Evening journal., 1915-11-13
CAST IS READY TO
SING Spring MAID"
Charming Operetta Will Be
Presented Here on Fri
day and Saturday
WILL BE BENEFIT
FOR HOPE FARM

operotta, THE Spring Maid" which
is to be given in The Playhouse on
next Friday and Saturday evenings,
with matinee on Saturday afternoon,
for the benefit of Hope Farm. promises
TO be one of the most delightful I'd
artistic entertainments ever given
here. Musically. this little operetta is
a delight. Il is extremely tuneful, con-
tanning many lifting and charming
solos and duets. while the choruses
are all full of swing, youthfuness and
beauty.
A delightfui feature Of the operetta
will be a dancing advertisement In
the second act. As the main thread Of
the story is woven around Carlsbad
where the scenes are laid this dane
ing advertisement depicts the legend
OF Carlsbad Mrs. J. Horace Lindsay.
Miss Janet Jackson and Albert W.
Armstrong will dance the leading
parts Of this advertisement while
those who will dance the roles of
water nymphs will be the Misses SUI
zanne Speakman. Bessie Durham.
Grace Weldin. Eleanor Rupert Dor
othy Taylor and Madeline Owens. They
will wear charming classic costumes
and as they are all considered grace
ful dancers. the advertisement prom
ises TO be OF exceptional interest.
There will be a special exhibition Of
dancing by Miss Bessie G. dupont and
/ Ralph Assheton They will also give
an exhibition of ball room dancing as
entire actes.
Singers lakins part In the operetta
include many who are well known In
musical circles All the voices have
been we'll trained and no detail is
being spared TO make the presenta-
/ ton OF this operetta a great success.
Il will be given with full equipment
Of scenery which will be brought
/ from New York where Il was used
/ by the original Christie Macdonald
Company when they played It there a
few seasons ago. The costumes will
be colorful and artistic.
Mrs. Leonard e. Wales. well known
soprano. will sing the leading role
while all other leading parts will be
taRen by singers whose work has al
ready placed them in the front
ranks of singers.
Il. Leslie Carpenter is musical direc-
tor of the production: Mrs. Norman
Huxley is accompanist; while Ed
ward s. Grant. well known stage man
ager. is directing the histronic part oi
the operetta.
The cast Of characters is as fol
lows:
Princess Bozena Mrs. Leonard p
+, Wales; Prince Nepomuk. Fredcricl
! w. Wyatt; Prince Aladar. Horace
J Dumont; Annamire. Miss Isabelle 3
Wales. Baron Rudi, J. Wales Davis
Roland. Leonard z. Wales Ursula
Mrs. Robert Pennington; Spaetling
p Harry Blocher: Evakatle, Mrs Frank
l.. Reynolds; Col. Boone, Robert
Pennington; Mr.. Lomax. George S
Capello Jr.; Mr. skinner, Charles l.
! Reid
: Eight Spring Girls Miss Ruth
Erickson. Miss Marguerite Fulton,
Miss Marie Mulyena. Miss Lydia Sa-
vile. Miss Mildred Mason, Miss Edith
) Lackey, Miss Nellie Allen, and Miss
! Elizabeth Peach.
Eight Oficers-Ross Lendermsn.
Beverly Cause. Clarence Charsha.
Philip Laird, Harry Hackett, Garrett
Hume. Charles Redmile, and Richard
, Lind.
Visitors at Carlsbad. peasant girls
, and flower girls-Miss Eleanor Pyle,
Miss Lille Souder. Miss Gladys
Fooks, Miss Margaret Cox, Miss Anna
Young, Miss Emily Good. Miss Anna
C White, Miss Dorothy Carpenter, Miss
n Maud Alexander, Miss Rilla Brinton,
d Miss Mary OToole. Miss Stacia Null
S vena, Miss Mildred Fincher. Miss
{ Edna Strong. Miss Ethel Wilson, Miss
s Carrie Angerstein, Miss Pauline
4 Jones, Miss Elma Bartram. Miss Jean
j. Fulton, Miss Helen Bickta, Miss Rose
S D'Amico, Miss Marie Lannan, Miss
y Mabel Allen. Miss Shurter, Miss Mar
r guerite Guyer. Mrs. A. Felix DUPONT,
!. Mrs. J. d. Carter, and Mrs Edward
4 Brenl1.
j. Creditors. attendants, peasant men
t Willard Murphey, Elwood Bartram'
- George Bauman. Ashley Hackett,
George L. Schaefer, Donald Lane,
+. Fred Stierle. Alonzo Newlin. Charles
T. Lawrence. Thomas Lee, Lynn Nc
l. Cracken, Joseph Rowe, Albert Silver,
Y and Ashley Hackett.
4 Specially. introduced in Act 1. New
est ball room dances, directed by
g Miss Kate McClafferty. Miss Bessie G.
!. dupont and Ralph Assheton.
Interlude, Act II. Legend of Carls-
bad Springs-Rabbit. Mrs. j. Horace
!. Lindsay; nymphs. Miss Grace T. Wei
n din, Miss Madeline Owens. Miss Bes
sic Dunham, Miss Suzanne Speakman
i Miss Eleanor Rupert, and Miss Dor
d othy Taylor; hunter, Alfred Arm
h strong; water sprite, Miss Janet Jack
e son.
Il The action covers three days dur
n ing the festival season at Caisba'
Springs. and the scenes are.
Act IA fountain Square at Carls
bad. Speciality. newest dances.
Act II-Scene one is the bee farr
at Bitterbrunnen. near Carlsbad. o.
, the following afternoon: scene ?, in
terlude. preparing for the festiva
y celebrating the discovery Of Carlsba
Springs; scene three. the annual A
q, Fresco Fete at Carlsbad.
/. "The Spring Maid is presented ur
n der the management Of Mrs. Leonar
y L. Wales. and others of the staif are
Musical director. T. Leslie Carpenter
stage director. Edward S. Grant; di
p rection of scenery and costumes, Her
= bert Moore: costume committee. Mrs
y James r. Nields. Mrs. Will c. Nesbit
- and Mrs. J..Monteith Jackson; scener'
: committee, Mrs Frank S. Garrett am
- Mrs. Joseph p Wales; PROPERTY com
y. mittee, Misses Edith Dantorth an an
! Marian Dunham: prompter MIS-