The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-27

CRADLE SoNGs or MANY NATIONS
The w. c. I. u. ENTERTAINMENT
IN ACADEMY HALL-A large audi
ence composed of many of the best
people of the town assembled Mon
day evening in Academy Hall to
enjoy the entertainment given under
the auspices of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. The stage
had been lastly arranged with ar
NOR and other paraphernalia on the
wall and with improyised footlights.
The orchestra was composed of Mrs.
Dr. Hartigan. organ; James Winger,
cornet, and MIN Protzman, violin.
The harmony produced was admira-
BILE and the effect good. The pro-
gramme was somewhat elaborate and
was rendered in every particular to
the entire satisfaction of the large
audience. The curtain rose on a
tdbledu Utrdnt-Miss Mamie Hogue
and her little sister, seated between
the horns of the moon in a splendor
of clouds. The scene was beautiful
and set the house in good humor
for the coming performances.
Following this were the Cradle
Songs of Many Nations, interspersed
with solos and quartettes, as fol-
lows:
German Miss Hattie Hagans.
Norwegian-Miss Matte Boughner
Hungarian Miss Mary Ollie.
solo-"Rocked in the Cradle of the
Deep"-Mr Z. S. Elliott.
| Spanish Miss Maggie Dpnley.
Misses Maggie Kiger and
Kate Pierce.
American Indian-Miss Myrtle Dor
sey.
Quartette-"Sweet and Low
Miss Jessie Coombs, Mrs. Dr.
lClark, Messrs. ID. B. Purinton
land f. H. Coombs.
Recitation in Costume-Miss Emma
Coombs.
Solo Miss Ida Davis.
English Miss Jessie Coombs.
Italian Miss Ollie Lawhead.
Dutch Miss Lille Pickenpaugh.
Solo-''If | were Knight'-Mr. r.
A. Armstrong.
North German-Miss Mary Cassel-
berry.
Irish Mrs. Clark
Solo-''The Tempest" Prof. ID. B.
Purinton.
Solo-"Tootsy Wootsy Woo"-Mr
Geo. M. John.
This selection of characters was a
very happy one, and the costuming
showed careful study of the pecul-
iarties of the various nationalities
represented. TO say that one char.
acter or one feature was better than
another would be unkind when ali
were SO good, but we may say that
the solos by Miss Ida Davis and
Prof. Purinton were performances Of
which the town should be proud.
Mr.. Elliot's voice was not in good
condition, especially for such diff
cult selection as "Rocked in the
Cradle of the Deep" In the 'cradlt
songs proper, Miss Lille Picken
paugh was encored and gave the
Dutch air with good effect. Miss
Maggie Donley, in the role of Span
ish girl, accompanied her song OF
the guitar and was much applauded
This was one of the most successful
features of the evening. Miss Myr
tie Dorsey sustained her reputation
as an impersonator of Indian char
acter. Miss Emma Coombs, as al
old lady with cap and frill and spec
tacles, made a decided hit But i
took George John to bring down thu
house. "Tootsy Wootsy Woo" was
more than the audience could stant
and they pelted the singer with bou
quets, and encored him in order tina
they might pelt him again. Mrs
Clark's rendition of the Irish cradl,
song pleased everybody very much
The same may be said of the othel
, characters, but we cannot speak o
everyone separately.
The ushers were Prof. Stewart
J Geo. NJ John, f. Shisler, T. w. An
derson and r. A. Armstrong. JOIN
Wagner was doorkeeper, and JOIN
Samsel was stage manager and rop'
} puller. The proceeds of the. enter
tainment-$65. 90-go to the read
} ing-roo which is under the eontro
of the w. c. Il. U.
The entertainment was repeated
, with variations last night. Thi
proved to be an unfortunate arrange
} ment, the audience being decided,
small. The various performance
were excellent, however, two or tire
of them being better than on tn
previous evening. Miss Jessi
J Coombs' voice was EXCEPTIONAL,
clear and musical, and Mr.. Elliott
voice was decidedly better than OIL
Monday evening. Miss Donley
Miss Pickenpaugh and Mrs. Clarl
J were heartily encored. Miss Nelli
Ankeney recited cat the Switch,
and it was one of the best rendere,
f recitations we have ever heard iron
that stage Mr.. N. M. Waters re
cited "Forty Years Ago" very ably
His makeup was quite stunning.
A MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING ScARPE-
, Two SHOTS FIRED AT CHARLEY HOLY
FIELD.-Last Saturday night abou
, $50 o'clock, as Charley Holyfiel'