaEruder. Miss
Poliy Mason. Miss Hester Shepard Miss
Margaret Woodward. and Miss Sadie
Murray. ''''''i9
me American girl chorus promises to
pat the best variety of professional
snow girls far in the shade. For this
cnorus Mr. Leach has selected Mrs.
Randall Hagner. Miss Vera Downing
Miss Helen Downing Miss SsIbe Car
hngtor. Miss Alice Shepard, Miss E-Iaa-
Tor Ridgsly, Miss Courtenav Collins
and Miss Lillian Stone.
When George O'Connor sings his
oon' song he will have the assistance
% SIX of the cleverest dancers in the
company in Miss Darlington. Mis-
Woodward, Miss Bessie Trescott. Miss
Stephani7 Trescott, Miss Murray. and
Miss Magruder.
Quite the most fascinating Of aII-if 2
distinction could possibly be made with
so many charming girls to choose from
are the country maids who come to
town and have an interesting eyre
fience In city ways and customs Thee
dainty little maids will be Miss Hsmen-
way. Miss Sutherland. Mrs. Cough.
airs. Wheeler Miss Elizabeth Goodwin,
and Miss Cole.
Alluring Personalities.
The Old Time Girl viii have aIIuring
representatives IN Miss Addie Slack and
Miss Loring, in hoOpskirts and curIs;
Miss Curtin and Miss Hemenway. as
FLUFFY Ruffles girls; Miss Stafford and
Miss Sutherland. as InGian maids; Miss
Stone and Miss Collins, as smart French
girls. and Mrs. Hagner and Miss Ridge
~ will show just how properly bored
real Gibson girls should be.
The Too Zoos are cute little Geisha
girls, who sing. dance. and use tiny
fans in true Oriental fashion. They are
Miss Addie Slack, Miss May Slack, Miss
Bessie Sessions, Miss Padelford. Miss
Marguritta Morse. Miss MiIIiken. Miss
Edna Earlougher, Miss Eliza beth
Goodwin. Mrs. Cough, Miss Stafford.
Miss Alice Downing. Miss Former, and
Miss Dunbar.
Some high-class specialties will be
introduced in the last act, which takes
place on the broad deck of an Anaeri-
an battleship- Mrs. Philips ~. ding
the waltz song, while a dozen or more
officers and American girls will repeat
the big feature OF The Merry widow
Miss Collins viii give limitations Of lead
ing comic opera stars; Miss Miller will
give a Spanish song and dance: Miss
Spofford win give a Japanese dance and
Mr.. Elnore will give an imitation of
Louis Mann.
Junior Republic Benefit.
The operetta il 10 be produced BY the
recently organized Washington ORA
matte Society. Of which Mrs AIexan-
der BTittOn is president; DR.. Alfred
Hopkins. vice president, and Miss En-
lily Fitch. secretary. The performances
viii be for the beneht OF the Junior Re-
public Of Annapolis Junction.
Miss Ruth Halford has represented
this organization in financing the oper-
eta and has given all her time since
the beginning of rehearsals to its de-
tails With acting as Official prompter,
taking the parts of absent principals.
buying costumes and keeping track Of
renearsals, she has a busy time of it,
The Prince Of Parcheesi'' has three
acts, every one Of which sparkles with
GOOD jokes, topical songs, and ensemble
NUMBERS or high grade. Were Il lack
lng IN every other feature. the pretty
slrls ana the splendid music would
carry II through in good shape.
A BIG NECCET