St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-02-04
THE ENTERTAINMENT.

THE ENTERTAINMENT.
There was . good attendance at
the Town Hall on Friday night,
the 9th ult., on the occasion Of
the entertainment for the benefit Of
the piano fund, including quite q
number from the various towns in
the parish.
The performance opened with .
charmiog quickstep, which was ad.
mirably rendered by the Covington
Brass Band, under the leadership
Of Prof. J. H. Schuy, and the menu
beers evinced remarkable progress
for the few weeks in which they
have been practicing. The min
strel performance, also by the
members OF the band, was highly
interesting and amusing, the vocal
selections, interspersed with the
Jokes Of the end men, affOrding an
abundance Of pleasure and merri-
ment.
The entire performance passed
on without . hitch, Except the
drop curtain, which appeared to be
on strike, and always got hitched
At the wrong time.)
Otherwise everything was per-
feet, and the large audience were
delighted throughout. Among those
deserving Of special mention were
Prof. A. L. Williams, whose talent
IS decorative and landscape paint
er was fully displayed in the neat
drapery etching overhanging the
stage, and . full size rustic scene
covering the entire rear wall of the
stage, which gave it decidedly rich
appearance. His lightning sketch
es, however. were . decided fea-
ture Of the evening. On an easel
covered with sheets Of white paper,
in q remarkably short space Of time
he drew life-like portraits Of four
Ut our well-known citizens Post
master Chas. Heintz, Mayor F. b
Martindale, Jas. r. Hosmer and J..
E. Smith, Sr. The striking resem-
blance to the originals at once es-
tablished the fact that Prof. Will
liams is an artist Of exceptionally
high talent.
The piano duet, by Misses Mary
Childress and Annie Smith, and the
vocal solo, by Miss L. Evans, were
very well rendered, also the song
by little Miss Amy Richard, the
recitations by little Miss NJ. Dris-
coll, the "Three Little Maids from
School, by the Misses Richard
and Talley; the song and dance, BY
Messrs Roberts and Parisy, and
the jig, by H'y A. Mortee, also
elected . full share Of applause.
The program was as follows:
PART I.
Minstrels-J. II. Schuy. Musical
Director; End Men, E. +. Moody
and L. Roberts /; Interlocutor, Prof.
A. L. williams; assisted by the
following: E. ]. Pechon, Ernest
Domergue, Chas. Pechon, Chas.
Heintz, Jr., Louis Heintz, l..
Roubion, L. Levy, A. Losset, H'y
A. Mortee, Fred Pechon, A. vogel
and W. Parisy.
PART II.
I. Instrumental Duet - Misses
Mary Childress and Annie Smith.
2. "Three Little Maids from
School, Misses Myra and Edith
Richard and Beulah Talley.
8. Instrumental Solo-Miss Annie
Smith.
4. Song, "Kutchy, Kutchy. Lit
tie Baby Miss Amy Richard.
5. Tableau, 1.-THE Prodigal's Re-
turn" Messrs. Julian and Louis
Smith and Miss Mary Childress.
6. Vocal Solo-Miss L. Evans.
Z. Recitation-Miss NJ. Drisc0ll.
8. Tableau from Carmen-Misses
NJ. Childress. B. Warren, r. La
borde, L. Evans, A. Smith, r.
Warren, and Messrs. E. Evans, w.
Kennedy. E. Frederick, L. Levy,
6. s. Hawkins, Max. Edgar, Gus.
Laborde.
8. Lightning Sketching- BY Prof.
A. l.. Williams.
PART III.
l. Sextet, by Messrs. Schuy,
Moody, Domergue, Heintz, Pechon
and RObsrts.
2. Song and Dance, by Messrs.
Parisv and Roberts.