Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-11
TO PLAY THE SCHOOL.
-u,e BRIGHT COMEDY SOON TO Be
'N esessNTep BY AMATEURS
,.,,oo md Reception Committees TOT
,ne Assembly Bsii--mr. sna "
Cleveland to Be Invited.

nj. ,o.ainc society people Of Richmond
80, much interested in the presenta-
az az coon 10 be given by wet-known oelies
va hcaux Of the four-act COMEDY
ms hight and mirth-provokine play
N hopro1used by amateurs at the Aeaae-
~y 81 Music on Tuesday evening, SahuAr,
IN ana the funds received will be used
coz tho benefit Of the HOLLYWOOD iacmof'a'
ATb,je In dramatic parlsnce the piece
,.;cbt no called light ~ IL reatty az "a
ccSd,nelv amusing one, giving iui. scopo
e. me talents Of those VINO WI psl.,1,y 80
=. IL and every member will have s y. tnl
10 . ~ 10 distinguish himself or her.
W. me characters, by the way, are
s,''' renresented by some OF
10 Iost TALENT in the city, and
- ,.,rnr ladies' and gentlemen who VIII
w ,-s,, are determined that the
~ III shall rival the Assembly ball as
. .p~cessful and brilliant social event.
TIE CAST.
The following is the cast for the comedy'
-, es.Yfov-Nr. Eugene c. Nassie.
~. Ss,cnre-Mr. samuel Resester
-, v,Tsntosn-Mr. william simpkin;
J.rs Poynts-fsymastsr John Y LoS Tni,
A, Errr-Mr. Charles Washington Az
o.. SutrIifs-Miss Bessie Pace.
p.u,-Niss Mary Preston Moore
S.rmi Tighs -Mrs. ". A. Iebh
fulv--Wiss CSrrie moore
Ni-le-Nsss RizRboth Paterson.
I-a-Niss Florence Mchenney'
Cfsrs-Mfs. John Hancock.
TtrV-Hiss Parke Bagby.
ustfv- Miss bora honcurN
inue Chnd-Miss Mamie Langhorne.
REHEARSAL AT SIR. PAGES.
covo-al very pretty little songs will be
i.,.15nced during tho performance and
,,i,. nv Miss Mary Moore and Paymaster
I.veU will be rendered.
fuI rehearsal was held last night at
~ resi5encs of Mr.. James b. Pace, and
,i,hDnoh all present were busily engaged
i,,-nirg their parts tho occasion was
lr,,e an ENJOYABLE one. the love scenes OF
IT, comedy being especially pleasing to
tbe gentlemen present.
Preparing for the Ball.
Tho arrangements for the Assembly ball
which takes place at the Theatre on the
r,,tt n January 90th under the auspices
"jtho Society for the Preservation of Vir-
,.'r;, ANTIQUITIES. are being rapidly perfect.
"a and the entertainment promises TO be O
lrilhant affair
T,ftcop hundred invitations will be IS
- All As many of these are extended
a. families the crowd will probably foot up
80 Two thousand. The invitations,
po9cb not 10 be printed in Colonial form,
will lie both quaint and beautiful and de-
ciledly artistic.
Handsome programmes, on which Will
30 engraved the names of the officers OF
the society. are also TO be printed.
INVITATION AND RECEPTION COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Invitation is CON-
rosed Of the following ladies:
Nr,. Clsrnen, c. NcPhsil chairman. Mrs: p
" Mckinney. Mrs.. William K Trigg, Mrs.
WuIsm Writ Henry Mrs. J. 3. ID. Cullen, hrs-
tn. r. Talcott. Mrs. G. D. LangnSrne, MIA "
Thomas Boiling, Mrs. Charles 2. Stokes, Miss
camilla scott. Nrs. John Enders, Jr, Mrs otWay
= Auen. Mrs Robert o. Csoeu, mrs. william {.
MAYO. Mrs joseph A. while. hra' Ionh n
Pfsnrh. and Mrs. George West
me following IL tho Committee on Reception
NJ. John P. Brsnch lcharmanl, Mrs. p. w.
YrKmrey, Mrs. Alfred T. Harris, Mrs. Joseph
X Anderson. Mrs. Archer Anderson, Mrs. James
p Poe. MR. 2 |. Hobsou, Mrs Fitzhugh Lee,
Nrs r. A. saunders, MIRA Charles II. Talbot
Ma James n. D0oey, Mrs. A :. buford, Mrs.
T. n. Mayo, Mrs B. n. Nash, Mrs. Edward Mayo,
Mrs r. n. scott, Mrs. Gray Skipwith, Mrs. n. A.
Gpre. Yrs Robert Morton, Mrs. Randolph Ia
tum, and Mrs. John Is. Connaliy.
Mr.. AND MRS. CLEVELAND.
Governor Mckinney and Ex-Governor
Lee will be special guests OF the evening.
Among others TO whom invitations will be
ant ar President Harrison and lady. ex-
President Cleveland and lady, Secretary
blaine, Hon. 4. f. Bayard, Hon. W. O..
Wmtnev. Governors Hill, Pattison
Rps,sD Campbell, Albeit. Fowle,
ana others, Senators Faulkner. Hamp-
ton. Voorhees,. and Others. Repre-
serta,iyes Harry Tucker. Charles II. Glib.
son. Roswell =. Flower. and Others; Gene
rails Johnston, Beauregard, and Gordon
the Justices ef the Supreme Court of the
United States: Hon. Charles L. O'Ferrall f;
Messrs. Jaw Gould. Cornelius Vanderbilt
ard various others
Hons. Harry Tucker and Charles II. Glib.
son and senator Faulknerare also expected
to DC present.
THE DANCE.
The combinations in tho "Sir Roger do
Coyerey" will be so arranged as TO make
the dance very attractive, and the to1H en-
seu5e OF MARCHES, courtesies, bows, steps
ETC.. make beautiful display. The music
for the dance is perhaps a little more ami
mated than that of the minuet, though
tie Sir Roger" is by no means lacking
IN dignity and grace, and will require great
skill on the part of those participating
IN 10.
An IMPORTANT NETTING.
The chairmen Of the different commit.
tees IN charge Of the Association ball vii
meet az Mrs. George W. Bagby's, 205 west
Grace street on Monday, January 18th, at
tagP. VI. They are earnestly requested "a
bungtull lists Of their several committees