The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-11-22
Entertainment IN Aid OF the Napo-
ieonyille Sufferers.

Entertainment in Aid of the Napo
| ieonyille Sufferers.
The concert, supper and bali given e.
Phoenix Hall Tuesday night, the 18th inst.
under the joint auspices and direction o
| the Ascension Rifles and Ladies' Aid AS
ISOLATION, for the the benefit of tho suffer
| ers by the large fire at Napoleonville, was
| most agreeable and successful affail
| throughout. The hall was we'll filed by
highly appreeiative audience, including /
large proportion Of ladies' and children
| and the young ladies and gentlemen WHIT
| assisted in rendering the well arranged pro
gramme of the concert met with generous
applause in return for their efforts te
please.
The entertainment opened with due
on the piano entitled I" Position d'Amour,'
admirably rendered by those accomplished
musicians Misses Louise Blanchy and
Bertha Tobias. Miss Clara Heating fol
lowed in a song, "My King" given with
her best voice and heartily applauded. Lit
tie Master Edw. Gaudin recited "Hohen-
linden in manner that indicated care
full training and elocutionary power and
comprehension quite unusual in SO young
lad. Mr.. Gus Eichelberger sang " Club
Song" and his imitation of the married
man arriving home late at night in how
come ou-so" condition would have done
credit to professional comedian. He was
encored and sang Oh, Tom tell them to
STOP very effectively. Miss Bertha To-
bias gave the beautiful song of 1.-THE Last
Watch " in her usual fine style, and was
succeeded by Prof. L. Z. Ferrell and one
of his pupils, Master Sydney Hanson, in
the famous quarrel scene between Brutus
and Cassius. Both teacher and scholar ac-
quilted themselves excellently, and Master
Hanson earned renewed applause by re-
citing Tennyson's "Charge of the Light
Brigade IN resp 1nse to an en.5ore. The
touching song entitled "Dorkins' Night y
was then given by that talented young vo-
calist, Mr.. Henry Comstock. who re-
sponded to arecall with a comic song. Miss
Bertha Tobias again appeared and enter
tanned the audience with the pleasing bal
lad, "Bunch of yiolets," after which Prof.
FefTsll recited the address of Spartacus to
the Gladiators, evincing the capacities
of good actor and finished elocutionist:
Mr.. John Z. Terrio gave one of his incom-
parable cornet solos, with piano accom-
paniment by Mrs. M. A. Gaudet, and Miss
Louise Blanchy executed piano solo,
I" Rhapsodie Hongroise," in manner that
elected warm plaudits. She responded by
playing the Bonnie Blue Flag" with va-
riations. Mr.. Terrio, always favorite
with DonaldsoGvill audiences, sang Call
Her Back and Kiss Her," and when the
spectators called him back he convulsed
them with the side-splitting comic song
" They've All Got Wife but Me-" A Sc
lection from French opera by Mrs. Paul
Leche, one of our sweetest and most &C
complished voealists; the ever pleasing and
popular matrimonial duet, domestic
by Miss Clara Heating and
Mr. Henry Comstock, and finally, the beau
tiful ballad, Who's at My Window most
admirably rendered by the rich voice of Miss
Chlotilde Constoek, closed The concert.
Mr.. I. N. Gray, another prime favorite,
approached the footlights and after the
applause which his appearance provoked
had eubsided he announced that the next
thing in order would be visit to the
tables down stairs, followed
by the dance. The audience was not slow
70 accept the hint conveyed, and during
the next hour the ladies of the Aid Associa-
ion, assisted by number of friends, we're
kept busy in supplying the wants of the
people who crowded the supper hall and
the merits of the palatable
sdibles and drinkables provided for their
sastronomic edifcation. Prominent among
he ladies engaged in this task we're Mines.
stuart, Bailey, Kline, Palmer, Aoia2, Sharp,
Terrell and Maurin, and Misses Nolan,
Hanson, Gray and others.
The ball with which the entertainment
concluded was quite as successful and
brilliant as could have been desired and
vas graced by the presence of several
aides and gentlemen from New Orleans
ind our neighboring parishes. Mrs. eau
let and Mr. Terrio supplied the music and
members of the Ascension Rifles performed
he duties of floor managers, The dane
ng was continued until q late hour.
A beautiful doll presented by Mr.. Jules |
9ondran was ratified off and little Miss
Emma Nolan was the fortunate winner. |
The gross proceeds Of the entertainment |
we're 1884 Is, and owing to generous |
donations from our merchants and other
;itizens the expenses amounted to only |
s35 IS, leaving the handsome sum of
;228 40 to send to EapoleonyiIle for dis |
among the destitute and home |
ess people of that unfortunate village.