Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-04-22
Staunton v;ndiCator.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL p. 1892
LOCAL.
AUGUSTA COUNTY NEWS +!
GATHERED FROM ALL QUARTERS
BY THE VINDICATOR RE-
PORTERS.
From FishersvilIe.

A BEAUTIFUL AND SUCCESSFUL ENTER
TAINMENT BY THE KINGS DAUGHTERS
IT WILL BE REPEATED NEXT TUES
DAY NIGHT.
Reported for the Staunton VINDICAToR.l
FIsHERsvILLE, April 20.-The enter
tainment given by the Kings Daughters
Circle here last Monday night, was most
successful. and Notwithstanding the inclem-
ency of the weather, fifty dollars was real
lied. Mrs. Capt. G.. Benton Coiner who
conceived and carried through so success
fully this affair, deserves great praise. 1t
was pronounced by competent critics to be
far ahead of the ordinarily ''best0 amateur
performances. All had a thorough concep-
ton of their parts and rendered them ''true
to life.'' The following was the pro-
gramme:
Music-Quartette.
THE TRAIN TO MAURo.
Miss Buttermilk Countritied Woman
Johnny-A Bad Boy........ Crawford Gilkeson
Mr.. Bright-Depot Agent. DR.. Burkholder
Massachusetts, Kate and Hattie Koiner.
Mr.. Blss-a wealthy bachelor, Mr. Shepherd
Dick Wellington-.,his nephew. Nj; Slicer
Mrs. Payne-a widow..:;.;... Miss Willie Bell
Mrs. Gilkeson, Miss L. Bell Messrs.
Koiner and Donald.
Tableau-''Woman's Rights
ISIS cora Turner
FLOUR OF THE FAMILY.
Mrs. Simpson, virago ......Mrs. G. B. Conner
Polly-her daughter. Miss Rock
................ MI, Harry Black
Music-Solo, MI. Splitter
AUNT HANNAH'S VALENTINE.
Mrs. Leland Miss Rock
Aunt Hannah Leland-a spinster.
Garry Leland-Mrs LIS daughter 1870:
Observation-Disclosures. Miss Kate Koiner
Obediah Rakestraw-a bachelor, Mr. Shepherd
Adolphus Fitz-Williams-a city dude; 49,,
Herbert bert, WaitonwCarrie;s lover Durkh0loef
Caleb NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. brother Harry watson
Music.
Blue Beard-Tableau.
NJ SlC, SOlO. MISS turner
MRS. SKINFLINT'S BARGAINS.
Mrs. Skinf1int-a parsimonious woman
Miss Watson
Ezekiel Outhank-a young pedler...;..;,;
Mrs. Hobbs-a neigbor. ....... Miss Willie Bell
Sarah Jane Hobbs-Ezekiels sweetheart
Music-We'll have to Mortgage the Farm.
Misses Watson Koiner and Bell,
Messrs. Donald, Conner and Freed.
Music.
u ., D DREAM ss MO. OF FAIR woMEN-TENSYsoN
Iphigenia Miss Hattie Koiner
MISS CdId
Jepthas Daughter Miss Lily Bell
ROSamond ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Miss Kate Koiner
Joan Oh Arc. MISS Mary Hanger
Dreamer. MI. b. Patterson
Tennyson's Dream of Fair Women was
grand. The young ladies in it are all splen-
ded elocutionists and possess personal grace
and beauty in a high degree, and their rem
dition of the poem was perfect. But the
browning glory of this scene was the clos
ing tableau. The lovely Joan Of Arc bound
to the stake, her eyes uplifted, cross tight
ly clasped to her breast, her form encircled
by flames thrown from calcium light, the
others in graceful costumes Of that day
grouped in picturesque pose around her,
formed a picture which will never be for
gotten by those who witnessed it.
Miss Kate Koiner violin solos were all
heartily applauded and she was forced to
respond to frequent encores.
'We'l have to mortgage the farm,'' was
sung in costume by Misses Watson, Koi-
ner and Bell, and Messrs. Donald, G. B.
Conner and Freed. MI. Sam Donald as the
Pioneer Farmer, sang with spirit and ex-
preston the difficult solos belonging to his
part, and Miss Lily Bell as the Pioneer 8
wife, sang her parts beautifully and with
much expression.
Among the comic selections, Miss Josie
Watson's Interpretation of Mrs. Skinfint
in MRS. Skinfint's bargains was Just
perfect, and Mrs. W. f. Gikeson as Mrs.
Buttermilk in "The train to Mauro,' was
side splitting.
Miss Cora Turner of Staunton, sang sew
eral solos and had to respond each time to
an encore.
The whole entertainment was revela-
ton, no one suspected that such an affair
could have been gotten up with the local
talent. The audience plead so earnestly
for repetition that Mrs. Conner after con-
sulting her troupe consented to repeat it
in the depot at Fishersville, next Tuesday,
April Goth. For this occasion she has Sc
cured the kind assistance of Capt. J. E.
Fitz and his accomplished wife, whose vio-
lin and piano duets are famous throughout
Virginia, and she also expects to have the.
assistance of Mr.. M. B. Leonard, Supt. of
of Telegraph of the G. & o. system, who is;
conceded to be the finest organist in Rich