Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-07
WORTHY or ALL PRAISE,
Was Last Evenings Entertainment
at the Opera House.
A Crowded House, Two Sparkling Plays.
Richly Costumed Characters,
and General Enj0y-
meUs.

audience which crowded the Opera hoUSe
last evening to witness the initial perform
ance of the Land . Nod and The Mis-
tletoe Bough' by local talent, under the
auspices of the Women's MON Benevolent
Society. Both plays were put upon the
stage with elaborate care as to de:alls Inc
dressing of the characters was for the most
mart very effective the ladies costumes es-
peclally combining the richest materials
with the most faultless taste, and these,
added to the undoubted talent OF those tax
ing Part, made failure almost an lmpossl-
biEtY. For the success achieved great
credit is due Mrs Norton and Mrs Taylor,
and the committees under them, the
ladies' having been untirlng IN
their labors to bring the venture
to satisfactory conclusion. A
work of such magnitude demands an
amount of labor, patience and persever.
ence undreamed Of by those who have not
been called upon 10 engage in similar tasks,
and the ladies last night were quite tatigued
and saw the curtain descend al the close OF
the "Mistletoe Bough' with heartfelt thanks
not alone because they felt they and those
under their direction had achieved success,
but also because they were relieved OF the
severe strain upon them, and could now
take some much needed repoSe.
TIE LAND q Mob.
The Land o Nod" was first upon the
programme, and after an overture by the
orchestra the curtain rose upon the Court OF
the King, who was impersonated by Dewey
Culbertson. About him were clus.
tered his pages Crecl List, Charlie
Lucas, Archie Mof,at, EIwood Miller, Joe
Speidel and Sam Thompson, together with
his standard bearer, Paul Alexander, Jack
o Dreams, Perry Norton aud the Sand
Man, Sam Harper. In front Of the throne
were six little cots, three on each side, and
to these we're brought by the Sand Man and
Jack O Dreams, one at time, on small
wagon, Six Little Sleepy Heads Willie
Kennedy. Willer Lucas and George Norton
being placed on the King 5 right and Mamie
GruOb, lean Cracratt and Evelyn Jepson on
his left The sleepers having all been gently
deposited in bed and snugly tucked in,
twenty.one Dream Sprites, George NantoS
sen, Mamie Baker, Mamie SoheS, Bertha
Dunbar, Lee Walton, Marion Brown, Mar
celue Miller Fannie Stanton, Bessie Jep-
son, Lille Thompson. Nina Commeriord
bessie TAYLOR, Lille Lewis, Charles Mason,
Jessie Turner, Annie Od5ert, Annie lloh-
mon Ella Smith Myra Stanton, Frankie
Reed and Hattie Ingram entered aud pass
ei around the touches Of the little sleepers,
singing as they did so, ending by forming
behind the cots OF the right and left Of the
stage. Then entered My Lady Fortune,
Ida Reid; Dream Prince, Harold Norton;
Lream Goblin, Hal Speidel; Old Mother
Cooye Daisie Scott, Goblin Caa and Mast
( VIII Baird; Queen OF Doljes, little Sue
Caldwell, and Dream Princess, Blanche
/ lIaase, who in turn addressed the Ming.
After this was over there was song by the
chorus of Dream SpriteS, and solo bv the
King
"i'm Jolly Old kim Il he Iani Of Dreams
The HiIgO the Land . NoA'
and then chorus, during which the King
/ and his court marched oil the stage, followed
BY the Dream Sprites. Six Little Sleepy
Heads sat up, rubbed their eyes, found all
they had seen was dream, and Scurried of
the stage in search Of mamma amid the
loud applause Of the audience.
An iutermission here ensued. during
/ which Mrs. James !. Martin sang, in her
usual satisfactory manner a solo, the name
: Of which we were unable to learn.
THE NISTLErOG RO'"H.
Following this came The Nistlctoc
Bough,' the piece de resistance, as it were
OF the evening. The piece is based upon
the familiar story OF Gerevra, the curtain
rising on a wedding scene in q Baronial
Hall, the right being occupied by raised
dias, on which sat in state the Baron and
Baroness, imperSonated by Mrs. Andrew
Patterson and Mr. Cam Sommer$. On
/ the left is u banquet table. In the Ceutre OF
the stage a party of guests are dancing
underthe mislletOe. At the termination OF
the dance Lord Lowell and his bride appear,
preceded BY eight couples OF attendants
toasts 10 the bride are drank, the miuuet is
danced and the bride finally breaks away
from the gay company AMI conceals herself
N an old chest. The search for her is fruit.
legs and Lord Lowell, the aaron and the
guests are almost craIed with grief.
The next scene is fifty years later, and
the going up OF the curtain discovers child,
rem dancipg about a May pole in the Castle
grounds when Lowell, now an old nan
enters. still looking for hi, bride aul al.
tracted 6y the May Queen, compares her
face with a miniature, and then totters away
disappointed.
The last scene is the old lumber room OF
the castle, where the hOuSekeeper is telling
the story OF the disappearance Of child
while servants are overhaulng the old
furniture Finally the little girl stumbles
against chest which falls TO pieces, dis
closing the skeleton of the long lost bride
Lowell is sent for. recognizes 4 ring. and
realizes tie facts OF his wife The scene
ends with tableau in which the bride ap
pears as she is running away to hide.
The cast last night was as follows:
Ieucvra Miss IUrlr iprin,
Earouc>s Mrs. Andrew Patterson
Maid, OF Honor to !;arone,,
Mise. Anderson and Heryey
MAY Mis- Katie Harden
Lord Lowell. Mr.. sam A. Miller
Baon,........ ................ M. Camden SOmmeTs
Mr.. Will H. Day
. Attendant, OF Lord Lowell aud hride-Mi,S Carrie
Bruts and Mr.. Ia;um. Mis-, Laura Lukcns and
Mr.. A. a. FranlhCim, Miss Alice Kelly aud Mr
John Riheldader, Mis-, NirSinis rendleton aud
BIZ; Georse Baird Mis-, Mary OFT and Mr.. Della
riAin. Miss Belle McCahr. Miss Jessie Bates and
MI Charles OF and Miss EIi<a Armstrong anu
Mg -,
These, one and all. did themselves proud
in the various characters. The Saratoga
lancers, participated in By the eight couples
attendant upon Lord Lowell and bride was
beautiful in the extreme, and the many
brilliant costumes upon the stage set of
aud accentuated b. the calcium light in the
gallery. made up feature Of kaleidoscope
beauty The ladies were richly attired, as
follows Miss Alice Kelly, white MORE
and diamonds; Miss Carrie Brues, salmon
satin and pearls; Miss Virginia Pendleton
blue silk and diamonds; Miss May OFT, pink
sateeu and diamonds; Miss Belle McCabe
white SATIN and diamonds: Miss Jessie
Bates, brocade natteau, lace aud feathers
Miss. Laura Iukins. silk: Miss Eliza Arm,