The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-04
A WOODLAND MUSICALE

A WOODLAND MUSICALE
The Fletcher School of Music never gave
q more charming production than the
last one. which more fully illustrated to
the public all the strength and beauty
of this interesting system. Before the
play started Mrs. Bridges explained to
the audience that the Queen of the
Woodland was visiting her subjects in the
Fletcher School of Music and would con-
duct a test in music. In a few words she
gave the outline of the play. its educa-
tive value and stressed the fact that 1t
was simply the everyday work of the
children given in attractive form to the
grown-ups who would understand and
appreciate.
The curtain rise displayed woodland
scene of rare beauty and charm, fairies
and woodland nypmhs and elves sitting
on the rocks and dancing in the 'fiowery
dells. which the dim, rosy glow of a
twilight hour diffused the only light.
Among all these stood the tiny herald.
with his golden bugle. who told In sweet
est of song that the Queen was approach
ing to hold her test in music-the great
est of her arts. Skipping about the love-
ly Queen and forming pretty figures
around her. the welcome was sung in
voices spontaneous and natural and I'M
strained, not note too high, nor a note
too low as is too often the case with
songs for child voices.
Then with keyboard drills. free tech
nique, rythmical marches and many other
tests, the little folk unraveIled in the sim
plest, easiest, quantest way the most diff
ficult mysteries of music lore, which
seemed to the old-time music lore, which
finest magic of faryland. The fairies
were robed in white, the wood nymphs in
green, the elves In yellow, while wreaths
of flowers crowned their heads The lit
tie brownies were a delight to behold
and very quaint it seemed to see a
Brownie singing blithly or playing clear
ly and accurately upon the piano from a
leaf-entwined plano STOOL
These entertainments which the Fetch
er school gives to its patrons are too
beautiful, uplifting, and educative to be
confined to space limits, and next year
her patrons have plans on foot whereby
ths-whole of the Birmingham public may
enjoy these exercises. The participants
included
Queen-Stela May Orr.
Herald-Jack Thomas.
Fairies-Dorothy Vernon. Evelyn Car
ter, Katherine Carter, Louise Manu. Vir-
ginia Howard. Elizabeth Woodal, Louise
Rule, Margaret Lewis. Theresa Cory, So
phie Pollock, Hazel Campbell, Eleanor
Massey. Elizabeth De OWES, Gwen Nc
Whorter, Lucille Lyle, Frances Orr.
Nymphs-Marion Bissell, Viola Laurell
Annie Brown, Eleanor Wilson, Dorothy
Wilson, Lelta Stewart, Nola Burgin.
Brownies-Floyd Helms, Claude Helms,
Baxter Badham. Jack Thomas, Pearson
Proctor, Jack Williamson, James Hunni-
cult, Victor Scaefer.
Elves-Freda Crum Lucy Bridgers, Ka-
tie White, Josie Burgin, Marion Ward
Lee Ola Dewberry, Emily Thompson,
Ollie Davis, Essie Lee Pearson, Gladys
Rule, Caryl Penney. Virginia Dixon.
Madelin Jacobs, Martha Collier.
Foresters-Stewart Minis, Armstrong
Cory Fred Rule, John M. Bridges, Chap
pelle Cory.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Graymont School Improvement as
ISOLATION will hold meeting Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock in the auditorium
of the public school, Mrs. w. d. Smith
is the president of the organization.
Mrs. Ned r. McDavid calls a meeting
of the Graymont Free Kindergarten asso-
citation for Tuesday afternoon at 1880
o'clock. A full attendance is requested,
as the annual election of officers will
occur.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Mrs. Ned Richardson McDavid and
children are spending several days on
Shades Mountain as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Rose wellington Owen at their
summer home.
Mrs. C. w. Cheares of Chattanooga is
expected today to be the guest of her
daughter Mrs. Augustus Wilkerson, at
Terrace court
| Mrs. Hugh N. Starnes and her daugh-
| ter Miss Eleanor Starnes. left Thursday
to spend the remainder of the summer in
Canada.
| Mrs Louis Farley of Montgomery. who
came up for the Gunster- Graves wedding
Is spending few days with Mrs. Har.
| rlson Matthew's.
Mrs. Thomas Owen, who was in Biz.
mingham for the marriage of Miss
Graves and Mr.. Gunster has returned tt
her home in Montgomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Craven have
taken possession of their lovely new
home at Graymont Heights.
|
Mrs. Augustus Renners will leave to-
night for Covington, KY, to be the CUES
of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Meyer during tn,
races. She will be Joined en-, route by Mr.