The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-03-21

torres n imagination hui wlH heucrfortt
r. pictures e memory dialogues. deelA
taAiiaas and iasi bot ~ 40 mcaus least
dramas Whose casiamiug snd character
iaaiiou aoud % credit 20 ans stagt
Nhcn 81 uas - excellent Il q slnosi iul-
possible 90 seleci AaJ particular perform.
aare tof spesisl Baiioe, and they did "a
muci fof rs thar 10 even briefly mention
tlle ub0is would occupy TOO much space
bai must tel you iust iiillc about Il 10
Tease nay mind Tho iabieaut were
chamingly done. There was deaf little
isea-ridingbood 10 three scenes. - She
looked y ben her mother tied The hood un-
der hev aimpled chin aud babe her set
forth % her famous GRAND a. she ap-
peafcd sauntcring throagh the wood. 50
innocent and gay, aud a. She stands with
ppified hands, terrified Al The spectacle
Of The Rrisly wolf IN Der dear gaud.
mothers bed O, what a VOLTS head was
tha And bow considcaie of0ur feelings
was q 10 have those opporiunc wood.
men on hand with uplifled axes.
Then there were The welI-known Three
little kittens who lost their mittens.'
whose pretty looks aud singing called ont
tumultnous applause which the daTlings
hardly understood Or appreciated
a young man with q perfectly stunning
moustacbc aud gorgeous neck-tie assured
as IN the words Of a very popular song
that u was Of no consequence what fell
low lacked II he "only bad a moustachc.7
BEFORE rs Ia rapid and brilliant success.
ion passed three maidens, representing
tie young W0manhood Of the 18th, 18Th.
and 18th centuries. There was Upright
Aihrata' with her bow and arrow and
picturesque Indian costume, OF course all
tho young men in the house would have
turned savage II that tableau had been
shown moment longer, 80 the curtain
Icll quickly, only to rise again in mo-
nent and show Us dear steady, industri-
rus Dorothy OF the next century, spinning
lway IN the most placid aud unconscious
.tyle. Then came our own well known
Flora MeFImsey with eye glass, lace
handkerchief, grccian bend and all.
A lively little scene from Mrs. Stoves
Ny wife and t. showed Us how a strong
minded female could boldly assail two
'oung editors right Ia their saactUm and
ring them to terms with scarcely word
Il protest. | hav'nt doubt that same
ady would be victorious f she were TO
invade your sacred precincts, q, imvisi-
We head Of the JOURNAL! q believe it,
We saw the Inconvenience Of married ;
Ife' most ieolingly represented, by very !
uciont aud secdy bachelor trying to ]
bread a needle wherewith to do some {
luch needed repairing. We saw the I
robablc effects also Of the 10th amend '
ient, in total change of domestic occu- I
aiions-meek pater .tdmil,as feeding the !
ably while madam read her newspaper 1
nd smoked her cigar in LOFTY indifference. !
The tragedy Of Bluebeard passed vivid. \
: before our eyes. The turbaned aud G
ppered and orientally clad young Turk f
poke excellent English, and seemed ac- v
latod by motives well understood in
ankeedom. Does it make much differ j
nee TO a yankee girl or her managing |,
how blue mans beard, orhow {,
amy wives be has had, if only the al
lightly dollar backs up his suit? But what v
beard ii was ! Aud did not our blood u
IN cold while the poor distracted bride ii
nplored her murderous lord for half n
mute more time, and "sister Anna /,
atehed intently the growing cloud Of /.
lst." al
Perhaps the most elaborate and exqui- Il
to tableau of the evening was one in u
hich a lovely young girl lay peacefully O
eeping on a couch, her golden hair lying Ia
'out her like an aureola, while four dear fl
Tie angels with gauzy shimmering wings tc
'pt watch and ward. 1t was inexpres. Al
bly, beautiful, and when soft and sweet Il
the music of a dream there stole over fr
If rapt senses the song, "Come where Sc
y love lies dreaming" the charm was OF
mplete. lc
The same perfect sister voices, whose le
elody and power well may be the pride ra
their native town, discoursed sweet So
usic TO rs al other times during the ey- er
ing, and added not little to the charms te
the OCCASION. There was very fine ~,
Il spirited defamation by young gen re
man, of Macauley's famous "Battlc Of Of
~, which called out much iavorab lc q,
.iicism. Aud lastly came Il dramatic
Of that wcll.beloyed old .r
ny story of Beauty and the Beast. 1t -,
IS shrewdly done. II we're not all con. "a
need that Handsome Is that handsome "a
es, - these young folks are not to be -,
lmed. o, the Incompatible sweetness h.
d modesty aud loveliness Of Beauty a,
that fearful, wonderful, horrible non q,
script Beast Heaven send Dorset one ~
,re such play and send YOU there to N
~ Ofail the dragons and grifilns +,
4 monsters dire born Of water and air
q FIRE, that ever were imagined, this
asst carried oiiihe palm; aud to see the
ahanted prince spring out OF this SUI &c
ndous disguise, and stand magnificent PC
1 gracious by Besuty's side--there's ial
Iere you get your moneys worth Il ~
udfcd times over.
The proceeds Of the entertainment are Jo
be invested Ia new books for the Dor Of
Book Club May never ono OF these Pc
liant amateur. laek foe good things 10 u
a. - r.
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