Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-24
SCHOOL OPERETTA
! MAKES BIG HIT

The operctta presented by pupils
o fthe Gardiner, Randolph and Farm
| ingdale schools was well patronized
Friday night, the auditorium being
! 1illed to overlooking at both perform
aEces. Every member Of the cast
| did excellent work, especially tho
culprits. John and Jane. The cos
tunes were very CLEVER the dog and
gander in particular. The story Of
the Operetta is as follows:
King Cole opens his court in Story
land, and from the throne receives
the homage of his subjects. Jack
be- Nimble announces that Bluebeard
has come to court with grievance for
the kings. attention. Bluebeard en-
tiers. leading two mortals, John and
Jane, who do not believe in him and
therefore should be punished under
the laws Of StOryland for their skep-
| ticism. Other witnesses appear,
Jack the Giant Killer. Sleeping
Beauty, the Goops, Peter Pan and
still others who accuse John and
Jane of not believing even imfhem.
King Cole sends for Mother Goose
and Mother Hubbard to help him in
his decision. The evidence against
! the mortal children becomes so great
that clerk, Humpty- Dumpty HIM
self has to make a record of the case.
| Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland,
and Robinson Crusoe appear in de-
Tense of John and Jane. The law
reads, however, that unless children
| believe in some saint or fairy they
are doomed OF a fearful punishment.
King Cole reads the sentence:
Never more for YOU the dawning Of
a merry Christmas morning. Christ
mas eve you'll go to bed, but when
next you lift your head from your
! pillow in the dawn Christmas will
have come and gone"
| The children burst into tears at
having Christmas day taken from
them because they do believe in San
at Claus. The arrival of Santa him
self and the belief Of John and Jane
! in him cause King Cole to reverse
his decision.
John and Jane are fully pardoned
and it is decided that Santa Claus,
after all, is the real King Of Story
land.
The principals in the cast were:
| King Cole. Archie Cole; Bluebeard
George Desmond: Jack be Nimble
Frances Grant; Simple Simon, Earl
Belts; John, Eric Tatlock; Jane
Margaret Hathaway: Jack the Giant
Killer, Eldred Davis; Mother Goose
Sadie Shapiro; Mother Hubbard
Myrtle Johnson; Camden, Donald
Stone: Dog, Joseph Caravan; Sleep
ing Beauty, Victoria Tyler; Hump
ty-Dumpty. Ruth Hale; Peter Pan.
Kathleen Clary; Robinson Crusoe,
Donald Cook; Friday. Kenneth
White; Robin Hood. Dorothy Lap
ham. Alice in WOnderland Carrie
Cresscy; Santa Claus. Donald Ire
| land. Other characters We're the
Goops. Fairies Robin Hoods Merry
dlers. &
| The Opcrctta was directed by Miss
Hazel Woodbury. who has put much
time on it drilling the little tots and
principals. The success of the con-
cert surely proved the faithful work
she has done to make it so.
| Others who assisted Miss Wood
bury We're: Committee on costumes
Mrs. II. J. Lambert. Miss Edna Try
on, Mrs Ethel Houdlette. Miss Alys
Taylor; assistants-Mrs. Athea Da
Wis, Mrs. Ralph Stone. Mrs. Ralph
Booker, Mrs. Joseph Canavan, Mrs.
ID. III. Darling. Miss Catherine CAL
vim, Mrs. John James, Mrs. +. NJ.
Cole. Mrs. W. y. Price. Mrs. William
Perkins; ake-ups-Dr. William II.
Pierce and Mrs. Louis Goulc Pro-
gram advertising. Edwin Harlow;
head usher. Harlon Fossett. Posters
made by grades Is, Grant street
school, Farmingdale: accompani-
ments played by the High school or
chestra With Miss Madeline Sweet
| land at the DianO