The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1882-12-30
RUGBY UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Christmas Entertainment

Hall, the teachers and scholars Of the
Rugby Union Sunday School gave the
public highly pleasing entertainment.
The programme provided for a Christ
mas tree, a series of tableauX, and a
selection of airs to be played by the
Rugby Conet Band, which had kindly
volunteered it's services.
By seven o'clock, when the proceed
mgs commenced, the hall was closely |
filled, very many persons coming from
the surrounding district. The new
anteroom of the Good Templar Lodge
made an excellent "green room" for the
performers to reach the neat little stage
by, which was cleverly curtained by
an Ingenious arrangement under the
control of Messrs, Davie and Potbury.
Mr.. Tucker, rs master of ceremonies,
announced the evenings items, the first
being selection by the Cornet Band,
which was well received. Next came
pretty little song by pretty little girl
Of some four yearS--Gcrtie RoSs-en
titled "When | was maiden" The
way the song, with expressive actions,
was rendered, made Gertic the prjm0
donno of the evening.
The next scene was "Playing Grand
pa and Grandma" Alexander Blackjack
and Ada Potbury most comically, and
with wonderful gravity, carrying out
the idea.
Mr. Blackjack next-the Blackjack,
we should say-read an instructive and
amusing treatise on "The Tumble Bug
This was followed by Willie Clarke
posing as the Little Bachelor" to the
words,
When was bachelor. lived by myself,
And all the bread and cheese got put upon
the shelf.
In the second scene Willie was in
different mood, having persuaded Gertie
Ross to form with himself ''Bridal
Pair" and charming little pair they
made. In the third scene Willie de-
clared how, when he had ''bought" his
wife in London,
The streets were so broad, the lanes were so
narrow,
| was forced to bring my wife home on wheel
barrow.
And there the little husband was in his
neat attire and high frilled shirt, de-
votedly wheeling home a barrow full of
h~,9v'i-5 orange blossoms. Whom tho
curtain rose the fourth time.
The wheelbarrow broke, and the wife had a
fall
Down came the wheelbarrow, little wife and
all.
The dismay of the sorely tried little
husband was very great, and such only
one similarly situated can in any degree
realize
Selecting a name for the "Amateur
Newspaper showed the three editors,
Harold and Frank Blackjack and George
Goss sitting around table, anxiousIy
absorbed by the mighty question. The
tousled air and cudgled brains at length,
however, solved the difficulty.
The Glover of the Family" the
audience evidently anticipated, knowing
the enterprizing resources Of the Sunday
School teachers, would be nothing less
than Mrs, Langtry, still, when the cur
tain was drawn aside to display barrel
of fo"'' only, the disappointment of the
prosaic scene was admirably borne
Again the curtain was drawn, and again
redrawn, and then was seen combined
the -four and the .HOmer, Gertie Ross
rising like fairy from between the
barrel slaves.
The fifth tableau, in three parts
youthful Friendship "-frst displayed
Jimmy MacKinlay sitting opposite Miss
Cora Johnson, very demurely knitting
at table, the said jim making at the
youthful Phillis the most unmistakable
Sleeps eyes. In the second scene the
chairs were closer together, and, evil
IDENTIFY the effect of agreeable mutual
arrangement. In the background was
Miss Lima Florer, as Cora's mother,
with countenance full Of evil omen
. to the unlucky jim, who, however, was
one of whom it might well be said,
None but the brave deserve the tair.
, When the final curtain rose
Two vacant chairs were seen
, Suggestive gentle Reader,
Of flight and Gretna Green.
The last scene-"A Peck Of Scandal
and a Cup of Tea"-revealed Miss
Armstrong most anciently attired as &
maid of very doubtful years. She was
y alone at the tea table, but before the
e curtain rose second time, high