Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-12-17
About Amusenents.

ZION OF ''AnuselHeHlSs 81" ia ihos
weeks HERALD some excellent sug-
gestions as to spending the long win
ter evenings, pleasantly as well as
profitably. l purpose, if you will al
low me, to show the young,
as well as the old, people of i'ancas-
ter how they can enjoy themselves
this winter in an instructive and en-
tertaining manner. Lancaster needs
"Snap" as well in amusement matters
as in business and social undertakings,
and it is a noteworthy fact that lack
of interest and enthusiasm, IN any pub
lie or social enterprise, is particularly
applicable to Lancaster. The long
preparation required to render anna
teur dramatics acceptable to the pub
tic, precludes the possibility OF fire.
quent renditiOns to ensure the interest
of LARGE part of our amusement low
ing residents Debates, too, a:e tire
some, and, unless participated in by
first class rhetorical and logical talent,
are insufficient to satisfy but small
portion of oar intellectual community.
Declaming is good; but to render
programme Entirely made up of dec
lamations, or even OF debating and de-
claiming, would be to an audience very
like the Summer resort where they
gave "mush and molasSes for break
fast, mush and milk for dinner and
fried mush for supper, and would tire
and satiate from its sameness. |
would respectfully suggest combi-
nation of all classes of intellectual
amusement to be produced once a
week during the Winter; the public
paying a merely nominal sum for adj
mission in order to meet the necessa-
ry expenses Of lights, fuel, costumes,
rent and whatever scenery might be
needed The OLD Congregational
church building would be well adapt
ed TO the purpose, and | viii venture
TO say that the Trustees of that church,
with their well known liberality won 4
make a considerable reduction in the
rent in consequence of the object and
the frequency of its use. In THIS plan
could be made available all the talent
ut command; no matter what that tai
ent might be, so as To give an enter
tanning and varied programme, pleas
ing to the eye aud pleasant to the
senses .. would advise the earnest
co operation Of all who take part III
the exercises. The control and con-
Quoting tie left, unintersered with, in
the hands Of those who have the ahil
ity and efficiency to conduct such en-
ttrprises successfully. Let there be q
Critic, Manager, and two assistants;
the latter to be rotated every week. =
On the Manager aud assistants would
levoIve the duty of drafting pro
gramme for each week, AMI To the
Critic would fall the duty of deciding
upon the efficacy and fitness OF the
decision To be final
Below may be foHnd a pan IF pro-
gramme winch can be changed indeh
nltelv to suit all tastes. A small stage |
about twelve feet deep would be ad |
visable; back and side scenes To rep |
resent the Interior of the ParthenOn of
Greece or the Forum Of Pompel =
A very fine programme could be rem
dered each week by enlstng those
men in the village of education,
talent and ability To take part in and |
conduct the debrtes. The younger
people IN declamIng, rccitations, tead-
lngs, dialogues, dramatic redItions,
scientific and mechanical illusions etc.
The subject field is large aud mex
hau-table = history, philosophy, art
science, finance, chemistry ard me-
chanics could all be made available =
Even the little folks could take part in
the rendition Of simple and easy com
edies, plays, dialogues, &c. The mn-
steal talent in the village, there is no
doubt. would willingly assist in max
ing everything pass pleasantly Ny |
suggestion as 10 style OF entertain
ment would be as follows; and from a
glance at the accompanying program
me 1t will be seen that it admits OF a
varied and indefinite change: Intro
ductlon; Music; Defamation Read
ings from Dickens and others; De
batting; Bruitus, Cassius and C9serin
costume; Sheridan's Ride; Music; IL
lusions. Scientific and Mechanical;
Shamus O'Brien; Music;
Recitation from Richard III, in cos
tune; comedy. light and sparkling.
snch as Divorce, Caste, School, or an
act or scene from Macbeth, and con
with farce repete with iun
and comicality OF course all of the
above programme need not be follow
ed, but a portion OF one similar Opln-
ions of those interested are invited. :
Let us hear from you; and let US make
a move in the right direction to lit |
the incubus of gravity aud solcmnity |
that has settled upon as like pail
Let us ''laugh and grow fat and |
make a merry, entertaining and in |
StIuCtlNc ScdHOiI, loi tHC l'""A 40 " 0ii |
as the oil people. MARC ANTHONY.
~ The editor Of "Potosi notes.
in the last Aioocate gets off the fol-
loving good joak on the HERALD, or
himself:
Last weeks HERALD, for the first
time in ysarS, gave a few items com
mandatory OF our ancient town, all OF
which would have been received BY
lis many patrons Of our town with our
prover6ial gratitude if the editor had
torborne what seems TO have become
a chronic disease 10Th the HERALD 10
cast slurs upon and thro'cing mud al
our quief ollioge.
How the disease has become chronic,
when. as the above SAYS, the HERALD