The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-02-26
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of the man whose name sne Inhabitants Of
the United States will ever delight to honor,
George Washington. On this evening the
Grand Army of The Republic, aided by the
Sons of Veterans, gave an entertainment TO the
people of Somerset and surrounding country
which the writer had the pleasure of attend
ing-a program of which is given herewith !.
G. A R. ENTERTAINMENT.
Somerset Opera House, Friday Evening, Feb
ruary p, 1880.
PROGRAMME
TABLEAU-Fort Sumpter-Song-" The Bu-
gle Call"
In CAMP AT FREDERIcKsBrRG =
l. A Day in Camp.
? A Night in Camp.
A SIGNAL STATION AT GErTYsBUss.
TABLEAU-The Tide OF War rurned-Song
Toll the Bell
Lees Rear-Guard from Gettysburg.
The Battle of spottsyIyania.
TsBLEAU-MortaIly Wounded-Song. " U.
Wrap the Flag Around Ne, Boys
Reserve Picket Post.
The Folks at Home. Songs.
IN REBEL PRISONS.
l. The Fourth Of July in Libby.
2 The Dead line in Andersonville.
3 The g Washington Chronicle in Ander-
sonviile.
Marching Through Georgia
The North and South. f"
TABLE1u-Appomaliox Song" lis Fin
ished or sing Hallelojah."
Promptly at O'Clock the curtain rose, re-
vealing to a wcll-fiIled house the opening
scene OF the evening . Tabieau Yiyant,
representing the opening scene ofthe war be-
tween the States. Fort Sumpter.
The curtain tell. shutting out the realistic
scene from the eyes of the spectators long
and loud applause, and eaoorss followed, but
the boys in blue were not responding TO
any esleorss e at that stage OF the game and
the audience controlled its emotions when
the orchestra breathed itsorphic strains upon
the air.
The Scenes in Camp at Fredericksburg
were pleasant and realistic, giving the young
persons in the audience An idea of the camp
life OF the soldier. " John Browns Body
was sung ey the actors IS they may have
sung years ago, before the cruel war was
over To select any particular person or
persons TO whom special praise is due were
an invidious task fJr your reporter, especial
ly where the actors in the drama are one and
all hi. nelghbors and his friends, and where
each one did his best to please and to enter
tain. Yet the clean, clear cut wit Of Sergeant
Michael Maloney will no doubt long be
pleasing memory in the minds of the audi
ence, as of the writer The letters from home
received and read by the boys were funny,
well read, and fully appreciated.
The two rebel prisoners singing Mary
land, Fair Maryland, to the singing by the
latter of =" Maryland, Ny Maryland" /" seemed
pitiable
Roll Call, with the numerous names TO
which there was no answer, suggestive ideas
of death or OF wounds, was an emotional
scene.
The Signal Station at Gettysburg gave
the young, as well as the Did. some hints as
TO how one or two men could tell to others
by the simple waving ofa flag 8 how fields
were won or lost
Lees Rear Guard at Gettysburg gave
the other side of the question te the audi !
ence. The young rebel kissing the girls sup
posed to be his sisters and the manner IN
which it was done, were very natural, and |
the writer would liked to have been--ahem
The batIle Of spottsyivania and the tide |
Of war turned, were realistic and appIauded
TO the echo.
The reserve picket post was an exciting
scene
The mortally wounded soldier" singing |
Wrap the. Flag Around Me. Boys as he
lay dying, was very well acted
the folks at home was natural and |
realistic. No doubt il brought the memory
of thirty years ago to m,re minds than 10 |
that of the writer. The singing in this tab
ieau was yery excellent
The scenes in Rebel prisons" gave con-
ceptions Of the horrors endared in n very /
lifeiike manner
The dead line in Andersonville was
horribly realistic performance.
The Grand Tableau and singing |
Marching Through Georgia was fine.
The North and South was well done.
Toe remarks OF Dr. Hiram King were
terss and TO the point as to the objects Of the
entertsiament Namely, to secure a nucleus |
for fund to relieve some destitute COM
rsdes.
THE final tableau, "Appomattox," song
"'Tis finished,- was beautiful. and closed
the evenings entertainment.
The audience departed in good humor and /
the " tier heard more than one comosi- /
mentary expression to Our Boys
Why doesn't The c. A. r. give more Of
tiesc e.ieriainments7 The obiec, IS noble
one None can miss the small sun be pays.
and more than one old soldiers ,leart may
be made glad thereby. In twenty-five years
more, and be reflection Is sad one, the /
most of the old soldiers viii have gone from
among us-but others viii sing:
son Fane's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread
And Glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac Of the dead
TRzB.