West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-03-05

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The above was The heading TO the an
rouncsment, eau Sdvsrliss menO, in our
las; issue, of the fact that there would lie
- grand entertainment in the Court Hal
ON Wednesday evening. Ind, pursuGrt
to The above heading, We went. You're
right We went! We wouldent have
missed it for an y
For the purpose OF showing ourself to
the vast essCmbiagc, we put in our sp-
peagancc jGst as the performance had lie
gUo. Tao almost nunbUless persons
had already gained seats aud that jus,
suited us for we knew we would Go letn
and probably 1t would crete en- awe upon
the part OF the assembled multitude!
But, alas eur hopes were blasted, 1t
only seemed 20 put the "deyil IN the feet
OF the audience e. We then kind o'Wishcd
We hsdat come, but soon our wishes
were changed 70 u t-congrg;ula,,ou
upon Our prcseucc.
We witnessed one of the erandesl ORA
matte performances upon which eyer hu-
man eye tell!
We have soboed under the iulpeuce Of
The touching words of Booth! We have
been almost spell bound uy the great
'rasrai,n, Edwin FO,est, but ne were
never, never sO near 10 the "suCCumuiut'
point as we were when We We're under The
influence OF the Booth luke performance
OF Yesterday Ncdnssday) ,y,uing
The ALTAR, ina point OF taste, Wa
vast and varied and much too vast for
appreciation of admirers of successful
d'hmeuc presentations. The audience
was awe slr c>cu. a. Wa rs quiet os
the grave and as calm ts peace. No
were made to Thick ct chow uncertain ls
life and how certain Ia lts gain ii We
pursue t'e right course
We have heard ui the gamcs OF tho
Ou,ni hc races for The PRIZE that was
gwen TO the victor ont never before did
W. hear OF, or witness such mag.ilc M
displays of theatr cal tulyuL Wen might
l'outh "kiIk The BUCKET" welt m,Eat
Forest bee dead for, twure better lnat
bSih be beyond the pale ct personal
criticism, let alone editorial ConsUre. Yea,
eyen "Mldsumm,r-uighte' Dream would
lose It's plcasautrius OF dlCton, Romeo
and juliet might Ask in vain,
Nv mats 300 name,
and as you were Witnessing the prcecnCc
OF on auimai To- winch Adouis was re-
tcrrcu u "b)rc') you might have been In
all possibility. constrained To say,
Good ar, 10 n friendship counsel you
To ltavc This place"
Bl', The occasion, according 20 the
tragedy OF Hlug IHchatd III, was,
"SDcn hidcuus c,ios, that with sac very
noise
trembling walked, aud Tor a season
after
Coul not bel but that " in II ~
Yet even according TO the gospel by
King Lear
"lpgrotcful fox tbs he" for ne chorg
al twenty cents admission when IL was
gru,ralv uul,ratood smuug our town
p..nir that nae popular admission would
Dee hltcen cents. The amount OF i've
CENTS WAS a small matter, nevertheless the
piuciplg was inv lvrd, and many of our
people missed She pr,ut,s. Cd ,Xhibrtion
since the dsys Of lt.mD's UorOcrous glad
lWurGl comhais.
Laying all jokes aside, with Tie cXcep -
ton Of one, and that was the exhibition,
some Of the parts were performed well.
We take pleasure Ia mentioning lhc name.
of Misses T. la Is rry, Mulie Monroe, and
Luu Bishop, and number OF other youug
ladies and mi1res, also, Chaunc-y Il yen.
scraft, "Enr" Lsniz, Ell Mauown, III.
! SmallcY, Eddie H,crmans, and fcversl
others Of he boys oil town who did credit
10 themselves
Tie show lasted from q. 30 until after
300 O'Clock, AMI We are sorry that we nrc
honestly constrained 10 cay that we know
of no one who left the house wiser than
( than when he paid twenty cents 90 v.t
/ into The hail 10 smell pole cat, which
vas either there ia person or was Trpi,-
sCntsd by proxy" However,
/ For our part, We arc so altlTed ia WON
DEE.
/ We know not what 20 saw"