The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-24
ESTABLISHED 1865.
reflccting much credit upon the print

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men, boys and girls took part IN the
entertainment, and to their interest
and energy. individually and collect
lively, is due the credit for the success
Of the undertaking, Such an enter
| taiument involve great labor and care,
| and the various committees of ladies
in charge may wei! be commended for
their untiring efforts and ccaselcss in
dustry and sincerely congratulated
upon the excellent manner in which
they performed their varied and eX-
acting duties.
Our citizens have always shown an
active interest in all such enterprises
! for a good cause, and on this occasion
they gave invaluable assistance and
liberal patronage. Every one present
spoke in admring terms of praise of the
programme presented, all agreeingthat
the entertainment was most popular
success. The exercises proved to be
novel, instructive and entertaining
and the remembrance of the happy
event will long continue.
The committee Of arrangements was
as follows:
Mrs. y. b. Mazyck-chairnlan.
Mrs. O. McR. Holmes, Miss Carrie
Greneker, Miss Lizzie Simmons, Miss
0. f. Darlington.
Chief Usher-Mr. VIM. y. McFall.
Assistants-Messrc. Foster y. Mar
tin, H. r. White and Haskell Wright.
Programme Observation-Disclosures
Caldwell FAINT and Robert Mayes.
The opening number of the pro-
gramme was an enlivening selection
we'll rendered by the Dickens Quartette
composed of Mrs. Peter Robertson and
Miss Mamie Holbrook, piano; Mr.. +.
Werher, ST., violin, and Mr.. John W.
Taylor, cornet. The quartette was as
sisted by Mr.. Robert Tarrant, cornet.
After the music G. G.. Sale, Esq,
read The LQdy il Conl Papers from
Pickwick Papers, and was interrupted
by frequent laughter at the quaint and
| irresistible humor of that favorite and
always enjoyable selection.
Two tabeauX followed, the first,
| "Oliver asking, for more" AS the cur
tains were drawn aside there stood
the hungry, wretched and forlorn
| OHcer, master Claude Greneker, with
outstretched arms, holding in one
hand an empty bowl and in the other
spoon. Seated around table behind
him were six or eight of his fellow suf-
ferers looking equally wretched and
hungry, one with spoon in his
mouth, another licking his plate, a
third sucking his fingers, and all
watching with the greatest interest
and anxiety the effect the request would
have on the master of the workhouse.
The master, Mr.. 0. McR. Holmes,
wearing white apron, and with ladlc
| III IulO, StOOo ~ NS'tiC S>tit
was looking i'll dumbfounded amaze
! ment at the boy who thus dared to
violate the rules Of the school. Near
| the master stood one Of his assistants,
Miss Mallie Wheeler, looking on the
scene with open mouth and speech
| less horror Then followed a group
picture of characters represented from
Oliver Twist. In this tableau the
central figure was N. BumJlc, Mr.
O. McR. Holmes taking tea with -N's.
| carney, Miss Annie Meggett. Hud-
| died together on the right Of the stage
were the workhouse boys, kept in Or
der by the threatening gesture Of Mrs.
.Nann, Miss Mallie Wheeler. On the
left of the stage .Sykcs, Capt. \. B.
Mazyck, with stick in hand, was
stading over Nancy, Miss Mamie HOl-
brook, who was kneeling on the floor,
and with closed hands was imploring
| her not to strike her. Not far away
| stood ChurloHc, Miss Bessie Wheeler,
holding the quaking little ONrer by
| the collar, and in the act of helaboring
him soundly, while near them stood
Rose Nu7ic, Miss Matte Mclaughlin,
who was trying to save poor Otirer
from this threatened punishment.
"Fagin in Prison. was next pre-
sented. This was an improvised dram
| itization Of the description Of Fagin's
last day on earth. In order that the
scene might be more fully appreciated,
George B. Cromer, Esq, read as an
introduction part Of that vivid and
powerful description contained in the
| first part Of the last chapter but one
of the book. Mr.. Cromer read in a
clear and resonant voice, and his read
ing added much to the enjoyment of
| the scene that followed. The intro
ductory reading ended with the passage
describing the admission to the prison
| Of .N'. Br0uniD1r, DR.. T.. G. Jones and
! O}irr. At this point one Of the cur
tains was drawn aside and M. Br0WH-
10r and Wircr entered the stage on
the right. After 4 few words they
walked to the left Of the stage, when
| the other curtain was drawn aside and
! the sinful, miserable and half craZed
Fugin, Mr.. Barlow B. Ramage. was
discovered seated on the couch in his
prison cell, rocking to and fro and NUT
tering incoEercntly. The substance of
the interview of the visitors with the
Jew was given with dramatic effect,
the scene closing with Fdgin being left
alone in his cell and throwing himself
down on his couch in agony and de-
spair.
Mr.. George Moody, first tenor: DR..
| 'rbeO IOhnSt0np second tenor. Mr.