The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-17

Once in a while for arguments
sake" We are free To admit that the
advertisement of entertainments In
the newspapers il "leetle over
done" but We are not compelled In
any shape or form 10 Ego back" on
the many good things We have said
in advance Of the Kirmess. II there
is any criticism to be made We
should say that the performance is
too long, aud should be "culled
down" il possible. a very good
sized audience was present Monday
evening, aud evidences of the gener-
al satisfaction that prevailed mani
tested themselves in the frequent
encOres and recalls. The Fourth
Regiment Band, with their Orches-
trail music, rendered very cor
reetly, filled up the waiting spells"
grandly. The Kirmess tableau, with
chOruses, was n most promising
opening Of the entertainment. The
young voices were i'm good accord,
and the rendering of patriotic
hymns and songs was excellent.
Mrs. r. 4. Watson, in this a. in the
other tableaux which followed in
the role OF the Queen, bore in form,
feature and presence-a most strik-
ing part. IL was certainly q passing
vision OF regslity, as this lady aud
her court assembled upon the stage;
aud the tout ensemble of the present
ment may have brought to the minds
Of the audience a thought Of the
lovely Mary stuart, the three
Maries, and their train. The tab
leau of Liberty" brought forth an
IrrepTessible whisper of beautiful
all over the audience. Miss Fair
field as the Goddess, with beautiful
ly poised head aud q face which
could not have been better suited TO
the character, and drapery strictly
historieal-caused many an invOlun-
tary clutch for the silver and gold
coin Of the realm, to see IL il may
not have been Miss Fairfield in place
OF another beautiful lady, who sat
for the original model. This wa8
one Of the finest tableaux OF the
evening. The quartet, when IT'S
Moonlight" was well rendered by
Mrs. Seaver, Miss Alexander, Messrs.
Wildman aud Seaver. Mr.. Howe in
his recitation, as we'll as in his solo
subsequently rendered, exhibited
fine vOiee-well cultivated. a more
graceful performance than the Ital-
ian Scarf Dance has not been seen
for many = day. II was poetry Of
motion" in its most cultivated de-
gree. The costumes were exceeding
iy beautiful, the ladies who wore
them quite like Ttalia's fair daugh-
ters in appearance. The handling Of
the musket by Mrs. Howe was GER
tainly marvellous. The tableau-
"Maids OF Futtehguhr"-wRs beau
tifully thrilling as the red light was
turned on. The thirty-One young
ladies who distinguished themselves
in the flag drill, and marched with
greater precision than the veterans
Of many Wars, proved that woman
after all il lifted TO bear arms as one
Of her rights, about which there has
been great controversy. She is a
"bOrn soldier" and no thirty-one
men can go out on the green and
distinguish themselves in their eTO-
lutiOns for so much tact, grace and
quiekness - the young ladies who
marched last night. AS TO endur-
anee, aud their aptitude In cOnsum-
ing bareback and bacon, a. COM
pared with the same number OF men
-depOnent saith not. The flag drill
itself is worth the price Of admit
lance. The entertainment Is con-
eluded with q grand march and re-
view, which is very beautlful-even
upon that narrow, contracted stage,
which is \ "pent up Utica"
surely. Mr.. and Mrs. Howe are
deserving Of the highest eOmmenda-
ton for presenting such = fine and
agreeable entertainment. The room |
was well decorated with flags Of
various nations, which were caleu-
lated to shut from sight various and |
sundry erevioes, in the walls, spiders
webs, black and blue spots, dust !
ridges, &c, &c. The entertainment |
will be repeated this evening, with |
the prospect Of q very large audience.