Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-01
Nefensvlise Again.

To the Editors Of the Union and Americans:
We take this occasion to write you few
lines descriptive Ct the closing scenes of
the Nolensville Concert aud Tableaux,
which wss as complete success as the
former. the house being filed to overflow
ing with the beauty and chivalry of the
country, sll vieing with each other as to
who should erjoy themselves most. The
performances commenced with the mag
nifcent tableaux, The Circle of Beauty, in
which we saw the Misses Green, Morton,
Nance, Beasley, and Miss Cora Scales in
the centre. TWAS beautiful scene. Next
anne the Irish song, Pat Mulloy, by Green
Morrow, which was done up admirably.
circumstances Alter Cases." charade,
played by the Misses Morton, Miss
CORA Scales and a. G.. Morrow was
executed handsomely. After the San
day-school song, by the children;
came the Daguerrean Gallery, which was
quite laughaDle. When we get some of
our comic pictures of T. B. Taylor, taken
by Gibbons, we intend sending You a
batch, representing the Nolensville Niger
Next In order was tableaux, the 'Inter-
rupted Lesson" which was inimitsble. A
comic song by Morrow was sung TO perfec-
ton. Train to Morrow, acted by Mrs.
Gilbert, her son, Willie, and Mr. Vardell,
was 80 natural that 1t brought down the
house. After song by children, the bur-
lesque, Extraction Of tooth, pantomime,
by Taylor and Morrow, was rich
scene and we'll performed. Tableaux,
Comm Thro' the Rye, " by Green Morrow
ard Miss Cora Scales was Indeed enviable
Then came song by Morrow, sfser which
the laughable oh iracter of the esMstri-
mo nal Tiff; Also the Unknown Oharade. :"
which turned out to be Ball-ti-More. was
well played; next the ''Greentree' by
Morrow, was unsurpassed. Tableaux.
Saving the Life of Capt. Smith" made
us think Of the days of Ipjins, which was
well portrayed by Miss Cora Scales, our
clever citizens Mr.. Jno. Nolan and Mr..
Lucius Fsttle. The Negro Minstrels per-
formed well their parts in singing, playing
and connundrums, which were quite ap-
propriate, in which Messrs. MoroR, Glib
bons, Taylor, KING, Buchanan, etc., took
an active part
Tableaux 'Woman's Rights, was excel
lent, closing up appropriately with ''Put
N } in my Little Bed" by little Fannie
Oven, for the wee small hours had come.
Now for the p:oos DIS of the entertain
ment, which were not only neat, but sub
stantial, amounting in round numbers to
three hundred and seventy-eight 9-10O
dollar, enabling Us not only TO fit up
the church, but to purchase handsome
organ from your fellow tow nsmen, Messrs.
r. Dorman & Co.
now to whom are we indebted for such
unprecedented success? To tho citizens Of
the surrounding country, and more parti-
cularly to the Managers of the same. viz;
W. X. Green, T. B. Taylor, Geo. W. Nor
tor, @. s Bit icks, DIa. Shannon, CLARK
ard WiDstead. Too much credit cannot
be given to Messrs, w. X. Green, O. s,
Bitticks aud It. J. Battle for their untiring
efforts in contributing TO the comfort and
pleasure Of the party Of this and the first
entertainment
The only thing wanting to make this,
our second entertainment, equal In every
respect TO the first. was the presence of
Messrs. Dorman, Griffith and party, who
contributed 30 much towards the success
and pleasure of the frat entertainment.
The party given by the young ladies to
Mr.. H. Morrow, was most joyous occa.
sion, and well did our young and older
ones enjoy IT. Nolensvi le and vicinity
has been alive, and is still living, and we
hope for continuous evidences of improve
ment in her schools, churches and business
interests. Her people have taken the
matter in hand, aEd they have Just learned
that they can do anything they determine
upon, by proper, united effort on the
part of sl. Success to her people in the
future. SENEx.