The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-10
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 CHURCH OPEREYTA
First Methodist Juvenile Members Give Musical
 Drama Tomorrow

The combined juvenile choirs of boys and girls of the Sunday school of the First Methodist church, will present for the first time to-mor-' row evening at eight o'clock in the church auditorium the operetta "The Blue Belt' a musical drama, the setting of which Is laid in q haunted dell in one ot the great forests of Norway. and is 2 Morse fairy tale.
 The theme of "The Blue Belt" is the romantic adventures of a beg gar boy, who afterwards becomes prince. The boy is Halvor, who has fallen into the wiles of a wick ed old witch, named flag, who claims to be his grandmother. TIalvor is in love with the beau- tiful princess Ellanore, daughter of the powerful king of Norway, and is in possession of the magic blue belt, the wearer of which is pro- tected by the Flower AFairies. Hal vor escapes from the witch, and sets out to win the Princess, trust ing to the magic of the belt to bring him success. The old witch steals the belt, much to the satis- faction of old King Gorumpus, who frowns upon the suit of the beggar boy. Spry, a sprite devoted to the princess regains the belt, and Hal vor marries his princess. The first act is in the haunted dell at midnight, and Act two is daylight the next morning in the dell.
 The cast trained by Mrs Richard 1egarty and Miss Lois Beach fol- lows:
 King Gorumpus, ruler of Nor- way, Frederick Megin. Princess Ellanore, Winifred Lovejoy. Hal- vor, the beggar boy who became a prince. James Florian. Thimbleina, queen of the flower fairies, Beryl Hegarty. Pinkbell and Bluebell, fairies in waiting to Thimbelina, Gratia Booth and Betty Burns. Mustylore, the kings soothsayer, Robbie Holt. Slywit, the Kings jester, Edward Naylor. Noname, king of the brown gnomes, Tom Powell. Spry, liveliest sprite in Fairydom, Bobby Burns. Hay, the wicked old witch. Verna Powell. Maids Yellow, Blue and Pink, att tendants to the queen, Misses Jean Cashman, Ruth Booth and Lillian Underhill. Pages Yellow, Blue and Pink, Ray Faber. George Ferris and Everett Winston. Page Nimble, Jack Kenyon. Blackboard, Lendall Maxim. Redbeard and Blondbeard, the kings barbers, Jack Finlay and Joe Schillings Luna Moth, Flora Mildred Butler.
 Fairies: Doris Brechbuhler, Charlotte Anderson, Claire Cram dall, Dorothy Finnemore, Pauline Duncan. Lois Edwards, Marion Monroe, Bernice LaPierre. Gnomes: Claude Graham, Jr, Walter Megin, Curtis Lovejoy, Ed ward Plank, Billy Powell, Wilbur Parker, Herbert Shaw. Court Ladies: Margery Barber, Barbara Carlin. Marguerite Cooke, Dorothy Kenyon, Pearl Schilling, Betty Woodward.
 Courtiers: Albert Class, Ronald Parker, William Taylor, Jerry Ror- aback, Charley w. Platt, Jr, James Painter.
 Solo and group dances: Misses Flora Butler and Gratia Booth. Staging committee: Messrs Arr thur Wellington, Robert Jenkins, Dona LaPierre. George W. Bell cher, Robert Green, Howard Coe.
 Light committee: oren B. Max i'm.
 Ladies Aid Committee: Mes danes Steck. Maxim, Naka, Seaver, Schilling, Tolman, Walters, Kull- man, Halliday, Simpson. Thompson Nielsen, all of who served also on the costume committee.
 The assistant dance Instructor was Miss Florence Platt. At the piano, Mrs Rollin Powell.