The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-21

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classes Of the city will attend, the
members Of the Asher Business
Girls Bible class are urged to as.
semble In the social room Of the
First NJ. E. church on Wednesday
evening at 2 o'clock instead Of at
tending on Thursday evening after
class, as planned at the last meet
ing.
1.-THE Feast Of the Little Lanterns"
"The Feast Of the Little Lam
terms" a Chinese operetta which
will be produced by members Of the
music department Of the Woman's
club on Friday afternoon is now In
the last stages Of rehearsal and the
progress thus far seems TO assure
that the production will be sue
cess from start TO finish. The oper.
eta is by Paul Bliss and Is most
tunetul and attractive. 1t includes
in the musical score many beauti.
sui solos and duets and choruseS.
with considerable dramatic effort
on the part OF principal characters
and much action by the chorus, be.
sides an elaborate Chinese dance
by group Of girls.
A pretty, appealing story runs
through the production with Chi
nese princess, the Princess Chan as
the principal character. 1t opens
with the Feast OF Little Lanterns"
which the mates OF the princess
celebrate with much gayety. Sor.
row overcomes the gayety, how.
ever, when the princess sadly re-
lates to them that through the will
OF her father. the late Prince Chan.
she must ut this time he expelled
from her beautiful home because
the will reads that 1t descends TO
two of his children.
At the time of the death OF the
emperor, he had three children, but
two OF them. q girl and lad. were
stolen while the three were ut play
In the mountains. Therefore, to
keep TO the letter of the Law. the
princess must lose her beautiful
home. Among her companions is
her govorness, Ow Long, n rather
cantankerous individual who be.
lieves that the woes and joys Of
childhood should be regulated by
law. There is also a very imDu-
dent and curious, though altogether
engaging maid 10 the princess, Wee
Ling, besides a number OF Chimes
maids. To divert their beloved
princess mind from her troubles,
tho services OF a little juggler girl
who is in the vicinity with a band
OF. Japanese jugslers, has been en-.
gagged to perform for the princess.
She greatly delights the princess
and her friends and the conclusion
OF the story is that tho little Japa.
nese juggler and the princess learn
through u strange coincidence that
they are sisters and thus the prin.
cess can not only keep her beauti.
full home but has the lost sister re.
stored as we'll.
Mrs. Charles W. waddell will
take the part OF the Princess Chan,
while Mrs. Oliver Wood will pro.
tray the role OF the cross governess.
Mrs. Forrest Fankhauser will take
the part Of the very lmpudent maid
and Miss Jean Billingslea will inter.
pref the Japanese juggler maid
Each part includes pretty solo work
and considerable action, especially
the part Of the iuggler maid. which
night have been created especially
for Miss Billingslea, SO captivating
ly Goes she portray the role.
The chorus has been drilled by
Mrs. Waddell and Mrs. Truman
Johnson, and Miss Hazel Book will
be piano accompanist, assisted by
the high school orchestra. How.
ever, much of the rehearsal work
has been done with Miss Katharyn
Moore at the piano. Mrs. James
Clinton Is in charge Of the Ora.
matte end o: the production and
Miss Amy Riggle, Of the high school
faculty. Is in charge OF the stage
settings and costuming and she
mas engaged the neIn OF members
OF the high school who have assist.
cd in making tho floral decorations.
Miss Rachael Toivenen OF the
Normal school faculty has assem-.
bled and drilled a group OF Normal
school students who will give the
Chinese dance. Besides the prince
pal characters mentioned, the mem.
bers Of the chorus are: sopranos
Mechanics Truman Johnson, Bruce
Bailey. Charles Denham, James
Thomas, Samuel Dlomer, the Misses
Florence Lavender. Martha Bentel,
Eva Hartley; altos = Mesdames
Charles Pilson, 3. S. Finger, r. c.
Rowand, Arthur Dechman, Harold
Schwarm, the Misses Blanche
Barnes and Halle Orr.
"The Feast Of the Little Ian.
terms" Will be given on Friday after.
noon Of this week at the high
school auditorium before the Won
ans club. II will OF course be free
to members of the club in good