The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03

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ThsaP Owu.
| April . spslls tho magic combinatior
iJlnt now for q doasn og 20 % llftls plaYeu
Of the Fad 8lds. for on that date they arS
20 mako their inlt Al bow 20 the publlc
frOm bshind the f0otlights In what q
lissls BeAS tsFSnsd the tsS-a-ter uptown.
~ though tho Relasco were the only play
house In the city.
For SIN wesks now the litals actor and
actressss have been sxpsrisncing re-
heaFsals. many % them In tho -tss-a-
ter ltself. A fortunate visitor chanced
upon tho first f,sll drcss rehearnal the OtheS
day - 70 Was TAKING pIace in the kinder
anFtsn room Of the University Settlement,
over at Rivington and Eldridge streets.
Al O'clOck they bsgAn making APP
pearance all excited. for rumor had gone
forth regarding the presence OF certain
boxes sajd 10 contain costumes. The
rimOr immediately matsrialised into
fnCs and the young performers were sent
scuFrying into the Er~enroom. which
wan the enclosure bounded by a huge
scr0en. Soon Sundry strange sounds
and noises b0tOkeninG Juvenile excite
ment and generously interpolated with
Suppressed squeals and giggles indicated
that tho mistress Of the wardrobe was
having her hands full.
A tiny prima donna who's time Of robink
was no, yet did her best 90 distract atten-
ton from thess details by rehearsing
her part over by the big piano eeTos- the
room. singing with silent intonation
but with all the graOes of air and express
sion that any prima donna eight times her
age and with any amount Of fame could
hope TO attain. despite her efforts one
could not help listening TO stray ejacnla-
tioDs which wandered ont from behind
the Greenro0m.
How do you est into thess,- came in a
tone Of despair. and when the speaker
emerged little later she beg pardon. he.
for g was HeRs. a little village child.
known In private life 90 Mollie Eisentein-
he looked almost a. despairful in his AZ
yet unaccustomed costume % extremely
green and extremely tight knicksrbOclssrs
finished OF toward the bottom with brill
liant red ho~e. II took Haas some time
20 assume the jaUnty and dsbooair air
u mischief hat was distinctive Of this
village child.
But now the call came and the per-
formrrp quickly scurried back out % sight
60 make way for the solitary appearance
Of Lisa. another little village child sister
az HaRs and Peer. Who had become Lose
In the wilderness OF the mountain. which
10 the centre oe tho Kindergarten floor.
and who in effective fashion stimulates
terror a. the sense % her plight comes
60 her.
Lisa. revealed by the h-t Of characters
90 bn Anna Kramer. and decidedly star. |
looks . fetching little peasant mountain
lass In her white hloIIse. tight blue bodice !
laced across the front. brown apron and
rose silk neckevcheif tied over her had. !
Just a. her fright IN about TO gst the best !
q her it h by no means leSsened by tho
sudden swoopiug in Of a hand Of tiny |
creatures 20 novel though attractive APP |
psaranoe. They circle and dance about |
the startled village child. singing . tune |
rL sang characterized by thu ,lse Of
schosa.
This. IL seemed. was the haunt % all |
echoes and thsss the echoes themselves
revealing themselves IN bodily RlIiss.
Carrying on honors was seven-ysar-oId
Hannah Toback a. tho echo % sheep
q was 60 sing all the echo parts in ths
scho chorus composed ny Harvey Worth
ngtOn LOOMS. SkeepAsiFs poft. clear.
'~sOnant tonea are the wonder % all that
pear her 4
Others of the echo hand. who have
nothing 90 do bait dance and sing. are
he well known Halo impersonafed by
Florence Gsnsmon: Cos bell. Sophie Klug-
nan: HaRs's Echo. Abram Goldbetter:
Lisa's Eeho. Ross GoIdbsttsr; Pipss Echo.
rips IL the old mountain piper who
Dringa homo Af night the COWS and sheep
Ind n made young again by he kiss OF
he IIrys'fl. Jakey Abramowity. who plays
he part % the king % the echoes with
much spirit. A. IL In keeping with the
euiperament angee~ted by the shade
4 Iakey- hair called auburn by courtesy.
The utter uncOnscio,nneus 81 the Young
performers for the most part and the
IbandOn with which they threw them
elvss into their parts we're s'1ch a. 10
IstOund the chance visitor. though IL
. this very common quality. saws the
lrAmA.ic director. Mis- Alice Fisher.
rhich makes these children. all Of foreign
'arentaRe and prepondsrAntly Jewish.
he most desirable and plastic material
n the world 20 work With in tina way.
hur hae'V Dt"osS Hitttus aDout IN ueah-
ngs. tunics and gRrIandS In a short time I
ppsared m much a. home an in pInafor~s /,
md buttoned boots. Laughter ure-
ented a particularly attractive picture ,
n wine cOlored smashed tunic and shoulder /
nd head garlanda OF cherry fruit and :
saves What matter IL the latter WINS !
tucked from the counter Of the 10 cent
tore. whence came the daisy chains OF
he SISTER Echoes also7 They all looked
critabls little hits from fairvIand.
The play. odd PiDes and the Dryad
hitch 10 under the dramatic direction
Aisn Alice Fisher. WINS written by MI.s
ishsr Who deplores the lack OF cnter-
,inments Drovidsd suitable for childl.h
Ildiencss. She. herself an actre-s. has ,
ad decided success In training and bring
70 ont the histrionic ability Of children.
Il Ia Mias Emilte Wagner. we'll known
'T her work IN musical organizations for
Dung people ia the Fast Side. who IL
sspOnsible for the present undertaking
nd has hopes that soDsthIng permanent
lay grow out Of It,
This venture u jIat commercial enough
} be supporting she says. but w. do