The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-05-23
THE ,rrsrLEroE BouaH

This entertainment, Wednesday
evening, was, in many respects, the
most beautiful and artistic that has yet
been seen at Bancroft Hail. The au-
dience was large and appreciative, and
every portion of the entire perform
ance was appiauded. Every scene in
the Mistletoe Bough called forth most
hearty plaudits. For dress and COS
TUNES, the display was unprecedented.
We wish space permitted an adequate
notice. The stage was finely furnish
ed and decorated. Halls band filled
every interval of time with excellent
music. The chant, by Misses Riggs
and Sebastian, in white, kneeling be-
fore cross, opened the evening with
exquisite taste and effect. It was bean
tifnlly done. Mrs. Chapman's singing
of the Mistletoe Bough was equally
good. The wedding was perfect, and
as the richly eostumed party faced the
audience the admiration was univers-
al. The wedding-dance was most
charming. Such q dance is a model,
and disarms criticism. The hiding in
the garnet was very natural. The
search scenes Were eapitally perform
ed. The portrait scene was O master
piece Of taste, beauty and acting. Mrs.
kidder's picture would command
fortune lift could only be made imper-
ishable. And the closing scene of the
discovery, and Lord LoYelrs death,
was fitting climax to all that preeed-
ed it. Mr.. E. p. Bancroft as priest, Mr..
Asa Bancroft as the Baron, Mrs. Angel
as Baroness, Mr.. Morgan as Lowell,
Mrs. Kidder as the bride, Misses Sebas-
tain, Green and Weekly as brides
maids and Messrs. Cav, Henson and
DR.. Young as grOomsmen, Mrs. Whitley
and Mrs. Green as guests, Mr.. Stowell
and Mrs. Mckinney as butler and
irate housekeeper, Misses Sebastian and
Riggs as maids, and the group of little
girls who wept as Lord Lowell told
them the sad story of the beautiful
portrait, were each most elegantly cos
TUNED, rendered their parts very eff
fectiVely, and made a magnificent sue
cess of the performance. It will be
long before more beautiful entertain
ment is seen here. The leading parts
of Lowell, and of the bride, were both
SO well done that we must especially
mention them. Those who did not at
tend missed rare and enjoyable treat.
The statuary, prepared by Mrs. Buck,
included Miss Miller, Mr.. Sedgwick,
and others, and was pronounced the
very best yet gotten up. 1t was per-
feet. Mr.. Cunningham's lament for
Hannah Jane was encored 80 that he
gave the girls some good advice. The
Game tor Soul, with Mr.. Morgan as
4 german student, Z. r. Bancroft as
Satan, and Mrs. Graham as tho angel,
was we'll rendered. The Duet, by
Mrs. Chapman and MIR. Green. in very
fine costume, had to be repeated to sat
isfy the audience. And the closing
statuary. when lit up by Dir. Delplain,
was so good, and so comically set of
by little MaudCunningham's astonish-
ment, that the house shook with laugh
ter and applause rs the gratif1ed audi
ence rose to retire. We hear nothing
but commentator of the taste, beauty
and artistic effect of the entire enter
tainment..
The receipts, slO7, Melted good |
margin, and will nearly cancel the in
debtedness incurred to plaster the |
Episcopal church. The report Wednes-
day that the entertainment was to be |
repeated was without any fountla-
ton, and only prevented many from |
attending who regret having missed |
the opportunity of doing so.