Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-19
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO PRESENT 0PERE!TA
scvcnty-Five Boys and Girls Will
Exhibit Talents in "The
Fire Prince"
HAVE THREE PERFORMANCES
Music to BE Directed by Walter c..
Mercer, Of the Richmond Com
munity ChOrlIS-lIerO Docs Not
Believe in Fairies.

In the gorgeous setting of a summer
palace at sunset, and later, in the ball
evening of the same day. case of
stvcnty-fiVe John Marshall High School
students will present on Thursday. Fri
IaE ana Saturday nights The Fire
Irince. Il real, old Fashioned fairy
story.
The Fire Prince" is an operctta in
Two acts The lbretto VAS written
Henry lladley.
The story is that of Prigio, an opion.
aleu youth. remarkable for the fact,
IN iairies Notwithstanding the prevail
ing belief that number OF very in
h".rtini ones attended his christening.
Among the good fairies was the Bad
falrN. dear to childish legends. who
so arranged matters that Pricio be-
came the cleverest person in rantou-
ma AND is, OF course. cordially dctcStcd
10y an eXcep; his mother. who shares
his disbelief in fairies.
IriSio has two younger brothers.
11 iuarr OF, and Enrieo. youths of or
Win Melinda and Eathlccna nieccs of
King Pantouf1ia.
~ about ut, this time, terrible scourgc of
neat falls OF the land and the Mise
Man expresses the belief that il IS
caused by the Firedrakc which as
ever! oodN KNOWS. is a monster whose
norman temperature is terrific. 1t
ming must be done. Eoth Alphonso
and Fnrico nobIy volunteer To- 0rh.
MN. but the King. thinking he sees a
proposes that l'rigio. being the eldest
IN accordance with tradition, should
hrSt en-ai-e tho monster
Things rcE!n to happen swiftly ar.
tor that. although at tho outset. Iirj.,i H.
hatlN declines to have himself incar-
ceratcd by the Firedrake on the friy
E ~ Is, Eround that he does not believe
RAYMOND Andrews and stuart Ire
velt' OF the class of 90 both play the
part OF triEio. The Fire Prince. C;ro..
paved by Lnwood Ball, OF tho cius.
OF 20, and Harold Dudley, Of the cias,
Josephine Dunn Of tho class of -,
-, will figure as Isadora. Queen Of
ss an1irh and Rosa, daughter OF thi
lama. Keller: Of the class Of Il. and
Elnmie Mae Marsh. of the class OF 30
sly. o1her Young women from john Mar
Hnrsrove. Ccciie Smith, Eiizabe,h
nigEs. Mabel cole, Virginia oGapies.
t Gsr1sri"e Ma, SCOT Lois EnoS Virginia
Ruth Zines. Gertrude T:ibei Mii, jI,;
colt and Lucille Rudd.
BESIDES those mentioned the vounr
men who play name parts in ths nrn.
durtion are T. Leigh Williams. Wi,Iian
Goitrell, Bosque, Wev. y. Birm.nshsm
Whitehdrst. Capers Harrison. Maria
kc;lam .'''u
Ladies and gentlemen of IN. ..,,r,
~" guests OF the Spanish ambassador
'Iuisrs, paGeS and other SERVANT. in
."rSc numbers appear in the prescn-
!atloh OF ne opere and in the sing
ing and dancing parts
me MUSIC is under tho direction Of
w waiter &. Mercer. director OF the Ri,b
mond Community chorus and or m,m.i,.
IN me city schools for many years.
Leslie +. watson is actomoanist and
l. Il II
coach. "'"
TIC scenery used in tho presentation
ol INC opcretta was designed by Frank
u. spear and executed By the art do
partncnt. and the costumes were made
Hhder nhc personal direction Of Miss
Isabelle Fuller. '"
j. \; Staples and the boys of the
manual arts department have also
given Na'ua BILE assistance in working
out the details Of staking and ronnl