Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-04-22

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A dialogue entitled HIgnorance and Will
,fuhess," one Of those. cutting satires upon
''old fogyism" with which we occasionally
meet, was well performed, by G. Hopkins
and VIM. Myers. ], W. Brown favored
with the "Lone Starry Hours" a song
which all lovers of music delight to hear.
"Charity," a dialogue by F. Pinnell and
H. Lallance is a fine piece, and was well
performed. L, Cross and H. Lallance done
themselves credit by their performance of
the dialogue entitled "The Peace maker"
A burlesque county court" was held dur
ing the performance. The Judge, T. Smart;
the counsel for persecution" and defense,
J. L. Waller and ]. B. Maybery, maintained
a degree of gravity impossible to be main
tanned by the audience, while listening to
the testimony of "Ike Budd, "a. Wilman
and the extempore CALCULATIONS of H. Wei
don. "Woman's Rights, a dialogue by M.
and H. Smith and R. Ellis, was performed
in style very credisable to those engaged
in il. Wade Cross done himself honor as a
Village Lawyer and Doctor in spite OF
himself. VIM. Loomis, a boy tyet il his
teens, and the youngest male performer on
the stage, is deserving of the highest praise,
as one of the best speakers in our place.
G. Hopkins, a young man with promising
powers of oratory, did himself honor in the
Grafton upon The Signs of the Times An
original comedy, by J. B. Maybery, entitled
How do you like it, deservedly received
great applause. 'Misther Patrick McGlar-
ney,' (Maybery) brought doson the house..
Mr.. Maybery's labors are certainly appre
ciated by the public. The performance was
closed with an original tragedy by J. L..
Waller, which was we'll received, and which
reflects great credit upon its author. On
the first evening Of the exhibition original
essays were read by the following ladies':
70 Lallance upon Religion; F. Petrol upon
The Selection of Associates r. Ellis up
on the pleasures of Memory M. Smith
upon Nature and H. Smith upon 'Filial
Affection These essays were well written,
displaying fine talents for composition and
apretty thorough knowledge of the subjects
upon which they treated. During the sec
ond evening original orations were delivered
by T. Smart and B. sibley, with an address
by ]. H. Lawhead upon Progress These
efforts were an honor to their authors, evin-
cling considerable research, and good pow
ers of arranging their ideas upon subjects
with which they are acquainted. The
whole performance was enlivened with mu-
sic by Profs. Brown, Bradshaw, Garen
and Wells, to whom the exhibitors and pub
lie are under great obligations, these gen.
tlemen receiving no remuneration whatever
for their services. Much praise is due Mr.
Miller for the great energy and sound judg'
ment displayed in the selection of pieces,
and in the general management Of the per-
formance. The authorities of the M. E
Church are also entitled to the thanks o.
all, for the liberality manifested by them in
admitting the performance in their house
as we have no town hall, and our schoo
house is entirely too small to contain the
large audiences assembled to witness the
performance. in comparison with the ex
hibition held here during the winter, it il
the unanimous opinion of the most compe
tent judges, that it was decidedly superior
both in the selection Of pieces, and the style
Of performance. Fl. L. s.
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