Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-21
ALTO EETERTAiNHE,y's'

The Young ladies and gentlemen
Of Alto, lead, bv that mos est:maLla
aud energetic helrcr. ljrs. VIVA. I.
IVY, deserve grea5 cTed;1 ior tilc III
tar:ninment given a' tie Alto school
house on tie evening OF The '2tA
EAST. In Tie lGt-res: Of y most worthy
csuso, to erection Of 4 Baptist
Church, tlcy rut their souls Into the
work, and t.1 I,I%e anl respectable
an Hence, by tl'r c'oea attention
showed Their appreciation and
proved # b lie ini-"i successful.
Ms D.Wqo bad teamed Lcr muai-
eel !a5lasax in tie perfect time, and
.Il.p.' "lT.n,' 'Iep," OF the Thur
...-u Guards, drilled by Cap. I. j,
-;a~, no dounJ made tie child Of the
4, ,;meul-lIiss Helen Vickcrs lit
rer sweet little voica into such peg
ZEE. harmony aud Innocent child like
n"thos.
The characters in "On' the Stage"
not only knew their parts. but acted
them.
Dir. ". n. Traylor, as the "young
old widower," Mr.. Samuel Gordon,
elected the sympathy Of al, ana our
heart could not suppress sigh when
The curtain fell and lief. him "only a
father, alone in this wide world, I'M
pitied, unloved and unknown. while
his mantol of bygone happiness had
fallen in graceful folds over his son
George, Mr. W. c. Binion, who il III
real life uses sucN persuasive Ian
guage and evinces such en- OYER
towering and irresistible affection
will never have to advertise for a
sharer of his joys and SORROWS.
Mr.. r. L. Binion, as Marcus Brass
was irrepressible and we were al
glad when his old uncle died and
left him fortune, so tat he could
build his own house and have a phi
waite theater with Helen Jordan
Miss Hattie 1Iansham, who witt
rare grace and happy resignation
gave up her heart and soul for thC
drama and made Il "all right" fol
Brass.
How hapry Clarinda Hastings
Miss Carrie AEangham, did max,
George Jordan, when she refused
his father and clung to him with al
tenderness yet tirmneSs Of the wine
to the oak" whilo the pert and posi-
tive maid. Lucy, Miss Mollie Har-
desty, though seen but seldom GER
tainly made it known that she was
an Indispensable and important one
After short intormiss;on, during
which delicious ice cream, etc, were
served. "a Regular Fix" was an
nounced and before the play was fin
ished, You almost felt az if you had
been reading Shakespeare Comedy
of Errors. The utter CONSERVATION
and treacherous memory OF Hugh
DeBrass, Mr.. t. j. Fay. made you
feel sorry, while his effrontery and
supreme impudence struct you with
admiration. The anxiety of Mrs.
Deborah Carter, Miss Halle Alex
ander, for the perfect performance of
her duties rs housekeeper seemed
too real to be an assumed one.
No one doubted the ability of
aIr. Surplus, Mr.. C. GALLOWAY, as
erudite and sEillful lawyer, yet he
created the impression that he could
not grasp the intricate case Of Hugh
DeBrass, and all knew that Mrs. Sur
plus, Miss Laura Hardesty; was
laboring under a mistaken identity
when she went ito the arms of
DeBrass.
Chas. Surplus, Mr.. E. p. Dawes,
though prodigal son convinced the
audience that he deserved better
treatment and though the blushing
Porter, II. Y. Abroush made his ap-
pearance but once. yet he bore the
letter that extricated DeBrass from a
Regular FIX and brought the play
to a happy climax.
Able Quick. iIr. r. l.. Binion;
Smyler, MIR. w. II. Traylor; Emily,
Miss Noble Hardesty; Matilda Jane,
Miss Carrie Mansham. They acted
their parts in the manner Of adopts
and were fine support to the lead
ing characters.
The costumes of tho ladies were
we'll gotten up, and showed much
taste and elegance, and SO well did
they act their parts in q drama that
we are sure they must be splendid
in real life. Thanks are due these