The Forrest City times., 1892-02-05
a-e- THE CONCERT.
A Literary and Musical Entcrtainment at
 the Operahouso Wednesday Night,

A Literary and Musical Entcrtainment at
 the Operahouso Wednesday Night.
 One of the most delightful entertain ments Forrest City has ever known was the musicale given by the ladies of the Episcopal church, aided by their friends, in the OperahOuse Wednesday night. The weather was all that could be desired and large audience greeted the performance. The exercises opened with an overture from the Forrest City orchestra, followed by chorus by the Forrest City quartette. Gypsy Countess" en costume, by Mes danes Powers and Joyner, as- sisted by gentlemen, was well rendered and heartily applauded. Messrs. H. ". Winthrop, Ellis Turley and W. P.
 Webb appeared en costume as ''The Three Old Maids," while female voices behind the curtains rendered the song. These "boys' acted their pantomimic parts to perfection and brought down the house, ''Gypsy's Warming" tab leau and song. came next by Misses DeNe eler, Annie Pearson and B. R. Shade, and was followed by a recital, Money Musk" by Miss Mabel Loda, whose cute ways won rounds of ap- plause from the delighted spectators. A cornet solo by E. R. Shade was we'll received. "Thinking," a song by Mrs. Walter Gorman, then thrilled the aud fence, and was followed by "Gipsy's March and Drill' by young girls. l.. Rollwage rendered '.Hocked in the Cradle of the Deep" a solo. in his best style, which is saying great deal. Then Irene Loda conyulsed her hear CTS by n recital en costume of A'After the Ball." ill which sine depicted her troubles with John Webb. She is but six years of age and is born actress.
 Music by the Forrest City orchestra was succeeded by tableau of the Appeal of Columbus to the Queen of Spain," Mrs. A. Becker taking the part of the Queen, and Hon.
 O.. $. Rollwage that of Columbus. Miss Annie Pearson made a hit in the song sandy" while Prof. J.
 w. Stotts provoked unstinted mirth by his rendi,ion of ''Is This Mir. ReiIley,n both these songs being sung en cos tune. '"The Kerry Dance" was swee.ly sung by Mrs. c. l.. Powers of Galveston, Texas, whose splendid voice brought out all the path0s and beauty of that beautiful song. "The Crucial Test" recited by Miss Gertie Wilson, was beyond question the finest piece of acting and elocutioH of the entire play. This is said without intending to de- tract from the merits of the other per formers, and we are sure they will agree that Miss Wilson deserves all that could possibly be said in praise of her. She certainly possesses in a marked degree the attributes of 6 born actress. Her effort on this occasion has never been surpassed in Forrest City. '.The Pearl of Pekin," a song CD costume, by Mrs. Thomas Joyner, de- serves special mention, as does also d delicious aria from I'll Troyatore," |" rendered en costume by Mrs. Walter German and Prof. J. w. Stotts. The Forrest City quartette then favored the audience with a chorus, "Good- Night" which was followed by the tableau, !.Light of the Harem." The performance closed with the tableau of "Woman's Rights" representing Mes danes Powers and Hurley and Miss Emma DeNeler sitting at table smoking cigarettes. drinking wine and playing cards, while the poor, down. trodden men-folks were doing the housework. Ellis Hurley hasn't been married long, but the way he got down tu work at the washtub showed that he is an apt pupil, and the manner i9
 which he tossed around the snowy linen would have made a Chinaman turn green with envy. John Webb made reputation as q constructor of biscuits which ought to assist him in getting married right away. John manipulated the festive dough like an old timer. This was good ending to an unusually we'll rendered progra mme,
 which was much enjoyed by those in