The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-03-16
THE NIGHT.
Cottonwood Hall is Consecrated to Enter
toinment.

The opening Of Cottonwood Hall last Fri
day evening was auspici ons. The Hall ha'
308 chairs in position. Every one was occu
pied and the aisles filled, q number standing
and others were unable to obtain admission
to witness the Broom Drill and the "Peake
Sisters from Alasky." The Broom Drill by
sixteen young ladies of the College under
direction of Captain Mamie Roe was the
best piece Of work we have ever seen done
by a squad with the same length of practice.
The evolutions and manual of arms were
almost entirely learned in the ten days pre-.
ceeding the public drill, and a number Of the
preceding, yet all were gone through with
a precision of movement that would have
been creditable to q company of men who
had drilled three months. The ladies were
handsomely uniformed in white with red
trimmings and cross belts, saucy red caps,
Gust pans for knapsacks and handsomely
ornamented brooms for arms. Their drill
occupied about 40 minutes and was most
Cordially approved by the audience, even to
the tsfre at WILL" which broke everybody
up. We understand the young ladies have a
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camp life, songs, m%aneuvres, ETC., which if
given at some convenient time would doubt
less attract another large audience.
Succeeding this was an extravaganza en-
titled "The Peake Sisters from Alasky,"
participated in by some 8 or 10 ladies of our
village, with Mrs. E. j. Groeneveld as Man
ageress, and introducing a number of songs,
Rotations and descriptive passages and a
style of costume of the highest order. 1t was
a good "take-off" on the barn storming
vocal "families," and ELECTED repeated
rounds of applause.
The evenings entertainment, which was
under the direction of Miss Calvin, the very
accomplished teacher in charge of the must
cal department Of the College, netted $3.50,
which in addition to some 800 previously in
hand, ven well coward paying the "half'
she had guaranteed to pay on the new piano.
The proprietors of Cottonwood Hall,
Messrs. Bonner & Larabie, and MI. E. S.
Paxon, We're congratulated and compli-
mented a thousand times on the beauty of
the elegant curtain and scenery, only a small
portion of the latter, however, being exhlb-
tied. The acoustic properties are much
better than anticipated, the hall and stage
light up admirably and the seats are roomy
and comfortable-a good view of the stage
being had from every one in the house. 1t
is so much better than anything of the kind
we have had here that we almost feel like
forgiving the proprietors for the possible
chance of its p%ostponing the construction Of
a larger one, and do anyhow congratulate
them on the excellent taste displayed and
the unstinted use of money in making Cot
tonwood Hall as handsome as it could be.
Succeeding the College entertainment, but
entirely independent of it, the proprietors of
the Hall gave a complimentary dance to the
public, Orton's Band, with Prof. Couture as
prompter, discussing admirable music, and
those in attendance, the Hall being crowded
until there was scarce dancing room, being
with an excellent collation., while
Bonner & Larabie footed all the bills, and
even ''footed' IN an "old timers" quadrille
where the eight partners aggregated 100
years in Montana. TIL dance was continued
till 3 o'clock in the morning, and everybody
went home with praises on their tongue for
Cottonwood Hall and its liberal proprietors.