Sorting albums in folders

With iPhoto 11 I use to create folder in the source left panel Album and that I drag the event into the folder. Right clicking on the folder name I can sort the folders, but the events inside the folders aren't sorted. Right click the event name into the folder shows "sort album" but it does anything.
Is there a way to sort events/album inside folders?

Terence,
       thanks for the response.   I now understand the design constraint.
But here where I ned further guidance..  Not quite there.
1.  Create a NEW Album with the high level folder highlighted
2.  Select the source images from the LIBRARY-->Photos (now all selected in yellow)
3. Drag and drop these (30+ ) photos into my new Album (ie France under my Holidays folder)
4.  I see ALL the photos in the NEW ALBUM ('FRANCE') that were in the folder.
I can goto the ALBUM and select all unwanted and CUT them out from the folder, but my questions is
How do I create a NEW ALBUM and have nothing in it..  When I drop photos into this ALBUM, I see everything else from the folder level in it as well..
Is this due to what I have currently selected (ie the folder, when I create the NEW ALBUM)..??
Almost there !!
Regards
Ray
(Melbourne Australia)

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