Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-03-30
A.NeWsy Letter from Greenville.
Reported for the STAUNToN VINDIcAToR.]
GREENvILLE, VA.
OR 1899

| Reported for the SrAUNToN VINDIcAToR.]
GREENvILLE, VA.
March 26, 1888.
Our town has been in quite a 1utter for
| the last week over the grand entertain
ment of charades &c., PLAYED at the Acad-
envy last Thursday and Friday nights by
| the ''Stonewall Dramatic (amateur) Asso-
| citation" of this place for the benefit OF
Co. e. Fifth Va. Regiment. I will
not essay a panegyric on the per-
Torrance for that would be beyond my
ability. but 1 will simply give brief men
ton of some of the most prominent char
aclers represented and the names of the
actors.
The first night the pieces played were
sSilent Protector" Contest, - Good
for-Nothing" and kiss in the Dark"
In "Silent Protector Miss Mollie Pal
mer represented the character of Nancy
Slyboots," aud it is needless to say that IL
was we'll sustained. All the characters
were fully up to the standard in this
piece.
In the s'Good- form othing" the cast was
"Thom. Dibbles," F. H. Pilson, and II
you lad seen him you would have thought
he was regular 'Paddy, just from
Cork.' SO admirably did he act bis part.
j. II. Clark was Charley" and really
Johnny looked and acted like his heart
was lost on the Good form othlng"
Nan, who was Miss Jesse Kesee, who also
played the part of Mrs. Pettybone in
kiss in the Dark" to perfection. Or.
B. r. Smith was Mr.. Pettybone, and he
PLAYED it as well as it could have been
done by any one except a professional
r. F. Larew was Frank Fathom," and
| it is unnecessary for me to say one word
about this character for Frank is too
we'll known to need any comments from
| me, and he never fails.
The second night the pieces were.
+ +, "Money Makes the Man." "Phantom, !"
1.-THE Quiet Family" "Ru benstein," a
recitation by Miss Laura Smith and kiss
in the Dark will only give the cast
in one piece, that of The Quiet Family"
BENZ. Bibbs ........ ..."..Mr. James Fulton
Mrs. Benz. Bibbs... miss Annie Hanger
| Barnaby BibOs ... Mr.. r. w. Mcclure
Mrs. Barnaby Bibbs..... Miss Laura Smith
| Peter Parker ......... r. F. LareW
Miss Selena Summers 49,. Miss M. Palmer
| SnarIey... ....".. Miss Sue Smith
Grumpy. ........Mr. W. T. Mckee
This was the best selection of all the
pieces, and all the characters were ex-
ceedingly we'll played and especially the
| n or ofo IF fhn hho
and SnarIty. J. A. Fulton as Benz Bibbs
acted the cross and ill tempered husband
in manner that would put the blush on
many of cur family men. Miss ANNE
Hanger as the meek and submissive wife
was all we could ask. r. W. Mcclure as
Barnaby Bibbs did it to perfection, and
we have no doubt better than many pro-
fessionals act the part. Miss Laura Smith
as Mrs. Barnaby Bibbs fully kept pace
with the other characters and che charac-
ters of Snarley and Grumpy by Miss Sue
Smith and Mr.. W. T. Mckee were so well
performed that can't finda suitable adjec-
tive to describe them. Miss Sue Smith play
ed the part of Mrs. Reeves in Phan-Thom.
and one listening to and seeing her would
have thought that she was a matron of
matured years, so we'll did she sustain the
part. 1 have named all of the ladies and
gentlemen believe that took part in the
entertainment, and have simply tried to do
| justice to all and have not exaggerated in
the least. Miss Marshall Mcclure and
John Wilson were 1shers; Jas. n.
Mitchell. Esq, acted as stage manager,
and T. A. Bcownlee was President. The
Let earnings of the entertainment togeth
er with the proc seds of the elegant sup
per furnished by the ladies at the Screen
vile Hotel' were one hundred and five
dollars and fifty four cents. The troupe
has been earestly solicited to show at
Middlebrook and Waynesboro, but we
have not heard whether they will go to
either place.
Among those from distance, present,
we noticed the following R. A. Palmer,
! Of Baltimore; Z. M. Palmer, Elkton /;
c. T. Jordon, Mjddlebrook; DR.. Jones,
Newport; W. A. Wilson. Stanton IS. M.
Donald. Waynesbore Bax. Slower, and
the Misses Watson, of Thinking Spring,
and many Others
Messrs Burton & Parks, bridge build
ers ON the V. r. R., having completed
the trestle work over Smiths Mill dam
and at the upper crossing of South River.
have removed their hands to near the poor
house in Rockbridge county, where they
have large amount of WORK to do.
DR.. B. r. Smiths horse ran away few
evenings ago and smashed up the DR. s
buggy but did DR.. Smith 70 serious
| hurt.
Jno. B. Burwell. Esq, proprietor of the
Banner" has purchased the corner house
from W. F. Smith, Esq, at s525, and the
"Banner" is now published there.
| Or. B. r. Smith has bought the old
Anthony Beard property for 1915. and has
removed into it.
The ''Hotel'' is temporarily vacant, but
| it has been leased by former lessee of
the famous Buffalo Gap Hotel and will
be opened again soon.
| Politics are quite calm in this section
but we will give the best men good
showing on primary day.
| We did not intend to make this article
80 long when we begun, but did not want
to leave anything out about the enter
talnment, for the ladies and gentlemen
who composed the troupe deserve great
deal of praise for the excellent manner in
which they conducted the whole affair.
| DELTA.
four Greenville reporter need never
apologize for length when he sends as
| nousv end intarcstinr rapnrt az this