Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-12
AUDUBON SOCIETY
IN BIRD MASQUE
Men and Women Of Omaha, Next
Saturday. to Dedicate the Fonte.
nellie Forest Reserve.
SAFE HOME FOR NEBRASKA BIRD

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Sanctuary" will be presented next
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock out OF
doors in the natural amphitheater at
Child's Point. This bird masque or
play will be given by prominent
Omaha men and women, members Of
the Nebraska Audubon society. The
reason for giving it is to dedicate at
Child's Point a large tract there pur-
chased by DR.. Harold Clifford for the
Fontenelle Forest Reserve association
as sanctuary or place Of safety for
wild birds, animals and plants. Pro-
ceeds from the masque will be de-
voted to helping repay DR.. Clifford for
the money expended.
Childs Point is a beautiful spot on
the Missouri river south of Omaha
Cars will run from Twenty-fourth
and N streets, South Side, every
twenty minutes next Saturday after
noon to near Child's Point A great
number will go in automobiles.
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off at either the old South Omaha
Country club or at Child's Point
crossing. Those who want to enjoy
the short country walk should get off
at the former place. There they will
be met by guides in woodland cos
tune who will guide them to the scene
of the masque. Jitneys will meet pas
sengers who get off at Child's Point
crossing and carry them direct to the
amphitheater.
Tickets are selling like the tradi-
tional hot cakes. The price is Is and
50 cents. About sixty people are en-
gagged in selling. Tickets may be pur-
chased also at the Thomas Fitzpatrick
g. Co. store and the Matthews book
store.
At Wilson's Summer Home.
Sanctuary" is by Percy Mackaye
and was presented first three years
ago at Concord, N. H., the summer
home Of President Wilson. At that
time Miss Eleanor Wilson, now Mrs,
McAdoo, took the part of Ornis, the
bird spirit.
In the present presentation the
seven principal characters will be TAX
en- as follows:
Ornis, the bird spirit, Miss Joy Hig-
gins.
Quercus, a faun, Hugh E, Wallace.
Alwyn, a poet, Harry o. Palmer.
Shy, a naturalist, Hart jerks. .-
Tacita, dryad, Miss Pleasant Hol-
yoke.
Stark. plume hunter, Jay Burns, jr,
The Cardinal Bird, A. w. Jefferis.
The birds will be represented by
about seventy girls and boys in cos
tune. Scarlet tangiers, yellow war
blers, blue birds, red-headed wood
peckers, all the feathered folk of the
forest will be seen in appropriate cos
tune. Finally comes the call:
Bird and man and faun and fairy.
Gather now to Sanctuary.
And from all directions come the
birds and the animals and men and
mingle in peace and friendliness. Then
comes the dance Of the yellow war
blers.
The object of sanctuary of course,
is to promote more friendly feelings
among men for the birds, to cement
the entente cordiale, as they say in
diplomatic Circles.
Birds are not only beautiful, cheer
full, tuheful, but they are useful. Robin
redbreast is not only all ornament to
the lawn and joy to your eyes, but
he is a protection TO the trees and
garden. He eats about three times
his own weight of bugs and worms
every day. So, what if he does take a
berry or two for dessert!
Without the birds in this or any
other country man would starve to
death because the bugs and worms
would destroy all the growing crops.
So, you see, bird-protection should
appeal to hard-headed business per-
sons as we'll as to the kind of heart
and the lovers of the beautiful.
The musical part of the pageant
promises to be as charming as the
spectacular. Four lyrics have been
composed especially for it and the
bird calls of the choruses are said to
be particularly delightful.
There will be incidental music all
through the performance and the pre-
Jude, "The Song of the Hermit
Thrush" will be sung by Mrs. Beulah
Dale Turner.
Patrons will have the privilege of
buying ice cream and lemonade from
such classic, NEUROLOGICAL creatures
as nymphs and dryads. These nymphs
and dryads will be society girls of
Omaha. The ice cream and lemonade
won't be neurological, but real.
Rehearsals will be held every day
from now on.
Get your tickets early and avoid the
rush.