Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-02-25

One OF the most enjoyable amateur
performances we have had the pleasure
of attending for some time was the en-
tertainment OF the Broom Brigade, for
the benefit of the parsonage fund of the
Trinity NJ. II. Church, at Turn verein
Hall, last night. Music, vocal and in
strumental, tableaux, Rotations and
the broom drip made up as pleasant an
evening as one could wish. Turn Verein
Hall was filed atan early hour last even.
ing with those who had come to enjoy
all these attractions. The curtain rose
on tableau, 1.-The Artists Dream" in
which figured Mr.. Henry Wyatt and
Miss Annie Horner. This tableau, as
were all the Others, was gracefully
gotten up and very pleasing in effect.
When the curtain fell thunder of APP
plause indicated the audiences desire to
have one more look. "Say Not Fare
well" delightfully."- sung by Miss Wise
man, followed. Miss Wiseman's sing
ing can be listened to for hours without
ones wearying and her audience evil
IDENTIFY thought SO, as they would not be
quoted until she had sung second
time. "Precaution, in tableau, followed
the singing, after which the Angel City
Quartette, in Mangold's ''Gay Pilgrim,
were heard for the first time. As the
quartette will evidently become one of
the city's musical institutions extended
criticism will be reserved for future
occasion.
The pretty story, "The Mistletoe
Bough, in three scenes, was next repre-.
sented in tableau, after which came one
of Mrs. Blossoms charming efforts. Mrs.
Beeson's voice is well known and high.
ly appreciated by our music lovers, as
was shown last night by the unceasing
applause with which she was encored.
The event Of the evening was next in
order. namely, the Broom Drill. No
sooner had the curtain risen then every
neck in the large audience was craned
to get full view of the stage Pres
emily, one by one, out filed the pretty
broom soldiers tasrefully uniform ed
in some bcwitching combination of
ecru and red. which this writer
will not attempt to describe, and all
of them wearing pretty little caps, set
ting off most fascinatingly their bright
young faces. 1t was altogether most
pleasant experience to sit before sixteen
lovely girls all armed with broom lat
safe enough distance, however, to re.
move all cause for alarm) The manual |
of arms, without commands, was most
skilfully performed, after which the fair
brigade went through number of
graceful evolutions with snap and |
precision that might we'll be emulated |
by great many male military compa.
MES. The participants in the drill
were: Misses Henrietta Newell, Mary
lowering, Amy Smith, Jesse Toler,
Teresa Fletcher, Ellen Yeager, Bette
Anderson, Eta Price, Mary Green,
Susie Toler, Sara Parkhurst. Nellie
Camp, Louise Wedge, Annie Horner,
Sallie lowering and Mrs. Bette Arder.
son. Miss Anna Wiseman in "The Re-
turn" charmed her hearers with her
sweet voice and cultivated method. Mr..
Tom Barnes captured the audience with
his recitation of eleven Little Bobo-
link Boys" The quartette sang Sweet
and Low" by Bamly, in most pleas
ing manner, and number of well arrang.
ed tableaux concluded the evenings en-
tertainment. We cannot close this re-
port without mention OF Mrs. Belle
Walkers exquisite Instrumentation in
her Accomplishments of the singers.
This accomplished lady infuses cerf
and charm in her playing which, by
times, makes one forget the singers.
The Parsonage Fund must have been
encouragingly swelled by the proceeds
of last nights entertainment.