The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-11-27
ADJUSTMENTS

''SHADOWs, a sensational comedy Of
Ipleasing character, was played at Kim
ball Hall astThursday evening by the
Forrest Club. The audience was not
as large as the play really deserved, for
it is one Of the best yet given here by
this club. The parts were all well
| taken, and the interest never Waned
throughout the entire rendition of the
play Miss Ida Price took the part of
4Stella Gordon" the heroine, and right
well did she assume the character Of
this much injured lady. Her acting
throughout displayed thorough for
| getfulness of self, and complete
merging of her own individuality in
that Of the character she assumed.
Miss Maud Whitney. as ELLA Randall"
gave us one. of the most natural bits Of
acting we have seen in a long time.
Miss Emma Price was also good as
"Eola Wimberly,' and the acting of
Mr.. Thomas CorWin elected bursts of
merriment from the audience and
hearty applause. Truly, "Buddles"
was irresistibly funny. Mr.. Grunewald
played the part of Erred Town" in an
acceptable manner, and MI. Paddock,
as the flop, was good. "Ralph Randall"
was taken 10y Nh. Spencer, and well
handled by him from first to last. Mr..
Erb as Ralph's father sustained his
part we'll throughout, as did also Mr..
Whitney and Mr.. Reid their respective
roles. The play was. a success, the
only drawback this time being the cold
atmosphere of the hall. The audience
was in a state of semi-frigidity the
whole evening and so were not as
heartily appreciative as they would
have been under other circumstances.
The south side quadrille band were on
hand with their melodious strains
which helped to pass the intervenlngI
time between the acts.
We have it on good authority that
Lucretia Bor gia will be given here
sometime in the near future by our
Waukegan friends with Miss Emile
Gavin in the title role.
Surprise parties are all the go. Even
the youth of our city have touch of
the mania, and are bewitched to sur
prise somebody. Last Wednesday
night Miss Ella Cheever was the re-
cipient Of a surprise gotten up by
her sunday-school class and other of
her young friends. BERTHE Parker,
Stella Holt and Lizzie Ledsworth were
the moving spirits in the affair, and
their efforts met with such good sue
cess that some 20 children repaired to
Mrs. Ledwortn's at 7 o'clock that eve
ming preparatory to surprising Miss
Cheever. Each one came with a bas-
ket of goodies, with which to refresh
themselves during the evening, and
seemed as blithesome a troupe of chill
dren us one could wish to see. Hav-
ing been marshalled in order at Mrs
LedsWOrth's, and counted that none
might be missing, they wendell their
way to the home of Miss Cheever, cor
ner Of Congress and Dayton streets.
Miss Cheever was as surprised as the
children desired her to be, at least she
appeared so, and, entering into the
spirit of the thing, made the evening
pass very pleasantly for her young
friends. The youthful raiders On her
hospitality were: The Misses Lizzie
LedsWorth, BERTHE Parker, Stella Holt,
Katie and Marine Head, George Rust,
Jennie Lane, Lottie Myers; Masters
George LedsWorth, Sam. Hale, Nina
Hale, Eddie and Willie Vinegar, Mat
tie Gale, Louis Rittmann, Willie But
ton, Charlie Pierce ard Willie Cheeyer.
Saturday evening about half-past ten
o'clock the fire alarm was rung. and
the cause thereof was the burning oil
the dry grass and weeds in the river