Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-12
FULL Of SPARKLES
IS OPERETTA THE
JAPANESE GIRL
Participants Chosen With Dis
elimination and Capable Di-
rection Means Real Treat
Friday Night at Elks'
Theater.

The Japanese CIR" an opcretta
In two acts. which viii bee given ON
triuay evening. May 10th. hy tho y
W G. a. Glee club. promises to be
a delightful and beautiful production
The scene ~ laid in g charming Jan.
anrse garden and great preparations
are In progress Tor the celebration nf
the coming Of age Of O'Hanu san
beautiful Flower. who ~ THE Jap
anese Girl"
Miss Katherine Grlmmer b. east FOR
this part and fills II exceedingly well
Her sweet ami vibrant voice Is be-
ing carefully trained and developed
under the able instruction OF her
teacher. Mrs. y T.. Bradford. aud her
solos viii be q delightful feature 81
the play She viii wear some beau
tifui kimonos kindly loaned by Mrs
G. y. Newcomer who will also loan
other japanese accessories
Mrs. g. y. Carnes. as Miss Minerva
knowall" AN American governess
travelling with her two pupils, Nora
and Dora. b. splendid, chosen Nora
ana Dora, Miss Ruth Tompkins and
Miss Louise Watson. respectively. are
two lively and iuuuisitivc American
school girls who are being finished"
according to Miss Knowalls ideas.
They all invade tho garden ana Miss
knownli is tcased and frightened by
the chorus at Japanese girls. OHanu
san comes Go her rescue and invites
the Americans to remain 10 her birth
day fcte. and they gladly accept the
invitation. Chsya, the faithful SER
want. on tea server. e. impersonatcd
hy Mrs. Fred Metzgur who has often
appeaved here in plays given los local
talent. Tn" other principals are -
i<itu san. CNirs. Herbert Gales. ana
- kayo san tMiss Frances Stromc),
cousins and chums of - Hanu san.
They have "a very pretty trio to ding
Ia the first act
The opcrotta ahounds In lively and
sparkling songs and many beautiful
pictures and effects are made 10y the
chorus In the last act very pretty
Geisha dance by eight 90 the girls Is
% feature
During the first act Miss Drummer
win sing two of the songs from Air.
Charles ". Cadmans japanese song
cycle. "Sayonara."
Mrs. c. r. Wolfe the clever mono
logisL VIII have "a curtain raiser with
a Japanese monoluguc.
Between the acts "a double seNtctto
by some of the best ladies and mems
voices In the city, VIII sing "Day
Dreams" from THE Spring Maid"
Another specially viii bee the Three
Little Maids from school" from "rhc
Mikado." which VIII bee sung In ,he
last act.
Mrs. T.. T.. Bradford b. directing 81
the ryhearsals. ana those who remem-
hcr her success In directing and ar
ranging THE New State Carnival"
two years ago and "'rhc Toy shop"
this season. feel assured that The
Japanese Girl" viii come up To-. " not
excel her former efforts. Mrs. Brad
ford has successfully staged The Bo-
hcmian Ont "rhe Mikado.' ana 9TH
cr operas many times IN the east. and
has happy faculty OF getting the
best out of each and every character
owing to requests from the mcr-
chants aud the Woman's club. the
or rettn viii not begin until 2 O'Clock.
a number OF the stores viii be open
ON tho 18TH and the Woman's club Is
To hold its annual picnic az u
O'Clock ot tho same day.