The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-05-18
ORTHODOX THEAIRIcAIs.
The Entertainment al Decide al Eau I

Friday Sisht.
The entertainment given under the aus
pices OF the -o.tlemen of the Congrega-
tionalnl Church, at Occidental Hall, last
Friday evening, was a success in every par
;icular, and deserves more than a passing
notice.
THE MUSIC.
The instrumental quartette, by members
of the Fort band, was beautiful, and proved
each performer q thorough artist. The
vocal quartettes, by Messrs. Fansworth,
Eddy, Taylor and Mason, were among the
chief enioyments Of the evening. Mr..
Farnsworth, of Atchison, made his debut
before a Leavenworth audience. His beau
tiful and highly cultivated tenor voice soon
made it-elf felt, and contributed largely to
the success Of the quartettea. Messrs. Eddy,
Taylor and Mason sustained their parts adj
mirably. These gentlemen all deserve
much credit for their beautiful rendering
of the selections with which they chose to
entertain their friends, and the encores they
received, proved conclusively that their
efforts wers appreciated by the audience.
When vocal talents Of a high order are
coupled with an earnest and enthusiastic
desire to faithfully interpret the music then
undertake, the effect cannot but be marked,
and tend TO elevate and refine our natures
The conspirators' chorus" was perfect in
time and easy in action, and one could not
but believe that these gentlemen had had
dark lanterns in their hands, and been dis
guised before. The flute solo by Mr. T. NJ.
Hill, Of New York, commanded entire 81
lence from the large and appreciative
aud ience, broken only by deserved applause,
which would not down until Mr.. Hill made
his bow, in answer to the encore.
THE TABLEAUX.
The Heather Chinee," read by our ia
vorite amateur elocuticnist, Mr.. W. II.
Farrell, and illustrated in tableaux by
Messrs Chadwick, Mason and Irwin, was
mirth provoking in the extreme. Mr..
Chadwick's "Bill Nye," was a most faith
full portraiture, and one that made itself
felt in the audience.
THE PLAY.
The entertainment concluded with w. S.
Burke's new play of "Sweet Home" The
rounds of laughter that greeted Mr.. Burke's
rendition Of the character Of "Sniffkins,"
must have assured him that as author and
actor he was . success, 20 faithfully did he
hold "the mirror up" and let our Benedicts
see themselves Is Others see them, sometimes.
In theatrical parlance, his business with
the baby, and in getting breakfast for his
friend, was. quiet, easy piece of genteel
comedy, such an one n is rarely seen in
amateurs.
MI. Stevens, as "Doozenbury," played his
character with the non chaLance Of an old
actor.
q. A. Spooner looked exactly like a per-
sistent tract peddler.
Willie Farrell's "Absalom," q colored
bow, was quite laughable.
Mr.. Burke evidently has seen, somewhere,
a sweet Home" such as he showed to his
friends As he sat soliloquizing during his
wife's absence, making good-humored hits
at the weakness of his better half, We notic-
ed many a husband in the audience espe-
cially calling the attention Of his better
half to certain points where the shoe would
seem to fit her dear, little foot
One could not but feel that Burke should
enroll himself as a "Home Missionary"
and devote the remainder of his life to res
cuing hen pecked husbands, from the terri
bic cruelties heaped on them by strong
minded wives. There was one fault about
this piece, and that is, it was too rapid in
action, the performers evidently fearing to
and by so doing many good points were
lost. This fault corrected, the comedy
would he much more enjoy able.
THE PIANO.
We almost forgotten one of the principal |
performers who was not seen by the audi |
ence at all. True merit is always modest |
and prefers TO "blush unseen" and 20 the |
talented accomplish, Mrs. DIR. Jones, kept |
out of sight during the entire evening, even |
though she was one of the most important |
performers, having the entire charge of the |
part Of the entertainment, thereby
largely to its success. Take
the performance all in all, it was successful,
social and pleasant. Friends ministering to
the delsctation of friends. Home talent
all the way through. We understand it is
to be repeated some evening this week. We
it to our citizens as an enter
tainment worthy of patronage, one whose
influence is refining and elevating in its
tendencies and productive of much good.
'The gentlemen of the Congregational
church know how to get up a pleasing en-
" was the unanimous verdict of
The audience at Occidental Hall Friday
night last. J. E. BRADY.