The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-07
THE CAIRO PUBLIC LIBRARY.
RECEIVES A GRAND BENEFIT AT THE OPERA
HOUSE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE La
DIES OF CAIRO.

RECEIVES GRAND BENEFIT AT THE OPERA
HOUSE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE La
DIES OF CAIRO.
The Opera House was thronged last
night with many Of Caro's best people, to
witness the grand entertainment provided
by number Of ladies' of Cairo, and to con
tribute toward that noble institution, the
Cairo Public Library. The parQuet, par
quct circle, dress circle and gallery, were
all well filled with a handsomely dressed,
intelligent audience, whose enthusiastic
demonstrations at every stage Of heperform-
ance, proved concIusivcly that all were well
pleased,
The entertainment was grand one in
every particular from the music by the
orchestra up to the comic opereta, in
which number OF favorite young people
took part, and the applause WAS almost
inccsant and showed plainly that the crit
cal audience was we'll pleased. Music by
the orchestra was first upon the programme,
and then the beautiful Fairy March and
May-pole dance, which excited so much
admiration at IIartman's hall some weeks
ago, was again admirably produced by a
number Of little folks under the direction
of Prof. Mason.
The comic opercta, by Misses Annie
Pitcher, aud Manic and Rida Corliss, and
Messrs. Parsons, and Crowel, was well
rendered andhighIy applauded.
One of the fine features Of the perform
ancc were the several tableaus, the statues
appearing rs perfect as though hewn from
marble by an artist.
Ia the music, both vocal and instrumen-
tai, some of Cairos best and most popular
talent took part, and to say that
it was all perfectly splendid"
Is but very mild echo of the
verdict given by the large audience at
the conclusion of every part. "The musical
surprise" in which Misses Corlis, Miss
Pitcher, and Messrs Parson, Crowell and
Pink took part was indeed musical sur
prise and was so received by the appreciative
hearers.
The Dramatic readings of Prof. Brownlee,
Of Carbondale, were a novelty and were no
less admirable than any other features Of the
entertainment The Prof. proved that he
was good rhetorician. He has his voice
| we'll under control and his meditation,
stress, pauses, gestculations were next to, if
not, quite perfect
The Broom Brigade, composed Of twelve
charming young ladies, dressed in black
| with white aprons and caps, with NINA
ture dust pans for ammunition boxes fastened
to their sides by red sashes, and armed
with brooms decorated with ribbons, made
q very handsome picture. Under the com,
mand of Mr., Phil G. Barclay they went
through a series of motions without sin
gle false movement. They did credit to
themselves, singly and collectively, and
were frequently greeted with hearty ap
plause
The military drill of the Halliday guards
in their elegant uniforms, under command
of Captain John f. English, anb the
presentation to them Of a
beautiful silk flag by the ladies
of Cairo, was one of the imposing parts of
the splendid programme. The difficult drill
and manual of arms was gone through with
gracefully and easily, without hitch and at
the conclusion of these exercises the COM
pany was presented with the coors, Mrs.
Dora Warder making the presentation in
the following eloquent address
That the safety, prosperity and happiness
of every republican government depend
upon the bravery patriotism and inteli-
gence of its individual sons and daughters,
is no less true than that eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty.
To secure these ends it is our duty, asa
free people, to encourage an enlightened
public sentiment, and to cultivate an ex-
allied spirit Of patriotism,
The ancient Romans worsbipped none Of
their Olympian divinitics with more devo
ton than Mars and Minerva. Arms and let
tiers We're the professions which called forth
the most sublime virtues, and the most dis
tinguished talent of the state.
The poet, the philosopher, and the or
ator no less than the victorious warrior,
were cnthroned in the grateful hearts of
the people and equally loved and honorcd,
the laurel was placed upon the brow Of
each alike. Some OF the greatest conquests
our modern republic can boast have been
those of arms and learning; the former,
wrenched our independence from that same
strong hand that to-day with