, 1876-11-03
IS TIE WIDOW" "
Amateur Theatricals for st. Luke's
Hospital.
A Fashionable Gathering to Witness a
Charming Little Play.

st. Luko's Hospital IA wonderful and douhly |
blessed. Society Inns taken It ipun its shoulders,
and the tIrooping FnBtItutioh Ia slowly raising its
corporate and nctlng heal again. st. Lukc's
has been unfortunate, financially. Its wards |
have not hcpn altogether fragrant with tho per-
fufnc Of tic luxurIes OF this tic, and now Md
again the pnticnts hnyc wanted fur sfclfcactes.
At tile anniversary, when The reports came In,
they were POLITICALLY dcspondcnt In their tncsan-
cl!o1y relation Of monetary deficiencies. Yet all
demonstrated that St. 1ukc's lad still chance,
and each proclaimed that 81. Luke's n.ust aud
shall be preserved.
Aud sosiety re-ecl.ocl tlIe CRY, and gathering
It's forces stepped forward To tho preservation.
Money must he raised. Ore young Indy set the
example. By her ,na!1cl etTnrts size secured
cnuu:l lash tn plint the Institution inside anil
out. Her industry an.l Success cxcitctl Tic ud-
tniratton Of NJ! tn young lalics IN the higher
social circles Of the South Hilc, md a grand
demonstration WIS decided upon.
South SIle seuiety, besides charitable ill.,
Rt!neta, possesses much histsonc taient. 81
theatrical entertainment was accepted ms the
sole md only mcnns III which society could nll
participate, part tn plny and the balance to np.
plau,1. Standard i1ni was chosen MS tho
iheatre. a,ltl Last night aud Tonight fixed upon
for tic psesentatioMnf thu play.
FRENCH COMEDY.
IN thrce acts. entitled "1Iig WIlnw,n and
TRANSMITTED ly Alr. Herbert Aver, claimed tile
atutlluus attention of thr pluycss, and to thcIr
credit be Il recorded they departed from The
tnIc-s,nnorcd custom Of amateurs, and-lear'led
their lines. 1t has always becu dceincl the
especial province 0f nU,l.professlona actors
and aetrcsses to UNLOAD the speaking parts
upon the pronirtcr,. while the people
Of The stage exchanged conrtcscs with e,lrh Of
their unfortunate friends rs happened TO !,e !,c.
trayed fntu forming paTt Of the audience. The
plny lust ltElt wAs marked departure from
this clever anu entertaining custom, and the
east stuck well to Its text aul business, regard
less Of everything save II credftnble performance
Tor those who l,n!tl tllrlr money.
ABOUT 400 PEOPLE,
representing $G00, disposed themselves. cotn-
lortnhly. They were the leaders IN suuth SIDE
suu'ety, people wl,o demand something new for
the l,onor Of their abandonment uf holnc i cold
November night, An|onG thenn wcrc Mr.: md
Mrs. Perry II. Smith. Miss Staeer, Miss Stew
arl. Mr.: and Mrs. Hen Wilson. Col. nnd Mrs...
let, Mt. and Mrs. John S.Jewett, NJ: an.l Mrs.
ii. n. w.. Gould aud Miss Gould,
Mrs. y. 5. MvCoEmlck, Mtss Dunlap, Mr. md
Jackson, Mr.. Phillips, Mr.. md Mrs. Joo Nutter,
stlclsnsy, Mr nnl Mrf. Aver. Pr. i: Indian.
Mr.; and Mrs. BRYAN i;atl,sop, Mr; Adds, Mr.
Arnold AIR. a1ld Mrs. brewster, Mr., ard Mrs,
CarItto,,, Capt. T,ruley aud Miss Tu1nIcy, Mr.
antl Mrs, L. \. Otis, Mr.. mud Mrs. ,luhn n.
Dandy, the Misses Jal'nson, Miss Fleetwood,
Kolert s. Mccormick.
