Evening journal., 1911-12-23
"TOPSY TURVY''
XMAS A TREAT
West Church Happy Workers
Aave, Oh, So Much Fun,
In Holiday Festival

What happens to children who have
bump of curiosity just before
Christmas was shown to a crowded
audience OF children and grown up
people by the Happy Workers Society
at West Church last night. Lack a
dayl you should have seen Florence
Fuller, Genevieve Richie, Jennie Wa
ters. Alice Lyman, Margaret Tatman
Emma Graham, Mildred Denny, Ler
Roy CoFkran. Ellis Wilson, Verona
Van Note, Anna Grier, Ethel Grier,
Katherine MeRae and Edith Weyl as
Grandma's guests in the "Topsy Turvy
Christmas cantata. They were such
nice looking children until they got
curious, and then they came on the
stage with their faces on behind, feet
turned around, and everything aw-
fully twisted II took the whole even
ing for the fairies in their white
spangled dresses and shining crowns
to straighten them out again. The
fairies we're Ruth Haines, (Queen)
Ruth Christy, Mildred Mills, Myrtle
Brown, Jessie Thompson, Ruth Grif-
fiths. Madeline Fell, Helen Lafferty
and Frances Denny.
Then grandma, Marguerite Milliken
came on the scene, very sweet with
her white hair and grey gown. With
| her, in colonial, rose-covered dimity
gowns came Prudence. Marguerite
Clymer; Aunt Ruth, Allis Appleby
Agatha, Dorothy Grammar; Matilda
Alice Smith, and Henrietta, Mildred
Hopes.
Right here, before going any farther
shouldn't "Topsy Turvy" cantata b'
reported in a topsy turvy way? II so
this is the spot to remark that the
great audience was so delighted will
the cantata that they have insisted
upon its repetition, and this will b'
done next Tuesday evening at 7.3'
o'clock, and its going to be crowded
Now to go back to the performer
with their pretty costumes and melo
dious music vivaciously sung to Mis-
Anna Browns excellent piano accom-
paniment. The next to visit grandma
were the kitchen aids in black dresses
white caps. and carrying tin pans upol
which they drummed rousingly witt
tin spoons. The maids we're Mildrel
Mills, Ruth Christy. Lillian Kates
Myrtle Brown, Anna Crawford, Doro
thy McRae. Jessie Thompson, Rebecc
Clark, Evelyn Mayne and Blanch
Beck.
Then in white nightgowns cam
seven tiny tots, so sleepy they ha
to cape, and cape. They were MAI
,garet Bruce, Ruth Fell. Elizabet
Parks, Helen Mears, Emily Lsytol
Mary Jefferis and Ruth Morgan.
Little Sweetheart, Helen Laffert
. one of the tots, sang a song 10 HI
everyday dolly. Putting the tots
/ bed in a little cot. next to a fireplaC
{ from which stockings were hung, W;
! a pretty scene which called out al
Z, plause.
Next it was Christmas morning, al
the "rollicky. jollicky, spickety man
y Old Kriss, William Millkin, came
visit, bringing his big pack. Amor
4 the things he had in it were a beaul
= full silver chain for Miss Grace BaiT
I the president, from the Happy Wor
: : ers. and a jewelled gold stick-pin
= their pastor. the Rev. Alexander A
: son, Jr.
y Old Kriss brought along some clev
u Novelties. which sent the audience in
S laughter and hand-clapping. Fir
i came the funny 'rownies. with curl
4 up shoes. and curled down cal
d prancing merrily. Then the white ed
l, Gated pussy-cats, with long tai
s perky ears. and black ribbon bow
g who could and did sing tenor. bal
4 and soprano, prowled across Z
r. stage The brownies" we're Mad
line Reid, Katherine Alison, Hows
Wilson. Annette Fuller. Christine A
son, Martha Hill, Ruth Ritchie a
Jonn Alison.
The cats" were Everitt Still
b Robert Murphy. Gavin 1hompsc
Charles Woodrow. William Crswfo
Millard Crawford. Lea Pryor, Harm
n, Beates and Lee Lysinger.
v Then Aunt Cloe, splendldly done
l. Edward Stauffer. sang of childreI
* ailments at Christmas. mum
to measles, myl Mr.. and Mrs. O.
3 Mervin LaffertY and Edith Sawy
st sang finely and looked the part.
but this is topsy turvy. for before I
II owls. the awkward boys. all freck
I'd and so awkward. gave one of the b
er songs of the evening They wei
William Sawyer. Horace Allen. Val
e. tine Alison, Paul Reynolds. Alexsn,
4 Alison. III. Nelson Fritz. Frank ri
or son and Howard Crawford.
The play closed with a fine chor
Shine on, o Star"