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Next Is VOCAL Dnstts--,stMu sic,
hoveSapaF Fiowsrs, ,tasteiully and
skillfuily rendered. tby Mrs. Jones
, and Miss Lila Lejaadr.redolept Of
dreams Of youth and truth and
love- and rejecting somewhat of
The light that never was on land Of ses,rf
Borrowed even ap additiona,
charm, from the inclomcac:yy' Of 'tbre
westherowithouG3 "-T -,
Next
Come ,pensive nun. devnat and pure.
t. ~ Sober, steadfast and demursn- CO.,.
A. Misunderstanding the Veil, with
the following cast; '.''' - 80
Priest,--Mr. Brooks. "' "'
Novice---Miss Susie Fooshe.
Mother supeyio Mamie
Leland, -.
Nuns -. Misses Ida Cooper,
Mamie Lawton, Rosa Fooshe, .Sallie
Fooshe, Lila Leland, Jennie Lips.
comb and Mrs. Jones', &c..
Attendant with Vell---Miss Ida
Boazman.
The tubleau was striking one
and the characters were oil truth.
fully and tas,cfuAy persouated,
with due regard to the require
ments of the scene, and the pro.
prieties of the occasion.
Next followed some appropriate
music, on the piano and violin, by
Captains. Wren and Brooks, and
then---Aiusic, Song and, Chorus
"The Valley Home," by Mrs, Jones,
Miss Lila LELAND, Captains Wren
and IL. F. MoCaslan, and Messrs.
Aaron Leland and John Carter
as sweet as poets dream, am
tastcfully rendered by an admirable
combination Of male and female
voices. .r
Some nice music from Misses Luda
and Sallie Fooshe, then introduced
the t. Fancy Ballp with the following
characters: Captain Wren. and Miss
Ida Cooper; Mr.. John Cartor and
Miss Jennie Lipscomb; Mn John
White and Miss Rosa Fooshe; Mr..
Eddy Lipseomb and Miss Mamie Law.
ton; Mr.. Robert Smith, violinist.
This Tableau WIS "just the thing
leaf from the book of life-and the
came we may say of tho next, "After
tho Ball, with the same cast of char.
acters. ,...s g..
Next, an address to tho Am erioan
Flag" The Azure Robe of Night. :"
with the Stars of Glory Thereby
Cupt. Wren, was. amusingly oomical,
and comically y. amusing. = .<..
Then followed Vocal Duette-. In
the Starlight by Mrs, Jones and
Miss Ida teland--as sweet as "Meet
Nc by Moonlight Alone"
And then the picturesque and at
traotive tableau and duette,i "Gipsy
Countess" with Miss Rosa Fooshe
as Countess and Mr.. Aaron Leland as
Count. was we'll presented, which may
equally be said Of the favorite tab.
lcau which came next: When
Poverty CONES in at the Door Love
Flies out at the Window" with the
following characters: ,,..., r,..s B..
Husband-Mr. Aaron Leland
Wife-Miss Ida Cooper. 80 :
Poverty-Mr. Jas. Addison,
Cupid-Littlo Gussie Hart.
The piece, however, we are sure is
only fancy SKETCH" scarcely to be
imagined by our friends in that -four.
ishing section, where they know how
TO bar the doors and keep Poverty
out and Love in. r.. ..,i
Some good music from CAPTAINS
Wren and Brooks, introduced next
the interesting eharade,. MANAGE
with the following cast: ;. e.
Miss Weasel-Miss Ida Leland.
, Miss Prim-Miss Mamie. Lawton.
College Student--Mr. Gillian Mer.
~
susan-(servant maid) Mrs. Jones,
:.Amelia-(neioe to .Miss Wessel)-
Miss Ida Cooper. - 49,. ~.
= Capt. Fastboy-(d (disgpised es nurse
Goodbody) Mr. John White. ,.., :.
Where all acted well, I'VE win not
further, than by saying
that ths --ehsraeter-- of Susan was
especially we'll represented, ."Ths
course of true Love" runs with ex.
eeptional smoothness, and Capt. Fast
e eey is fs sqssesssfp! ~ ~ hhe deserves to
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p some 4ioet music by Miss Lila LIE,
land followed, and then the beautiful
tableau and teuehipg song; = Aud
is aeelp Gray Nth. With .the lheyso Believing per-
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