The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-11
TIL. MEDLEY.
Tho children Giving Helping Hand to
the destitute Orphans.

the upHtAtWtt VI phahSs
x,o.,,y ana Chivalry Crewdins Tosethe'
at the can Of Charity.
7. ,xos a medley, In o certain sense; the beauti
~, ;nte,mipred with the beautiful, the lovely
,s;t,, the charming, and there was 80 much OF al
mat uas enchanting In the way oil grace and
,,a.,,tv that the eye was dazed and the mind
~ Tho speetstor WAS perturbed. The only way
Il which we can adequately express 1t is, that
bvs eood deal of elbowing, pushing, smiling and
spologizing. We managed TO get shmpse O.
Fairy Land.
There the most delicious shapes met our
charmed eyes; fairy forms OF maidens, beautiful
Isdies esuusitely draped in harmonious robes,
and sweet children moving to and fro in the ''n-
thinking and unpretending loneliness OF inno-
eence.
rrha nal, where the tableaux were represented
vas "a crowded that 1t was with the utmost d,tai-
unity that we could manage to throw q
olanca through II. What we saw, how
avor. was beautiful. A waving sea OF
araeegu, hesds, animated by the movements
nj tho f,tful fan, tasteful colors tremendously
b,anded dark blue and hazel eyes reverberating
bea,tv IN Examinations through the hall, and the
5el;ohtsu, forms of children harmoniously con-
nectinp. wi that bird. like, inceesant movement
that essentially belongs to them, the beauties Of
infancy. of youth and OF revered old age.
The stage was admirably decorated with col
o,pades. flowers and bright coiors, and the whole
may be expressed az Realistically beautiful.
TABbEAux COMMITTEE.
Mrs. John Wilson and Mrs. Jesse X. Bell were
spec;a,ly charged with the children, and accom-
pliehed their exquisite task most handsomely
Mrs. w. @. Coyle, Mrs. W. l.. Cushing, Mrs.
Cunningham and Mira. 2. n. Byrne, the other
Ladies' Of the committee, had also onerous duties
to perform, and the delicacy with which they e.
tended to them elicited the commentator Of
everybody. ...---
Represented "Uuion Restored" with the follow
ina yonng Misses and Masters in categorical char.
scters
mpyepidept Haves"-aeorge Patton.
ss(}oyernor Nichols" MARK Tarletop.
sI,rops-Gav Thompson, Willie Armstrong,
Butriss Kennard, Kenton Armstrong, Willie
Hughes, Percy Kearn, Frank Coyle, Charlie
incidentally and charmingly, Sailors Horn
pipe was danced by Lily Mehle and Charles
Leeds.
THE STATES.
The different States OF the Union were repre-
scented as fpllowe:
Maine-Aiice Flash,
New Hampshire Mics -
Vermont-Miss Heating.
Massachusetts, Lizzie Rhea.
Connecticut -
Rhode 1sland-Oelis Broadway.
New York-Ida Broadway.
Nav Jersav-Maggie Elmer.
peHnsylvania-O. Lyons.
Delaware-A. Bell.
Maryland -Addie Wibray.
vrFipia-Emma Walshe.
North Carolina-Sue Pierson.
South Carolina Gertrude Hart.
Georgia-Maty White.
Florids-Nina Harper.
AIabams-Eva kearney.
Mississippi Patton.
LouferANA--ADELE MCDONNELL,
Texas-O. Marsden.
Arkansas-4L. Tucker.
Teppessee-E. Turk.
Kentucky-Dora Scott.
Indiana-M. Turh
Iliuois-Mary Duval
Ohio--Oora Richardson
Iowa ---~-~-
Michigan - Hanna.
Wieconein-a Ellis.
California;. Lyons.
Oregon-Bertha Frsnkenbush.
Minnesota -- Heating.
Missouri Lizzie Wigginton.
Nebrasks-Lela Harper.
Nevada - Wibray.
Kansas Miss --- Biers.
The tableau, which was beautifully conceived,
brought down the immense house, and the cur
tain had 70 rise again TO permit OF another look
of admiration upon it,
After an interval Of about Eve minutes, the cur
tain rose on the second tableau,
MOTHER eoosEs RECEPTION,
which provoked cry of delight from the throng
Of children present. This exquisite scene was
by the following little ladies and
gents:
SECOND TABLKAu.
Mother Goose Mary Shakespeare.
The old woman who lived in a ahoe-Egie |
Brown.
Charles Fairchild, ~ Davegac, r. Hill, Masters
Butler, Calder. Holman, Clark and - CLARK.
The .ableau was followed by the
MARCH or THE aosLIscs,
in which the following children, all attired in
Adele Blanc, Georgia Mickey, Mary
Maimie Coyle, P.nne Armstrong,
Sallie Allen, Jas Wilson, James Mcconnell. Eddie
AlberE P,errepont. Garland Wolfe,
Duncan Allen, MERCER HI, Murray Augsr.
Charles Leeds, Columbus Allen, Allen wally,
Masters G3mila, Menzeg, Tardy, the two little
pettits and the lite Vaunrye.
or course the curtain had to rise second time
on the charming sight. Another intermiseon,
and the third tabeau was announced, represent
sg
THE FLOWER QUEEN.
The characters being represented as follows
The Queen-Bayd della Perry.
Queen Of the Cupids-Emma Hite.
Ouprps-E Liza, d. Res, L. wintrel, Clara
- Woodward, Hamilton, = Ross,
= Berthelot Walter Hunt Patton, Maud Tooles
and - Reed.
Flown GIRLs-G. Bancker, 2. Wilson, Flor
ence Herring, NJ. Ooons, J. rierson, Pauline
Menge, n. ritkin, Conn ella Bancker, Minnie
Stewart, Fanny Ellis, Clarisse Kearn. Lulu Bene-
dot, Maud Hull Leontine Lockett.
The curtain was not down that an immense
clamor rose from the throng, manifesting re-
quest that the charming tsbleau be repeated,
y hich vas granted.
FOURTH TABLEAU.
The fourth and last tsblesu represented the
delightful historical allegory which created such
sensation when IL wac first presented at this
same hall year ago.
THE RECEPTION OF MRS. MARTHA WASHINGTON.
The characters were personated as follows
Martha Washington, Ella Mehh; George Wash
ngton, Randolph Gnrley.