Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-30
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The Valley Club Gives n Very ArfIstic Enter
fnInment Before Large Audience
The second entertainment gwen this season
BY the Sewickley Valley Club was something Of
departure from the beaten track, and al the
more enjoyable for that reason. It was given
last night at Choral Hall, sewickley, every seat
in which was filled For many weeks Miss
Dickson, Miss Whiting and Messrs. Carpenter,
Chaplin, =. E. Richardson and L Miller have
been planning and preparing the exquisite
series Of tableaux which were shown
last night The ladies of the
committee are naturally entitled to
the largest share Of the credit and, a. usual
Mr.. Chaplin's assistance in the scenic and
stage arrangements told heavily. The tableaux
were nine in number, as follows: No. /. ''Tak-
ing the Carmelite VEIL" represented young
candidate, Mrs. Calvert Townley, for holy
VOWS at the altar. The Carmelite nuns in
their cherries garb. attended her. and she was
received by bishop, Mr.. Richard Swartz-
welder, and a priest, Mr.. Robert Maerum.
Relatives Of the novice filed up the picture,
which was very impressive. No. 2 "F1eeting
Time" was after the splendid piece of statuary
by D. Barcaglio, in which a young girl is repre-
sented as trying to stay the fight OF time. The
grace and power of the sculpture were adj
mirably preserved by Miss Matte Fleming and
Mr.. E. 8. Carpenter.
No & ''The End of the Came was very
dramarIc taDleau in three scenes representing
the progress of a quarrel at cards to a bloody
ending in duel 1t was well done by Messrs.
F. E. Richardson, Robert Franks. d. r. War
den and ]. B. Booth.
No. 4. Statuary on revolving platform-an
of Mrs. Miller's. which seemed to exhibit TO ad-
vantage the charms of the following young Ia
dies: Misses Matte Fleming, Maud Miller, Lou
Osburn, Bessie Waters and Jane Black.
No. 5. A group Of vestal virgins at she sacri-
fee. Miss bravo was the celebrant at the al
tar. and her companions were the Misses Nellie
Carpenter, Elizabeth Blair, Name NeVin, Maud
Ogden and Jane Black.
No. 9, ..HAmour ct Psyche" CanoYa's great
work somewhat toned down. Mr. E 8. Car
penter and Miss Bessie Carpenter were beauti-
fully posed and the presence Of drapery was
not a drawback. No. group Of Amasons
from Greek frieze, was also well executed
No was perhaps the prettiest tableau of all.
It represented group Of bisque figures. end
the bright colors and bizarre Costumes and fair
faces made brilliant show. The revolving
platform was again used TO advantage here.
The ladies included the Misses Jane Black
Louise Jones. Bessie Waters, Matte Fleming,
and Miss Detweiler.
No. O. In this tableau all the characters in
ancient garb. who had appeared before took
part in Festival Of the Vintage In the
presence OF the Roman Emperor Dick Swartz-
welder. This as had been in the preceding
tableaux was heartily applauded.
Mrs. J. Sh arp Mcdonald and Messrs. r. J.
Cunningham and w. w. WhiteseIl contributed
several songs well rendered to the musical part
Of the programme Gernert's Orchestra was in
attendance The next entertainment will take
place on December 20.