Palisadian., 1922-12-30
PALISADES GREAT
CHRISTMAS CANTATA
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a part that she must have taken the
greatest delight in and made 1t all
the more perfect on that account
Natural to the last degree, she made
of her lines living person recreated
through her Interpretation. Santa
himself was i'll that night, and so the
presents for the good little boys and
girls got very much mixed, and Eleas
nor depicted how Mrs. Santa Claus
can say things about a bad situation
in a nice way and yet hold her equili-
brium in a trying situation. And
after Santa himself, fresh from the
hospital, finally came racing in in an
ambulance, matters were straighten-
ed out satisfactorily, Rev. Mackanzie
making a typical Santa and making
all the amends possible for bad state
OF things, and all turned out beauti-
fully. sssss
At the end of the first act Tommie
Fredericks, who acted as salesman,
and who wanted to inveigle Mrs.
Santa Claus into buying his blue sky
wares, did his part capitally and
made decided hit. No boy in Pali-
sade could have done better. 1t was
one of the most pleasing touches OF
the whole cantata. and Tommie really
quite distinguished himself. He was
tactful, and full of pep to the last
degree in his lines and received gen.
erous appreciation for his work. AL
fred Pennell, Hans Walther and all
did their parts well, also. So did the
girls.
The decorations, as usual, were ap-
propriate, and on this occasion were
perhaps rendered more than ordinari-
ly attractive through the simple
beauty of their design. The stage
windows were covered IN borders of
spruce branches given the Christmas
tinge by bits of red seaweed, a very
pretty setting, with vases of laurel
frightened, also, with red seaweed.
In the center of the rear wall was
suspended a wonderful copy in col
ors of Raphaels Sistine Madonna,
life size, also bordered with spruce
branches, fashioned into Christmas
wreath, from which was suspended
large red ribbon bow with pendant
streamers. This Madonna picture
was new effect, and almost wonder
full, because with the scores of chill
dren, many of them mere tots, there
It'll Is ssrr,i init Of
the Madonna" and more especially
-s.ihis5rs- aatahiue e. up
some little wee bit of a girl in her
arms. would try and prompt the hesi-
tant thing in the most motherly fash
ion that caught the tenderest SYM
pathies of the audience. The sug-
gestion was most perfect and very,
very appealing.
Mrs. Sibley had Mrs. Valentine 10
help, which was appreciated. Mrs.
Valentine prepared the little boys
Brownie chorus. She made the cos
tunes herself, and the Brownies
were decided hit.
Following are the main characters
of the cantata:
Mrs. Santa Claus, Eleanor Pennell;
Santa Claus, Mr.. Mackenzie; Jack
Frost, Dunbar SPOTS, Jr.; Sandman,
Roy Gingrass; Old Woman in the
Shoe. Mabel Boswick; Mr.. Ananias
Bond, Thomas Fredericks.
The Brownies h II Morrison,
Charles Aperule, William Drummond,
Ledley Jones, Robert Beans, Otis Val
entine, Robert Schultz, Harold Ber-
net, Eric Jeltrup, Thomas Jeltrup and
Cornelius Broderson.
Rainbow Fairies Cath erine
Hauck, Abigail Pennell, Helen Drum
mond, Mildred Drummond, Florence
Aperule, Airline Opitz, Betty Beans,
Marjorie Reid.
Chorus-Christine Fredericks. Alta
Kells,, Evelyn Limbach, Ruth Miller.
Mazda Ebell. Louise Rasmussen.
Grandpa, Hans Walther: Grandma,
Helen Paulson; Mother. Gertrude
Boswick; Susie. Helen Boswick; Bob,
Alfred Pennell; Joe. Francois Fred
erieks; Ada. Alice ochsner: Dorothy,
Nettchen Unger; Nan, Virginia
Oman; Jack, John Morrison; Baby
Freida Ochsner; Aunt Maria, Emma
Bliss.
Carpepters-Stanley Sharp. Carl
OF, Henry Mistarka and Theodore
Nazeley
Santa's Helpers-George Mistarka,
Allan SPOTS, Ellen Aperute, jeanette
Nazeley, Fred Oman, Maellen Caver-
no.
Housekeepers - Eleanor Ochsner,
Doris Drummond. Marguerite Bernet,
Elizabeth Cole, Antonette Grulich,
Harriet Thurneau, Helen Spitz.
Accompanist, Maxine Sibley; Read
ing from Ben Hur Ga description of
Christmas Eve), Maxine Sibley
Committee - Mrs. Ernest Sibley,
chairman; Mrs. c. S. Bennett, Mrs.
d. w. Valentine, Mr.. Harry Clark,
Jr., Mr.. D. w. Valentine, Mr.. w. R.