Smyrna times., 1890-01-01
The Events Of the Holiday

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rome, and in its essential. features, was
ike the many that have preceded it,
except the remarkable mild weather
hat has characterized the month and
made it appear more like May thLa
December.
Business, we are pleased to say,
was good, and the stores kept busy
the preceding day. The Presbyterian
Sunday-school took Christmas Eve for
their occasion, the chief feature of
which was Christmas tree and pres
ents for the members of the school.
These were distributed by two little
girls, Alice Beck and Edith Swinney,
the names being called by Cyrus Tay-
lOr, little fellow of FIVE years. Among
the gifts was that of a handsome /
Oxford Teachers Bible to G. w. Tay-
lOr, the superintendent. Carols and
an address by the Rev. Mr.. Handy |
concluded the exercises.
Christmas moring was ushered in by |
some early birds who took the hours |
between two and four o'clock to per- |
ambulate the streets carrying suitable |
instruments to make a racket. The
only result was to destroy the slum-
bers of a good many people. At
quarter of six o'clock the bell of the NJ.
h. Church rang out announcing the
usual early day-break prayer meeting.
70 many who were up late it seemed
like the middle of the night. The
meeting was fairly well attended,
though the leader and one or two
others who take a prominent part who
had been disturbed ia the night and
oversight themselves, were absent
The exercises consisted of singing and
prayer and impressive testimonies
bearing on the relations of themselves
to Him whose birth was being cele
| brated.
The only service through the day
was at the Episcopal church. This as
well as the chanel was dressed in
evergreen in superb taste, giving them
both q decidedly attractive appear
ance. Rev. G. w. Dame preached at
! 1910 to an audience considerably
larger than has usually attended. At
six o'clock in the evening the chapel
was packed for the Sunday school Oc-
casiOn, the chief feature being finely
decorated tree, singing, distribution of
presents and address by the rector.
ABOVE THE CLOUDS"
The day ended with the above
drama at the Opera House. 1t was
rendered by home talent and was a
success, as presentations of home tai
ent always are. The house was
crowded, the people were in the main
on time, and the curtain rising prompt
to the hour, having been preceded by
several choice selections from the or
chestra.
The play, "Above the Clouds" took
its title from the chief actor. PhiliT
RinggOld, crazy Phil" who had for.
saken his wife and little daughter be-
cause he conceived she still loved &
former suitOr, and took his residence
in the height of the mountains. O.
B. VOshell took this part very efiec
lively. There was much of low,
, making, or falling in love IAN essen
tial feature Of dramatic presentations
which ends in the usual denouemen
of revealing secrets that were hidden
the exposure of the traducer, ALFRED
; Thorp, and the restoration of The wifi
> and daughter to the hermit HUSBAND
who had deserted them because of he
conceived unfaithfulness, but no
until the daughter had found an ar
' dent lover in Howard GAYLORD tn
son of Amos Gaylord the country gen
.tleInan who bad also declared low
to her mother, thinking her a widow
s The selection for the cast of charaC
j. ters was most apt: they each seeme
just fitted to their assignment. Mis-
Mary Hall as Grace Ingalls,, a youu
d artist, was the first on the stage, an,
acted her part well throughout. Mis-
q Elva Smith as Hester Thorn, had
VI difficult role to perform as deserte
Il 4 wife or widow and refusal of the han
of Amos Gaylord, which led to the dis
y covery that Miss Ingalls, was he
daughter and that her husband, Phil
k Ringgold, was still living. Her ma
J. ural adoption to the stage makes
It unnecessary to say that she took he
3 part well. Miss Name Heitshu pc
v sonated Lucretia Gerrish, the youu
e lady $50 romantic" to perfection, an
n was an amusing actor on the stag
Miss Alice Spruance took the com
character of "Susy Gaylord superbl
as she always does, who fiually falls
y love with Curtis Chapman, "Chps
Il persOnated by Hervey Hall, who WI
T equally as comic. J. B. Miflin
Il Alfred ThOrp, whose villianies ha
Y caused all the trouble was not of Il
u u kind to excite the sympathies of IL
III audience, ending in the tragic seer
where he is dashed to the ground
rs Philip RinggOld when he had learnt
er how he had been deceived al
Ill wronged. A. Lee Cummins took wi
It. superior dignity of bearing coupl,
ID with gentleness the character, Am
Gaylord, a country gentleman. Ho,
l. ard Gaylord, his son, wss taken
II Eugene Davis with his usual cleve
Ill ness, succeeding in gaining the affe
n tiOns of the young artist, with |
r fathers approval. John r. Robinso
as Titus Turtle, a gourmand, was We
much at home wherever there w
anything to eat, and as amusing as
, was efficient. Nat Naylor, Thor
~ prOtege, a difficult role to fully pt
~ -. senate, was capitally delineated
s.V Gilbert B. Taylor. In fact it was ge
=. orally considered that if he h
- given himself to a study of the hi
~ triOnic art, he might make a gre
~ success on the stage.
y 1t is seldom from the beginning
- the end that anything OD our boar
~ elicits such attention as did this W
= arranged drama.