Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-13

Tablenux Vivants.
Owing to the interruption Of our usual mail
facilities, by the late closing Of navigation by
ice, the following communication from gen.
tleman in Bryantown district failed to reach
us in time for publication last week
January I'd, 1871.
Ny FRIEND WELLs:-Having few leisure
and lonesome moments tn spend this evening,
it has just occurred to me that could while
them away by eudeavoring to give You some
account Of a must beautiful and interesting
entertainment, had in the village If Wuodville,
at the residence Of Mr.. Charles Fl. Mcpherson,
IN the evening Of the 29th ult.
In the beginning will do myself the Justice
to say. that don't know how t" do it. can
say, however, that it was a Idbleau-more
properly. perhaps Tableaur Vcants-which
the people were called upon t. witness, think,
in the interest Of religion, charity, or benii-
cence, or all these combined.
arrived just in time to discover that the
r "nn. though spacinls-the largest that could
be had-was not sufficiently large t., render
entirely comfortable all those who had pre-
senteh themselves as spectators. will here
give you the exercises, service, dramatic and
comic, in the order u which they were pre-
| sente,:
LIST TABLEAUx-Lala Rookh and Attend
anty-MiSs Helen Bowling. az LaIa R'"kh /:
Misses Kate Turner, Mollie Morton, Mary
Stone aud Maggie McPhers'n, as Attendants.
| 81 TABLEAUx-R Rustic Oomriship - Miss
Mary Wick aud James A. D"rsett.
| 81 TABLEAux-Nighta and Morning-Miss
Helen wing, ~ Night; Miss M"ll'e Nor
ton, as Morning, and little Fannie Thomas,
As the sleeping infant.
4th TABLEAUx-M Rose ,cithout Thorn
Miss Bowling, C. Ii. Mcpherson and Henry
Mcpherson.
1>t CHARADE-Antidote- Calista Me-
Phers,,,, as Mrs. Fu.lleigh; Miss Mary Will
X. AS Susan; Henry Mcpherson, as joe
Dashington, aud Henry Thomas, as Fred
Ward.
sic Thomas. the Vision; Albert Turner, IS
Epunt Caglhstr", the Magician, and L. Lau-
renee Martin. AS the Cnrtler.
9th Beauty at the Toilet Miss
Helen B,wl,ny, as Beauty. and Miss F.nul,
Bowling, as the Maid
7th TABLEAUx-W Old Maids Tea Party
Misses Mary Wilcox. Grace Stone aud Casta
McPhers,n as the Old Maids.
9th TABLEAux- Guardian Angd - Mis-
M"llie Morton, as Guardian Angel, and Miss
Fannie b wiling, the Sleeping Beauty.
lCHARADE--P hantom--Miss Maggie Nor
ton, as Mrs Reeves; Miss Mary Stone, As
Ellen; john w. Williams, as Mr.. Debit; r.
Laurence Martin, AS Tom Highdou, and -
as Julius.
| have said above, Mr.. Editor, that did
"t know how to tell you about this matter
and the principal trouble with me is, that
remember that "Agamennon found it an il,-
vihious affair to give the preference to any one
| # the Grecian heroes" Thus. If l were t..
say that, in my opinion, Miss NJ. S. perform
ed her part the best in the whole party, in
view Of others, it might be regarded rs invi-
dinus, and wont say it. II l were to say
that Misses F. r., F. B., B. T.. NJ. w., and
many others whom l might name. were the
prett,est girls saw, this too might be regard
ell as somewhat lnvIdious, aud wont tell you
that If were t. tell y;iu@ that there was a
lady there that I liked better than any oi
tl'se VIII Sc initials have given, and men,
ton her name, she might not like that. aud
$" You see the difficulty under which labor
Friend Wells, You may thiuk that an
talking to y"u in a playful way, but sir, when
i stod looking upon the several scenes and
plays If the rableux, l could but say to my
>elf that is was at entire-a complete success
| hope, if this ever meets the eye Of any o
th',se engaged in the play, that may be ex-
cused for awarding the palm or the prize t.
little Fannie Thomas, three years Of aye, "the
sleeping infant" in the Tableaux Of might
and Morning." who Was .secn last asleep al
| night aud rubbing her eyes in the morning
hope also, that gentlemen friends who took
part in the performance with y" much credit
t., thelnse: YES, will lari u me for saying that
in the way at comedy, think Mr.. Charles ii
McPhers,n was fully equal t" any "t them, oI
t. any one ever saw. Aud, rs between the
Young girl and the old boy, was going t.
say; but as between sissie Thomas aud Mr.
Mcpherson, in their respective performances
| will leave the public tu determine.
| cannot close this without agreeing to join
with others in the declaration already made
that, in view of The cause the working Of ON
worthy and excellent friends, DR.. NJ. }. STONE
aud Charles II. Mcpherson, was only exce!Ie.
10y the playing III their interesting aud ac-
cc,npIi~l,ed daughters.
/ have not time t. tell you all about the
sumptuous supper and it's immediate sur.
roucdi"gs, but will say, that was Que Of thu
besiesi,iy party, and will BE- eg,'ti.tical en- ,gi
to tell you that Was rs spirited and brave u:
any Of theu,, not even excepting the ladies.
/ thought t., say so"'s'hi"g to You about
two, several entertainments, dancing parties
nai, respectively at Mr.. Edsard Turner's a"'
Col. Bnwling's. in W,"mviile. shortly alter the
rableaux. hut must t"r the present tispy my
self this pleasure, further than to state tha
~ those ,.ccasinl,s, when | t"ked upon the
style, the beauty aud elegance displayed, II
occurred to me that perhaps Paris had n"'
yet surrendered to klus William aud even
it 81, | could remember that Washington
Irving said, ''never ueed an American look
beyond his own country for the sublime AM.
beautiful"
In closing this, finally, I will say, Captain
Wells, that in view ut the kindness, the h ~
piiality &c. OF the citizens Ut Wnnsille,
think it probable that you may hear Ut my
paying arnther visit there in he Course Of ii
!, few weeks but about this } GU will be advls-
| ed. A SPECTATOR.
To the Editor Of the Port Tobacco Times: