Evening journal., 1915-02-04
SANTA Claus IN
JAPAN, +" TOTS effort
Cantata Will Be Sung By
West Church Happy Work
erS on Two Nights
STORY HAS A
CHARMING PLOT

cantata. "Sauta Claus In Japan" which
will bee given under tb au-pircs of the
Happy Workers Nhssionar, Society of
West Pre- hylcrian Church in the odd
Fellows Hall tomorrow and Monday
nights.
The contata, which win hc given n.
costume. is mtcrc-tn. boo every dctaiL
and Is woven around charming plot
that viii appeal to old and young alike.
Following b. "a hrci synopsis 0i t.
Two little Americans. Buhhic and
Priscilla, living m Japan. aud other
American children visiting Japan tell
their Japanese school comrades of
Christmas in America and the annual
visit of Santa Claus. The little Amcli-
cans are amazed to lind their little Jap
ancse friends had never heard of him.
SO Bobhic and Priscilla decide TO write
him letter explaining how good and
gentle and polite the Japanese children
are and heg him to come visit them at
Christmas.
Santa Claus is greatly pica-ed with
the letter aud sends the "Broomstick
Fairies who do all his errand-, to Japan
to look over the ground aud report.
The BroOmstick Fairies bring back
a good report of the polite. gentle
japanese children. who love the story
of the Christ Child, which they
learned in the American school, and
Santa decides at once TO go TO Japan
The news of Santa Claus coming
travels all over Japan Everybody
is interested and excited and they ali
make up their minds TO be present
in The Sunshine School Gardens
where the Christmas Festival is 70
take place. At last Santa arrives.
but the journey has been a long one
! and he falls asleep at the edge Of
/ the Garden His snores are heard
I By the children who wake him up,
and then the fun commences. lie
brings gifts for all and he in turn is
81 highly entertained that he decides
then and there to visit Japan every
/ year in the future.
The scene is laid in the gardens 0f
the Sunshine School.
Time is the present
The cantata is written for ninety
voices. and in addition 10 the choral
. numbers. there will be a number OF
solos. The committee in charge Ct
the entertainment includes Mrs.
Frank Stauifer. Mrs. Leslie v. Christy.
Mrs. Howard e. Henderer and Mrs.
Henry b. McCollom. Miss Grace Baird
is directing the production and Miss
Anna r. Brown will be pianist Fol-
loving is the program in full.
Characters-(ln the order i'm which
they appear)
Bobby. an American boy at schoo
in Japan. Leroy Corkran.
Priscilla. an American girl at schoO
in Japan, Marguerite Clymer.
Japanese girl schoolmates of Bob
bic and Prisclla-Cherry Blossom
Ruth Christy; Peach Blossom. Hele
, Lafferty; Pear Blossom. Elma Hol
ton
Japanese boy schOOlmates of Bob
bic and Priscilla-Hi Spy. Paul Rey
nolds; My My. Charles Woodrow
Nee Nee. Gavin Thomson.
( Broomstick Fairies from SAINT;
Claus Land - Ding-Ding. william
Thomas; Dong-Dong. Clark Yer
non; Jing-Jing Mildred Stiles
Sing-Sing. Madeline Reid; Ling
Ling tTwinsl, Myrtle Simpler, ELL
Lysinger; Wing-Wing Twins. Ann
Holton. Leona Holton.
American children visiting Japan
Bessie. Mrytle Brown; Lucy, Rut
, Mcintyre; Maude. Theresa Orth
Phil. Russell Pippin Ted. Edwar
Stauifer; Jack. George Saunders
: Hazel Hazel Walker; Ellen, Hele
J Ferguson; Elsie. Emily Layton.
Santa Claus. the friend of the chi
dren of all lands. Nelson Fritz.
Icicle Howard Saunder
George Saunders, William Kcithle.
Ralph Mills. Charles Allen. Arthu
Churchman, Gilbert Ricard. Gilbei
Pippin. Russell Pippin, Raymon
Winks. Mitchell II. Smith
Walking Screens and Fans-"Blac
Screen" Charles Woodrow; whit
Screen Paul Reynolds: "Cherr
Screen" Edward Stauffer; Gree
Screen" lie Roy COrkran: "Whit
Fan" Marguerite Clymer: "Japp
Fam" Frances Denny; Green Fan
Helen Lafferty; Lantern Fan" Myrtl
Brown.
Dollies - Virginia Croes. Nab,
Spence. Elizabeth Vernon. Gladys NJ,
Rae. Mildred Beck. CAROLYN Pritchet
| Ellen Boyd, Miriam Clark, Ruth Eel
Elizabeth Crawford, Ethel Fell. She
lah Jackson.
Lantern Bearers-Mildred Whit
Martha Boyd. Mildred Mills. Eth,
/ Grier, Myrtle Brown. Ruth Christ
Elizabeth Boyd. Helen Lafert
Jessie Thomson, Anna Crawfor
Ruth Mcintyre. Marguerite Clyme
Genevieve Richie. Alice Lyman.
Waiters-Lea Lysinger. Gavi
Thomson. lie Roy Corkran, Evere
Stiles, Harman Beates. Edward Stau
fer. Charles Woodrow, Paul Reynold
Little Playmates. Nellie. Mildre
stiles; Billy Gray. Russell Pippin
Nurses-DorOthy McRae. Marth
Hill. Madeline Fell, Anna Crawfor
Jessie Thomson. Mildred Mills, Hele
Lafferty Isabelle Biddle, Ruth Pryo
Puritan Maids-Jean Middleto
Margaret Bruce. Ruth Ritchie. HelC
Denny, Dorothy Taylor. Mabel Fe
guson. Thelma Georgia, Mario
Baird. Ruba Van Note. France
Spence.
Cherry Blossoms and Chrysanth
mums-Verona Van Note. Kathrii
McRae, Emma Keithley. Mary Evan
Ethel Jackson, Anna Grier. Margar
Tatman
Alabama Visitors Nanny Jan
Marguerite Clymer; Pickaninni,
Esther Middleton, Beatrice Missim,
Dorothy Missimer. Carolyn Pritche
Shellah jackson. Kathrine Boyd.
Chorus-Margaret Wilson. Mildr
Coyle
Songs: Opening chOrus-"The Jol
Old Land of Japan" "A Letter
| Santa " "When Santa Claus has Sor