Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-04-21
0PERE1TA little
RED RIDING HOOD"
PLEASES AUDIENCE
Given Friday Evening at City
Hall in Aid Of the Augusta
General ; Hospital - Pretty
Songs and Graceful Dances
Feature the Playlet-To Be
Repeated This Afternoon


Repeated This Afternoon
Pretty costumes, tuneful melodies and
graceful dances given by the young
people featured the operetta, Little
Red Riding Hood" which was present
ed Friday evening at City hall under
the auspices OF the Hospital Aid So
ciety for the purpose Of paying for
linen supplies needed by the Augusta
General hospital for the year 1917. The
operetta was witnessed by a good-sized
audience, making certain the financial
success of the affair.
The well-known story of Little Red
Riding Hood" which always delights
the young people. was told in most
entertaining manner by the cast Of
seven principals assisted by over 100
children. so that 1t was enjoyed by the
older people as well as the young. Beau
tiful tableaux were presented and the
many graceful dances were executed in
a manner that won the approval of all.
The first scene represented the for
est. 1t was a holiday and the children
were off to the village green for their
sports. After the children have gone
Little Red Riding Hood starts off upon
her journey to her grandmother 8, car
rying the basket. Of goodies. The cas4
was as follows: Red Riding Hood, Miss
Janet Chase; Grandmother. Miss Ruth
Gardiner; Mama. Miss Doris Wyman;
Woodman. Robert Haskell: wolf. Wal
|
Robin. Arthur Lambert.
4 During the first scene a Spanish dance
was given in q charming manner by
Misses Joan Sturtevant. Josephine
Sturtevant Madeline Turner, Ruth Pet
! tengill. Dorothy Stone and Anna Hen
dee, this dance being in charge of Mrs.
| Rosanna B. Odiorne. The following
| young girls were in the Bluebell Choir
us: Misses Charlotte Carleton Beverly
Hewins. Hazel Page. Evelyn True. Mary
Soule, Dorothy Hunt, Marion Goldberg
Mildred Dixon, Glennis Drake and Made
line Hennessey.
In the second scene Little Red Rid
ing Hood is on her way The flowers en-
chant her. she tarries, but Rose urges
her to obedience. The wolf accosts her
and the woodman enters. The following
girls were in the Buttercup Chorus
Misses Evelyn Kellar. Florence Carle-
! ton. Lois Hayden, Aline Johnson, Char
lotte Fuller. Catherine Getchell. Thelma
Mcguire. Alice Hayes. Beatrice Milliken
and Phyllis Cole. Their costumes were
pretty representations of the butter
cup.
! Songs by the grandmother, the mother
and the woodman were introduced In the
third scene, which represented the grand
mothers cottage. The setting of this
scene was particularly good and athe real
old furniture used. even to the spinning
wheel, had many admirers in the audi
ence. The costumes were of grandmoth- :
er's day. And In this scene nearly 60 boys
and girls took part In the chorus.
The arrival of Little Red Riding Hood
at the cottage was portrayed in the fourth
act, as we'll as the rescue of the little girl
by the woodman. The Doll Chorus In
this act was made up of Misses Mary Ber
ran, Kathleen Fox, Wilfred Coakley, Mad
edele Lafflin, Margaret Shirley, Dorothy
Murphy. Eileen Stone and Beatrice Rod
| erick. In the last scene the children 9
fears that Little Red Riding Hood had
been devoured are dispelled by the ar
rival of the woodman and the little girl.
The first part of the operetta was fol-
lowed by dance entitled the Sunbeam
Dance, which was given upon the floor
Of the hall by eight young girls who had
been trained under the direction Of Mrs.
Mabel King Fox. The young girls were
Misses Eleanor Nelson. Alice Hayes Mar
guerte Chase, Lora Nicolson, Katherine
| Thomas, Dorothy Gray, Vivian Currier
and Ruth Stuart. Their costumes of the
pastelle shades Of lavender, yellow, pink
and blue were fine representations Of the
sunbeam.
Another very pretty dance was that en-
titled the Butterfly Dance. in which the
following young girls participated Misses
Josepsine Pattangall. Dorothy Stone,
Madeline Turner. Ruth Pettengill. Joan
sturtevant and Josephine sturtevant.
Following the operetta the floor was
cleared and those present passed the re-
mainder of the evening very pleasantly
at dancing, music for the dances being
furnished by Dennis orchestra. Freder-
lex H. owen was floor manager ana was
assisted by Reuel B. soule, Ralph Smith
John wadleigh, NJ. S. Gilman. Roland NC
Kay. Warren Smith, Blaine Owen, Charles
p Kinsman and E. l.. Merrill.
| The entire operetta was IN charge Oh
/ Mrs. Herman H. Stuart. who deserves
great credit for it's success. She was
assisted by a committee composed OF
Mrs. r, J. C. Little. Mrs. Cony Weston
and Mrs. J. w. Beck. The training OF
the boys was under the direction OF
Bryce Little and Carl Dean, while MIS-
Cony Weston and Miss Ruth Gardiner
were in charge Of the girls choruses.
Mrs. Euyene Merrill was at the head OF
the dance committee, and in charge OF
the tickets were Mrs. H. E. Goodrich
and Mrs J. w Beck. The refreshmen1
committee was made up Of Mrs. E. A
Hussev. chairman: Mrs. John Dixon
Mrs. H. G. Barker and Mrs. Alton
White.
Music for the operetta was PLAYED by
Miss Hazel Gage, pianist. while the
overture was played by Dennis orches-
ira. Ralph Brown was in charge OF the
scenery and the staging OF the operetta
and his work is deserving OF no little
praise. Reuel B. Soule was in charge
Of the program committee. The usher
ing and taking Of tickets was under the
direction Of Reuel B. Soule. Oscar Hol-