Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-11-14
THE Miser's WILL
A Kindergarten Benefit

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The operetta is to be given for the
kindergartens maintained by the Free
Kindergarten and Childrens Aid AS
ISOLATION of Honolulu. This organi-
cation also has charge of the Castle
Home for Children up Manoa Valley
In the beautiful home of the late
Mrs. Mary Castle. While the general
officers are the same for both the
Home and the Kindergartens, each
has its own financial secretary, and
the funds are kept separate. Mrs.
y. *. Myers is the financial secretary
for the kindergarten and Mrs. r.
e. Richardson for the Castle Home.
The Castle Kindergarten Is a sep
arate institution and Is supported
entirely by the Castle Estate.
The committee having the oper-
eta in charge are. Mrs. z. X. Myers,
Mrs. Kingsbury, Mrs. Allan White,
Mrs. NJ. Phillips, Miss Charlotte
Hall, Miss Frances Lawrence.
THE Miser's Mill was written
by Mrs. Garrett, Lewis and Edna
Proctor Clarke (Mrs. Henry Hayes)
OF iilo, and was put on there several
years ago most successfully. Mrs.
Lewis Will come down next week to
add the finishing touches and direct
II herself. In the meantime the re-
hearsals are In the able hands of
Mrs. Allan White, Mrs. Tenney Peck,
Mrs. Mcclellan, the committee and
the chaperones. The plot OF THE
Miser's Mill'' Is laid in Holland and
the scene will be very effective back
ground of snow-sprinkled trees and
n big Dutch windmill. The time Is
Christmas eve, when through the
air" Hans says. great bands of an
gels wheel.
when in their stalls the adoring
cattle kncel, ....
when in this forest gracious elf
and fay .......
Come to strew blessings on each
mortal's way"
The wicked little gnomes give
their identity In a grotesque song
and dance:---
I'VE are the gnomes,
The creeping gnomes &c.,.
That live in the Miser's Mill:
Evil and pain we grind as grain
Working his wicked will:
Deep in the mould We guard his
gold
And work his wicked will"
I edna Proctor Clarke.)
Roy Bush as the first gnome and
Maurice Malanthe as second gnome
carry the parts with much gusto.
The Christmas fairies with their
attendants bring color and Joy to the
scene. 81, Id
Christmas Fairies--Jollity. Miss
Margaret .Restarick; Joy, Miss Vera
Damon; Mirth, Miss Helene ,Spald-
Ing; Love. Miss Ray Bell; Pity, Miss
Gemima Wadman; Peace, Miss Ruth
McChesney.
The attendants will be printed la
ter. Mr.. Wilder as the cruel old
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uration is even greater than Miss
Philuras; Miss Alice Spalding and
Vernon Tenney do full justice to the
role of poor, destitute. barefooted
grandchildren.
The operetta ends with Christmas
Publications participated in by 4
large group of village children led
by the Misses Margaret and Helen
Center in a real Dutch dance in
wooden shoes. The play is as beau
tiful little Christmas story as one
can find and is equally interesting
to grown-ups. who can still enjoy a
trip to the land of the, elves and
fairies, and to the children who do
light In seeing their dreams come
true. The dates are Nov. 9th and
2Sth. The admission prices are 81,
rs cents and so cents; for children
under Vi years OF age only so cents
Will be charged at the matinee Sat
urday afternoon, Nov. 2Sth., no
Young Frances Cooper gave n gay
and enjoyable dance at the Cooper
mansion on the hill last evening. The
young people thoroughly entered into
the spirit of the affair. The young
/ host lid the honors of the occasion In
u most gallant manner and won many
tnconiums for his tact and courtesy
He was assisted In receiving by Misses
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