The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-09

RrcUul look Nv htr, me pohtlonB OF
both being very eAsy anI natural,
The fourth tahlepu represented
Maud's home, M II was after she mar.
ried stupid lout and had lot OF
scrub children. This picture WAS wei
arranged, and gave us Maud, with
much OIL her beauty remaining, stand
ing Us her spinning wheel, In plain
rough room, with children playing
about her on the door, and her hus-
band sitting Nv the IRE smoking aud
drinking,
The great feature OF the tableaux,
howevrr, vas the concluding one,
"the pyramid Of beauty" in whilh
number ofogr most admired and bcau-
tiful ladies took part, forming upyr-
amid of Texan loveliness the state
might we'll feel proud Of, for It was an
array that might well have been called
a dream OF fair women. Every type
and style was represented, from the
petite to the stately, the blonde and
the brunette. The toilettes were all
exquisite, aud set oil their charms
amazingly.
Two admirable features OF the even
ing were the readings (Which were
given by lady of rare and cultured
talent, whose admirably modulated
voice and finished elocution were
shown In her highly artistic rendering
of The several pieces, specially "Maud
Mullern and "Young Lochinvar'l), and
the amateur vocal music, consisting Of
solo for soprano La Primeruerd, II we
remember correctly, sung by q young
lady from Virginia; n trio for two 80
pranos and contralto, the goodnight
quartette from "Marths," solo for
soprano, sung by young lady OF this
city, who carried Oft the laurels of the
evening by her vocalization and the
brilllancy aud ease OF her method.
This solo and the trio previously men,
toned were the musical triumphs Of
the evening.
We come now to the Incompatible
wax works exhibition Of Mrs. farley.
The excellence OF the first part OF the
programme was equalled, II not
eclipsed, by the merits Of the "fggers."
They were as like wax figures as wax
ITSELF The peculiar inanimate still
ness and staring element OF bigger"
was maintained by each of the dozen
or more ladies and gentlemen perform
Ing. Not smile, not wink, hardly
was visible upon any OF them. They
never moved muscle until wound
up, and then were stiffness itself.
Mrs. farley made her appearance.
aud the curtain rose upon a semicircle
OF "dggers," which pretty little Nell
busted and oiled the joints OF. "Queen
Elizabeth " was brought forward, car
ried by the tips of her royal elbows,
and stood In u state OF rigid majesty
that would have frightened my Lord
Essex even. She was wound up, and
"Sir Walter Raleigh" bounced to the
front. That knight having been wound
up, the jerky performance Of his try
ing to put down his cloak for good
Queen Bess to walk on was gone
through with with admirable waxen
stoldity.
"a school girl" was then transported
to the front, and being wound up, did
sums and rubbed them out. 1.-THE
prima DONNA" on being wound up,
wouldn't sing, and had to give place to
ian exquisite" whose performances
were cut short by the prima donna
suddenly breaking out in wax tones
on being hurried to the front, she wax
ed spasmodic, and suddenly ran down,
only to be carried oif."A dancing girp'
very plump, bewitching, and pretty
''fggerp she was, this dancing girl, was
waltzed forward executed a fascinating
par the instant and she was wound up.
The "Lady OF Athens" and the gent
thereof got comfortably over their
trouble aboUt the heart he wanted her to
give him back. The old party, who tick
led numerous wives to death also Ham,
let, and last but not least, "Mrs. Wins
luw." On coming to the front she gave
II mechanical exhibition Of the virtues
OF her soothing syrup that was inimit'
able. II we might discriminate be-
tween the relative Weakness Of the
various "figgers, 1--WE should be inclined
to the opinion that the school girl, the
dancing girl, Queen Elizabeth, Mrs.
Winslow ana the prima donna were
equally good, with the school girl and
the dancing girl somewhat ahead.
10 Mrs. McNaif, Mrs. Mordecai, Mrs.
Chase, Mrs. Mcclellan, Miss Lula
Smith, Miss Mittie Simpson, Miss Wil'
cox, Miss Gertrude Morgan, Miss Max
well and Miss Strange is due the chief
credit for the success of the wax works,
while to the taste and skill OF Mrr.
Locke, Mrs. Leake, Mrs. Green and
others the tableAux are due. The
house was crowded and the affair an
immense success.
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