Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-12-24
TEMPLE;OF FAME.
Successful Entertainnent in Aid of
 Episcopal Church Fund.

represent the court of the goddess of
 fame was beau Itully decorated with
 many bright colored and heavy draperies , chenille portiers, hanging lamps and fur rugs.
 The entertainment itself was pro nounced by all decidedly an artistic success; and it is to the credit of the city as we'll as the participants that such a treat was possible. The costumes of many of the ladies whose parts would ] permit them to indulge in elaborate gowns Were rich and tasteful. Every l thing advertised on the program was faithfully carried out except the appear ance of Miss Bessie Tevis whose Un avoidable absence on account of sick ness was the cause of much regret.
 The program was opened Iy tableau | The Sculptro's Dream, in which Mrs. | Drake, Mrs. Hughes and Mss. Driscoll posed, revealing when the curtains part ed at the back of the stage a beautiful picture.
 The Goddess, Mrs. S. M. Franklin with majestic mien strode to the center of the stage and after reciting her lines in manner and with the expression of one born to command, assumed her place high upon the throne of lofty state.
 Then one by one came the aspirants i for the laurel crown of fame. Each h | turn recited her virtues and claims to l the much sought emblem, and each was waved silently to her place. Miss Eula Matas as Isabella, Queen of Spain, tall and stately, in a magnificent black velvet gown, presented her claims with much force and earnestness and was loudly applauded.
 Miss Anna McKenna as Pocaho ntas the Indian maiden in picturesque cos tune with bow and quiver held the au- dience as she made her brief bid for the bauble.
 Miss Nellie Sutherland as Ruth recit- ed her lines with deep feeling and earn estness of expI. ssion.
 Mrs. F. A. Warren's speech as Kan tippe was of the humorous order and in her character as a man tanner she did not fail to arouse the risibles of the house.
 Miss Lena Rhodes as Sappho locked charming in long white gTecisn gown and got through her speech credita ply.
 Mrs. c. B. Collingwood as Elizabeth Barrett Browning looked the ideal poet ess and with true parnsasian fire of ex- presslon rose to the sentiment of her lines.
 Mrs, A. V. Groseetta as Queen Ellza- beth, attired in royal garb, with appro- priate Elizabethan collar looked the Queen and delivered her speech with quiet dignity.
 Miss Nellie PomerOy as Martha Wash ington had an excellent make up and looked veritable picture of the coloni- al matrOn. Her words were greeted with applause.
 Miss Lura Hoffman as Joan of Arc entered into the spirit of her speech with true dramatic fervor, no one more so, with braZen helmet and visibly fash ing aTmor she fairly dazzled.
 Miss Floyda Kennedy as Hypatia ges- ticulated freely, gracefully and naturally and appeared in no way disconcerted.
 At this point an invisible quartet be hind the scenes nroke appropriately into the famous "Marsellaise" hymn. Prof. Thayer, Mss. Timiau, Miss. Hittirger and Mir. Fl. B. Penney were the singers, and their exquisite rendition of the "hymn" and for an encore "The Slum- | Der Song" was applauded to the echo.
 Mss Laura Stewart as Rosa Bonheur | looked CharmiUgly picturesque as the | famous banter. Her costume was ef- | fective and she acquitted herself to the | satisfaction of all.
 As Mrs. Sam Hughes, who personated Mary Queen of Scots offered up her | pItiful supplication, the audience sat | still and motlonless. In the first part | of her speech the pride, hauteur and | majesty of the unfortunate queen was | admirably portrayed.
 Perfectly self-possessed and natura! l was Miss Marie Hittlnger as Madam | Sontag. Her singing was loudly en- cored. Her voice is first of all sweet | and shows admirable training.
 Mrs. F. A. Stevens as Mrs. Elizabeth | Fry displayed perfect taste in dressing | her part and spoke distinctly and in cisively.
 The tableau, Diana Watching the Chase, by Miss Rhodes bsthed Tn cal cium effects, was gazed upon with de- light.
 The magnificent white silk gown with sweeping train of Mrs. B. Nj. Jacobs must have caused many female pulses to quicken with envy and admiration. As Jenny Lind she offered a song, and |
  gracefully responded.
 Mrs. C. k. Drake as Miriam surround ed by little golden and raven haired | children made pleasing spectacle. She sang sweetly and elicited much applause
 The sentiment of Miss Julia Driscoll's | speech who essayed tAe part of Florence Nightingale vas sublime and most ap- prcpriate. She made all that could | possibly be made of it.
 Mrs. T. 4. Gulley as Harriet Hosmer delivered a SD ech Tn a most pleasing | manner and with much calmness and | precision. The statues illustrative m which Mrs. Herbert Brown posed as Zenobia, Mrs. $. H. Drachman as Daph- ne, and Miss Floyda Kennedy as Bea- trice, formed an admirable spectacle, | perfectly still, white and gracefully pos tured, one might easily imagine himself | gazing rpon the sculptured marble.
 Mrs. w. St. J. Caudron's Sister of | Charity was one of the fl est effects of | the evening. Her make up was fault less as was her gentle manner and ex- pression.
 The sleeping beauty by Miss Mer- cedes Shibell was the final tableau and | WAS decidedly up to the standard of the | others.
 The element of mirth was most cred | itably introduced by Professor Ceiling wood as 3lrs. Partington whose bound | less ''inflection" for her Ikey and ad- | miration of all the "extinguished" ladies | present kept the audience in roHrs, and | by Mrs. Ozro Haskins as Tabitha Prim- | rose who placed herself in the Mrs. | Lease and Belva Lockwood class, Mrs. Haskins made hit.
 The goddess descended from her | throne, placed the crown upon the brow of Isabella personified by Miss Matas, | the little children marched around and | sang and the en r-ainment was over
 One of the remarkable features of tlIe | r,prforp1 -rac tha |