The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-24

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THE THEATRE LAST NIGHT.-The enter
tainment given at the Theatre last night by
Mr.. Denman Thompson and his admirable
comedy company was one OF the most en-
jOyable that our theatre-goers have wit
messed this season. There was only fair
audience present. but it is safe TO say that
n more enthusiastic one never gathered
within the walls Of this place Of amuse-
ment. The scene i'm the first and Sec
ond acts is laid in Boston, and the
third and last in Uncle JoShua's"
country home in Maine, and those OF the
audience who had witnessed "Uncle Dan
iel" could not have failed to detect
striking similarity in the plots OF the two
pieces. Mr.. Thompson was, OF course, the
centre Of attraction, and the highest com
plment that can be paid him Is to say that
he is the peer OF any actor in his line VINO
has ever appeared on our boards, and this
is saving a good deal when it Is remen-
bered that our people have seen such actors
as John f. Owens. John /. Raymond, and
other great lights in comedy. The company
is admirably selccted-indecd, each is star
i'm his OF her part. Miss Alice Logan, be-
sides being a good actress, is n fine vocal
ist. She favored the audience with song,
and received an enthusiastic encore. Mr..
Eugene o. Jeps0n, who impressed all with
his graceful and easy acting, i also me
elOcuti0nist, as was eyinced by the manner
i'm which he recited very affecting poem
during the second act. Little Miss julia
Wilson as "Tot. a CroSSing-Swe is a
fine actress for one OF her years, and
also sings very swcctly. Master Ig-
Ia
black" is certainly the Prince OF
Terpsichorean Artists, and the song and
dance executed in the third act between
Himself and Miss Wilson was one Of the
features OF the performance. The rest Of
the company filed their respective parts
very creditaby.
At q O'Clock this afternoon there will
be a matinee, and the engagement OF the
company will be concluded to-night.
They will doubtless be greeted 10y crowded
houses on each occasion.
RICHMOND FEMALE INsTITUTE MUSICALE.
The quarterly musicale OF the Richmond
Female Institute took place last night in
the Institute hall i'm the presence Of Il large
audience. All OF the participants acquitted
themselves quite handsomely, and some
were the recipients OF handsome bouquets.
The following programme was rendered:
Part Ii. Piano Duo" March Tri-
umphale," QKlflc,) first piano. Miss Matte
Graham: second piano. Miss Ola Fowlkes.
,. "Ring On. We Bells" (Abt,) Chorus.
2. VaIse Briniante, Op. "a. No. 1, Chopin
Miss Willie Gray. 4. "My Queen" Song,
(Blumenthal,) Miss Matte Walker. 8. Po-
ionaise-OPus 30. No. 1, Chopin Miss
Media Pmefoy. 6. ''What are They to DC!"
/ Q,andegear.) Miss Cora Gwaltney. :. Over
turc-" LuStpiel," (keler-Beler,) first pi-
ano. Miss Nellie Rogers, Miss Sallie Wat
kins: second piano. Miss Hattie Horne,
Miss Emma Jordan.
Part Ill. Husarenritt piano Duo,
/ (Spindler,) first piano, Miss Matte Walker;
second piano. Miss Ottie Ware. ,. Air
Orpheus With His Lutte, (SuliIyan,) Miss
| Lavinia Abercombie. 3. Polacca Bril-
/ liante. Op. ~, (Weber,) Miss Mary Gentry.
/ 4. Swecthearts ballad, (Suliiyan,) Miss
Media Purefoy. 3. a.. Arietta di Baletto,
I (Gluck-Josetiy); b., Waltz, Op. g., No. l.,
/ (Chopin.) Miss Layiuia Abercrombie. 6. a..
f Ave Maria. (Mcndelssohn) b.. Praise Of
Spring. (Reinkccke,) ChOrus-Solo, Miss
/ Gwaltney.
Madame and Mr.. Bernard were the vocal
directors. and Miss Nellie Dustmn the in
strumcntal director, to whom much OF the
credit FOR the success OF the entertainment
is due.
The following young ladies composed
the chorus: Misses Abercrombie, Martha
/ Brown. Annie Burch, Birdie De Priest,
+ Cora Gwatney, Willie Gray, Matte Gra-
ham, Emma Jordan, Ola Fowlkcs, Clara
Davis. Hattie Horne, Dixie FELTON,. Media
PurefOy. Lottic Tupper, Katie Watson,
/ Bessie Watson, Salley Watkins, and Matte
/ Walker.