Show THE TWENTY FOURTH the charming operetta queen of birds at the opera house on pioneer day the children are preparing the beautiful operetta queen of birds for the holiday attraction at the opera house on the the piece is in the form of a charade has three acts FIRST ACT Early Morning the queen of birds and her retinue march and counter march while the opening chorus is being sung then seats herself on throne with her company surrounding her she greets her subjects in a pretty song and invites the best sorg to sing for her that she may select the best warblers warb lers to meet with the fairies that evening to entertain them the lark robin bauo bird cabaroy Can aroy whippoorwill and two wrens enter the contest SECOND ACT sunset lent the queen of fairies enters with her retinue and is conduct ed to her throne hei attendants ranee themselves on each side of the stage after short dialogue the queen of birds enters with her company and is conducted to her throne at the side of the fairy queen making a beautiful picture the two queens in handsome costumes with the different species of birds represent ed with appropriate dresses the fairies having the beautiful fairy costume which was used at the last operetta ACT THIRD midnight the nightingale and lark meet and sing a duett the nightingale is declared the queen cf night the lark the queen of day the fairies and birds all meet at midnight the birds giving a grand concert to entertain their friends the fairies jurof Tap panis drilling the children in a grand march for the occasion the music is very pretty the costumes handsome the cast of characters and particulars will appear in our next issue |