Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-07
Comedy Of Toys
Amatcur Pioy for Belgian ReiiJ
Thls comedy, to be produccd hy Mrs.

ThurSton and Mrs. K. NJ. BlankcnShip
on Friday and Saturday for the Bel
gian sufferers. will be one Of tho most
attractive features of the amateur
world this winter. The plot la SO
devised that the different spccialties
can he introduced TO interpret tho
dream of the old toyman's daughter
whose toys and dolls come to life and
INDUCED In n little picnic all their
own. during the girrs nap.
This child, after her mothers death.
in struggling to make both ends meet
10y mending dolls. waiting on customers
and schcminE to pay the bills gradually.
sinks into slumber. under the influence
Of the sandman. In her dreams she
meets retired fairy. They mutually
comfort one another and out of sym
pathy the fairy presents the child with
Il bottle Of smelling salts and instructs
her in its use.
The toymans daughter is arrested
and while chained. calls upon the fairy
for help. Delighted at the prospect
of again cXerting her skill. the fairy
responds and calls the belle OF the toy
shop home from tho milky way. Tho
tickle man in the moon has the heroine
marry the hero of tile occasion. and
everybody celebrates the wedding fcS-
uval.
AT this point tho sandman gets busy
and sings every one to sleep and de-
parts. At the psychological moment
the child wakes UP to find it all Il
dream.
Many New Dances.
The scene Will naturally bc laid I'm
the toy shop and will have, among
other features, the latest dance, known
as the 1916 fox tro'. Those taking
part will be: Miss Mary Nicholas Aims
lie with James y. Patton. Jr.. Miss
Rosaiin HARDWOOD with Mills Neal. Miss
Mary Meek with James Augustine
Miss Jennie Gwatkin with James Gwat-
kin, Miss Virginia Chcstcrrnan with
Edd Trigg. Miss Martha Purcell with
William LcFew, Mrs. Robert Augustine
with Robert Augustine This dance Is
under tho direction Of Mrs. ] st. George
Bryan. assisted 10y Miss Lena Miller.
Radically different will be the 1910
! onc-s,"p, Of which dance Mrs robert
PcEram Is chairman, assisted by Mrs
Arthur Wilmer ANA Mrs. Arthur SERVE
nor. The following couples will appear
Miss MauGe Aimsiie. with Fitzhugh
l.aferty; Miss Louise Wilmer. with Will
, liam I.nFcw; Miss Mildred LaE'ew, with
/ Dan CouIbounc: Miss Rosa Moseie,
with stanley Clark: Miss Lucille Talia-
ferro, with Or. Hughes.
! Mrs 6. w. Massic, as chairman Of "A
specially known as the group dance
viii present something new. danced
by Miss odessa Erauer, Miss Ida e.
! Bailey. Miss Ida Crazy. Miss Ella Bates.
Miss Mary Massie. Miss Marion Simp-
| son, Miss Martha Lea Stevenson and
| Mrs. Russell Council
The cane dance is expected to re-
produce the latest hit shown at the
/ Winter Garden this winter. known as
the jiSarce dance. Then men will an
be CroNton Gordon, &. -. Harris, Dan
Hnd Clarke Coulbourne. James Angus
! tine, Alfred Smith. Edwin Conquest.
James Hutchinson. Walter Moore and
| Herbert Feathcrstone.
Children luke Part.
1t is reserved for the Premiere
Bailerna. little Miss Estelle Dennis,
, aged twelve. to produce many new and
attractive phases OF the art Tcrpischo-
rcan not shown heretofore in Rich :
| mond
The dance of the Jumping Jacks ha +
Tor its chairman, Mrs. George Is. Simp-
son. and Will be executed by Andrew
Briggs, Meade Norman. Arthur Cherry,
Fred keiiam. Edward Woodhn and
Ralph Dennis. Jr.
In the rirst group Of fairies. managed
| 10y Mrs. IL +. Mcdaniel, chairman, will
appear Louise Blair. Lillian Wood, Hc!
eli Harwood, Aurelia Gordon. Jessie
Monroe Cynthia Massie, Ruth Nose
Icy. Elizabeth Moscley, Constance King.
Catherine WakIey. Margaret WakIcy.
Virginia Powell. Katherine Woohin
Helen Seldom, Nina Mcdaniel and Lii
| liar Miller.
Tho group of chspcrons. by Mrs. IT,.
1. Gates. has the following members:
Hover dolls. popies. Jean Blair. Ruth
Miles. Elizabeth James, Audrey Nor
man. Florence Pixzini, Elizabeth Wood,
Ann Iitchford, Dorothca Saul, Mar
Earc' Dennis and Mildred Gates.
The program committee. OF which
Mrf. y. Is. Hay is chairman, assisted
by Mrs. Charles Fleet, will he COM
posed or Misses Madeline Bigger, vir-
ginia Jones, Martha Mallory, Corbtn
Sniers. Lcrcttn Gates, Fern kellnm,
Louise Iarbrough. Lucy Brown, Tomn.
sey Brown and Miss Driscoll
Tho speaking cast follows:
Inc Ioynan, Al Schrndcr. the Tow
mans Daughters, Miss AIarSucritc
stiles: "A French Doll, Mrs. E.ula Bailey
Crouch; Rag Doll, Miss Sarah Whisky:
q Biack Doll Miss Lucille Eppes: =
Gentleman Doll. Thomas Cullen Crouch
y Soldier Doll Sidney Clay: a Sailor.
Doll, Billy Burke. Retired Fairy.
MISS Margaret Newell. the Sandman,
Frank Owen; Man-ln- the Moon, RUSSELL
ISrthell: Chaperon, Mrs. ora z. Garner.