The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31
STAR OF OPERA l. CHOSEN TO LEAD
 PANDORA CAST
Zamora Temple To Pre- sent Big Out-Door
 Dramatic Opera

Leading role of the dramatic opera ''The Masque of Pandora" to be pre- sented under the auspices of Zamora Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, will be played by Ruby Evans Parrett, former soloist with the Chicago Grand Opera company, and who has made a world wide reputation in the field of music. This announcement was made Saturday by the management of the opera to be presented in Birmingham the week of September 22, and will be received with much interest by all lovers of music and the drama.
 Mrs. Parrett received her early mu- sical training in the city of New York, later studying in Sweden and complet- ing her voice culture in Germany. She made a world tour in grand opera, aft erwards joining the Chicago Grand Opera company. leaving Chicago to tour Europe and America.
 Possessing marvellous lyric soprano, and having played the role of Pandora before, the Shrine is to be congratulated in the securing of Mrs. Parrett to come to Birmingham. She is a per sonal friend of Miss Cora Belle Morse, producer of the Masque, and it was through her effort that theatergoers will have the opportunity to hear this star interpret the leading role.
 Cast
 Other members having principal roles in the cast are prominent citizens of Birmingham, and are cast as follows l:
 Epimetheus, Leon Cole; Hephaestus, Judge Hugh A. Locke; Hermes, I. K. Morris; Celestine, Mrs George Dun- can; Promtheus, Georfge Lewis Bailes i; Prologue; Dr. H. c. Greedy. Yesterday the Shrine headquarters, in the Tutwiler hotel was veritable beehive. Hun dreds of Birmingham young people were assigned various roles and re- hearsals will start Tuesday aftrenoon in the Tutwiler ballroom.
 Committees
 The various groups are being chaperoned by many ladies, with Mrs. H. c. Greedy, chairman, and Mrs. l.. H. Salter, vice chairman, with the fol. lowing ladies assisting:
 Spirits Chairman. Mrs. Jim Cowan assistants Mrs. Robert Whorton, Mrs. Abner Hawkins, Mrs Marion Edwards, Mrs. J. Junius Whaley, Mrs. M. A. Copeland. Mrs. E. D. Mathews.
 Collins: Chairman, Mrs. c. D. Elli- son; assistant, Mrs. W. K. Hatcher.
 Greek boys: Chairman, Mrs. H. T. Mills; assistants: Mrs. c. A. Mandy, Mrs. W. H. Sullivan, Mrs. M. B. Scar borough.
 Dream Maids, Mrs. George Duncan.
 Birds and Grecian maids: Chair man: Mrs. c. D. Smith assistants Mrs. c. H. Scruggs, Mrs. J. A. Steele, Mrs. q. c. Holcomb, Mrs. B. M. Zeig- Ter, Mrs. W. D. Hawkins, Mrs. 0. K. Brock, Mrs. ". A. Stephens, Mrs. Lee Dishroom, Mrs. s. E. Scholze. {,
 Singing Of Canaries
 One of the fetures of the Masque will be the singing of the canaries. The birds are known as the Saint Andreasburg Canaries, and their silver voices will be heard thrilling high above the orchestra. The birds are trained in singing at Saint Andreasburg, a little hamlet in the Hartz mountains, which is the highes. point of elevation in Germany From the time the birds are matched until they are two months old, they are kept in a dark room where they are taught flute music by a mechanical device of tanks of water in which are placed instruments in such manner that the running waters pro. duce flute tones of superb richness of quality. The birds live in this at- mosphere until they respond to the mu- sic of the flutes. They are fed red rape seed, and when about two month.