The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-04-10

A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN.
| Tennyson)
The Dreamer. Miss N. Fentress
Helen. Miss NJ. Albert
Iphigenia ......................Mis c. Butler
Cleopatra. Miss L. Baylor
Jeptiah's Daughter. Miss j. BAIRD
Music by Misses Utley, Cuiner and A. Muir
Gibson.
DIALOGUE FROM KING JOHN.
(Shakespeare)
Hubert......... Miss |. Hol.
Arthur. .......................Ms Miss C. BaIagh
Solo. ..................... Miss S. Hallonquist
THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC.
Joan Miss l. Holt
Judges. ): n \: S s";;:!n.,.
Part Second.
A PRECIOUS PICKLE.
Mary Ann..................... Miss L. Ripley
Jennie rost..................Miss e. Bayless
Sadie Bean...... .."......"........Mi Miss G. Gum
Bessie snow. MISS A. wool
Sissy Gabble.... Miss A. Raphael
Miss Miss q. Butler
Mrs. Cable. ...............-......Miss S. Spears
............-............M Miss j. Baird
THE LADIES SPEAK AT LAST.
Juliet...."... Miss G. Gum
Miss N. Tat
Ophelia. Miss G. Balagli
Lady MACBETH. "....M Miss J. 1Oli
Trlo........Misses Baird, Fentress, and Gum
When the curtain rose on the first piece
we b, held group OF as flair women,' We
thought, as ever gathered around the beauti
full Egyptian queen, and as we were borne
away on the soft notes of sweet music to
that dreamy, far.away land of the East, We
felt as did one of Tennyson's Lotus Eater
when he said, 1--WE will return no more.'
In The Trial of Joan of Arc," Miss Id
Holt played her part remarkably we'll and
proved herself an accomplished elocutionist.
At the close Of this act Miss Hallonqust
sang in rich strong contralto voice ''Rock
ed in the Cradle of the Deep, lone of those
songs that even those of us who are not pos
Sessed of cultivated ear can appreciate and
enjoy.
"a Precious Pckle' was very amusing
comedy, anc we DO not think could have
been rendered in much better style. Miss
L. Ripley, young lady whom we did not
remember to have seen on the stage before,
played her part with remarkable ease and
displayed histrionic talent rarely exhibited
in novice. Miss Gertrude Gum is too well
known to those accustomed to attending
Seminary soirees to need any notice from us.
We have often seen her on the stage but we
thought she almost excelled herself on Fri
day evening. 1t was hard for us to recog-
nize in the village gossip Miss Salle
Spears. We do not mean to impute to that
young lady the slightest talent for the par.
ticular part she performed on this OCCASION,
still we must say that nobody else could have
played her role in better style.
At different times during the evening Miss
Jennie Baird appeared aud sang in her clear,
sweet, well trained voice the Last Rose OF
Summer" and charming nursery ballad
"B|ess your little head love you" Two
songs from this fayorte singer did not salts
fly the audience so she responded to an encore
in ''Comin' thro' the Rye
Some of the tableux given between the
plays were very beautiful. The costumes
were rich and the colored lights added much
to the beauty of the scenes, though the
smoke produced thereby caused a concert to
be given in which everybody joined.
This pleasant entertainment was the last
OF school exercises which the young ladies
engaged in before the Spring vacation be-
gan. They were looking forward to such
good time themselves that they felt sorry
for everybody who wasn't going to have
weeks holiday, and tried to alleviate GU,
misery by affording us one evening of rare
enjoyment. These fair students are now
restiDg-some at their homes, some with
friends in the city, but most of them within
the Seminary, and we know from ex-
perience that none can enjoy rest more
thoroughly than those who for long, weary
months have been toiling with books and
states. May the present week contain lust
as much of pleasure for these young ladies as
can possibly be crowded into seven DAYS.
and may all return to school duties refresh
ed and strengthened, ready for the arduous
work attendant upon the closing session.
the home run, as it were.