Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-12-18
School Entertainment.

school entertainment received last
evening. Turn Verein Hall was
crowded to it's utmost capacity, and
standing room was hardly to be OBJ
tained. The exercises were ot'varied
from the usual round of school exhibit
tions, buta notable feature was that
each part was sustained finely and the
whole affair passed off with a smooth
ness and accuracy which would have
done credit to professionals on the
stage. DIR. Lucky presideded over the
exercises, announcing each in turn and
preserving excellent order throughout
the evening. The entertainment
opened with the ''Sleigh-ride Chorus"
sung by the school. Master Samuel
Gerson followed with the "Seminole's
Defiance" Grafton well delivered.
Miss Chauvin read an essay of much
merit, entitled Labor" The ideas
were clothed in fine language, and the
composition read in manner which
made every word audible throughout
the house. Maud Muller -one of
Tennyson's most beautiful poems-was
recited by Miss Meyers in very ac-
ceptable style. Burr and Blenner-
hasset," an Grafton by Henry Leck,
did credit to the young gentleman.
George Williamson followed with q
comic-sentimental song, entitled "The
Serenade," in which he made capi-
tahiti, as much by his acting as by
his singing. Miss Yda Adds then
read an original poem, which we give
entire. The style of delivery was excel
lent; the merits of the composition do
net require our compliments. The
poem was as follows:
aaH THE PRINCESS STORY 2,
o, I am queen and my fair domain
Is an island far out in the sea. .4.tt
have treasures there that are rich and rare,
But their value is little 70 me- w
For all of their worth is as moldering earth
Compared with chain of pearl
That was stolen away on a luck less day a
By Il trusted faithless girl. ---aee -f
O, loved her well, tho would not tell
OF my love to the ,standers-hy;
For hate the heart that can act IL part, (.
And its every feeling cry.
1 was called of late by affairs of. tate, ii
To the mainland o'cr the sea,
And the chain of pearl TO this iathess girl
gave to conserve for me. srett "A
My pinnacc bold, with it prov Of fgold,
Sped fast DER the sunlit sea;
Then carly and latetIe affairs OF state
Were carefully Judged by me. $780, N
AT last---stt l3st--,vt.s the labor past, 81
len gl9dly and fast saiied we
Over dumping waves ,aboye ocean caves,
10 the kingdom III the sea.
When we anchored there in the harbor fair
And passed to my home again,
Ny steward Old in a passion tolu
OF the theft OF The pearle chain.
How the treach'ious maid i'll the even staid
q In theslofty treasure tower; s@EF
How at close Of day she had gone away
With the necklace and her dOWer -
When the boat halfway was acooss the, bay,
Had arisen Il ms ghty storm,
And their tho'ts of chase gave speedily place
To wonder and alarm.
Then fisher, come from his III ainlnnd home,
Had brought them the tale OF he wreck
And the death OF one who was swept alone
From the slippery, reelng qeck.4ssfr'
1t was plain in view of his cottage, tho
He was powereSs to save.
He had seen the lost one wildly tossed
On the crest OF q monster wave,
| As she raised AZ cry TO the leaden sky
And struggled to rise again,
From her neck afar in the lghtning's glare
Shonethe clasp of the stolen chain.
Ere the mornings dawn the storm was gone,
And the water was sti ond clear;
SO he cast his boat on the bay adoat ,
And passed the breakers near %
And an impulse, born of u hope forlorn, "
Turned his eyes to the depths beneath,
And he saw face, full Of wondfouS grace
That had scarcely mark of death
~
In the oceans Gaudy weed
E0,'ithe chain ,0rs fast oer cordl cast, '
And it fastened her down like lead.
AS the water swelled, on the, body held :.
In the close embrace Of death.
The pendant ball would arise and fall IL
AS if by peaceful breath. fl,s.~If
Still she lieth deep, meath the waves asleep;
Foran eafth-grave would ever hold
A treacherous friend who cou d condescend
To sacrifice love for gold. 80 :" "
o, the sea is green and my jewels sheen
have left in its quiet rest. a1azsazasr@
They are rich and rare, but cannot wear
What hath lain on corpse's breast
A dialogue followed; or, as we
should term it, a short playrin three
acts, with the following role: Miss
Emily Scott, yivaciOus boarding.
school miss, in love; Master Isaac
Norton, lover; Miss Lulu Gibson, pre-
ceptress; Miss Maggie Buchanan,
stern parent. The acting was first
class and kept the house in continual
roar of laughter. Miss Katie Caystile
then recited "The Famine selec-
ton from Hiawatha. She gave the
beautiful piece a worthy rendition.
Rev. A. M. Campbell favored the au-
dience with a short discourse on cleo
tricity, accompanying it with an eek
perimentationn illustrative OF his sub
ject with the apparatus lately pur-
chased for the High School. The eX-
periments ELECTED much interest.
This was followed by u song" Sweet
Echo''-by the school. Master Ever
ett White delivered an orationi on
'"rhe Duties of an American Citizen,"
acuuitting himself creditably. "The
Rough Diamend1-7a composition. by
Miss Lille Milliken-was next read.
| 1t proved q worthy production, the
| composition and delivery both being
excellent Misses White and Bilder-
rain sang duett-''The Lone Rock
by the Sea"-in a charming manner,
bringing out the full melody of the
piece. "The Importance of Litera-
J ture1' was Illustrated in a colloquy by
Henry O'Melveney and Henry Brun-
ing. IA charade entitled "The Arm
CGair,n was enacted by number OF
the scholars of the Grammar School.
Miss Emma Whisler,l Miss Ferguson,
Miss Phillipa Edwards and Miss Glib
son brought out a musical novelty
which consisted of singing Auld
Lang Syne" in costume. A decided
hit was made by the singers taking a
pinch of snuff all round in true gran !
mother style, just before singing the
last chorus. Miss Jessie Peel read 9
composition which she styled"fhrongf
the Narrows to the Golden Gate."e IL
was written in her most happy veiI
and pointed with a moral. Avaca
ton song by the school concluded the
exercises. DIR. Lucky returned
thanks to the Turn-Verein Germani'
for the use of the hall, to the friend
who had assisted in the entertain
ment and to the audience for thei
| t.I-...I 4 .a4.z.uu. IL oto toJ that th