The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-27
CHINESE OP'ERETTA
CREDITABLY GIVEN
Large Audience Thoroughly Enjoys
Performance of Little Almond
Eyes by Mrs. Brasor's Pupils.

Wang-IIo, captain of the guard, won
the prize of his heart. Little Almond
Eyes, one of the prospective brides of the
Emperor. in the Chinese two-act oper-
eta. Little Almond Eyes, presented last
evening in Odd Fellows temple by Mrs.
A. H. BraSor's vocal pupils assisted BY
Frederic G. Adams. Jean J. Nanderveer,
Hazen StocllweIl, Harry Plumb and
Francis Austin and a three piece orches-
ira consisting of Mrs. Arthur p. Carpen-
ter, piano, Alison ] Dugan, violin, and Ar
thur II Brasor, violoncello
The production by Frederick ii. Mar
tens and Will G. MacFarlane, given by
permission Of the Oliver Ditson company,
was an especially attractive operetta in
its Chinese setting and costumes, and
drew an audience which taxed the seat
ing capacity of the hall, which is 800,
while many stood in the rear of the ROOM
All the participants We're received with
hearty applause and the. acting and vocal
numbers were above that of the usual
amateur performance
In the first act the viceroys of Cathay
send the fairest maidens to Pekin as
prospective brides of the Emperor. and
/ Little Almond Eyes, who loved Wang
| Ho, soldier, was among them. The
| captain Of the guard was recognized by
| Almond Eyes as her lover, Wang Ho, and,
/ hiding behind the shrIbbery, she learns
/ that Wang Ho thinks she is dead. but
| that he loves her still She hopes to es-
cape the notice of the Emperor. but re-
/ solves not to reveal herself to Wang Ho
! While passing through the gardens the
! Emperor sees Almond Eyes, who had
/ fallen asleep in her hidingplace, and be.
/ ing impressed with her beauty he makes
! a mental note of her number-l3- and
decides that she shall be his 296th bride
! The edict, which threatens with death
any man who has loved, does love Oh
/ viii love" any of the prospective brides
OF his ma iesty. is read and the Emperor
chooses Little Almond Eyes as the near
est approach to his ideal, which he has
explained. She refuses the honor anC
confesses her love FOR Wang Ho, who gag,
his imperial master and ties him to hi
throne in his desire to assure Almond
Exes Of his faithful love. this act result
ing in his being arrested and led off L
prison to die the next day.
The second act shows Almond Eye
waiting sadly in the garden for the En-
paror and PingPo, the master Of care
monies of the court of Cathay. determine
} that Almond Eyes and Wang Ho shall b
united and takes them, with Dooma, tn
, prophecies, into his confidence. coneoct
ing a scheme by which the Emperor
.uperstitions are to be aroused until j
dare not marry Almond Eyes. The En-
peror is inundated forgives Wang-H
and agrees to his marrying Almond Eye
on the morrow
Frederic c.. Adams as Wang Ho. cal
tain Of the guard and lover of Littl
Almond Eyes was at his best in sol
and duet numbers. and the part which b
acted was we'll balanced by Miss Edit
| Hammarlund, as Little Almond-Eye
I who revealed particularly sweet s.
prano voice of wide range. IEazen Stock
well, baritone, as Emperor Ming {
] Cathcy. caused much laughter in h
I most Disgusting makeup, and carrie
out the impersonation of Emperor, VII
:, had had 295 wives. in an especially con
II mendable way. his solo work shown
II good voice control. The part of mast'
II of ceremonies of the court Of Catha
L was taken by Jean J. Nanderveer, !