The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
DC. TALENT HIT
IN OPERA SCORE
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Chimes of Normandy
Give Singers Chance to
Prove Ability.

That Washington possesses ANA
teur talent OF a pronounced profess
sional character was demonstrated
again when The Chimes Of Nor
mandy" was presented by the Peo-
pies National Opera Society OF
washington at Central High School
auditorium last night
Az usual. with The performances
OF this Organization. the entire cast.
chorus and orchestra were composed
% local talent. which carried out
the. idea held by leading musicians
Of the country that to be really mu-
sical. a community must not import
its musicians. its singers or Its
teachers. The performance was d.
rected BY Rollin Bond who was re-
sponsible for the twelve noteworthy
performances given by this body
Of singers last season.
Esteile Murray. 'in the role OF
serpolette." was termed the will
iage good-for- nothing but she was
good for many rounds OF applause
last night. Miss Murray Possesses
the ability OF a professional COM
bined with a most attractive per-
sonAiity. To this rapidly -advane-
Ing young singer Il due the credit
for the we'll performed dances
which added TO the pleasure OF the
production This was strikingly
shown In the minuet from Mosart's
Don Juan" interpolated at the,
beginning Of the last act and dane
ed by the entire company. Miss
Murray made an especially entranc-
Ing pictnre In her costume a. the
-Marchioness' In the closing scene.
In the role OF -Germaine.- who
was finally discovered 20 be the lost
Marchloness. Ruth Peter made an
emphatic hit In q bewitehing char
aetsrization-
yssesfie ssrprfsea
The surprise Of the performance
came In the second act when a.
year-old sally Lou stevens. dressed
In . sailor suit. Joined In the dia-
iogue and sang the Narseiliaise"
IN French. The tiny tot has a
stronS voice which could have been
heard easily In all parts of the au-
ditorium. The hnaie % the third
act was written BY Mr.. Bond espe-
eially for the unusual voices %
this company. Special praise 10 due
him for the attractive scenery and
the charming costumes
Excellent Interpretations % their
roles were given by Raymond q
Moore a. Henri. Marquis o. Corne-
VILE: ". Harry stevens a. Jean
orenlehssx. hshsrman; John 7.
Elliott a. 6aspard. a missT, =.
brooke Amiss. ir. a. the RAIN. .
T. Pardee a. the Assessor, stephen
o. Ford a. the Notary Ray A lack
man a. the Registrar. and Ivy
Jeanne stevens a. the Page Ths
roles % the peasant Girla were
taken by Myra Johnson. MarEusflts
Wicksruhana. Bertha wsv. Edith
GLADYS Hunt. HeFnics stevens. Elsie
Jorss and oensvieve nond
The Jsnny Lind Chorus follows
Oayis Hunt nab Duran. nrycis
Bayies. Ruth Mss Coleman. Iiass
sokol Frances Jackson. Margaret
y - Carr. Bessie 4. noolan. neFtha
wsv. Marguerite wicksrsham. so
MA RosenberE. Loretta nradlsy.
Ethel nikxs. Lillian Mossr. Harah
X. DoolaD narah A. Mccoy. Osns-
We've Send nsrnics Htseens. Msra
Johnson. GLADYS Hunt Eiais Iafsa.
Mary Pardss Daisy " uarrtsos
MarGuerite ~. MaKWsti. grars F ia.
vey and Mar NirEinia nsppsrt
The art boys we're u.isn uayts
Hunt. MARGARET carr. sarah 81
Donlan. Daisy D. Harriron NirHtnta
Rsppsrt and sarah A McCoy
Among the men were Joseph
Bourne. " ~. peckham. 4 Mr.
gone. = a. Covert. q 4 Fsttsrtan.
charles T. Maxwell. Norman t.urha
Frederick n Underwood. e. a. Uib-
son haHwell. q. ~. winhorns. o. o.
Peat. . Y pardse. nay Iarkman.
A. -. Miller. ", a. Miller. Robert 4,
Rasbun and g. o. Apple
The opsra will he rcpsated tn-
nlEht ana Friday nIHhl