The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-10-21

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DURING the past week we have been hay'
Ing AN amusement season. The Dallas
opera house opened on Monday night with |
the Chicago Ideal opera company In To-
l.nthe, succeeded on Tuesday and We'd
nescay evenings by the Patience and Pima
fore, and next by Sol Smith Russell in his
great piece of EigewoOd Folks, while on
Friday night and last night we had respec
lively by Miss Lizzie Evans, FogRs
Ferry, and Dew Drops. The criticisms
h svs GpreMed as tie several plays were
rendered
Yesterday evening and last night Coles
circus had the ali on the Texas Il Pacific
road near tho waterLank.
TnERW IL hut one opinion expressed as to
our new opera.hOuse being little gem"
OF course there are number OF sellconsu'
tued architects who w1uld have bad 1t,
ia the words Of the song, "So.And 30, ana
So-aud-So.n Some would have had II
larger, some think Il has not sufficient ven
tiatlon, Others say that the private boxes
arc lily arranged etc. But take
IL all.in.all and we venture
TO assert after personal inspection OF nearly
all Of them in the SOUTH no neater, more
commodiouA aud better adapted establish
ment for the purposes, Is constructed to
day. In New Orleans aud In 81. Louis
there are larger but not better appoln'eo
structures OF the kind. Dallas may well
be proud OF the enterprise 80 significant
nj once OF our prosperity and our taste,
md of the desire for something in the line
OF art and elegant ENJOYMENT.
WEDNESDAY night last week witnessed u
mot pleasant Altar In the omplinlentary
hon rendered TO Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Smith
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dunn At Mayors
hnlf hy their many young friends, who
have long desired to see thor fellow-crea-
lures double their happiness, losing their
SINGLE bessedness. at the ZANE time Getting
anoble precedent long needed In our city.
notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather there was an excellent company,
whose happy countenances evidenced en-
ioyment, ana the dancing was kept up un
I'll the Yves sma hours.
THE Ladies' Musicale, will give their enter
tainment, the first OF this seasons regular
series, at the hospitable home OIL. II. FiiI'
hugh, where all appropriate aud kindly
provisions will be made for the happy occa'
sion under the supervision OF the popular
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Fitzhugh.
WE have been handed the following with
the request to publish the same, which We
cheertnlly do: Tho ladies OF the Lamar
Street AID society wish 10 return .heir sin-
cere thanks 10 Colonel DIN Wellborn for
his great kindness In iavoring them with a
rich treat In his most able, elegant aud en-
Pertaining address, delivered at the college
tuh IaaI nha OI his
eloouence aud of the noble sentiments hC
30 earnestly dwolt upon, will not soon fade
from the memories OF those that were &c
fortunate M to hear him. In behalf Of eul
society, we again return thanks"
MRs, q. NJ. SwINR, President.
MIS-. Il. u. HOW'LL. Secretary.
VIA indebted To- Mrs. q. A. Oapwel
for a nOAt invitation To the exhibition By
the pupils Of the Art Department Of Thu
Dallas School OF Music md Art, 72j Mail
street, Tor the 9th instant Wednesday
On Thursday, the 25th instant, = public OK
hlbitlon will take place Here will be seei
some Of the productions OF several OF on
Dallas ladies', amOng whom are Mesdame
j NJ. Wondelken, J, ". Hatch, Louis Page
Sidney Smith, Il. H. Wallace, A. N. Brad
shaw, Samuel Cochran. Il. q, Burks, q. n
Quillman; and Misses Grace Leake, E,he
Hayes. Carrie Coughanour, Lula Noun
and others.
In Sanger Bros. window on Lamar stree
lisa handsome painting, the WORK OF Mn
O. A. Capwell, being scene on norther
river. II Is from small steel engraving ol
painting by Bellows. entitled "A Shad
Nook For nice shading, correct persreo
i've and general finish Of detail the produ
ton ia certainly the work Of art by Garrett
and able artist, aud such, indeed, is Mt
Capwell.
PERSONAL MENTION.
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