New Ulm review., 1922-11-29
TUR NER LADIES
PR0DUC CTIONS
ARE Big SUCCESS
The Secret OF Wealth" And
Spreading The News
Well Received.
CLEAR MORE THAN 500
FROM THE TWO PLAYS
Miss Krook Announces Pro.
... gram Will Be Re-
peated Soon.

Et ne new OlHl LduleS turner society
cleared more than $1OO from the
Ella borate presentation OF "The Secret
Of Wealth. and Spreading Of News"
at Turner Hall, last Friday evening.
So successful We're the two plays, other
from the dramatic and financial points
of view, that numerous requests have
been received that they be repeated,
and Miss Frances Bertha Krook,
director, declared last night that this
would be done soon after Christmas.
The headliner on the program was'
"The Secret of Wealth. in which parts
were taken by cast of fifth. In
addition to the principal parts played
by Miss Krook as the Pedlar and
Robert Fenske as the Cobbler, there
were Shepherds, hepherdesses, Night
ingales and Flower Fairies. Music and
dances we're clever, the costumes
ella abocate, the scenery especially suited
to the fairy forest and the VII ole moved
off with the precision of professional
company.
Fairies Burst In.
Scene One opened on a group Of
shepherds asleep in the forest. The
flower fairies come bursting in and tell
them to awake. 1t is not said as
cold command but through the medium
of catchy song Awake, Awake!"
The shepherds demonstrate in "a song
Weary and Sleepy" But they in
the end take the advice Of the fairies
and be in preparing for their daily
toll when an itinerdnt pedlar, played
by Miss Krook, interrupts them. The
pedlar sings Through the Dusty
Streets and entices the shepherds to
purchase "The Secret of Wealth."
Pedlar aud Shepherds sing Another
Little Secret, Pray" and a chorus of
Shepherds wives Through the Dark
Forest" The pedlar vainly tries to
sell 'The Secret IF the Magic Ham
n,er" to the shepherds and Isl hustled
away by them with rude cheers.
Shepherds Seek Cobbler.
Breaking the seal Of the secret in
their possession, the shepherds read a
description Of the Fairy Cobbler's
Dwelling" The secret declares that
he lives ia tree trunk deep within the
f.rest where he has Wondrous store,
Of gold. The shepherds decide to seek:
him and approptiate his wealth. They
disco the "Gobbler," played by
by fairy customers, who va llsh. The
shepherds seize Nthe cobbler and steal
the gold. Rejoicing over their good.
fortune and dazzled by their wealth
the shepherds forget their captive who,5
seizing his magic hammer, compels
them to stand rigid. The faries enter
and remove the gold to a safer place.
The cobbler causes the shepherds to;
sleep, telling them that the adventure
will only remain in their minds as a
dream.
Join In Songs.
The entire scene at the home Of the
cobbler is the occasion for attractive
dances and .cleverly executed songs
The fairy flowers sing I'VE Creep:
From Under and the Nightingales
give a dance Under the direction Of
Fred Naumann: Cobbler and FAIRIES
to ether sing II Live Down There
nd the chorus Of shepherds render
"Pile the Bars Up The grand finale.
is a.song Shepherds Bold! Shepherds
Bold!" in which all join.
The costumes were very elaborate
and picturesque. The flower fries
we're dressed to portray the various
individual flowers they represented.
The shepherdesses wore knickers,
!smock, picturesque hat and carried
shepherd crooks. The shepherds ap-
peared in white trousers, white shirts
and hats. Miss Krook as the pedldr
wore knic ickers, tam and cape Of scarlet,
with blouse and stockings of cham
ipagne color. Mr.. Fenske'sa costume
las cobbler consisted of red blouse.
with brown apr IN and brown stock
ings. He wore golden cOlored wig and