The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-24

| the large audience assembled TO witness the
eagerly expected exhibition that had been duly
ANNOUNCED, both in the newspapers and posted
places. The first to attract our attention on the
programme was the bland visage of All Sin pro-
truding from II tea pot. We were at first puz-
led, but soon began to understand that:
For ways that are dark
And tricks that are vain,
The great Yankee nation is peculiar,
And this heather Chincc
In the can made for tea,
Only meant mixing business with pleasure
We turned the programme over to find what
related to the play, and the first to arrest our
attention was the name of Charlie Hook. All!
we thought, now we are coming to the text,
Charles part is evidently to furnish the pump
kns for Cindcrella's coach. We can imagine we
see him now behind the scenes STOPPING under
the weight of huge California pumpkin, rcsem-
bling the NEUROLOGICAL picture of Atlas with the
world upon his shoulders
Our speculative meditations were interrupted
by the curtain rising disclosing the dazzling
splcndor of the Princes ball. (Havng missed
the first scenc)
We were soon interested with Cinderella in her
Irritation with the Price, and could imagine her
but the moment before cropping the cinders and
now she is flirting with scientific Indifference of
belle of ten seasons, demonstrating how natur-
ally the little Cinderellas take to this innocent
amusement. Now, instead of her every day
dusty occupation she was equally at home throw
ing dust into the eyes of this enthusiastic young
prince.
The principal parts in the play were cast as
follows:
Cinderella, Fanny Beem who sustained the
character with becoming grace and modesty.
Fantasia, Mollic Osman,-onc of the most dtfi-
cult representations, and was dclneated with
taste and appreciation of the character. Miss
Eliza Easton and Miss Lulu Nash, as the selfish
|stcp-sisters, displayed the required amount of
arrogance and stuck-up scorn. Prince Armour,
BERTHE Hard, was easy and natural. Master Ber-
tie displayed good degree of artistic ability.
Miss Sarah Jekyll, rs Lady Disdain, was quite
successful. great many characters filled up
this play, who did not have much to do, but
whose graceful manners and attractive costumes
added much to the general effect OF the per.
Torrance.
The most important scene in the play is the
closing act, where all the village maidens are
anxious to wear the slipper. Perhaps this UNI
sophisticated prince might have felt tattered by
the preference of so many beautiful damsels, and
sympathized with each as she failed to get on the
slipper, but he might, had he known them bet
ter, have been glad of their failure.
The duet of Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, by Alice Nc
Arthur and Florence Nash, was one of the best
performances Of the evening, and received n
hearty encore, when the little misses appeared
in German costume and sang another comic du-
ct, with dancing interludes. The easy noncha-
lence displayed by little Alice Macarthur was UNI
expected and charming.
Miss Hattie Prescott sang "Birdie has come"
remarkably well for child so young The little
ones with whom we are acquainted are usually
singing Put me in my little bed" about this
time of night, and we are delighted to comply
with the request without the benefit of an
encore.
Teddy the Tilcr was next in ORDER and was
better performed than could have been expected
by such Juvenile artists, as it is a difficult play
and little more than could be well managed by
these little folks.
Ram IlCbNolI huo iuuCll III HOlllc ib lOTu
Dunderford. DEUCE Burgess had a difficult rolo
and succeeded beyond the expectation of the au-
diencc. Flora" Josie Stout, was i beautiful
character, and spoke with the promptness and
clear enunciation that is necessary to please an
audience, rs it relieves them from the effort to
hear that causes IL play to lose much of its
charm.
A little more animation and better artcula.
ton in many of the other parts would have ad-
ded much to the style of rendering the pieces.
The tablearX and all the spectacular parts of
the entertainment were truly excellent.
Mr.. Bernhard distinguished himself in a violin
solo, Ernani, by Verdi, a fine piece of music,
which only the musical portion Of the audience
fully appreciated
We cannot close this notice without mention
ing Freddie Taylor, who was very happy in the
parts taken by him. We also specially mention
Willie Hcnshaw, Willie Osman, Eddie Bull Ralph
Dyer, Theron Bushnell, Fred Hobcrt and many
others
We were pleased to see so large an attendance
at Il home entertainment, a commcndablc course
to be pursued on all similar occasions. The en-
tire performance was success due TO the ladies
who had the mann cement Of IL