The Newtown bee., 1888-12-21
sTEPHEY.
The Baptist Literary's Entertainment.

Lie cnurcn parlOrS were crowded, last
week Thursday evening, to see how well +
the Baptist literary society could do in
their first attempt of the season. A good
program had been promised and, as the /
admission was low and cloudless sky
allowed all to go who wished, the society
may be congratulated on the result. A
brief mention of some of the different ac-
tors and the different characters they
represented will suffice. Part I opened
with an overture on the organ by E.
S. Joyce, rendered in his usual mas
Iterly style. The recitation, "Joe, the
drew forth tears from many in the room.
IAN Old Fashioned Duet,' between Miss
Grace Adams-and E. F. Banks, consisted
Of a dispute between man and woman,
a general slandefing of each other, end
| ing with the man accusing the woman of
having the longest tongue and always
the last word, which she declared she
would have and successfully carried the
day.
! Tableau, ssThe Bachelor in three
, scenes, representing the bachelor going
, to London to get himself wife; rolling
her home in wheelbarrow; general col
lapse of "wheelbarrow, wife and all"
These We're represented by E. F. Banks
: and Miss Amanda Gilbert. The drama,
Beware of the Dog, Showed Mrs Ran
DALI (Allie M. Perry as housewife,
whose servant, terror to agents, was
away and whose good nature was easily
Q imposed upon by dcceitfu1 agents.
: Three of these Dodgers z. f. Banks,
t M. b. Hawley and J. A. Sherwood, call
: ed each in turn and prevailed on Mrs
Randall, through some fictitious story,
!, to purchase something, till her money
{ was nearly gone. ssAunt Maria (Aman-
da Gilbert3, her aunt, came in and, hear
!, ing of the foolish bargains, straightway
gave her a severe lecture, when the SER
want, (Lucy A. Elwood), having in
n some way heard of the imposition prac-
ticed upon her mistress, unexpectedly
{ put i'll her appearance with large sign,
J sBeware of the Dog which she thought
!, would keep the troublesome agents
away when she was out. For herself
! she liked nothing better than to eS-
change gable with them and then send
them away empty.
! Part III opened with the recitation Of
: ssThe Deacon's Ride. by r. F. Banks
j which caused much laughter. seTongue
! and Temper, 'adispute between Miss De
{. lia Garrity,a married lady and Miss En-
lily Alquist, an old maid, brought out The
good and bad disposition of each. Thu
y tablcau, ssCinderilla,' in six scenes, rep
id resented the famous Cinderella slipper
IS Each scene was prettily pictured. Th'
at burning Of red fire with the last scene
made il look bewitching, but caused
L general sneeaing and coughing in tn
RI audience.
% The treat of the evening was the dra
u ma, ssThe California Uncle.'' The seen
- opened with ssMrs Lawrence (Allie M
10 Perry, as mistress Of a boarding house
= with her pretty daughters Edith ant
IL Ruth. Edith. (Jennie r. Burkhardt
- has q. stubborn disposition. Ruth
to Fannie O. Burkhardt) is the reverse Q
ID her sister, with a sweet temper and
: pretty face. ssMrs Lawrence has jus
al received letter from :sUncle Horace,
a sheep raiser in California, who ha
not been heard from in long time an
ie who announces himself in moderate Gil
cumstances, requesting board and lode
"a lug at their house. Edith and Ruth AZ
dsputing over which room shall be gi,
g, en- him, Edith wanting to put him in til
u shabby room, while Ruth wants to civ
a5 him the best room. Uncle Horace put
81, in an appearance and shocked them a
by his roughness and uncouti ways an
is forbidden the house by Mrs Lawrens
ed and Edith, but succeeds i'll winning
d friend i'll Ruth, who promises to go
California and keep house for him, if /
is wants her to. Mr. LeAIoyne, . the dud
re. a character ably taken by Milon B .Hay
ley, frequent caller on Edith, puts
nd an appearance while Uncle Horace
int present and is much put out by Il
est rough hand shaking given him. Unc
on Horace goes away, but sends messe
an ger next day in the person of "Col CIR
ing ham, E. F. Banks), announcing to M
or Lawrence and her daughters the tn
condition of his character, which prov
q that he is cultured gentleman and Sc
IA eral times millionaire, requesting Rut
,lao who had won his love, to keep her pro-
md Use to be his housekeeper. He sent b
$40, 900 with which to buy jewels and
wardrobe, which was returned to h
q and she would not go with him in t
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