Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09
The CopgregationaIs Sabbath School
Festival.

The expectations of the most sanguin
originators of the Festival in aid of tn
Conversational Sabbath School buildin,
fund. held at the Opera House last even
ing. must have been more than realize,
by the complete success which crowne,
their efforts. From the hour of openin,
the entertainment, at O'Clock, till it
close, late in the evening, the Opera Hous
was thronged with delighted company
embracing all ages. with perhaps a pre-
dominance Of the Juvenile element The
interest and enjoyment of the occasion
was sustained to the close, and it is rare
that 30 much of social pleasure and in
nocent festivity is crowded into single
evening The arrangements for the fes
tival, as previously announced, led all t.
anticipate 8 joyous occasion, but it wa
not generally expected that such extern
si7e plans had been perfected
All the uaual attractions of such festive
occaeions were presented, by which thu
"nimble sixpence" or the "slow shilling
is beguiled from even the most unwilling
pockets, from the mysterious sibyl whit
aufolds the secrets Of the future, to thu
retailer of peanuts and apples. But il
addition to these, the managers of the
festival had provided an agreeable novel
" in the form of an "Old Folks Kitchen,
where good old Farmer Tompkins" il
nj. ample frock, with his amiable spouse
1i,psnsed hospitality in the substantial
;a- y Of baked beans and pumpkin pies af
.o- -. style Of "ye oden time" Mr.. E
, 1Tor.o Nud i4dg had charge of this de
,,,rtmsn+ an made it 30 acceptable that
5bai. ,ahIa ro. we'll filed during The
.vening bv An aop, sciatiFe company
The nost-ofioe in hargo OF Miss Fits
dall, WAS source of niue y entertainment
while "Rebeoca and Laban al uus "eii'
"a personated by Miss Carrie '4sh0f "n'
Mr.. Wallace Pond, gave agreeable (''t9'.
ment to their thirsty patrons. Miss < III
ma Dorr acted the part of the Forum
teller" and revealed the destiny of all APP
plicauts in the most satisfactory manner.
The tables were supplied with a profusion
Of cakea, pastry, ioe-crsam, confectionery,
etc, and all were literally patroniZed.
Pleasantly interspersed among the fes-
rivitiea Of the hour, was an exhibition OF
tableaux, as we'll as vocal and instrumen-
tai mu-ic, In the following order:
i. Tableaux- Faith, Hope and Charity"
2. song-By Misses Merrill and Eastman.
2. Tab'eaux-''The Three Marys."
l. song-By Ms. Aiken.
=. Tableaux- Squesrs School"
g. Tuet-By Mr.. NJ. and Miss Bowman.
Tableaux Seven scenes from the ''SOngs OF
SEVEN"
g Song BY Geo. Merrill.
~ Tableaux -HToo late for the Train"
10. Concert BY the Hutchinson Family"
II. Tableaux Legend of the Enchanted Sol
Iicr of the Alhambra."
a. Tablclux -"The Tompkins Family"
The tableaux were all very fine repre-
.ontntions, especially the succession Of
scenes illustrating Jean Ingleow's poem
Songs of Seven" Selections from the
poem appropriate to the representations
were read by Mr.. Russell R. Dorr, which
,,ldrd much to the interest of the exhi'
hirion The wierd scene of the Legend
of the Enchanted Soldier of the Alham
b. ~" was also an especially fine represen'
,at ion.
II Ne music. both vocal and instru-
ment y, was of high ORDER and
we'll rendered, and received the
hearty applause of the audience. The
burlesu,te concert by the "Hutohinson
FAMILY was admirably performed, and
served to bring the festivities of the even
ing to a cry happy close.
So boun tiful had been the supply OF
..creature comforts" that after the wants
Of all were satisfied, a large quantity OF
cakes, pastry, etc, remained. This was
disposed of at auction, Mr.. ]. Fl. Rem.
mington acting as auctioneer in his char
acteristio manner.
The managers of the festival have much
cause for congratulation at the entire
success of the occasion, as a social enter
tainmant, and doubtless also in a hand
some financial return.