Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-25
The Baptist Theatrical.

The Academy of Music was filled to over
! flowing on last Friday evening-the occasion
of the Entertainment for the benefit of the
Baptist church. The advance sale of seats
had insured good crowd but we think the
| attendance more than equaled the hopes OF
the most sanguine of those interested in
having large audience. At 1:30 the peo-
pie commenced to pour in the hall and, by
the time advertised for the performance to
begin, every available seat, nook and corner
both in the gallery and first tioor-was oc-
cupied and standing room only greeted all
late arrivals.
Promptly at the Correcting Song" was
we'll rendered by 4 harmonious quartette
Following this and next on the programme
was a Song Tableau "Gypsy's Warning"
wherein Miss Annie Newman added new
laurels to the welI-merited wreath-long
since accorded her as being one of the most
talented of our local vocalists. Miss Maud
Fletcher then RECALLED the audience with
some delightful instrumental music while
the stage was being prepared for the first
scene of
"THE OLD COUNTRY SkULE,"
the feature of the evenings programme.
Any one acquainted with this laughable
production need not be remined of its many
mirth- provoking and side-splitting charac-
teristics, but in rendition so excellent as that
which to our Baptist friends treated us
wherin every point and feature was brought
out and portrayed in manner creditab e to
professionals of long years eXperience-the
" Country Skule" must be seen before
bod
the time the curtain rose on the
first scene with the scholars on the way
to the school TIL the finale, the crowd
gave vent to its appreciation and apprecia-
tou in long continued, and renewed ap-
by shouting, at others by
clapping and stamping, but most OF the time
Jy all three means At once.
After the opening, and the children pass
on into the schoolhouse, is the roll call. |
Those marked as absent were w. II. Edgar,
Judge Emerson, I. G. Whitworth, Jas. H.
Clark and Eli d. AXE. The excuses offered
for the absentees in the order named were:
picking geese" "gone to seePresident Har-
rison, "'hunting the preacher for game of
croquet," ''swapping mules" and hunting |
80 u day and roast beef" Then followed |
recltations and the usual school-da in
cidents all delivered in manner so nat
lral as to wildly awaken memories of
scenes and days long gone. We should like
to particularize and mention names but to
10 SO and be fair, we would have to give
separate praise to each and every one of the
thirty participants and that is a little too
much of a task for energy so wasted as ours
on afternoons Of these sweltering days when
he thermometer insists in sleeping in the
lineties. Suffice to say, as above, the per-
was perfect and the good Baptist
ok could well lie down to sleep that night,
With an easy conscience, knowing they had
the amusement loving public one
If the best shows ever given in our Valley at
| very reasonable price of admission. This
notice, however, would not be complete did
We not mention charming selection on the
,iano by Miss Georgia Muffiey daring the
eGond and third scenes of the play. The
eceipts were over 800 and, after expenses
ave been paid, there will be over $50 left.
We are requested to return thanks to the