The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-24
Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works

Last evening the hall of the Young Mems
Hebrew association was crowded to its ut
most capacity by one of the most interested
audiences we have seen collected together
in this city for long time.
The occasion was the exhibition by Mrs.
farley of her wonderful wax figures and
statuary, The exhibition was divided into
four parts:
The first two consisted of separate and
movable wax figures, which Mrs. farley
had brought to the front of the
stage, and wound up, when they
would 60 through various lfe-like
motions with perfect similitude of actual.
living actors.
Part first consisted of old Mrs Ninslow,
the well-known nurse Sgnora Squalina, q
celebrated songstress, whose voice, though
alittle cracked, was very life like the boy
who so maniully stood on the burning
deck; the old sewing woman who died
from an accident which happened to her
while sewing on Sunday the maniac,
who tore her hair right crafty; the dwarf
the Chinese giant Captain Kidd the cele-
brated pirate, and his beautiful victim the
Samese twins, and that terrible monster of
Mother Hubbard, Blue Beard.
The second scene showed us the wax fig
ure, OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Sprat, who by
eating both lean and fat cleaned up the
dishes nicely; Lord Byron, with his favor
ite child, Harold; Old King Cole, that merry
old soul; a live Yankee; the old-fashion
sewing machine, a very expensive piece OF
mechanism; Little Bo Peep and her friend
Little Red Riding Hood; the Giggling
Girl and the old Organ Grinder, the unfor.
lunate monkey having been, as Mrs. farley
informed the audience, wrecked on the
streets OF Dallas mired in the mud.
The third scene was the antique chamber
consisting of elegant pieces of statuary
representing Jupiter, Apollo, Juno, Bac.
ehns Minerva, Hebe, Mars, and Cupid.
The fourth and last scene represented the
Chamber Chamber of beauty, and in il was shown
Sleopatra, Rebecca, Alonzo, Beatrice Cenci,
the Fair One with Golden Locks, Cupid, and
The Prince and the Sleeping Beauty.
=, The third and fourth scenes were
shown as tableaux, and were
brilliantly illuminated with colored lights.
MRS. farley and her assistant described
each figure and statue rs il was shown to
ihe audience by her faithful workmen,
John and Pete, while little Nell was busily
engaged with her brushes busting the valr-
ane works of art and keeping things gerer.
ally in good order.
After the performance the floor was
%Vu anu lle young lOlkS, VINO are always
ready, INDUCED in the delights of the
ierpsichorean art until u late hour.
,,purlng the evening the ladies' of the
hebrew Benevolent association, under
whose auspices the entertainment was
Even, served an elegant oyster supper in
me hall of the second floor of the building.
Inc proceeds of the affair, which no doubt
melted considerable amount, will be deyo.
wH to assisting the congregation Emanu. III
y. small Indebtedness Incurred in i'm.
pWWylng this temple building.
4, we understand that n number OF our cit.
aehs are getting up petition to Mrs. Jar.
~ TO repeat her exhibition at an early
uaie which, we trust she will grant. as the
entertainment will bear repetition, and il
que concludes to do so, we bespeak for her
wen larger audience than she had las,
VTThnlng il the hall will admit of II.
me entire charge of the entertainment
a mom It's inception was under the able man.
svnent OF our gifted fellow.citizen and
mmust Mrs. Lillian Randall Clark, to whom
Wy, NY success of the affair, taking into con
Snueratlon the very short time Il has been IN
preparation, is in great measure due.