The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-29
operetta TO be Given by Nearly Two
Hundred Young People Of the
City Comes on Friday
Evening.
IS A BEAUTIFUL PLAY
From Tiny Wax Dolls to Young Men
and Ladies Of Medley and Sex
tes Chorus viii
Range the Cast.

Sparkling and bright with all its
beauties Of child story, told amidst
songs and gayety of children and
Young men and women, the Alice in
Wonderland operetta will be the
chief attraction of the present week.
Much has been said, and enthusiasm
is al high pitch among every one, in
The cast and out Of it and eager an
ticipation is being held in reserve
until next Friday evening when the
play will be first presented here with
full cast of almost two hundred
young people of Keokuk, the cream of
talent and amateur performers who
will endeavor, with all the efforts of
childhood and older ones among the
girls and fellows who will partici
pate in the Wonderland piece.
During the past week, rehearsals
have been faithfully attended by the
many who will take part and in her
departure last evening, Miss Zura
who has had charge of the bevv of
Young folks in their active work OF
preparing for the play, was we'll
pleased with what has been accomp-
lished. So eager have many OF the
children OF the city been to take part,
that parts Or character roles could not
be obtained for all who wished to as
sist IN the operctta. In assigning the
various characters, Miss Zura dealt as
ludicionsly and wisely with the Sc
ections as possible and chose from
the material that she knows from
long experience and training OF young
people, those who will make the best
performers.
Last evening, several members of
tue cast who will take part in Alice
IN Wonderland, were present at the
performance in FIT. Madison, the high
school there staging the same title
play. The event was one OF great
enjoyment for the Keokuk people
present and though bragadoccia may
sound pre-eminent in the statement
that keokuk's young people will put
on the play even better than FIT
Madison's younger generation, that re-
suit will no doubt be accomplished
From beginning, to the end of the
second scene. the play is one Of beau
ty and graceful turns, light and tab
leau effects, laughter and song.
Tomorrow Miss Fisk. another OF
Col. Bragg's staff Of instructors, comes
to Keokuk from FIT. Madison. to take
up the work where Miss Zura left
off. She is a young woman of rer-
sonality especially pleasing to chill
dren and all young people and will
be here at the time of the preserta-
ton OF Alice and her companions.
Synopsis of the Play.
Accompanying, are the list of char
acters and other roles that will be
taken in the Alice play,-the choruses,
musical numbers and other arrange
mepts. Perhaps through inadvertency,
several names may have been omit
ted from the cast given but will be
inserted on the date of the play.
The synopsis follows:
Prologue scene Wood Fairy Queen.
Fairies opening chorus and ensem.
bles Song-elves' lullaby. Grand
hnale- elves, fairies and chorus.
Act Garden. Alice and the
White Rabbit. The Mouse's story
The Caucus race, Alice and the Cat
erpillar. The Fish and Frog footmcn
Scene q Wood. The jolly Sailors
The Elves. The Little Jap Girls
Mother Goose Medley Four Little
dolls. Fairies flower drill The
March of Nations and Flag Spectacle
Boy In Blue and Columbia. Uncle
sam. Rough Rider. Grand Finale
It's Great to be Soldier Man.
Act II--Kitchen Duchess (speaking