The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-28


u the dumb bell, ring and wand exercises
the scholars of the hiaf school were brought
upon the stage with strN i military prccixep.
Tlt ar performance was "a IA btedly the chief
, fefuro of the evenings oNAtainmcnt The
~ were uniformed in red Zouavo pants
white shirts and red turbans; the girls in black
boomer dresses and drawers, deliberately
trimmed with red. On their heads they wore
jaunty and very becoming red caps. The
evolutions, motions, joltng, twisting, turn
ing, bending, bowling and stretching, that
formed the total which they dcnominatcd
eight gymnastics' we shall not attempt to
with an exactncss that told of great care and
long practice. Music, piano. miss Matte
Warwick and miss Matte Williamson
The inquiry "Who killed Tom Roper?'
| by Gotleib Dinkerlocker--a chap not much
larger than ten-pin-cicted thunders Of
| applause and an encore. The audience would,
no doubt, have received tenth repetition Of
this recitation with evidences of pleasure.
Miss Mary Limbcrt, graceful and hand
some miss recitcd with excellent effect tho
"Wrcck of the IIesperus." Miss Annie Hurd
road the "Death of Minnehaha,' and miss
Ida Harrell, Trowbrdgcs "Nagabonds," in n
style which it would be difficult to surpnss
A peculiar vivtdncss was given TO the pic |
tures presented in the readings of miss Ilurd,
by the sorrowfIl yet happily devised tablcau
Of Fever and Famine Mt the Dcath-hca Of |
Mnnehaha' The creation Of the authors |
brain was made tangible in manner that
mr. I
or pathetic. II is one OF the very few tab
leauX brought upon our boards that will bear
repetition.
Miss kstes' double character Of shrcw /
and angel, did not win aunt Jcmima money, |
although capitly sustained. In this, miss
Mary Craw did herself much credit us did |
miss Julia Rcardon, who borc thomorc char
liable nature Of MARY"
Tho "farcetta,' 1.-Two are allowed the word, /
of "liidc-and-Seok,' was very well rendered,
and throw the juveniles into commissions Of
laughter. But for the more fascinating and
really enjoyable presentations, we must como
down TO the little misses and masters while
We can say 'well done 90 all our grcutest
praise is reserved for the ye,y little ones
the little primaries. Chief among those we
place little ZELDA Powcrs-"N obody's Child"
who tina, saw aud hoard her kept u great
dump from his throat or tear from his
eye? Barefoot, clad in thin rags, with q
look and mion in harmony the touching tale
she told moistcncd many eyes with tears, and
soitencd every heart toward the homeless
little wandcror.
On the other extreme, came little Nettie /
Schutter with her "Sx-ycar old Protest" |
The idea Of putting her to bed at o'clock
was propo-tcrous, and the natural vchemence
with which she denounced nurse for her
absurd part in such domestic tyranny, was
really captivating,
In the same line little Kate IIarrcll and .
Minnie Powers, wee creatures, appeared. /
They had their young sorrows, and the con-
fdent and spirited way in which they made
them known, pleased everybody exceedingly. |
In point of show nothing exceeded the .
christmas Faires'-four pretty little girls, /
in azure robes glittering with gilt and gold, /
and each with wings that seemed 10 be- /
long to her. They formed picture that was
really beautiful, and equalcd only, during .
the performance, by the Enquirer, consist |
ing also Of four lovely little girls, richly and |
aptly dressed 10 represent sunlight, u star,
river and bird. The eight little misses,
participating in these two scenes, may pride !
themselves on their "hnery' and lis fitness
for the occasion, 1t was unsurpassed, If not !
unsurpassahlc Master Hacker, as the "1n- |
quircr did his part well,
Miss Matte Williamson read n poctcal |
selection entitled Rain, in which she very
faithfully portrayed the showers and sun
shine TO which femininos subject themselves. !
She Is possessed OLA strong, clear and excel
lent voice apdwhen she masters very nat
ural embarrassment she will contest with the !
best Of her mates for the highest culogy. She
did well and was properly applaudcd
The Rapids, rected by Patrick Purcell, /
was good.
Young Pitcher has good voice, sufficient
confidence, and upon former occasion
drought down the houso'--as Blobbs says;
but on Saturday evening he undertook a
reading that Booth or Macrcady would at
tempt with distrust Of their ability to DO
justice to the authors conception Tits WI 1
lis masterpiece, and calls for play Of pas
sion few, only may initiate Master Pitch /