The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-17
NORMAL NEWS.
The Dickens sOolable a Grand success

Wednesday, May 16.
Though we began late last evening on
account of the accident to our gas.sup-
ply, we made up for lost time when we
did get to work When the lights
finally flashed they revealed scene
which seemed a strange blending
of the eighteenth and nineteenth centur-
les. Gay cavaliers were promenading
with sober old grand danes, louts with
ladies, and philanthropic old gentlemen
with aesthetic young ladies. There was
sminglIng in speech, manner and cos
tune, of England and America, either
accidental or premeditated which rival
ed the fertile Imagination of the author
we were striving to honor.
After introductions to Charles Dickens
(personated by Prof. A. r Taylor, who
was supported by Mrs. Taylor the col
umn was formed and the grand march
began.
The books selected from which TO
choose presentations were as follows:
nicholas Nickleby," "Pickwick Pa
pers." David Copperfield," Martin
Chuzzlewitt," "Old Curiosity Shop" and
"Barnaby Ridge" and among the more
prominent and familiar characters may
be mentioned the following:
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY.
Nicholas NIckleby, Frank Petit;
Squeers, N W. Sonnedecker; Newman
Noggs. J. G. Culver; Mrs. Nickleby.
Miss Lou Kirby; Kate Nickleby,
Nellie Edwards; Mrs. Squeers,
Miss Mamie Dolphin; Mantilina,
VIII Haynes; the infant phenomenon,
Miss Jennie Noise; Smike, L. DeCamp /;
John Browdy, Geo. Gallagher.
PIcKwIoK PAPERS.
Pickwick, Governor Sharpe; Sam
Weller, Fremont Miller; Stiggins, H. o.
Kruse; Mrs. Bardell, Miss Crichton !;
old Mrs. Wardell. Miss Hoxie; Jingle,
Cyrus Ogee; Isabella Allen, Miss Viola
Price; Mr. Wrinkle, John Wallace; fat
boy, TBos. Reynolds; Snodgrass, Prof.
Sadler.
OLD CURIOSITY SHOP.
Quilp, Howard Culver; Marchioness,
May Eastman; Sampson Brass, Will
Davidson; Sallie Brass, Fannie Smith;
Kit Nubbles, Mr.. Suddock; Mrs. farley,
Miss Spencer; Little Nell, Blanch Kauff-
man; Nell's grandfather, Prof. DAVIS /;
Dick SwivIer, Edwin Hoover; Mrs. Mon
fathers, Cassie Thompson.
BARNABY RIDGE.
Barnaby Rudge, j. c. Kirby; Mrs.
Rudge, Carrie Blake; Simon Tappertitt,
Mr. Simmerwell; Hugh, Mr.. Mcmillan :;
Mr.. Warden, James Townsend; Mrs.
Warden, Ella Haines; Dolly Warden,
May Haynes; Miss Miggs. Jessie 10y
Joe Willett, Sherman Hoover.
MARTIN cHUzZLEWITT.
Martin ChuzzIewitt, Leroy Wright;
Jonas Chuzzlewitt, Horace Mann; Old
Chuzzlewitt, James Chalfant; Merry
PscksHif, Ida Cook; Cherry
Pecksnif, Emma Cook; Mark
Tapley, Johnnie Jones; Mr.. Peck
sniff, Henry Haynes; Mrs. SaIry Camp,
Hattie Dufield; Mrs. BetseY Prigg,
Ada Stewart; Montague Tague, Mr..
Hill.
DAVID CoPPERFIELD.
David Copperfeld, Prof. Fowler;
Dora, Addie LOOMS; Agnes, Mary
Reed; Micawber, Will Bolton; UFiah
Heep, win Dudley: Betsey Trotwood,
Lula Holmes; Peggoty. Ida HifFel-
man; Barkis, Charlie Landis; Mrs.
Gummidge, Alice overstreet; Emily,
Ida Baker; Rosa DartIe, Rosa Hill:
Miss MowCher, Eva McNaly; Miss
Murdstone, Lena Gauze; Tommie Trad
dies, Geo. Gipe.
The characters were all well taken,
add the Madam farley wax works Of
Miss Spencer completed q program Of
unrivaled excellence.
At a meeting of the regents this
morning the common school course was
abolished, step for which the demands
are fully ripe. The lowest course will
now require three years work
P e. DAGoGUE