The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-10


the snowstorms at the East interfer-
ing with railroad travel, have delay
ed the sending Of the costumes at
the time previously appointed.
. As the time for a public presentation
Of this grand sacred opera draws near,
the drilling Of the performers becomes
more constant and more time is devoted
to securing accuracy in the minor de-
tails. Under the careful and patient
training of Mr.. G. L. Davis, the singers
have all attained remarkable degree
Of proficiency and the company will
compare favorably with any amateur
troupe in the country. From this time
forth attention will be principally devot-
ted to the dramatic performances, group
ing in tableaux, etc. 1t ives expected
that Mr.. Butter6eld, the author of the
opera, would be here to give instructions
IN this department, but owing to severe
illness he was unable to come and sent
in his place, his assistant, Mr.. Ten
Brock, who arrived on Monday. The
latter has been with Mr.. Butterfeld a
good while and had ample experience,
and appears to be thoroughly competent
to perform this duty as satisfactorily as
even Mr.. Butter6eld. His initiative
training on Monday evening was quite
successful. He seemed to have the abil-
ity to make himself understood and was
quick to detect and correct errors. He
secured the presentation Of several tab
leaux very fairly without difficulty, and
the performers readily submitted to his
directions and manifested an interest
in the matter which augurs speedy at
tainment of perfection.
The following is the dramatis per-
sone with the names of those who will
personate the several characters:
Belshazzar, King Of Babylon, S: P
Jennison; Cyrus, King of Persia, Stiles
Raymond; Zerubbabel, Governor of
Jews, J G Halves; Daniel, Prophet of
Israel, F A Williamson; Festus, Lord
Chamberlain, E F Grow; Nitocris,
Queen Regent, Mrs j E Smith; Anto-
MA, Queen of Belshazzar, Mrs F NJ
wilson; She]omith, Wife. of Zerubbabel,
Mrs j G Mcclure; Myra, Child of Ter.
ubbel, Miss Katie Lyons; Angel, Miss
Emma Heising; Jewish Princess, Miss
Ella Webster; lamar, Alfalfa, Zerlina,
Ladies of Relshazzar's Court, Miss Liz.
zie Hoyt, Miss Emma McCue, Miss
Linda Norton; Magi, the Wise men Of
Babylon, M H Bromley, w o Dodge,
j B Smith; Gobryas, Gadates, Gener.
ais of Cyrus, A j Meacham w A
Orser; Babylonian Captain, E B Phil.
leo.
The choruses ore divided into Jews
and Babylonians, and are composed Of
the following ladies and gentlemen:
| Ladies, Annie Ahrens, Julia Akers,
Emma Andrews, AIDA G Ashelman,
Estelle Darrell, T A Bartlett, May Ben.
ham, Josie Boulette, Florence Conner,
Hattie Cox, Iva Cutler, O Densmore, jr,
Adelia Drew, Minnie Field, Hattie Fl.
field, s A Fox, M Gudgell, Ada Han.
cock, May Hancock, S. Harris, Mary
Hanscomb, Fife Hawkins, lilly Hille,
Mary Jamison, Laura Kemp, Mary Ly.
.ons, Florence Mozart, Libbie DIN,
Minnie Peterson, Katie Rice, Estelle
Smith, May Smith, Sophia Smith,
Mamie V Sterling D A Taylor, Matte
Taylor, Rebecca Taylor, D II Towle
Gertie Veeder, Emma Webber, Alice
Wiltse, Mrs. Henry Wolf.
| Gentlemen-J B Ashelman, George
Ashelman, Charles Ashton, L A Bart
lett, Cyrus Benham, Frank G Boynton
William Chaffee, Frank Crowell, j. H
Drew, A Gallash, w s Grow, S A Hart
B Lewis, G L Marble, j w Miller
H E Perkins, Scott Pierson, g Rey
nolds, A w Shafer, VIM. Swanstrom
D II Towle, Owe Westergard, W
1 Wiltse.
The first public performance will b