Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-29
QUEEN ESTHER
TONIGHT; MANY
ARE IN THE CAST
Attractive Program Offered
Tonight With Singing and
Dancing SpeciaItieSi Big
Demand for Seats

The musical cantata, Queen Es-
Their" promises to prove one OF the
most delightful events of this nature
Witnessed in Albuquerque. Mrs. +. l..
bradford Is one of the most compe-
tent and untring directors of whom
the Duke city can boast and II was
an unusually happy thought that
placed here In the role of the good
queen who saved her people by her
great tact, beauty and resourceful-
ness, a part exceedingly difficult TO
interpret on account Of the wide range
Of emotions encountered.
Mrs. Bradford's naturally com
handing figure, graceful dignity, YER
sati.ity Of Interpretation and wonder
ful soprano voice ut her pre-eminent-
" for such a part, and with the ricn
costumes she win wear on the stage,
the success Of the production from
the start is assured She will be sup
ported by the best singers In the city,
both In solo and chorus parts
Among the distinctive features of
queen Esther is the dancing at the
banquet feast, -Four maidens with
garlands execute a charming song and
dance. Three wood nymphs perform
an aesthetic dance gracefully. The
acting OF little Leonora Petit as Ha-
mans child, has created enthusiastic
comment at rehcnrsals. The beggar' s
part, sung and acted by Frank Arm
strong ia worthy OF especial comment,
Mr.. Armstrong; superb bass voice be
Ing one Of the best to be heard here
In long time. Forty people in al
are IN the cast and the chorus has
been well drilled. The horse required
for Mordecal to ride upon has been
secured Johnny" the horse, Is wel
up in his part
The demand for seats has been en-
couraging. many reservations being
asked for at Matson's. The indications
are that n big crowd will see the per-
Torrance at the Crystal tonight.
The cast OF characters follows:
Cast Of Characters.
Esther, the queen ....t...,.s..-
............ Mrs r. l.. Bradford
AshasuerHs, the king ..,,.,.......
..,...~.,. Fenton j. Spaulding
Hannah the kings counsellor ...
..,...t...,. E......... Hugo Myer
Mordecai, a jew John Falkenburg
Zeresh, Humans wife ........s..
....... Mrs Charles McClanahan
Mofdecai's sister Miss Beatrice Scissor
Prophecies ..... Mrs. y. W. BenninG
A Median Princess ............,.
...... Miss Alberta Hawthorne
A Persan Princess .,.,,,s,......
.........,..., Miss Bessie strong
Scribe ........,..R II. q. sutherland
Bcggnr ......,. Frank Armstrong
Herald .s.,t,..,..,,.... Edward Cristy
Harbunah miss Jenn Wickham
Hegai ...,... Miss Helen Wickham
Ida child of Zeresh and Hannah
...-..4...4....4. Loonora Petit
Jews Mrs, H. W. BenninE, Mrs !.
S, Dillard Misses Beatrice Scissor, Ly-
dia Kraxborger. Jean Wickham, Hell
en- Wickham Charles Lippitt, Victor
Duran, Frank Armstrong. Clifford
Wolking, Mabel Kinds, Marguerite
! Strumquist.
Maids OF Misses Pearl
Tompkins, Trina Wolkng, Grace
stortz Annie Cristy Mrs Ruth
Spaulding
Persian Maidcns--Ollvc Harden.
Grace Longfellow, Marguerite Strum-
auist, Mabel Kinds, Evelyn Frank
lin. Alice comstoek Elsie Clayton,
Adelia Elder, Helen Sisk Anabel
Flournoy. Laura Wisener.
Jewish Boys Jack McTeer. Henry
Beuning, Arnold Bradford Harold
Johnson. Carl Bass Dorner Schueler,
Robert Reynolds, Frederick Ward,
Edward bradford,
Daneees--VIvisn Willingham, Stella
copeland, Grace Stort2.
Guards---Mr Wolking. MI Doner-
solser.
Horse Johnny"