Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-16
CHILDREN S PLAY
To Be REPEATED
NEXT SATURDAY
Success Achieved by "Theft
Of ThiStIedown and FAIRY
Picture Book Creates De-
mand for Performance.

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which was written and directed by
Mrs. e. L. Bradford. and presented
by the Woman's club at the nigh
school auditorium on Friday evening,
IL TO he repeated on Saturday alter
noon for the children Of the city, at
the Crystal theater.
In Friday evenings cast little viz
ginia Lee Williamson at Bettey, the
little girl who went looking for the
| fairies. was ideally adapted to the
part, and carried The leading role
with a poise and vivacity that would
have done credit TO an older and fin
lshed actress She is wonderful
child actress aud is perfectly al nome
| on the stDge Her singing, dancing,
and speaking parts left nothing to be
desired. Henry Barnes. as Peter Pan,
was also very good and elf-like.
olive Harden as Titania, the Fairy
| queen, was graceful and charming
TO the last degree. Her singing of the
we'll known polonaise from Mignou,
II Am Titania," was marvellous In
one SO young She sang a high flat
several times with ease and bird-llke
sweetness. She was very graceful In
her acting and II seemed real magic
az she changed the small picture book
into a. large one, and brought all the
fairy story heroes and heroines out
of it's leaves and made them live Lit
tie Miss Harden was presented with
handsome bouquet Of flowers. The
little fairies who fluttered and dane
ed around the queen were JOY TO
behold and received much applause.
They We're Betty Kirk, Jane Kirk.
Winifred Stamn, Bessie MeAllister
and Carmen Morelli.
Adele Morelli made a beautiful Gin
dcrella. and Marcella Mstson most
adorable prince. These two danced
a n1inuet very prettily and were
warmly applauded. The two step
also and were well unprecedented by
Evelyn Taylor and Audrey willing
ham.
Goldilocks came next. aud then
called out Little Red Riding Hood.
Helen Severt was Goldilocks and Do
lores Benjamin vas Red Riding Hood.
They were both perfectly adapted to
their parts and looked very pretty,
The scene from Alice in wonder
land was very cleverly done. Virginia
Short Hooked just like Alice In the
story. az Que child remarked; and
Cornelia McAllister as the Queen of
Hearts vas quite terrifying as she de-
manded the heads cut off OF Alice and
the gardeners. Richard Wilson as
the executioner cut off the heads of
the gardeners with a big battle axe
and this brought much laughter from
the unsympathizing audience The
gardeners parts were well done ny
Harry Hust Paul Hanntm and Les-
lie jenkins. and their costumes repre-
senting playing cards were very
clever and unique. Earl Pratt made
very good King of Hearts.
Jack, OF Jack and the Beanstalk,
came out of the book next. and the
part was finely done by Edward
Ludes. lie carried in his arms the
live hen that laid the golden eggs. and
SANG song about 1t all, which
brought demand for an encore
Hansel and Gretel came tripping
from the book and were very cute.
The witch followed them and after
riding around a while on her broom
stick was duly pushed into the oven
and baked Violet Lancaster was the
witch and acted the part well. Wilma
Short and william Belcher made q
dear little pair az Hansel and Gretel
Snow-white was next summoned
from the pages, and Fay Strong made
a beautiful picture as she stepped out
out the book to represent this char
acter. The dwarfs came after her
and with their boards and makeup as
little men we've very quaint. They
were Lawrence Trimble, william
Turner. william Harden, Milton Ma
haran,, Junior Matson and Master
Rogers.
One Of the hits OF the evening was
IL. - he
Woodman and the Scarecrow from
the wizard Of o. Adelaide William
son as Dorothy was very good, and
Thomas Calkins as the Scarecrow,
and Alfred Schueler as the Tin Wood
man kept the audience in roars OF
laughter with their antics. The tin
suit worn by Alfred Schueler was
cleveriy made by his father. the Rev
H. p, Schueler, was marvel OF the
tinsmith's art.
The costuming of each character
throughout the play was accurate ana
the variety and beauty of many made
a most interesting picture
The second play, The Theft Of
Thistledown," was a short piece. pub
lishod in the Ladies' Home Journal
for baby week, and told the story or
a pixie going to earth and stealing q
poor, ill-treated baby from the Sums
of great city bringing II back to the
queen OF the fairyland Edward
Ludes as Thistledown, the pixie, was
splendid memorizing a very difficult
part and delivering II with much dra-
matte effect. He is an unusually tall
ented boy. Miss Ida Sganzini as
Inaeve. the queen. also filled very
difficult part, with great success,
She looked very charming in flowing
white robe and veil, with crown OF
golden stars She was attended by
four nymphs, who gave very clever
and graceful interpretive dance to the
we'll known Davoraks Humoresque
The rvmphs were Louis TreffenhurS,
Dorothy McAiiister. Margaret Easter
day and Gretchen Van Week. Arnold
II. Bradford made a beautiful little
Herald and the three other pixies
were Raymond Stamm, Ralph Losey
and Robert Boles. They did a gro
tesqne little dance and were very
funny. Violet Lancaster was Nurse
Doralora and was also very good i'm
this part
There was a good sized audience,
but such a production merited a
packed house. and no better enter
tnlnment has been staged here for a
long time Every child was letter
perfect In his or her part and It all
went With snap and without a hitch,
which was remarkable in a cast OF
such an age as that of the perform
ers. As enc Of the delighted ones in
the audience remarked. 1T Is great
credit 10 Albuquerque that there are
so many Juvenile stars, and whose
abilities and talents were SO well
brought out by Mrs. Bradford. TO
who's. naiIenoe and skill the snNNess.