, 1876-11-03
&c THE WIDOW" "
Amateur Theatrica!s for st. Luke's
Hospital.
A Fashionable Gathering to Witness a
Charming Little Play.

,1as.o s,,ta.,, i,oa .so,, :. .,,a..,',"
oesssa' eoc't'y ''aa .aAeo II upoa l.s ehou'ue!e'
anu the deoop'ne instatat1oh Is slowly ra's'ng th
corporate antl aching head again. ~: Lusc''s
has becu unfortunate, financially. its wards
have not tccn altorctbcr fragrant with t],o rer.
yr,n. ~ ,ba ,rx,,,in. ~ tb,, liz .na ,a,. 49,,
.Ta,n ,,,s ua,on,s na,e ror.o1 IT,. ,,n,,a,a.n. a
they wcrc pocticaly dcsI,ondcnt IN their tnclat-
c,,niv rc,aton nj n,o,ctnrr dc8,,cnrIrs VI, II,
f}cnonstrotcd that et. 1nte,s Ind s,,,l a chanrc.
e,'"s o. i'aHe .au a,"' el'a"ee,
shall be preserved.
And society rc.ec,oeJ tim cry. and rat1Ycr;nr
,ts fo.,cs al tonn.1 rr,.a. j., ~,
W,n, ,,,,,s. r., sa,sa, a.. ,st'.. ~. w."
example. by her una'''cl efforts sl'c securc'l
cunuyi, cash to paint the Institution inside and
out. 11cs Industry anil success excited The I'D
,nlrut,on of ull t1A yourr Indie. in thc ntoi,rr
social , circles o. tho South stlc' and grind
demonstration was tlcrIded upon.
South Side society, bcsidcs charitable iu-
stinc,s, possesses m1ci, hixtrlouIc talent. 80 a
theatrical entertainment was acssptea as '',s
participate, part to play and the balance to ap.
plautl. Standard Ilai1 was choson rs the
iheetre, aud !ast nigl,, a"a tonight fixed upon
4 r11ExtM COMEDY,
In three acts, entitled "l'hc Widow" and
TRANSMITTED by Mi. Herbcrt Aver, claimed thu
stullIOus attention Of tic PLAYERS, and to tl,er
credit be II rcso,,le.l they departed from The
their lines. It has always becn deemed the
especial province Of nDil-profcssioiai actors
ana aetresses to unload tlc speaking parts
Of tbc stage exchanged co.,rteses With such ui
their unfortunate friends us happened 10 l,r !,c-
trayeu into forming part of the audience. The
play last night Wis q u,arkcd departure from
cast stuck we'll to its text and business, rccar.i
less Of everything sayt a cEcditablc performance
tor those WHO pad their marcy.
ABOUT 100 PEOPLE,
representing $b0O, disposed thesnselvcs cnrn.
society, pcoftr wl!u demand suprtNtnr new fur
the honor OF tlluir abandonment VI llotnc a cDId
November night. A,uuug them wcrr Air. und
Mira. Perry IT, Smith, Miss Stugcr, Miss Stew
urt. Mr., aud Mrs, I}cn Wilson. Col. MIL Mrs. i.
Ellis, Mrs. Henry W. King, Mr.. and Mrs, Lei
ter, My md Mrs. John N, Jewrtt. Afr. and Mrs.
John V. Park, Mr.. aud Mrs. WhItcliousc,
Mr. N. ii. Gould and Miss GOULD,
Mrs. W. s. Mccormick, Miss Dunlup, Mr, and
Mrs. l.. ". Pctt, Sir. James uougiiirlinc, NIr,
jackson, AIr, Phillips. AIr, u,i Mrs Juu R,1ttcr.
MIR. Arthur Ryerst1n, Mr. and Mrs. +. i.
Stickney, Air. aiil Mrs. Aver, DR.. Il. I.u,llan,
and Mrs. Robert Hale, AIrs. asd tic Ml.scs
Aruold. Nlr, and Mrs, brewster, Mr.. aui Mrx.
Curlrto,. Capt. Tnrnlcy mud Aifss Turnjcv. Mr.
and Mrs, T. 4. Otis, Mr.. md Mrs. .Tufir, M,
Mrs. I.atllrop, Miss Ella Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs,
ToGcrt i. McCor,nIck.
There was no delay on the part of the man.
agc,nent. At & O'clock to tl,c second tic cur.
"Tho Widow " ID iot essentially a strongly
murl;cd comedy. In lie sudden shifting pf It's
situation md The rapEl aCtipti. II ia ilGclctiiy
Frcncly utr is It's foreign arrcrt at nll impaired
hy mn inter nhsrncr ~ iipptl, or fte fnlurr IL,
manifcst hcrcujcun strcucsh s}tl,er in coy.rsa. n.
tjD,, or sItnation It chief urIts liz III tic fact
That IT Is not difficult periortpuntu to under
stand; tlmt il permits uf handsome drcsslDs
ti,o peculiar Co contrasts @ It draws hetween lts t
characters. AMI yct out of tits espccaiiy lieht
aid frotiy plny tic cast last night ,nnIc a Very
uilt,sIug mi. highly satisfactory performance,
rsnSeriu JET rs k sban pay 0'
TIE GUITARS hoss
on tho Ufdolr (sirs. Herbert Aycr1 and her aery-
ant Jo,e1M (Alr. john Forrostl tic latter busy
with feather ,lustsr, the former in deep weeds
fhe ecel.e was we'll sci for u Lijou paslor. VIII
blue drupcry anil pictures ornaments. md q
ptauo. On i, table stood 4 bust Of lie w,iow,s
departed spouse, hta elea!ninc neck stained
her friends enter, 1jiaJamt Taluer fSira, Wctl,.
nre,il nnI .lIXe fhnrrufoueyu isfIss sorai Rossi
and entleavor u bcgutc her from tho s'uyn,.
t,lucpsy Of her fontl dcspair," by tic Jetails OF
we'd one W d. Lsns 1Mr. M"rtyn1 Fiji thc
,si,Iow marry a9nint Parish the thnnyht, anI
sic ln1plorcs liz paElid lust Of her KncntcI
tpiunrt 10 strengthen her IL her determination.
ah.res tj,o sweets Of any fI,ture snyH tImt
witch 1,rntmises ia pile mu,ntntns nrmi,,st III.
tlt,or of Tic svnulc1rr Of her hitrhtcIi love al
ri which ia pret,ltr to lin incntt, ,,citrlit ri
Tn nnIicnre md thc sunr..,u'. ,iisis,st - thr
-. f.tn,.i.