There was no delay GIL the part of the mnn-
nec,ncnt-. At I. o'clock to the srconl the cur
tain went p ~ ana tue play eommeneed.
marl:el comedy: III the sn4lc1, Shifting ot ils
situation mud the randi acttoli, II s decidedly
Frcnchy, nr is Its foreign ncrent at all iHpa!red
by MI uttrr absence Of depth, Or its fa!lnEc to
manifest hcre,.lean strength, either in cnversa,
tton situation II chief 1eritA lie III the fact
TINT 1t s not difficult performance tn u,,ler
stand; thGt IT permits Of handsome dressing
throughout, nnd that 1t Is sometimes tlrofl j,
tho peculiar contrasts It draws between tss
characters. Aud yet out Of this especially light
aud frotl,y play the cast last night Eln1c very
asnusng anu highly satsiuctory performance,
much more difficult task tlan that Of simply
| rendering n Mure pretentiuus play.
on tho ,,idon {strs. Herbert Ayer) and her eerv-
ant Joseph {Mr. Juhn Forrest}, the latter busy
with feather lustcr, the former in deep weeds
(,eromne), and bowed beneath weight of w"e.
! 'rllu sceno wus we'll .ct for bllou parlor, with
I blue drapery and pictures, ornaments, md q
niano. On il table stood q bust OF the Widows
departed spouse hts elca1alng neck stained
her friends enter, .1fatiane i'alntr {Afrs. Wetl-
erell) and 4NNt. Chart,Ito,Heny (Mfss Snrn, Ross)
md cntlcavor to besuiac her from tho "nym..
p'olepsy u her fond despair, BY The details Of
wed one III. dt Eeon falr- Martyn). She! tho
| wt,lnw marry agaln! Perish the Thought and
sl,u iEplOrcs tile pallkl bust 0f her aAmcntcl
defunct to strengthen her III ncr determination.
With c!enrlud hands md rigid fcAturcs .ho
abjurcs tho swccts u any future sAve tilat
| which I,rD,lisGs to pile mountains against the
door Of the aepulchtr uf her blichtel love, all
ot which Is executed to the intense delight Of
the audience and the supreme disgust of the
| tWlb trfcyt1S,
Enter .W de- Aoranety {Hr. Samuel Appleton,
with en,l.tcnesl TiBage and 1lo"l III Ills eye Tho
saa a 1 rt , S5e ie a,S Il 'SyS s wt M5s; ns;
las rsached tho bottotn Of jealousy. llo
will kill II, dc Le.n, kill him instauter with q
! very acceptable roll of the y. via! hal Hist!
s. are wstsa" ,ss, t tAppa''ss ppw it IL ssx knws e
family from disruption, Tl.s wldow is DISTRACT
cd. Her frIenls come III at TINT moment, a
81 sSoaS ;e9 tq'' & anu m "00E asy se" a IL "a 1'ga ose
KIrklautl). Will! heart bowed down, tho widow
enllAcrates the virtues Of hita wl!o has zone
from iler side. Slsr tells with Errnt tt,roes .!
agonY ot his generosity nnd ';'biiity, M; s'gt,s
IN picture of hsl. But wuitl Thrrc IL one cx'
ta,t, a picture taIscn Wien he was lovely boy
nf SIX, before he atl Won this alt-rcryallls, all
consuming iuvcnf hers. 1t represented liM III
Il iurss, nhi heavens, u wm'tlcn horse, holding Il
sword nnA blowing u trumpet. III 4 distant
town of Sunny Frame q harIe.,cd q nl.s ilas
the picture. Wnul,l, oh! woull-b1lt aht I'll
tiic sweet sight Of tlluse depaftcd fea'
lures, to make her tears oure moro thu
mirrors Ut that loved face, All 1.-TWO strrs for
mingled iuys aud snrrows, but IL the toys epulI
only n1lrs l,orc psarc up III that woHlcn ltors,
an.l .lrlye thc sorrows back With one bust fron
| 'IttttI .,.,, , ,,,,. 4ho naval ,gI,o- ,rr,niacu