Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28
ELKS WILL PRESENT
EGYPTIAN PRINCESS
PROCEEDS TO BE USED FOR
REUNION EXPENSES
Large Number of Accomplished Girls
Will Participate in Production
to Be Given at Santa
Monica
sunset 1854.
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VENICE, June 81. - Preparations
made for the production of the Egyp-
tan Princess at the Venice auditorium
Tuesday evening, under the auspices OF
Santa Monica lodge No. 900, b. p. ..
e., promises,a a rare treat in the way of
amateur productions.
Mrs. 5. Elizabeth Parker is training
the large chorus, which is made up of
some of the most prominent persons
of the young society set on Santa
Monica bay. This will be the last of
series of events which have been
given during the winter for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the entertain
ment of the visiting Elks during the
week of the grand lodge meeting.
Miss Myrtle Gonzales of Los An
geles will take the part of AlVa, the
slave girl: Mrs. Parker is cast as
Princess Aida, with Elizabeth Atwell
Neal as the Egyptian queen; Princess
Tabubu will be played by Helen Wer-
ner The balance of the cast is as fol-
fows Queen Grania, Alice Hicks;
Herbu, Edith Watson; Herald, VIII
Watson.
Companions to the princess will be
Harriet Bell Vail and Margaret Mil
Ter.
Priestesses
High priestess, Florence Schmidt,
Jennie V. Neves, Myrtle May, Mrs. 5.
F. Sturdevant, Lennie Yarnell, Flor
ence Simonds, Evelyn Goss, Mrs. A. H.
Clifford and Olga Pert.
Incense bearer-Elizabeth Leeds.
Attendants-Marga Miller, Harriet
Bell Vail. Miss Holland, Louise Rob-
erts. Alice Atwill, Aileen Phillips,
Fansy Beam, Irma Hooster and Caro-
lyn Payne.
Slaves-Irene Hitler. Charlotte Carr,
Agnes Whitaker, Crichton Jones,
Wanda Vanbelries, Hilkea Meinacke
and Dorothy Reeves
Pauline Griffith, Pearl lie Fevre, Mar
garet Brown. Lillian Phillips, Kath-
leen Boyce, Athena Pert, Helen Brown,
Mildred Power and Stella Gonzales.
Flower girls-Carey Fleming Par
ker Dorothy Eddy, Dathne Goss, Be
mona Wartelle. Marian Griffith, Edith
Slack. Helen Kingman, Dorothy Run
Executive Staff
S. Elizabeth Parker musical direc-
tor; Josephine williams, stage direc-
tor; Lillian Adams, organist; Clarence
". Knoth, orchestra director; NJ P.
Neves, accompanist: Harry Nichols
electrician and scenic effects; Mrs.
Jennie V. Neves and Josephine Will
liams. costume designers; J. l.. Ander-
son, stage manager; Y. Z. Reuter-, stage
carpenter.
Scenery from Majestic theater kind
ly loaned by Mr.. Morosco.
stage properties kindly loaned by
Fred n. Harrison of japanese expo
sition.
Special orchestrations by G. A. Bar
ker.
The musical numbers and feature
dances to be rendered are as follows:
Act
Instrumental introduction and CHOIR
us: song, There's a Beautiful Isle in
the Far, Far West" Alva; duet and
chorus, "A Daughter Nine queen and
princess; patter song, Nov, Isn't it
Really Extraordinary Tabubu; duet,
Were a Prince princess and Alva;
scene, " whittier Away so Fast chorus.
Herbu; recital and recitation, MY
Dearest Wish,' Alva; chorus, Bring
Me Flowers" (a) Pure and White as
the Lotus" (b) Il Have Been a-May-
ing princess and chorus; march; en-
trance of the queen; chorus to Hathar.
Act II
aerpentine dance, Mrs. Mcclellan;
duet, Now, Phila Darling" chorus,
Long Live the Queen" solo for queen:
solo. with JOY My Thankful Heart.
princes and chorus; chorus, "Slow Ad-
vancing"; recitation and song, Take
Back the Gifts" Queen Grania;
chorus Hail, Hail, Joyously Hail.
(a) "Moon Dear princess and chorus;
song, Dear Me, This Is Surprise,
Tabubu; burlesque incarnation scene,
Nyssa. Phila and Tabuu; trumpet
chorous, "Ta-ra-ta-ra": song, "Ah,
Strange Indeed the Web of Fate, y
Alva: Egyptian scarf dance, dancing
girls: veil dance, Stella Gonzales; final
chorus, ITO Greet the King"
Applications for special reservations
and box seats are coming in in such
numbers that the committee is as
sured of a record breaking audience
Arrangements have been made to run
a number of special cars to the beach
from Los Angeles the night of the per
formance to accommodate a number of
Angel City Elks who have signified
their intention of being present.