The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-14
ADJUSTMENTS
"A Comedy Of Toys.


diences that ever packed the Grand
Opera House last night sat through
/ The performance CT A Comedy OF
Toys" Charles Demands play, pro
duced by the Sunbeam Circle OF Kings
Daughters. for the benefit OF the
Home for Incurables. and when the
last doll had crossed over into slum-
berland and the curtain had been rung
down, there were nothing but express
sions of praise for the splendid exhi-
bition put on BY the young folks.
The cast had been advertised as all
star, and that it came fully up to ex-
pectations is the unanimous opinion
Of Columbia this morning. Every one
of the two score juveniles showed the
effects of careful training, and all OF
them displayed a natural talent and
adaptability to parts that was little
short of marvellous. Stage fright was
banished to the realms of the Bogy
man, and with perfect naturalness
and ease the youthful actors played
their roles.
The play is in three acts, the first
showing doll shop, where Katy, the
toy mans daughter, eagerly awaits
the arrival of customers. A powerful
smelling salt awakens the dolls, which
at once take on the attributes and
characteristics of children, developing
into gay coquettes, gallant knights OF
the sword, Jealous suitors. In act
second it is midnight in the toy shop.
The third act is in three scenes, and
as a finale the dolls sink back into
slumber and are grouped as at the
opening.
Special costumes, many of them fan
tastic were used in the production Of
the play, and the admirable way in
which the costumer had performed his
task added much to the success of
the entertainment. The scenery and
light effects we're good.
Every member of the cast was above
and the honors were about
evenly shared, with Ellen Douglass
Everett and LeMyra Harlan we'll to
he front as gifted entertainers. AS
'Topsy," the black doll Miss Everett
vas great success, winning many
ounds Of applause by her clever
work. Miss Harlan the dancing doll,
endered song that proved one OF
he distinct hits Of the evening.
Verna Shelley as the toy mans
laughter, played one of the leading
oles, and that very acceptably.
The various players and their parts
1ere:
Glue Pott, the toy man, Wendell
hurch; Katy, the toy mans daugh-
or, verna Shelly; Bib, French doll,
harlotte Watson; Topsy, black doll,
lien Douglass Everett; Angelica,
ag doll, Leila Barr Anderson; Prince
a gentleman doll, Ewing Ev-
'ett; Captain Tillerope, a sailor doll,
P. Padgett; Sergeant Bon Bon,
,ldier doll, James Wooten; Sylvania,
retired fairy, Zulema Brownlow;
ISIS Pudding Head, dolls head, Lii
an Brant; Sand Man, Maude Arthur;
an in the Moon, Margaret Green
W.
Animals from Noah's Ark.
Frog, Grace Fry Owl, Bessie Porter
win; Cat Pauline Elan; Pig, Fran
S Jones; Turkey, LeMyra Harlan;
Peep, Leslie McCarty; Jack-in-the
*, Tincy Cakes
Jumping Jacks.
Wendell Church. Fred Stephenson,
d Carmack.
Dancing Doll, LeMyra Harlan.
Paper Dolls.
Mary Mckinney, Leslie McCarty,
Try Lee Foster, Pauline Fulton, Re-
,ca Watson Archie Brown, Gather
Hastings, Pauline Bell.
Letter Blocks.
larry Porter, Sarah Leach, Narcisse
ming, Mary Jane Caperton, Helen
arrow, Sarah Morgan, Eugenia
lrp, Margaret McKennon, Josephine
ton.
Dolls Heads.
irginia New, Rachael Carpenter.
n especially enjoyable feature OF
entertainment was the playing of
orchestra, which was composed Of
lumber of Columbia's gifted musi-
is, who had volunteered their SER
IS for the evening, as follows:
Camille Herndon and
S Halle Fry.
rst Violinist-Miss Mary Dale Fig.
i;
econd Violins-Frances Moore and
nora Williamson.
9hearsals for the nlay were under