This character was replaced in an adaptation by the National Ballet of China with a character who gives Yuan Yuan a red scarf after she asks to become a crane. A stage device called a reika created the illusion of this character gliding across the stage. Antoinetta Dell’Era originated this role, represented by a staccato melody beginning with the sixteenth notes (10[2])G and E, (10[1])followed by the eighth notes [read slowly] G, F-sharp, D-sharp, E, which evoke “drops of water shooting from a fountain.” Maria Tallchief danced this role in a 1954 (10[2])Balanchine production that popularized the ballet that features this character. This character calls for a celebration with dancers representing Arabian coffee and (10[1]-5[1])Chinese tea, (-5[1])and she dances a grand pas de deux with Prince Coqueluche (“kohk-uh-LOOSH”) after the “Waltz of the Flowers.” For 10 points, name (-5[1])this ruler of the Land of Sweets whose “Dance” includes a celesta solo in (10[1])The (10[2])Nutcracker. ■END■