San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-14
THOSE GROUPS.
Items OF the Main Attraction at the
Turner Masquerade.

items OF the Main Attraction at the
Turner Masquerade.
/ There were many commendable feat
= ures about the Turner masquerade on
| Saturday deserving OF special mention
| that couldn't be made In yesterdays
issue. One was group OF twenty ar.
! ranged by Mr.. John A. Beokmsnn, of
/ the principal characters from the opera
OF "Prectoss," as follows:
Old Gypsy, Fritz Guenther.
! His wife, Mrs. Bartholomew:
! Precioss, Miss Emma Hertzbsrg.
Carriers, John Beckman, Otto Biumen-
thai, Chas. Heuermann, Ed. Tips.
Dancers, John A. Beckman and Mrs.
Heuermann, Chas. Heuermann and Mrs.
G. Heusrm,nD, Willie Heberer and
Nina Heuermsnn. Charles Heberer
and Mrs. Fritz Guenthe-, Ed ward Tips
and Miss Tillie Guenther, August
Grossmann and Miss Bertha Bser, Max
Schultze and Miss Julia Haenel. All
were appropriately oostumed and the
group entered the hall In very effec-
tive way. First came six couples march
ing single file; then came "Preciosa,"
borne'0n the shoulders of the four car
riers; the old gypsy wife was brought In
on decorated barrow by Fritz Guen-
Their. aud then followed the remainder
Of the characters. After parading the
hall, the party sang "Die Some Err
wacht," 1.-THE sun awakes,) and then in
dulged In very pretty gypsy quadrille.
The whole was pretty and effective, and
secured considerable appreciation. An
other great feature was "the mining
camp" There was the camp, the miners,
(Constandt De Waul, August Richter,
and Herman Bsrbeck, armed with pick
and shovels, their captain (NstO
VillaresD and an assistant detective
Nv. II. Cayce) was with The party. The
captain then entered the tent and took
paper while the miners played cards. A
Chinaman Gus. SchmeltZer) prepared
the supper and the assistant detective
watched. While DeWaul and Richter
we're playing the former cheats and an
alteration ensued which the captain
suppresses. The play was resumed both
players being excited, and the stakes
were doubled. The Chinaman gives
Richter card he wanted, but De Waul
detected him, and grabbed the pot.
Pistols were drawn, and both shoot; the
result being the death of Richter who
was carried into the tent. The captain
then secured DeWaul and the
detective slips away. Returning
WIN uCtcUttNc khs
to arrest DeWaul for murder, tho
Chinaman discovered them and
raised sn slarm, and the CAP
tain and miners came forward. The
detective ordered the captain and
gang to surrender; they refused, and a
fusilsde Of blank cartridges was the re-
suit. Barbeck and the captain wer.
killed. fighting to the last, and the
Chinaman, grssping pistol, ran round
firing prOmiscuOusly at everything, till
taken prisoner, and then the detectives
were left 10 triumphant poss- ssion of the
camp and their prisoner, DeWaul. The
costumes were good, the acting excel
lent, and everything passed of pleasant
ly,the only detrlment being the fact that
some ladies were scared by the shoot
ing.
Another effective group was that Of
Faust (Dr. A. Herf) Marguerite, MRS.
DR.. A. HerfD and Mephistopheles (Mr.
Moritz Kalteyer.)
AS the two dutohmen Mr.. W. l.. Herfl
and Mr.. J. Riley Gordon were immense
and their dancing was exorutiatingly
funny.
As 1.-The Merchant OF Venice" Mr.. L.
/. Bowski presented a fine portrait OF
"Shylook" with all the characteristics
OF the mnOrtH jew. BOWskl IN sucn
thirgs always gets there.
The two red devils, Messrs. G. Miller
and Alfred Barbeck, had some fun for
their resemblance was SO great as to
confuse the girls and they didn't know
really which they were talking to. They
"played the devil" with them.
Henry Elmendorff as the fat boy on
skates was the source OF considerable
fun.
The Misses Bertha Rossy and Annie
billiard we're delightful as the twin sis
tiers and confused the boys badly.
Messrs. l.. Heuermsnn, as the "nigger"
dude, and Gus Schneider 10 q similar
character, did well.
August HUH, as "Old Dinah," the
wssherwoman, was good, and Emil
Blum deserved great credit for bis Ger
man emigrant.
Other characters were excellent and
appropriately attired, but We have not
space for further DECENTRALIZATION. All
We can do 10 to give them general
commentator.
The hall was elegantly decorated, un-
der the direction of Mr.. John A. Beck
mann.
The committee Of arrangements con-
sisted of Messrs. Alvin Seidel. Joe Beck
man, Otto Rock, Emil A. Kuehn and w.
Kypfer, and they discharged their duties
In an agreeable aud efficient manner.