The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-02-12

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TIE Temple of Fame was an excel
lent affair. Mis-. Wyckcff presided as
Goddess of Fame in splendid costume,
AID with a most graceful and perfect
elocution. Mr.. DALEY and Mrs. Mans
ming rs Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen
Elizabeth, were creditable representa-
tives of their originals. v i'll Madison
and Miss Martha Plots, as George and
Martha Washington, accepted grace
fully the patriotic greeting Of the aud
fence on behalf of the originals. &. W.
Smith was in splendid costume as King
Ferdinan !, and ). Is. &. T.. Shepard
elegantly aud with perfect grace of
bearing personated Queen Isabella.
Mr.. Mitchell we'll asserted the claims
of Columbus, although Ar. Beckley
brav+ly asserted those of Lief Erick-
son as the original discoverer of Amer
lea. The comic parts of Socrates and
Xantippe, by Mr.. r. Humiston and
Miss Laura Mccoy; of Topsy, by Miss
Fannie Naylor; vt Mrs. Darlington
and Ike, by Miss Emily Plotts aud Mr..
Milton smith; Of Diogenes, by Mr.. E..
X. Smith; OF Bridget O'Flannigan, by
Miss Carrie Mcclure; and Susan prim-
rose, 10y Mrs. E. K. Smith; gave the
audience a chance to laugh heartily.
A dramatic scene, "Antony and Cleo~
patra," was sple did y enacted by Mr..
A. Schaeffer rs Max Antony and Miss
Carrie McCune AS Cleopatra, Mrs.
Schaeffer and other ladies acting as
Clcopatra's maids. Mrs. Schaeffer
was in armor as Joan D'Arc and sang
the Marseilaise with fine effect. Mrs.
5. also appeared us Ruth, the CLEANER,
singing her appeal to Naomi with ex-
luisite pAthos. Miriam's triumphal
song WAS well and gracefully rendered
by Mrs Durfee, assisted by her maids:
Misses Leila Mccoy, Taylor, Fisher,
Maggie Wright and Mrs. W /. Hainis-
ton. Miss Mary Mitchell appeared as
Pocahontas, Frank Durfee taking the
part Of the original John Smith, and
accompan ing them were their body
quart Of noble red men. Messss. John
son, lsamage and Palmer. who executed
. war dance in genuine Sioux style.
! Miss Anna Glass did tie part of Sap.
pho with perfect skill. Mrs. Cligler
IS Christine Nillson, charmed all
hearers. Miss Hern asserted the claims
If Grace Darling to high place in the
esteem of mankind. James j. ackay
us Robert Burns, sang Annie Laurie
with Il rapturOus encore calling him to
the foot-lights. John Mackay, as the
typical Sailor Boy, won equal laurels
and was recalled. Miss Swartz re-
minded us of the Fredericksburg le-
gend of Of Barbara Freitchie and
Stonewall Jackson, and waved the old
flag with patriotic vigor. Mother
Goose was well personated by Mrs.
Lawton, while a trained company of
her young friends, Masters Manning
Bros, Clute Crigler, Ernest Crawford,
and Misses Veda Shepard, Nina Orig
Ter, Mary O'Connor aud Pearl Orion,
Joined in a merry dance around her.
Little TenDie Aagaard, as Jacky Hor-
ner, and Little Ethel Martin, as Miss
Mulfet, won all hearts. Miss Prue
Town plead for Mother Goose.
and her effort being sec
onded by the venerable Barbara
Freitchie, the crown was awarded to
that world removed classic author,
Misses Laura Lewis and Title Wright,
rs maids of honor to the Goddess, did
we'll, their announcing Of the guests
being done in very satisfactory manner.
Mrs. Frank Lewis rendered all the
instrumental accompaniment assisted
by Mr.. John Newton on the violin.
The audience appreciated this 6ne EN-
terrainment. The proceeds were in
gross about 800.