Telegram-herald., 1890-11-14
FROM THE GALLERY
The Place for a Peep st the Great
Masonic FAR.
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galleries. tnat i. e yJu are one q lns
qu.eg ssdats sorl of persons Ii' now
ever. yea are lover u the beautiful
and want 10 b. saere female ioyeiness
reigns supreme. you should be down N
the auditorium. Of course, 10 Is neon
venleut at times if you are noe Hush,
bat gasa Z y0u found yourself being
pressed TOO hard. y0u could practice
the innocent deception that several
Young men did last night. Ii worked
% PERFECTION and the young ladies'
never d recovered t.
About dozen young men known as
Sac Speud Nothing Club" entered the
hall, anc strange 10 say every one OF
them VAS as deaf as deaf could be.
They passed about viewing al the
points of interest, apparently uncon-
c.ogs Of the yelling OF the charity
wheel Of fortune and Spinning Jenny
operators. The pretty vendess with
their chances, their gfab-bags and their
bouquets would approach them and
talk IN their sweetest and most facinat-
ing tones, but. alas, their words were
only met with blank stare or A sign
indicating their inability to hear. OF
course under these circumstances
10 Vas useles TO spend any time with
them.
"My, what lot of dummies there
are here tonight" said one young lady.
Yes. there are, and amt It
shame P' remarked another.
yes, and some of them are SO nice
looking"
"Well, poor fellows. they are not to
blame"
There was another immense gather
ing last night. At o'clock a steady
stream OF people coming from every
direction, IN fact II was so all day.
Finally Hartman's Hall again became
another mass OF humanity. From the
gallery Il looked a grand panoramic
scene. The booths trimmed in varie-
gated cOlors, each showed their dis
tincnveness. The costumes OF the ladies
looked even more beautiful, and the
hum Of voices sounded ike veritable
babel.
The attraction of the evening was the
rendition OF Henry Smsrt's beautiful
cautata, King Rene's Daughter" by
the 81. Cecilia SOciety. The story is
adopted from Hertz's drama. IOlanthe.
daughter Of King Rene, hAs been be-
trolned IN infancy to the son OF the
Count OF NaudemOnt. Stricken when
bat year old, she has been reared
with AL knowledge of the faculty OF
sight withheld from her. A magician
has promised 20 restore her slght bY
means of an amulet be has given her,
on condition that sac "a first informed
ct the DID ssing sens; bur the King re-
fused permission. wandering trOu-
badour. who turns out 90 be her be-
tr0thed. and before ne discovers who
she is becomes euthrsiled with her
beauty, and reveals the fact Of her
blindness 20 her. and the mag,cian's art
restores her sight.
Mrs. Eta la.e sang the part of
IO.antns, in a very pleasing manner.
The star of the evening. though, was
Mrs Proctor smith, 0t Chicago, who
sang Martina. Size has sweet me1zo
soprano voice OF great volume, aud.
considering tue fact that she only ac-
Cepted the part four days ago. her act
ing uas excellent. MTs. J.. r Patton
sang Beatrice with much fecuug. and
Mrs. r.. c. AldRorth. the first alto. IN
graceful and worthy manner.
There was a chorus OK thirty female
voices. The best evidence OF apprecla-
lou was the remarkable stiffness that
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