The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-05-18
TmR CoNCERT.
a Gala Might The Entertain
maema q Success.

Eaena a Success.
Williams Opera house was filed
to its full seating capacity last Tues.
day evening BY the elite Of this city,
who had assembled there 10 response
to previous announcement made in
the Echo, TO enjoy the grand concert
and entertainment which had been so
richly prepared by Mrs. D. @. Calkins,
who has an enyiable reputation as a
musical instrnctross, and whose name
used in connection with entertain
ments of this kind, is a guarantee Of
satisfaction and success. The sup
port was good and won laurels both
for themselves and the management,
while the audience showed its appre.
citation, as will be seen by the sub.
Joined individual mentions further on
in this report.
PRoaRAMHE--PART FIRST
Tnbleau, "Crowning ofthe May Queen" ~.
Queen and Attendants.
Piano Duet, "Yienna March" (Czerney) 80.
Misses Black and Raves,
Vocal solo, Money" arthur West) ..,.s.
Mr.. George Law.
Butterfly Ball. ............B BY the Butterflies.
Vocal Duet Holy Mother Guide his Foot
steps ....... Mrs. Cali1ins and Miss Wells.
Solo and Chorus, Song of the Roses, =
Cfhomas) Mr.. =. q. Calktns
Bass Solo, " The Tempest, w.. ............
Piano Duet, BUTTERFLY Polka (streab6og)
Misses Kinder and Rigmaiden.
PART SECOND
Waltz Song, "Rose Leaves" "a, Geibell ....
Mrs. Calkins.
instrumental Duo, aMay Breezes, p
Mrs. Calkins and Miss Pujo.
Vocal Solo, "You Naughty, Naughty Men,.
r.,,..,, d.. 49,, J, Miss Ne stt Z Ki Es
French Recitation and Piano Duet
"Marseilles Hymn ........a...
Misses Williams. Hansen and Mayo.
Song & Chorus People Win Talk You Know
Mr.. Thos. Harley and Chorus.
Song, "n you love me tell me so, n(Malmene)
Misses e y s snd 1 MsyO Hansen, Black
1 Vocal Duet, Wandering In the Maytime,' p
Mrs. Calkihs and Mr.. +. q. Caldns
| Song, ... ....,.......,,.,.....Pr Prof. BTigg.
Picnic Tableau and Goodnight Chorus .. ~?
lu the Tableaux-" Growing OF
the May Queen" Miss Nettie Hanson
filed the roll of the Queen, and
Misses Florence Black and Nellie
Mayo we're the frst maids of honor.
The attendants were Misses Laura
Mayo, Gussie Wells, Pearl Williams,
Hattie Kinder, Nellie Kinder, Layonia
Rigmaiden and Jeanne Burnett. This
was duly appreciated by the specta-
tors and was loudly applauded.
Next, the Piano Duet" YienBs
March," as rendered by Misses Black
and Hayes, showed much ability and
was good. They justly merited and
received applause.
The Vocal Solo" Money" wal
well rendered by Mr.. George Law
and was appreciated and applauded
Then came the Butterfly Ball.
which was composed of the following
Coaples: Master Fred Williams and
Miss Jeanne Burnett, Master Dryden
Williams and Miss Rettie Kinder, Mas
ter David Gradwohl and Miss Layoni
Rigmaiden, Master Eddy Robinson
and Miss Hattie Kinder. This littl'
party was especially trained for thi
occasion by Mss Fl. Heron, and j
was perfect beyond description
Rounds Of applause greeted thei
every move, and the curtain onll
went down too soon, which caused th,
act to be repeated.
| The Vocal Duet -" holy Mothe
Guide his Footsteps" was omitted
on account of the severe hoarsenes
of Miss Wells.
| The Solo and Choras-"Song 0
the Roses was well rendered, thu
solo BY Mr.. +. @. Calkins. This gen
tleman exhibited much musical talen
and showed the parental mark in bill
rendition on this occasion. Th
chorus, by the young ladies, was wei
/ up to the standard.
Then came the Bass Solo" Th1
Tempest by Professor Briggs, whiel
was also good aud duly applauded.
The Piano Duet" Butterh
| Polka By Misses Kinder and Rig
maiden, was highly complimentary t
the participants, and justly won Or
plause.
The Waltz Song Rose Leaves,
as rendered by Mrs. Calkins, went b
Yond the expectancy Of all This re
porterfeeIs his incapacity 10 compli
! ment this lady, but viii say, withou
the figure Of rhetoric Of the circumlo
cution Of artifce, that the Eelectio
pleased the audience and the rendl
tion will stand for itself
The Instrumental Duo Ma
Breezes," By Mrs. Calkins and Mis-
Puio, was unayoidably Omitted.
The Vocal Solo" You Naughty
Naughty Men, By Miss Nettie Xii
der, was the bit Of the evening, an
II was only 10 rush through with th
! programme that the little miss w
allowed 10 retire after being ealle
back the second time.
The remainder Of the programm
|. was carried out to perfection, espe,
/. tally the tableaux -pJoan BArcp !
represented BY Miss Pnjo, the Frenc
7 Recitation, BY Miss Pearl William
] Id beautiful costume, and the duet b
Misses Hansen and Mayo. The son
: People will talk you know by n
I Thomas Hardy and others, was gool
as was the song II you love n
tell me 80, BY Misses Nellie az
Laura Mayo, Miss Hansen, MI
Black, Professor Briggs and n. |
II = $50