The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-26

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FAIR AND TABLEAUX.-The fame Of the tddtsdur
vioants Of Thursday night went abroad, and ac-
cordingly large number of spectators eagerly
waited ths raising Of the curtain last night. The
music helped to beguile the time in the mean
Whiia. The fair ladies promenaded the hall, as
sisted through the throng by the considerate and
timely support of their cavaliers. Beautiful
young ladies went about soliciting "chances" to
all kinds Of fancy knick-knaeks. Pretty little
misses offered ''grabs," at very moderate sums,
in United States currency. Soda water, ice cream,
lemonade. etc., were in large demand. The regu-
lar 'stables" were very tastily arranged and
decorated, and the fair naarchandes attracted
large custom.
The Apatalascope, as usual, drew well, showing
the favorite counterparts OF late military heroes.
The Cumaan SybI had to yield to the progress
Of the age, see herself entirely dethroned, and
her time.honored grotto metamorphosed into "a
Rpostofice The postal facilities are maryellous.
! We never pass without hearing our name called:
EtHere is letter for you" We have no such luck
2at Mr. STANLEY G. TRorT's shop.
= But all this time the children have been crowd
Eng toward the stage, waiting for the tableaux.
$The curtain rises, ct uoila No. /. Scene in a
Hsrem." This was one Of the best gotten up
kroups Of the entire series. Here sat ALI MUsTA-
aHA, surrounded by his houris, taking q foretaste
bf the Islam paradise.
''The Game of Life' was tableau No. 2. The
group consisted Of three figures: poor devil OF
mortal, the devil, and the guardian angel. The
first two were engaged rafting the dice-the stake
being the unfortunate mans soul. The devil looks
very devilish indeed, as much as to say: Never
mind, shall get you at last" mo pun intended
on the DEVILS boots.] The angel exerts benign,
counteracting influence by her (?) presence. Thls
same angel in our opinion, was the most per1ect
success of all the corporate pictures thus far pre-
sented. To paint an angel naturally" IS no easy
task: but to personate him or her bodily, ID feat
but rarely accomplished with credit. The real
and the ideal act as incompatbes, and it requires
the most delicate artistic intuition 30 to blend the
two as to produce the illusion without offending
refined taste But in this case the impossible
WAS actually performed.
No. 8. ssIit,le Red Riding Hood" was extremely
we'll rendered and delighted all the children, large
and small.
No. 4. "Cuffee and Dinah,' who made their first
appearance on the preceding night, repeated their
attitudes by request. The youthful Dark, who's
sywiue school," is fairly breaking down be-
nsath the weight of all the arnin he carries under
his arm We have understood, privately, that
this same Dark, Jr, is related to some of the best
families in Timbactoo. The ''poor white buckra'
looked charmingin in their housewifely costume and
snployments.
The tableau1 we're succeeded by the most as
tuunding and wonderful performances Of Signor
VII. s. BL1Tz, the celebrated legerdemain artist.
He brought down tue house.
Tsbleau1 and F,ir again this evening, with
an entire new programme.