The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-02-26
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A large aud Interested audience greet.
ed the Motbei Goose entertainment 8,
the sopera house last wesk. Old
mother goose needles weie EerFe-
sented ullh renewed xest and original
Ideas. Under the splendid management OF
Mr. II ] Hopkins, Il was presented IL =
manner that pleased oil. On the curtains
r!slng A D Seal appeared ~ Little Boy
Blue with hIs horn. heralding In mother
goose, and her klx little attendants, Misa
Alicc Moses, who performed her part as
master Of the ceremonies with good eloen.
,ionary ability. SN Steel appeared ak
King Cole with FortmllleF, Wyman and
Prlchard as hddlers. Nelle Irving vas
Mistress Mary; Maud Crosby, Hot Gross
Buns; Ida Stewart, Nancy Ettieoat
Marguerite Hopkins as Bo Peep; TINY
Monielth as Mother Hubbard had a seri-
Gus time with her dog cilas cusick, Mr.
Palmer and v Prlehafd were the three
wlke men; frankie Hopkins with the shoe
full OF children; Mr. conktIng had a seri-
ous lime wheeling his vile, Miss Flora
Mason across the stage; Mlss Lee Prather
swept The skies; VIII Lyon went TO N
Ives with seven wives In good style; Thos
Overman jumped over the candle stick
Then appeared Ora Dubrullle as Miss
Maffei; Miss Gray as the egg woman
Fannie Reynolds as the farmers wife; Mr.
Tay lor and Miss PfrIfIer as Jack and jill; I;
Mrs Montelih as the woman with bells
Mrs Condlt - Polly with q kettle; Mf
Renner as king counting money, Miss
Clark as the queen and Miss Emit. the
maid; Ole Tobieson as the ten o'ciock
scholar; Chas Monteiih ~ Wee Willie
Winkle; Mr. Jas Wilson as Simple Simon,
captivating the audience; Mr. Ccnklsng NJ
the Piman; Miss Warner aa cross patch
Mr. Bob Strong as Tom the Piper's son
DIR Ball ~ the noblemaB; Lena Ma'shall
as the queen and Sophie Houck, Bett,
the lady; ANA Hoack as golden locks
Nesia Wallace was very cute ns Little
Lord Fannticroy; Eva cowan as Little
Red Riding Hood; Lillian Haekleman az
Maude Miller; Geo Morehouse as the
Judge; Hattie Caibraiih as the beauty and
beast the Pipes children as the babes IN
the woods; Fannie cobbiedicx as Mary
and the lamb; Ida Galbtaith as the
Goddess ui Liberty Jack Smiley and Mrs
Overman as George and Martha Wash
ington, and thirteen states represented by
thirteen little girls. Then the dogs barked
and the beggars came 10 town In the
shape Of the Apollo club, who were
heard In two melodies, enthusiastically
applauded.
The participants then descended to the
hall and went through some pretty eyosu
tions, exhibiting their peculiar costume,
to good effect, after which an hour OF
two was spent In soclabIlity.
The expenses were only 1898. 40, being
$500 for Secretary's salary, s25 for rent
end $s,40 for advertising.
The following officers were elected 1
p Nutting, g II Stewart, Maurice Sen.
ders, DrJ P Wallace, Il Washburn, II
Farwell, II Bryant, w ) Thompson and
II II Merrill, directors. ] L Cowan, u W
Langdon and E n Condit, t,auditors.
$4,000 was loaned TO NJ v Leeper at 81
months interest and $500 to John Ander'
son at the same rate,
The eighth series was ordered opened
and considerable stock has already been
sold in 1t.
A meeting 81 the direstors was held
this morning at o'clock, when the fol-
lowing officers were elected: @ ii Stew
art, President; II Bryant, vice-Presi-
dent; Jay w Blain, Secretary; w S
Thompson, Treasurer; j N Duncan, At
torney; II Bryant, 4 P Putting and Dr.
2 Wallace, finance committee. Mr. Mer.
riIl declining toqualiiy as director 7 I
Wallace was unanimously elected 10 FIJI
the vacancy.