The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-01
0PERETTA WAS AN
ARTISTIC SUCCESS
THE JAPANESE GIRL CHARMED
GOOD AUDIENCE AT CAIRO
OPERA HOUSE.
ALL BY LOCAL TALENT
Under Auspices of Daughters of The
kinq" of Church OF The Redeem
er-Cast Honored by luncr-
con AfterWard.

| fICltS scenes III the lOWelA NlhS
dom of Japan were enacted on thu
stage of the Cairo opera house LAS
Ieyening by a score of Cairo's loveliesi
young girls in an operetta, tentitle'
The Japanese Girl" and given unde!
the auspices Of the Daughters Of the
! King Of the Church of the Redeemer
Miss Hazel Alsthorpe organized the
company. directed the rehearsals and
played the piano score in the excelleni
orchestra and the artistic success OF
the affair was due to ber energy ans
good taste
The overture by the orchestra was
beautifully given by the orchestra
which was composed of the following
wellk nown musicians:
Miss Maude Sutherland, Miss Mag
dalene Vanderburgh Miss Hazel Ais
thorpe Messrs l.. Emile Protilet, Z,
n. Aisthorpe, Chester White, Emmett
Geisenhoff, Milton Kobler Clifford
Vincent The work of the orchestra
throughout was exceedingly good AMI
Miss Aisthorpe as leader, was a greag
pleasure
The libretto and music are witten
by Charles Vincent and the story
while simple is entertaining. the
main thought being the celebration OF
birthday OF the Japanese girl, o
Hani San, the fete and accompanying
features being exceedingly pretty.
The cast of characters is as fol
lows:
o HAM San, a Japanese Girl-Miss
Iona swQboda-
O Kitu San and 0 Kayo San, two
cousins of o Hani San-Misses Eela
Bondurant and Blanche Schlosser.
Chaya, a tea server-Miss Graca
Ciendenen.
Miss Minerva Knowall, an America
governess-Miss Mabel EugIer.
Nora and Dora TWIN, American
girls travelling in Japan-Misses Hei
en- Lewis and Gladys Aisthorpe.
Chorus. Misses Mary Butler Miu
ME Conant, Elsie Ibach, Winifred
Cox. Gladys Board, Ruth yesterday
Zaida Lewis. Mona Perrault, Phyllis
Smith. Margaret Strong. Louise Berry
Goldie Davis, Cecile Ent, Lutte Hill
Mabel Langan, Pauline Becker, Laura
Clendenen, Corinne Walker
Misses Swoboda, Bondurant. Schlos
ser and Clendenen were graceful an5
winsome and sang their parts in 4
captivating manner. There a were
number of sweet voices also in the
chorus which was well-drilled ana
sang with accuracy and melody tn
many tuneful numbers of this attrac
tive little composition
A japanese dance by Misses Piyllis
Smith. Zaida Lewis, Winifred Cox
Ruth yesterday, Louise Berry, Elsie
Ibach. Gladys Baird aud Margare'
Strong, was most happily received BY
the audience and prettily executed By
the dancers, as was also a spectacular
drill with lighted Japanese lanterns
at the close of the play.
The work of Miss Mabel Eneler a.
Miss Minerva Knowall was clever ami
Miss Helen Lewis and Miss Gladys
Aisthorpe as american girls travelling
in Japan were fetching in the ex
IRENE particularly in their song AMI
graceful little dance soon after then
appearance on the stage.
The scenes of the Japanese Girl
were an Adamless Eden until the
great and mighty Mikado arrived to
be present at the birthday fete. This
naughty potentate was none other
than Mr.. Kenneth Weuger who made
the long aud Iaborious trip from Va.
ley Recluse, near Mounds 10 enari
this formidable part. and he looked o.
fierce as the part demanded. garbe D
in all the pauoply OF thronedom. But
nut even the awful disguise could
keep the less fortunate boys tn the
audience from looking with wisifGl
eyes AT Kenneth surrounded by tae
beyy Of lovely girls who took part in
the pay.
The audience was go0dly one 10
numbers and a most appreciaiive on
in spirit and applause was loud and
vigorous at every opportunity.
The Daughters OF the King doub'-
less realized good sum from The
affairs.
After thc pay all those Ia the cast
and orchestra were given lunch
con a. the Alexander Club grill room
by Mr.. John :. Aisthorpe which mad"
happy finale TO the successful en-
tertainmenI
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