Telegram-herald., 1891-05-11

Those who expect to attend the Poe
try OF the War" and have not Yet Sc
cured their seats viii do we'll to make
application today. Ii u foregene con-
ciusion that standing room viii be At .
premium on both evenings Those VINO
are 10 take part will meet NJ PoWeTs
tonight for the final rehearsal, all en-
cept the Jubilee singers, who are or
course professional singers, and VINO
have been especially engaged TO take
part IN this entertainment. They viii
start for this city tomorrow evening ana
will arrive here Thursday morning.
They are in no way llieterate slngers,
but sixteen accomplished young ladies',
most OF whom have won their honors
IN the seminaries IN the South They
| are ehaperoned on tins tour by several
matronly ladies. Rooms have been re-
| served for them AT the Morton House.
Ii Is possible that they may
| greet Governor Winans from the
\ rotunda with welcoming chorus
when he enters the hotel on Thursday
evening. Some of the special features
IN the production have been assigned
as follows: The unique and attractive
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| Misses Gage and Benedict at the kir-
mes a year ago. will be put on at the
end or the first act. The very familiar
| story of courageous old "Barbara
| FrItehie" will be told by Mrs. Lorraine
| immen on Thursday evening, and by
Miss Frances Pierce on Friday. l.. r.
Eddy and Francis Campbell will sing
The Battle Hymn OF the Republic" on
| Thursday and Friday evening respec-
| lively. Excellent taste has been shown
| IN selecting Mrs. Geo. Stanton to repre-
sent ''The Goddess of Liberty" Tue
gypsy dance will be given by the Misses
| Travis IN the camp scene III the second
act. The poem, "Stonewall Jack
sons Way" will be recited by Miss
Clara Wheeler on Thursday night and
on Friday evening by Mrs. l.. ?. Powell.
| Francis Campbell will sing Dixie" the
first night, and by IL. IL. Morehead
on Friday. An imposing and pretty
| picture viii be the tableaux of States,
which will be represented by the fol-
| lowing ladies: Alabama, Miss Pearl
| Moore; Arkansas, Miss NJ. A. Lillcy;
California, Miss NJ. A. Webster, Color
ado, Mrs. c. II. Leonard; Connecticut,
Mrs. Ira Carbon; Delaware. Miss Clara
Goodman; Florida, Miss Belle Cham
berlain; Georgia, Miss Donna Moore;
Idaho, Miss Emma Smith; Illinois, Mrs.
Cassius Sweet; Indiana, Miss Nellie
Brokaw; Iowa, Mrs. Reuben Peterson;
Kansas, Mrs. G.. II. Nichols; Kentucky,
Mrs. j. F. Kramer; Louisiana, Mrs.
VIM. Kramer; Maine, Mrs. A. Baxter:
Maryland, Mrs. j. j. Sours; Massachu-
sets, Mrs. G. b. Kelsey; Michigan, Mrs.
II. c. Post; Minnesota, Mrs. ID. l.. Rogers;
Mississippi. Mrs. w. IL. Hoops; Missouri.
Mrs. A. II. Morehead; Montana. Mrs.
DIR. Hoskens; Nebraska, Miss Abbic
McInnes; Nevada. Miss Fannie Cart
wright; New Hampshire. Miss Anna
Wykes; New Jersey. Miss Emma LOOM
is; New York. Mrs. Homer Nash; North
Carolina, Miss Gertrude Gay; North
Dakota, Miss Lily Whitney; Ohio, Mrs.
Fred Clark; Oregon, Miss Louie Fitch;
Pennsylvania, Mrs. E. w. Tinkham;
Rhode Island, Miss Ada Hunt; South
Carolina, Miss Augusta Wynkoop;
South Dakota, Mrs. Chas. Amin; Ten
nessee, Miss Lucy Uhl.
The ladies of the Press Club and st.
Cecilia's will begin the work of decor
ating the entrance and interior of
Powers Opera House this morning.
In this labor they will need some assis-
lance from the stronger and any gen.
tleman who is not gallant enough to
respond their call for assistance is
well, fit for stratagem and spoils.
| Matte McVickers will begin her en-
gagement at Redmond's tonight. On
Thursday afternoon she will present
her new play. IA Circus Queen"
The aquatic drama. ga Dark Sec
ret." will be presented at Powers May
10 and 20.