Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-16
The Children's Festival.


The Children's Festival.
Al the tinkling of the bell. which from
the sound should judge to be about the
size OF Minnie Moore. the ravishing strains
Of the orchestra died away and the cur
tain rose upon the fiji i scene Of the Chill
drcn's Festival presented AT Hancock
Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings of
last week under the management of a few
lade, Of the Unitarian society and dis
c,osed the MUSES. formed IN a sem-circle
upon the stage. each dressed with nuticca-
bic taste and comeline>S and bearing IN her
hand the symbol OF the art or science over
which she presided
After holding high converse among them
selves. a. they are wont to do occasionally
in the high court of Jupiter. they suddenly
beihink themselves OF sister Muse. Miss
Florence Nightingale. who havin. added
10 her other virtues "A Worldwide fam. for
philanthrophy becomes the theme OF their
discourse.
Each goddess addresses herself to the
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lilly a. She recalls the events OF a lite 20
beautiful. drops some tlowery token OF her
love and respect into the hand, ot Euterpr
who adju>tm. it upon wreath already
formed for the purpose. passes it to Clio
who By common consent and with much
eoiat crowns Miss Florence queen If the
evening.
With this scene the first palt OF the ell
tertanment concludes ANA Tie iahleau
which il presents; the queen sitting upon
her throne and artisticallv surrounded 10y
the MUSES.. cleaning with ornament Of
dress and symbol. all heightened by the
weird wiichery OF a powerful light provi-
deniially manufactured for The purpose. is
hot little grand and touching
After vocal and instrumental music
which must have caught the ready ear Of
the MUSES. themselves. and Minnie Moore
had sung IF ever cease to love the sem
timent of which. Judging by the encore no
one was sufficiently stoical 10 resist. the
with the Mimic Opera. entitled :.veirSffas
from the name OF the parsonage about
whom the interest Of the play centers on
account of the vicissitudes through which
she passes. This part OF the play promised
entertainment more tangible and enjnya-
bic and forthwith the audience ha,reus
from the lofty abode OF the goddess,- 10
look upon a live lord aud lady. Yes. here
is Lord Hamilton and his lady sitting in
the midst of a beautiful grove aud looking
down from Il height of great good-nature
upon their daughter VIVA" who j. sing
ing TO them. \ gypsy woman, in cspion-
age conceives the horrid thought to steal
awsy VIVA" and turn an honest penny
by her singing. When this is compass ed
and the truth OF il dawns upon them Lord
and Lady Hamilton are ineonsolable. In
the meantime VIVA" who il really quite
miserable herself. i, singing upon the pub
! lie streets. for and in consideration OF the
pennies aforesaid. STABILITY dressed aud
! barefoot. when Harold 4 jauuty nephew
of Sir Guy MOryille happens along. sees
1 her. hears her and i touched; he pro.ses
upon her a silver quarter which she hardly
/ cares 10 take and they part mutually cut
/ NJ
he Hamlltons are still mourning the
/ loss of their danghter when Frederic.
| Page of the Morvlle-. who is hardly dis
tinguishable without an opera-gla>-. enters
and delivers the compliments of the Nor
yilles and a desire that the Iiamiltons
Q ft.f nd
accept: Sir Guy receives them ia great
spirits and is amusing them with ludi-
( crous account of lIarold's falling in love
with a common street singer. when Harold
/ suddenly puts in his appearance leading
the singer kindly by the hand who at Har-
/ ODDS suggestion favors the company with
song. Lady Hamilton j. struck not
/ particularly at the features OF the song
/ stress. or her voice. but at a little token
upon her person. at sight of which She
swoons away into capacious armchair
which by the merest chance happens to be
standing close beside her.
Under ordinary circumstances SO dis
/ tingushed person as Lady Hamilton
would have received immediate assistance.
but in this instance she is left entirely To
herself. Wilde the plot thickens in the per-
son OF the gypsy woman who has come TO
/ claim the songstress. Harold who has not
| found his forte until this moment. takes in
the horrid situation at glance and annihi-
lafes zip on the spot.
The corpses being removed. the Hamil-
tons and Morvilles continue to hobnob and
Harold and Viva are supremacy happy.
which latter circumstance il somewhat an
moving to Miss Florence Loring. a young
heifess who had set her heart upon Harold
and now attempts to poison him out of
sheer ugliness, but falling in this diaboli-
cal adventure takes the poison herself.
cold which adds another link TO the happy
chain of events
Up to this moment. Quill takes it upon
himself to state that. the various charac
tiers Of the mimic opera had been well TAX
4 en-. the interest we'll sustained and divers
| situations into which the little folks had
| fallen. sought out and enoored; but dips
| badly before the concluding scene. which
was undoubtedly the richest phase Of the
| entertainment. But sh! Milly (aged Is
minutes) has come upon the stage where
she stands weeping. having lost her mis-
| tress. her home and uncOnsciousiy her
heart.
Directly Frederic (aged 10 minutes)
| struts into position and looking about HIM
self sees Milly. he loves her; he examines
bis heart. it beats for her; he looks for his
courage and finding it reckless. he ad-
vances and with one full swOop he tears
out his heart aud places it in the hands Of
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