Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-26
The Twenty. second at the Augusta Female Seminary
A MOST CHARMING ENTERTAINMENT-FREN
COMEDIES AND MUSIC-BEAUrIFUL Gil l. S
AND A DELIGHTED AUDIENCE.

A very large invited audience assembled in
the concert-hall Of the Augusta Female Semi
nary on last Friday evening to witness the per-
Torrance of "LL,cognito," a French comedy
in two acts, and petite comedie, "Chdperon
Rouge or Red Riding Hood.
The stage was beautifully orna mented with
natural flowers. among which a large oleander
in full bloom and a number of Gala lilies and
geraniums attracted much attention and admit
ration. Beautiful hanging baskets were taste
fully disposed, so as to add to the charm of the
scene, which. under the gas light, with the
beautiful forms of lovely maidens fitting to
and fro, was worthy of the mythical beauties
of fairy land.
The entertainment began with trio, "The
Reapers," by Misses H. Kittrell S. Parrott and
A. Keitt, and duet-waltz from Muzio by Miss
es Antrim and Fletcher. The execution Of this
latter piece was somewhat marred in the begin
ming by the confusion into which the young
ladies were thrown by getting their music
mixed. They, however, soon regained their
composure, and quickly showed the rare must
cal abilities with which they are endowed.
Then followed the French comedy, "L'Incog-
nito,' in two acts, with the following caste:
La duchesse de B..............NIiss Nellie Tate.
La comtesse de NJ, de Miss Bette DuBose.
La mere Gertrude Miss Sallie Spears.
Marie Claire .......: Miss Gertrude SUM
| La grande Gudu1e, }paysannes, =. Miss Hopkins.
Lima, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Miss Fannie Sym1ngton.
The peasant girls were Misses Jennie Baird,
Nellie Moreland, Flora McElwee, Sophie Halls
Sue Daniel, Mary Blakey, and Mary Erwin.
The comedy was we'll put on the stage. and
| the costuming of the characters was pietur-
esque, becoming and tasteful. The audience
,o1 full r,r iSbe cd will
opsis of the action of the play, which enabled
1 them to enjoy, much more than they would
| have done, the excellent acting of several OF
| the young ladies, and the general accuracy and
perfsctness of the whole performance. The
| acting of la mere Gertrude was especially COM
mendable, and was greeted with frequent bursts
of applause,
| At the close OF the comedy, the "Valse
IL'Adieu," by Terry. was admirably sung as a
solo by Miss Molle Antrim in a sweet mezzo-
soprano voice, and was followed by the duet Of
"Rizzi and Maria," by Campana, in which the
/ well cultivated voices of Misses Jennie Baird
and Ida Fletcher united to produce sweet har'
mony.
Then came la petite comedie of "CAapero'
Rouge" which the following little Misses, beau
| tifully costumed, performed in the most charm
| ing and delightful manner
Annie Raphael
| La mere de ChaperOn.. Miss May Arthur
Iaeques....... MISS Mamie C0nley
| LIE loup... Kate McGuihn
La grand-mere de Chaperon .... Miss Ida Ripley
La ...MlsS AuQle f1oWell
| Une marguerlte............... MISS Cora ranger
| I'm COG Miss Madge Alby
This play was most charmingly acted, and tn
fair young demoiselles deserve great praise TO
their aptitude and appreciation Of the charac
tiers they represented. The character Of tn
wolf wa well acted, and the marvellous man
ner in which the grandmother was disposed o
excited at once the admiration and astonish
f ment of the audience.
After little Red Riding Hood had been dis
posed of by the carnivorous wolf, the solo from
Ernani, by Verdi, was sung by Miss Jennl
Baird in clear, sweet, well-cultured sopran
voice, eliciting the greatest applause, an
which, like Banquo's ghost, would not down,
until she followed with within a mile Of Ed
inbofo," which was most sweetly and affect
ingly sung.
The entertainpae pt closed with a semi-chorus
1.-THE Violet" by Curschmann, and we hav
seldom seen more delighted audience depar
from an evenings entertainment in our city.