Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-24
The Exhibition.


or less extent |, on the part of some one. Such
however was the case in this instance. Much
credit is due to the .nntiring energy of Mr..
0glssbY, Miss Witten and Miss Scriber, for
making success Of the exercises, under cir
camstances before which many would have
abandoned the project We hardly feel like at.
tempting description of the entertainment,
yet, circumstances seem to forbid that we pass
it by unnoticed. beautiful Greeting Glee
sung Mt the opening by the entire school
It was we'll sung and made good impression
The Sautatory, by WIN. Barney, was well
chosen, and we'll delivered. After the song,
" Beautiful Bells" played by Mrs Collins and
sung by the Misses Wittsn came the dialogue
of Mother Goose" Miss Mollie Nichols, sur
pounded by crowd of little folks, kept the
audience well entertained by the humor Of the
piece as we'll as their excellent performing
Joseph Glaze delivered the Defamation, Mt.
Tabor" in true .arEstic STYLE Though the
piece was quite lengthy, and Master Glaze
young and almost unpraetised, yet he went
through his piece without trepidation and
showed careful study of his subjeet. Quar-
.tette. !" Come to the Greenwood" was well sung
by Misses Jennie Lee, Libbic Shaw, and Messrs.
Chas Teal and z. Dodson. In the charade
/" Outrage" Miss Betsey Primley was we'll per-
sonated by Miss Mollie Nichols Euphrosine,
neice of Miss Primley, was acted in good style
by Miss Lou Ellis; Mr.. Pufs was represented
by NJ. NJ. 0g.aaDy, and the servant girl, Susan
by Miss Mary kincaid. Miss kincaii dEew
the attention of the house by the admirable
manner in which she did her part and the ex
prsssions of the audience showed that she was
appreciated. Comic song, 'Esan," by .s-ank
Knox, brought down the house, and we could
imagine that We ali Esau. Essay, entitled
The Importance of Gaining Knowledge in
Youth, by May Shelton, was we'll rendered.
Medley-well, imagine all the little girls in
town cireled around one larger one, each one
singing different song, and you have the
Medley" Duet, Brooklet, played by Miss
Nettie Richmond and sang byfhcrseh and sis.
ter Minnie, was a splendid effort. The girls
were so small that they reouiE not be seen
standing behind the organ, and after they were
through, they called to the front to receive
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was finely played by Mary Zumwalt as Goddess
of the Beautiful, Ellen Robbins as Dawn, An
ME Mcneil as Day, Sarah Shreve Sunlight,
Cornelia Hagood as Nigh, libbe Shaw as
Forest, Jennie Mcneil as Flowers. The secptre
was awarded to Miss Nellie Collins. Miss An
ME Levius played the organ while Misses Ida
Witten aud Elsie Crystal san that beautiful
duet, Wait for the Turn of the Tide Orick
Barney spoke in coed style a comic recitation
This was followed by n recitation, Woman
work, by Ellen Mc kune, which we'll re.
cited and we'll rece ivcl. Soldiers Marching
Song. by John Robbins, Willie Rubell. Lin
Nichols, jacob CTider and Lot Shrevc. Cha
rade, Footprints, by JHesbr Robbins as Mrs.
Seymour, Libbie Shreyes as Beatrice. and
Ellen Barnes as servant girl; Chas. Teal as
Mr.. Seymour, VIM. Mckune, as Fletcher, and
Lot Shreve as Archibald. Blessed Dreams
Angels .of Bucna VISTA by Niss LouSipa Lee.
was certainly splendid and was so considered
by those present. Quartette, "Trip Lightly
by Lou Ellis, Hester Robbins, Frank Knox and
W. ii. Barney. Acamie dialogue, By George
Carey Us Biggs and Snodgrasa, Messrs. Jones
Smith, Brown. Green. Black, White and Gray,
were personaied by Z. Dodson, Wa. Hagood,
J. Scott, Wm, MeBune, H. shaltx. :wm Barney
and o. BarRey, and the Hotel Waiter b. J. D..
| Lee. This was truly comic and brought down
| the house. Ida Witten and Amelia Scriber
sang Let the Dead and the Beautiful Rest
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essay on Love of Fame. Z. Dodson brought
the house down with s.ne comic song or va
| copina.' Mothcrless Meg was given excel
lently,by Jennie Mcneil, and appreciated by the
audience. The beautiful duet, Bells Across the
Hudson was sung by Belle and Jennie Crys-
tai. The exercises wound up with that int erest>
| ing Charade, Antecedcnts,' Miss Cordelia A
| Ste Clair was personated by Amelia Scriber /;
Elizabeth St. Clair by Jennie Lee; Servant
| girl, Mary Garrison. Mr.. Brown, Frank Knox.
| Clarendon j. d. Lee. Instrumental music
was frequently interspersed throughout the en
tire performance by Ida Witten and others.
| Taken altogether, it was one Of the most inter-
esting exhibitions which it has been our good
fortune to witness. The proceeds of the eve
ning, aftex de9raying expenses were to be de-
voted to repairs of the Acad emy. Although the
house was full, yet, all the patrons of the
| school were admitted free the proceeds of the
evening only amounted to twenty dollars. Tue
twenty-five cents, leaving balance of 81 75'
net proceeds, which has been paid to Mr.. N.
Lee, to be put with the fund Of the Academy
devoted to repairs.
Hardly a Joke. We understand that the