The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-11
ENTERTArNMENTs.

tut0u cOmpauIOu GDBSTldlu6T, "A. Z {.
Burbank, held the boards at the
Opera House last Thursday night.
Although the night was very incle-
ment quite fair audience greeted the
twain, for which they expressed
themselves as duly thankful. Mr.
Burbank opened the entertainment
with descriptive piece by Yudyard
Kipling, entitled "a Ballad of East
and West" This gentleman's mimi
table dialect recitations We're very
fine, as shown forth in rip Van
Winkle," "The Shanghraughn" and
the "Wreck of the Julie Plante."
The pathetic side of his nature was
well exemplified in a story entitled
''Trials of Commencement Day"
"Bill Nye," although suffering
from broken arm and looking very
much like a 'lecturer recently re-
turned from Mississippi" kept his
audience in a broad smile, the brief
portion of time he was before it, and
it was not as slow to "catch on as
he intimates the English are. He
gave the men good advice as to how
to keep their wives at home, and his
homemade recipe for a Russian bath
has been noted down for future refer
ence by some of our good housewives.
Ia his sketch of the dog EutOmologist,
the insect gaiherer, Bill surpassed
himself, and his none-such school
boy brought down the house; especi-
ally when the long lost father struck
something hard"-the United
States. Altogether the evenings en-
tertainment was rare treat, and If the
combination come this away again,
may brighter skies welcome them.
The very funny and very interest.
ing play 1.-THE Country School," as
rendered by the Zion Social Club
several months ago, made such hit
that they have been repeatedly urged
to present it again, and have at last
consented to do so. The entertain
ment will he given under the auspices
of the Ladies Aid Society of Zion
Church, for the benefit of the Church,
at the residence of Capt. A. A. Lips
comb, on the Hampshire pike, Dec.
18th, at O'Clock in the evening. The
price of admittance is % cents, child
rem 10 cents. If the weather is good
COIumbians will find themselves
fully repaid for taking the drive.
Mrs. Sue G. bennington enter
tanned Mrs. w. A. Cade last Tuesday
evening, at tea. The table was pre-
sided over by Mrs. w. s. Fleming,
y
Besides members of the family, those
present we're: Mr.. and Mrs. Cade, Of
Paducah, KY, Miss Mamie FOwlkes,
of Selma, Ala, Mrs. E. r. Dunning-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. +. d. Lander.
The Otey Literary Society held the
Initial meeting of the Jwenty-first
year of existence in the Institute
parlors last Saturday evening. A
| pleasing programme was presented,
consisting of music, recitations and
oral and written descriptions of the
places in Scotland haunted by the
memories of Burns Scott, and
christopher North"
Miss Rose Coghlan, who is a great
favorite everywhere, will appear at
the Opera House next Wednesday
night in the comedy in three acts,
"Dorothy's Dilemma" which comes
here after q successful season in New
| York, Philadelphia and Boston In
the first act Lady Alma, for whom
her father, the Earl of Dunbarton,
has selected as her husband Captain
Jack Styles, reveals to Dorothy the
fact that she loves another. AS
Dorothy herself is in love with IL e
Captain, the ouly obstacle to securing
in the person of the Earl, who has
heard rumors of the dissolute habits
of the Captain, and might be per-
suaded to break off the match. The
| Captain is announced to return home
shortly, and Dorothy, Disgusting her
self in the uniform of the dragons,
suddenly appears at the house of the
Earl. The Earl fails to penetrate the
disguise, but all of her conduct in
endeavoring to convince him that the
lieutenant isnot. worthy of his daugh'
ter's love and hand, results only in
strengthening his conviction to the
con- rary. Dorothy isl left alone. fol
the night in the summer house, where
the meeting takes place, when the
real Captain makes his appearance,
and most amusing situation results
from Dorothy's endeavors to extri
/. cate herself from the dilemma IL
which she is placed. She finally con
, vinces Styles that she is woman
and he aids her in making her escape
Miss Coghlan's supporting cOmpan!
; is one of the strongest that has eve
visited Columbia.
Mr.. Heinrich Conried, the pro
prietor of COnried's Comic Oper
Company, is the American agent o
J all the German authors aud com
r posers. On many occasions MI
4. Conried, while in Europe, had repre-
f sented to the leading composers tina
: a comic opera with an American sub
= iect would prove very profitable i
, this country, where the light opera
D have always met with such generOu
= patronage. When it is known tina
Mr.. Conried has collected over thirt
= thousand dollars as royalty on 9Th
1 Bep0ar Student alone, some ide
b. may be formed of the revenues whic
Z the foreign authors and composers re
2 ceive from this country. When MI
: Conried was in Vienna in the sun
q mer of 1889, he impressed Ca
: Milloecker, the composer OF IN
Black Hussar" and "The Begga
3 Student.U so strongly with the idea c
3 an American subject, that the famou
1 musician readily agreed to the idei
I and "Poor Jonathan" was written
: The American subject turned out
r be happy experiment.; the oper
l had a tremendous success in ViennS
9 on its first production, where it ra
s for more consecutive nights than an.
previous comic opera; and in Berli
8 its success was still greater. POO
Jonathan" was given in English las
), season at the New York "Casino" 10
: over Two nunuF0O AlBuOS' w Oh
enjoy it on Thursday, Dec. 18th, q
the Opera House in Columbia.
g The Literary and Social Club had
: larger attendance than usual las
q Monday night. The subjects dis
: cussed were: "Wnat is Beauty :?
and "Wordsworth's Relations to M
: Lure.n
: A very pretty and enjoyable GeI
IS man was given at the Century Gu
l. rooms on Monday night, led by M
F. r. Gamble aud Miss Enm
t Hughes. The following were there
g Miss Emma Hughes, F. r. Gamble.
Kate Mckinney, Q. i. Hodge.
a Minnie Holding, J. H. Alexander.
. Charlotte WhltJhOrne, r. l.. Nc Ktnne
q Mary Evans, g. w. Killebrew
q Mamie Fowlkes, II. j. Fusch.
10 " Lizzie Jones. A. p. Morgan.
70 Kate Jones, Leon Johnson.
q {" Mary Lindsey, F. w. Evans.
d " SaIlie Morgan, j. Ia. Epperson.
Chaperones, Mr.. aud Mrs. j. z. McGa'
> Mr.. and Mrs. f. d. Dander, Mr.. and Mrs;
g r. Rains Mrs. w. p Morgan Mrs. Jas. Pul
Mrs. IL. L. Martin, Mrs w. A. Cade.
+. Fresh and Nice.
g Attorney Biscuit and Snowtia
- Crackers, always fresh and nice at e
E. w. GAMBLE GROCERY Co.
o. Second Monday i'm December,