Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-05
THE PASTIME PERFORMANCE.

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umns, tho performance of this popular
and we'll trained association CAR Q off at
Firemen's Hall, on Friday night, 9th
ult
Every miniutil calculated to make the
evening enjoyable had been attended to
by the Committee Arrangements, and
the stage from which the audience we're
to be amused and interested, was most
magnificiently arranged and bedecked
by the skillful stage manager Mr.. Il. A..
Blackwell.
| Although the performance had been
announced for o'clock, long before the
dial pointed to 7 the largo audience be-
gar to assemble, and " hen the curtain
arose the applause of not less than six
| hundred people greeted the first scence
il" The Seven Clerks" a powerful and
| difficult drama in which tho actors not
| only did themselves credit but reflected
| honor upon the Association which they
! SO worthily represented.
The play rendered is from tie French,
aud the plot laid in Marseilles. The
| leading character, which was admira bly,
|
sented an old miser grown rich on the
misfortunes of others, but who had been
driven to the practice of usu~y by the
| cruel in usice Of Il cold world in youth
| The thirst for gold had so grown upon
| this old Wretch that even in sleep the
desire to handle gold was pre- dominant,
| and in the frenzy of his somnalnbulistic
| -:
| the gold that his lif, was spent to accu-
| mulate. Seven men had given their
| lives to the eXecutioncr for its mysteri-
| Gus disappearance, until he had earned
| from the populace the unenviable sobro-
| quit of manslaycr. The beautiful and
aniablc Victorine, daughter of Darnaud,
| the miser, was beautifully represented
by Mrs. S. M. Pollock; while that of
Adolph dc BriaLcourt her lover, was
personated with much eXactness by our
ellowtownsman, d. S. Oswald, who is
abundantly possessed of the manly bear
ing and courtly speech SO essential to
the rendering of his chara cter. Gustav
us, his friend, was represented by Mr..
Ben Leopold, who also did we'll. The
three amusing though none the less in
teresting characters of MynIiecr Hans,
Signor Matteo and John Brown, three
Inherent thieves, were represented by
Messrs. Sackerman, Whcher and Ger
ZACH, all Of whom proved tho mortal
dread of Simon Sigyel (Mr. T. BalzewelD
the starved out servant Of tho old miser.
Mr.. Bakewell, owing to his peculiar
buld and the perfect ease of his adapta-
ton to tho character, seemed made for
tho part he played.
The unbounded applause of the audi
cnce when tho curtain dropped on the
last scene of this play was sufficient
evidence of the success with which it
had been rendered.
One feature which lent much the to
successful presentat Of the plays, was
the handsome costumes of the pc, form
efs, manufactured by lady resident of
our town.
The Siamcse Twins" q very laugh
able farce rendered by the very facetious
Messrs -ackerman and Bakewell, con-
Guided the stage performances, immedi-
atelv after which the hall was cleared
OF IT'S seats ana Il large nunoer OF Cne
audience participated in the may dance,
to the inspiring music of the Bayou
Sara rtring Band. Wo cannot fail to
men ton en- PEASANT the high degree of
perfection attained by our amateur mu-
sicians. Although organized but about
II months this organization has at
tanned Il perfection and earned q repu-
tation enviable in the extreme. Much
credit is due this banG for the sweet
music furnished during the performance.
We are gratified to state that this was
lot only an intellectual but also a fnan
cial success. The association, we under
stand. contemplate visit to Woodville
at an early day where their success is
assured.