South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-23

scenic effects produced by lighting
devices and by motion pictures
thrown on gauzy screen we're most
unusual. The interpretive dancing
Of Miss Mabel Thompson was appre-
ciauvely received and each of the
speaking parts were well handled
The &C IOr1d children who partci-
gated boz me pageant with which the
masQue closed received a hearty
hand Tor the dainty steps they
achieved after but five days of train
ing
The several characters of the play
were Drnis. the spirit OF the birds,
Miss Katherine Brown. the faun
keeper 81 the sanctuary Percival
Vivian. Tacita. the spirit OK serenity
Miss Mabel Thompson: shy. the ma
turalist r. r. Baynes poet Eugene
Weber. sharp. the plume hunter
Hugh CareI
stage In TWO Parts.
The stage. for the purpose Of the
play was divided into two parts
that 10 the rear representing the
spiritual world Tacita and Ornis
being spirits never stepped 20 the
forestage. nor did the poet AMI the
naturalist being human step into the
domain of the spirits Uut the faun
being half spirit and half human
was at liberty 90 pass from one TO
the other.
Al the opening of the play. the
stage presented a Woodland scene at
night Gradually tile rosy dawn
appeared and the birds Weakened
fitted among the trees and twitter-
I'd their various songs. The effect
was lovely As the dawn appeared,
the spirit of serenity danced forth
Interpreting the spirit of the woods.
Presently the poet appears and Is
surprised 10 find here mis- old friend
the faun The faun explains his
mission as keeper of the sanctuary
and presently has the pleasure of
introducing the poet To his master
the naturalist Poet and naturalist
determine 10 try 90 learn the IAN
guage Of the birds boy invoking
Tacita TO call forth Ornis Tacita
comes forth dancin- suddenly "A
shot is heard and "A cead bird drops
from the trees and Ornis, the
wounded spirit of the birds falls
fainting upon the ground she is
gradually revived and begs the ma
turalist and the poet 90 save her
from the hmt ter The hunter APP
pears upon the scene. picks up the
dead bird but before he leaves is
stopped 10y the naturalist who tries
10 make him see the evil of destroy
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laughs. but me spirit of Taclta is
called upon. He woos her and
through her is led to- see the wound
Ell spirit. Ornis who awakens h S
pity and converts MIN into a lover
and cOnserver of bird life. Ornis
then calls upon an her comrades
the birds TO celebrate the day with
q festival Al this point the local
children who under the direction
of Miss Thompson and Miss Finch
had been Taught their various dance
steps. assembled the stage in the
guise 90 birds OF several kinds and
participated i'm the festival The
lights dimmed gradually. IL was
night again with only the moon Wis
iale with hocks of beautiful birds
Hitting across it's face
Bird Conservation.
In his lecture. MY Wild Bird
Acuuaintances. Earnest Harold
Baynes based MS taI'. upon the fol-
tswing three questions.
TO the VISA birds need protection
from us?
From "a seIssh standpoint would
the protection OF tne birds pay us
How car We go about the conser-
walton Of our rational birds
In answer 90 the first question Mr.
Bavnes cited example rsher than
attempting any direct preachment.
Tie spoke OF the passenger pigeon
now extinct. the last one of the
species being kept IN cincinnati Tor
over 30 years and dying just recent
1y The white heron. the aigrette
bearing bird. i. being rapidly en-
terminated ON account ot the beau
tiful plumaee. rhe manner of .dll-
Ing the birds and leaving the young
10 die is exceedingly cruel Two men
who have undertaken to protect the
herrous from these who carry on
this business have been killed. says
AIR Bayues His details spoke for
more Vividly OF the protection
which the birds need from as than
any moral that ne could have drawn
IN words
Benett To Farmers.
As the economic reason FOR "a pro-
lection 60 the birds Mr. Baynes
quoted statistics showing the vast
benefit that birds are 20 farmers
both by the destruction OF insects
and the consumption of seed OF noN-
ious weeds In these two thines alone
the birds viii more than repay any
time ana expenditure put cut To
make them stay and TO protect them
from their natural enemies
The b.. ,jor part of the lecture was
spent i'm telling Of the methods used
IN various communities 20 foster bird
life Many birds die OF starvation
in the winter and according TO Mr.
Baynes. go percent OF the quail IN
Massachusetts died from the lack
of anything 20 eat one winter one
method 10 prevent this was the
clearing OF snow ln large spaces
IN open fields and scatteune seed
about for the birds
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