Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
Two Trips To Fairyland.

On Thursday evening, August ON,
"Trip to Fairyland' was given at Town
Hall. This little play was given here
about l8 years ago. 1t had passed out OF
the minds of most of those who were
living in Thurmont at the time it was
first given, save and except those who
were "fairies" eighteen years ago. How
time does fly. Since then many changes
have taken place and many new scenes
have since then been enacted in the dfa-
ma, or perchance, comedy of life, as the
case might be.
But this is not telling anything about
what delightful little play this dream
was. Two little orphans from the city
set out in quest of the fairies, and, tired
and worn out in their long journey, lie
down to rest under the shelter of some
convenient shrubbery. They then see
Fairyland and all it's fairies in their
Dreams Good and evil fairies CONE to
them and sing their tuneful lays. The
good fairies are so happy over their dis
covery of the orphans that they beg them
to 90 with them, and after their disap-
pearance the evil fairies, who have been
close by, come and tell the orphans in
their winsome songs, that they should go
with them. There is struggle for su-
premacy twixt good and evil and they
are finally persuaded to go and SEE how
nice it is with the evil fairies. This is
sorrow to the good fairies, and they set
out to find their lost friend and finally
succeed, and all ends as it should
the good fairies succeedin bringing home
the orphans and the evil fairies as well.
The dancing and movements executed
reflects credit on those who had this in
charge, and if anyone does not think it
takes work, let them undertake some
thing of the kind.
The stage was prettily set with pines,
in fact it was the prettiest stage setting
the writer ever saw in our Town Hall,
the electric lights making it very etfec-
tive and without which it could not have
appeared to such good advantage.
1t is needless to say that all who took
part did well. and in play such as this,
to single out individual children, does an
injustice oftentimes, hence we make
mention of but one, and that for her ex-
ceptional cuteness, little Gertrude Creag-
err. The audience favored her with an
abundance of applause in her Il don't
think so" song. The sprites did their
parts like professionals, and as to one of
them, it can be said of him that he is
"chip off the old block. y
AS matter of interest to the "old
fairies" and the "od sprites' we give
the exact cast Of the play as given re-
Gently and in former years.
Good Fairies in bygone days
Mrs. Alice Osler Gibson, Mrs. Gertrude
Rouzer Stoner, Mrs Lillian CasselI Knel',
Mrs. Theo Stocksdale Creager, Mrs. Bel
va Weller Martin, Mrs. Bessie Birely
Palmer, Miss Mary Grimes, Miss Grace
Waesche.
Orphans.
Mrs. Helen LdnderS Jones,
Mrs. Eta Damuth Martin.
Evil Fairies.
Mrs. Lucretia Cassell Bosley, Mrs. Jane
Anders Damuth, Mrs. Maize Stocks'lale
Martin, Misses Maud Weller, Nellie Ben
net, Eleanor 10y, Margaret Waesche and
Mrs. Bessie Freeze Smith
Sprites.
Miss Jessie Rouzer, and Messrs Robert
Rouzer Russell Waesche, and Charles
Matthias.
Accompanist Mrs. Mary Cassell Pussy.
Cast of 1912. Good Fairies.
Misses Elizabeth Seton, Mary Wisong,
| Catherine Firor, Catherine Flory, Hazel
Willhide, Margaret Willhide, Gertrude
Creager and Mary Eldredge.
Orphans.
Misses Helen Creager and Helen Root.
Evil Fairies.
Misses Blanch Eyler, Margaret Eigen-
brode, Francis Flory, Bessie Webster,
Thelma Wsotzkey, Catherine Stull, Ruth
Weybright and May Sharrer.
Sprites.
Stanley Damuth Jr., Donald Seton,
Horace Late and Ted Martin.
Accompanist Miss Mary Freeze.
Diractr.ss-M Miss DaiSv Waeschp