Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-06-06
THE SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
A Great Event for Hawtilorne's Little
Folks.

I Folks.
The entertainment given on Tuesday
evening of last week by the pupils of
Miss Barden werper's school was sue
CESS from every point of view. The
hall was filled by an attentive and ap-
preciative audience, and the children
all acquitted themselves in manner
to make their parents and teacher alike
proud of them.
The baud, consisting of Mrs. G. w.
White, pianist. S. A, Knapp, first vio-
lin, 0. +. Taylor, second violin, and j.
A. Yerngton, vio,oncello, rendered
some choice selections with excellent
effect
After the overture the curtains were
drawn and the members of the school
We're disclosed prettily grouped on the
atage. Jay White and Eddie Knapp
sang the verses of "Jingle Bells very
prettiy. The entire class joined in
| chorus.
A tableau followed. Charlotte Laws,
a dainty little maiden dressed in white
and crowned with roses, represented
the Flower Queen. The little girls of
the class. each impersonating differ
ent flower, knelt around their beauti-
full sovereign, paying homage.
| Tim o,,firo ooh ool than want thrpurl,
gymnastic exercise with dumb bells,
The drill was perfect and was loudly
applauded.
MY Bonnie" by Irene Hogan, was
a little gem, and received loud and
prolonged applause.
In the next tableau Jay White rep
resented King Lear, while Cordoba
Cora Wagper) kneels al his side anx-
iously scanning the Doctors face for
his verdict. Graham Laws was the
doctor and looked every inch an NJ. d.
Little Edith Blackwood seemed really
| quite heart.broken over the death of
! her dolly, and made the mothers of
living dollies groan with her in SYM
pathy.
Ed. Knapp and Cora Wagner then
sang the verses of spanish Guitar"
and were assisted in the chorus by the
school.
MIR. K. j. Laws then made his ap.
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the audience, but his voice was drowned
in the applause, and he was obliged to
retire.
{ A tableau followed which seemed to
hold the spectators spellbound. Lille
Miller was clinging to q huge cross
covered with flowers. Hazel Knapp,
who is an angelic little child, stood on
an elevated platform and pointed up
ward, as if trying to tell the weary one
that she was not cllnging to the Rock
of Ages in vain. The tableau was ac-
companied by the singing of the hymn
from behind the scenes, and was in
every respect perfect.
Going to Mauro" was very tine
piece OF acting, and could not have
been done better by grown people.
Julia White was perfect representa-
ton OF tho old woman unaccustomcd
to railroads; her son Johnnie Eddie
Knapp was the progressive youth of
to-day, crying for gingerbread, and
G,eham Laws took the part of the
much annoyed railroad agent to per-
lection. Each sentence was greeted
with roars of laughter.
The curtain was then raised and dis
closed Charlotte Laws as Titania
sleeping on a m 9und of flowers, Duane
Stoner, as Puck, held over her head
the hearts ease and the fairies were
beautifully represented by Edith Black.
wood, Minnie Crutcher, Alice Laws
and Hazel Knapp.
The duct where Are You Going,
my Pretty Maid?" was then sung by
Ireue Hogan and Eddie Knapp. Their
voices blended very beautifully and
mary of our young men wished that
m;lk-mads were in fashion now.
Betsy and | are Out' with Freddy
Balzaar as ! protecting Edith Black.
woods oldfashioned gown and bonnet
from the rain with huge umbrella
was very Cunning,
The next tableaux, representing the
| four seasons, were lovely Alice Laws
aud Dnane Sloner were Spring and
/ both are beautiful children and were
as motonless as marble. The tableau
! looked like fine piece of statuarys
Summer was represented by Charlotte
Laws and Eddie Knapp. Autumn by
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