The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-05

PEoFLE, STAGE FULL OF THE UPPER
TIN AND TIL FULL OF SHEckELs
tins NEW MISSION CIRCLE ENTER
TAINMENT AT ACADEMY HALL.-Mrs.
farley and her unrivalled collection
of wa4-works appeared at Academy
Hall last Saturday night ''for the first
TIM" in Morgantown. The enter
tainment was the work of the young
ladies of the New Mission Circle,
assisted by a few young gentlemen.
Financially and artisticallyit was a
decided success. The Circle is now
worth $685. more than it was Satur-
day evening at six o'clock. The stage
arrangements we're in good taste and
attractive. The orchestra, composed
of Miss Jessie Coombs, organ; James
Winger, cornet, and Jas. A. French,
violin, harmonized almost perfectly,
producing an excellent ensemble
effect.
At 7:30 O'Clock the raised curtain
revealed Mrs. Jarley-Miss Lille
Hagans-in the midst of sixteen
figures representing various person
ages more or less eminent There
was John Bull (Thos. Martini in
all his royal beefness and beeriness !;
Adelina Patti Miss Ida Davis
with her most thrilling "Swanee
River" a selection from La TraUi-
alta; Topsy miss Mary Hitchens)
who never had any parents; EXPIRES
ident Arthur Geo. VI. john with
his English side boards; Flora Nc
Fhmsey Miss Mary Gregg of Mad
ison Square who was in utter despair
because she had nothing whatever
to wear; Napoleon IT. R. Shepherd J
te Petit Corporal; Dr. Mary Walker
(H. H. Emert) with her, his or its
trousers and high hat; A Maid of
Honor of the Time Of Elizabeth
{ miss Lille Pickenpaugh) who had
weakness for faiting George Wash
ington Geo f. Boyd with his little
Ratchet and very distinque air;
Martha Washington Miss Blanche
Anderson with rufile and frill; One
of the Swiss Family Robinson Miss
Mamie Hogue) adrift ON the sea in
a tub; Sir Walter Raleigh Geo. P.
Robinson) throwing down his cloak
for Queen Elizabeth Miss lizzie
Hayes) to tread upon; President
Cleveland { r. A. Armstrong; in all
his High Mightiness; Oscar Wilde
{ X. G. Porter in stunning attitudes,
and Brother Jonathan r. W. Daw-
son arrayed in the dearly beloved
stars and stripes. Mrs. farley pre-
sented these figures one by one to
the audience in her own striking
manner, and brought down the house
with distorted bits of history. C.
A. Hayes and John Samsel were
great as "Supes;'' Samsel being the
clown par excellence. Cute little
Jessie Moorhead busted the statues.
After the figures were removed the
song, Waiting" was rendered by
Miss Ida Davis in her usual excel
lent manner, indeed, we are safe in
calling it surprisingly excellent,
followed up by Geo. NJ. John in 'I'm
a Dude which brought forth loud
encore. Then came the very taking
yankee Courtship''-a tableau, by
Miss Bessie Wallace and Geo. John.
"The Lovers Errand'' from the
"Courtship of Miles Standish" was
put on the stage in five scenes, Miss
Mary Gregg taking the role of Pris-
ella and r. A. Armstrong that of
John Alden. The scenes illustrated
the following passages from Long
fellows beautiful poem:
1st Then, as he opened the door, he beheld the
form of the maiden
Seated beside her wheel, and the carded wool
Flled at her knee, her white hands feeding the
rayenous spindle,
While with her foot on the tTeade she guided
the wheel in its motion.
End, So he entered the house; and the hum of the
wheel and the singing
Suddenly ceased; for Priscilla, aroused by his
step on the threshold,
Rose as he entered, and gave him her hand in
signal of welcome
3rd, So he stood there abashed, and gave her the
flowers for an answer.
4th, have come to you now, with an offer and
proffer of marriage
Made by good man and true Miles Standish
the Captain of Plymouth.
9th, Archly the maiden smiled, and with eyes over.
running with laughter,
SAID, IN tremulous voice, "Why don't you
speak for yourself, joint"
The connecting passages were read
IN a clear, resonant voice by Miss
Dora Dorsey, and the whole series
of tableaux had very fine effect,
illustrating the poem admirably.
The next series illustrated 'Hia-
watha's Wooing," from Longfellow's
"Hiawatha.' Miss Myrtle Dorsey
in the role of Minnehaha, Geo. P.
Robinson as the Ancient Arrow
Maker, and R.. c. Porter as Hiawa-
tina, were all excellent. The stage
setting was well conceived and the
costuming left nothing to be desired.
Eight tableaux were given illustrat-
ing the following passages, Miss
Dorsey again reading the connecting
verses:
LIST, At the doorway of his wgwam
Sat the ancient Arrow-maker