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walkitoutParts of this are Even Cuter than the 1910 wedding (the black-face sketch of course not being cute at all).
Jersey Journal, Friday, 24 May 1901, page 3
"Primary Pupils Act a Tom Thumb Wedding
Rehearsal Showed That To-night's Entertainment is Sure to Be a Success -- Boys and Girls Who Will Take Part -- Aguinaldo to Be Recaptured -- A Black Face Comedy Sketch."
[First three paras: matinee rehearsal, audience of 300, beginning of detailed and I mean detailed description of production.]
Fourth para: "A stirring little play, "The Capture of Aguinaldo," was acted with spirit and freedom from stage rear at the matinee, and will probably be still better presented tonight. The roles are taken as follows: ... "Gen. Funston's Staff," ... "Cadet First Sergt. Milford Sterling" ...
"Very different from this military piece is a charming act which follows it by the children of the primary school and depicts "A Tom Thumb Wedding." The parents of the children have taken a lively interest in this act and they have prepared appropriate costumes. The little girls trailing gowns and lisping lads in full dress present a scene fit for a picture. The dramatis personae will be: ..."
"The following will be guests at the wedding ... Beulah Sterling ..."
Further elements of the entertainment include "a "Scarf Fantastic" dance, "a chorus from the opera of "Robin Hood"", something called "Butts' Calisthenics", and finally the "black-face comedy sketch", the description of which is actually worse than I had imagined. Conclusion is a song by the choir, and the whole thing is put on to raise money to buy uniforms for the Cadet Corps.
From this we learn that parents are parents, schools are schools, fundraisers are eternal, and the Sterlings are not notably dramatically inclined, none of which are in any way surprising. From Google, we learn about Edmund Luther Butts and his Manual of Physical Drill, the cover of which is really quite odd.
I _love_ spelunking in old newspapers -- and I love genealogy for providing me with an excuse.
Jersey Journal, Friday, 24 May 1901, page 3
"Primary Pupils Act a Tom Thumb Wedding
Rehearsal Showed That To-night's Entertainment is Sure to Be a Success -- Boys and Girls Who Will Take Part -- Aguinaldo to Be Recaptured -- A Black Face Comedy Sketch."
[First three paras: matinee rehearsal, audience of 300, beginning of detailed and I mean detailed description of production.]
Fourth para: "A stirring little play, "The Capture of Aguinaldo," was acted with spirit and freedom from stage rear at the matinee, and will probably be still better presented tonight. The roles are taken as follows: ... "Gen. Funston's Staff," ... "Cadet First Sergt. Milford Sterling" ...
"Very different from this military piece is a charming act which follows it by the children of the primary school and depicts "A Tom Thumb Wedding." The parents of the children have taken a lively interest in this act and they have prepared appropriate costumes. The little girls trailing gowns and lisping lads in full dress present a scene fit for a picture. The dramatis personae will be: ..."
"The following will be guests at the wedding ... Beulah Sterling ..."
Further elements of the entertainment include "a "Scarf Fantastic" dance, "a chorus from the opera of "Robin Hood"", something called "Butts' Calisthenics", and finally the "black-face comedy sketch", the description of which is actually worse than I had imagined. Conclusion is a song by the choir, and the whole thing is put on to raise money to buy uniforms for the Cadet Corps.
From this we learn that parents are parents, schools are schools, fundraisers are eternal, and the Sterlings are not notably dramatically inclined, none of which are in any way surprising. From Google, we learn about Edmund Luther Butts and his Manual of Physical Drill, the cover of which is really quite odd.
I _love_ spelunking in old newspapers -- and I love genealogy for providing me with an excuse.