Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-30
PRINCESS
CHRYSANTHEMUM
Spectacular Operetta Given at Opera
House Friday and Saturday, by Home
Talent, Great Success.-Greeted by
Large Audiences.

Z" ANhN IHNhI3 Sl'Nh oN IN v ~N
house, last Friday evening and Sat
urday afternoon. 1t was splendid
success, both entertainments hav
ing been greeted by full houses.
The spirit and precision with
which each part by principals and
choruses WIS rendered, reflected
great credit upon the interpreted
ton and training of Miss Emma
Roeser and Miss Marilla Zellhoefer,
who had assigned the parts and
conducted all the rehearsals under
the auspices of the Ladies Aid of
the First Universalist church. The
spirited rendering of the accompani
ments by Mrs E. C. Dawley added
much to the success of the pro-
gram
The solos, duets and chOruses, -
dances, drills and tableaux, and
the varied and harmonious cos
tunes, all presented with artistic
taste, and with the effect of thor
ough training, made a production
which interested and delighted
large audiences for two hours and
half.
It was an enormous undertaking
to train $50 young people to take
the various parts and to go through
the many very graceful dances. 1t
seems almost incredible to think
that this could have been done, be-
sides the costuming of the large
number who took part, in the few
weeks time which was devoted to
it. But it seems that nothing in
this line is too great task for Miss
Zellhoefer and Miss ROeser to un-
dertake. The cast included the
principals of the operetta, thirty
six little Japs and as many flower
girls, sixteen sprites, twelve Gym
bal girls, twenty-four fairies, all
together a chorus of $50 voices.
There were three acts as follows
tells the story of the Operetta:
ACT IA great fete is being held
in honor of the coming of age of the
Emperor daughter, Princess Chrys-
anthemum. She is loved by Prince
SO-tru, and she returns his affec-
tiOns; but he has a rival in the per-
son of Prince So-sli, who seeks the
aid of Saucer-eyes, the Wizard cat,
who carried off the Princess to the
cave of Inky Night, leaving the
Emperor aud Prince So-tru dis
tracted at her strange disappear
ance.
ACT II.-Princess Chrysanthemum
imprisoned in the cave of Inky
Night, with the aid of a magic ring,
summons the Fairy Moonbeam, who
is about to help her when she drops
the ring and cannot find it. Fairy
Moonbeam disappears at the loss of
the ring, and the unhappy Princess
is left to bewail her fate. SO-tru
manages to obtain entrance to the
cave, and finds the ring, which at
once causes Fairy Moonbeam to re-
turn and aid him. At this moment
the Emperor arrives with his attend
ants, and takes Saucer-eyes pris-
oner, bearing him in triumph to
his palace.
ACT III.-Threatened with tor
ture, Saucer-eyes~ confesses the
completely of Prince So-sli, who the
Emperor orders to instant execu-
ton. This is, however, frustrated
by the appearance of Princess
Chrysanthemum, accompanied by
Prince So-tru and Fairy Moonbeam
with her band. The Emperor par
dons Saucer-eyes and So,sli at the
Princess request, and gives her
hand in marriage to Prince So-tru,
thus bringing everything to a
happy conclusion.
A Wausau audience has seldom
witnessed a more beautiful scene
than was presented when the cur
tain was raised on the first act.
The stage settings presented gar
den scene, in the background were
hung Japanese lanterns of various
cOlors, and in the foreground was
suspended a widespread japanese
umbrella. 1t was the occasion OF
the birthday of Princess Chrysan-
themum, at which the entire court
participated, and in which were
dances by the cymbal and flower
girls. The latter were cOstumed tC
represent flowers in shades of pink,
yellow and lavender. The arrival
of the Emperor and his party at
the fete was attended with all the
pomp and ceremony of real life.
Gale Ross, in personal appearance
and in the fine musical rendering OF
her part, made a most charming
| Princess Chrysanthemum. She was
splendidly supported by Emery
| James, acting as her father and the
Emperor of Japan; Herman Riebe,
as Prince So-tru, the favored lover
Gearhart Grauer as Prince So-sli,
rival sutton for the princess favor;
Howard Wilterding as Top-not, the
master of ceremonies. Eleanor