Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-10
LETTER pH1.n ESCHnor,,

Correspondence ct the Asx.1dria G,z.t,a
RICHMOND, Va, MAJ s, l>79.-Ricamoal
society this week has been excited c;.f,h, re:.
formauc, Of the opera 0! "CnderaI." Il
WAS beyond doubt The most successful amateur
entertainment given ia Richmond, both as re.
CARDS the rendition q! the opera itself, aal The
house. Wednesday night was the gala ccclsloc.
Largo as the suiience vac ca Monday pipL;
it Vas cvershadowed By the crowd q Wetnes
day. Windows oad doors were packed, sui
the ai;es were filled With an cs2er and rlrtirg
crowd. The sacred prtc nets IT the 'p9aru.
gae.y' we're ID longer the strong bold Of The
irrepresSib!e .mUi, mighty ia bis chilly to cly
''soupe!"
The we'll whitfield beaches ttcc. w:ra r,
served and filed b. sem, o. Rclm2nis PIE,
TEST daughters. and daiatS feet COZ pressed
the floor which had oace beeu taa b d Of q river
cf tobacco a!c>.
She b,su:y aod chiv.ts' Il ;ho cty w..
there. IN orchestra chVrs snl or IS rlcc
there couI, o. sccu mauy far sec viii i
aureoia cf ecIdeo hair cleaning AROUND hr
Alslti,u bow or GIISt.Ii uni the C ql2tti-h
sp.icg bo0nat. Wednesday night lie cio*i
WAS in a aoOi huuor a1i i.u2h5d E. every
thing The fan Increased wheu n stage hiri
by mistake turned i Gha 2ss, AMI the wh.l.
house was LIFT ia Darkness
There was O nall bog 10 the house = l,t 90:
-cud be was 90 average boy lie Vas il ioS
it, Su1deniy hiter he gas had been liz sglu
that boy vas heard from. Hi hi c1pe
on. oil tia. foot. Thee lho audience mali
discovery.
Way up yondtr ato?a TIE irts; cr,", a,oy*
the peanut gallery. Up 10 tbs ves7 dune o.
| the building 10 The bslrow circle. cIied tte
'colored gallery" wss Seen 3 mans too. Ia
| casad 10 dafred socks and !eH2siog IL stain. )
QUE stilircss il stuck the eSe az ticst as hsvns
been Topped eff the statute O! Old liitry q
| the West or some other his footed hero w3,::,
marble ctiqy locks on With o7er-eer like stern
| ness at the brl coated cibrictS working 10 th3
Capital ;llsre. |: was ho. up in tina: gal
| lery and rue gcu'!.man had tauied Ctf hltcl-,
aud vest without getting cu!ush fresh air. ar4
| 6oaIly be took of his shoes i this ,e:c Il /.
90. improb,:l, that had the pcrtirmscc lasted
two hours llDear be would have b2ca s'aa!.os
| Heulincl there 10 the regulation u.i!Crn Of TIA:
Zllu drago0Ds The auii:nea tO,k W tht
| average boy cry aud yelled "tGE, diva Ih5t
foot AID spplsu}al 1ia!Y, bnt he lcd;v du:l
| boxed down upou them from his eyre rs ~
concernedly as tv3r dij sgikei b. al Ga,ob:i:
| inpaIci 90 Tempe Bar, !o.k hclow at the gap
| log r1u'itule. iie cid uot NOV: iha Cot ami
the curtain t,Il III. Wy tstu:E here ('akcn
in c,nuec.ion with lh4 fec. ttst he city as
| filed With N2r:h Carolina lxGG ,s;vGl.-.i "a
c,uragas thtr, be!.ci ;ha. h5 KS ia! hrr:.
"Cluderall." viii probably b, rcp,s,et !ua,
| day night for tue bco, 4 Ct M G.. l. Seigri,
| thu iudefslipab!a director
| r., p,pci,yl o'r,,fc Ln AZ ~ IL.
| Meudeshon Qliutelte clu5 Ct Boston i: lo,t
cd forward to with Rreat interest.
The opera Of Cinderella Tonight vas sttoniei
| by large number Of the students from the
| Universy. AbJut fyi.y wero Ii, tho ihcsitp
| Wednesday night. a gay rs tho ps:L season
| has been IN Richmond i: has been more so n. the
University. The students say the nu0ner q!
| beautiful young ladies' v;sl.nS in the neig Dor.
| hood thi; win err has exceeded any similar rs
ssuts. Dir. WeTtenhakrr cSn re,sll nothing
| like It, It is not in tao natu of man - tt,nn
| everything. The boya stool hravey 10 tier
books tor while. bat one by ole they s"c
| cunbed.
And now, ss tho saddles. days il ,hcye,rh,va
come, tha students find themselves vanqci.h-J-
| shattered. The stern examination st,rcs .asi
in the face a7d oDinlui prediction: s!G a..ie
rs on formcr OCCASION, 'wnen n Wild rGn"r
went abroad that Pendants o: BoI a:.ce W.
plucket," SO sgsin will II Wild cry b. hearj, 30
The boys Will ssy, 'tha girls dit IT," I; Is U'.
derstuod ths. many cf the young ladies "c.G,re,;
expenses" by their visit 10 tho University.
Gov. Holiday will not lie in RehmOaL 70:
40 weeks, his irieHta say. Il" has be,a very
sick man had pLeamo:i', hToncAliIa, and
deep ses.:d cold.
Col Randolph the uowly appointed Keksl,r
Of the Land dice, hs. anLerei ua9n the dis.
srse of his dutie.. He VIII have 10 bs ra--ect
Cd by The Legislature GexL WiEtG-. There viii
be lively scramble fDr some Of tho cher Gllce7
1t il understood that MIR. William H. koca';
and Mr. Uao p. Hslsey vii! DO gnonR tb" mes
candidates fer the House from Kch no:d ara
Dir. Samuel u. Pu!!nm will run for the Senate
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