Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-14
,,e TaDIeHHx AT the Academy
Near Point CasNSeil
Po1.,T CAswELL, Maj ,h 10TH.

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We were there, Messrs. Editors
along with great many others f.
witness the trial performances of III,
no,ties who h8d volunteered tLrii
enrviceq to give All enter tlinment for
the promotion of til" temperance cause
in tins vicinity. We knew that not 81
solitary member of the recent organi-
zatiou had ever engaged IN a thing of
fine kind brfmr and vs. c;'nld not Iii
VINE how they could untic pate success
Ats o'clock, however, the sOiree was
onened in a charade IN three scenes
dramatic, i'll which SIX Character. APP
neared, who soon removed apprehf II
sions of failure, and with the drop of
the curtain received the most unmis
taxable evidence from an nppreciative
audience of having filed the bill most
brilliantly aud trlumphantly. Next,
music on the organ ana Vl0Iins by the
best performers IN our section afforded
quite treat, (and which was repeated
between each fabian and charade)
inter which tab!eau scene, Joan OF
Arc" was finely represented. Next, a
cbarade, "The school boy" Characters,
principal teacher and school boy /
must say here, though policy might
dictate different course. that d NJ
Foard. as school boy, could not be cx-
celIed in that character by any one
The wnole hon e was almost convuised
with laughter. 1.-The FL .ppy Family
was next, which was very fine, and
showed taste and Judgment, one
feature in the sc ne was the singing of
"Silver Threads among the Cold, ~
little Minnie Henry, a child three
years old. Next, the Charade IN six
characters: Ills an i'll wind that
blows nobody any good" held the au-
dience IN the highest admiration and
interest, and the frequent bursts of
laughter which resoundeI in the rooa,
showed that mi 3hael, the Irish
waiter" was doing fully his part OF
the work This could not have been
beaten; all did well, and it would be
but an invidious distinction to siguul-
iZe any one without the rest. But |
find [ am consuming too much space
aud must therefore name only two or
three more of the many charades and
tableauX which were given on the Oc-
caslon: Contest was finely repro
sented by all the characters; Susan
t! House Girl, could not be sur
passed, I he Seasons were finely repre-
sented, while The Old Bachelor at
Home was life like and unmistakable;
Leap Year was well performed; The
Blind Beggar was as natural as life;
TheWrangliDg Pair husband and wife
was rendered with much spirit; Wine
as a Medicine never was eXcelied ia
this or any other country; the statuary
Faith, Hope and Charity was fine,
and reflected much credit on the ladies
who prepared and arrayed them to
such a state of perfection. The exhi
bitiOn then closed with the negro
minstrels, and we fee assured that no
whore in the broad face of nature
could you find more inimitable and
ludicrOus characters than appeared il
this part of tho performance James
Thomson and FL. NJ. Foard were the
master spirits in this, and made many
an eye run with tears-for who could
resist the inclination to Iaugh-with
such characters before them? The
ladies' all did well There were some
who equalled the performances of our
best American actresses. but all did SO
well that We will call no names.
The company has been requested to
reIeat the enter talnment ut an early
day. and we hope it will accord with
their feelings and convenience TO do SO.
Respectfully, Minus