The Progress., 1893-02-18

' irshall this week Miss Griswold aud /
- Alma GiTen will visit Joucsville he /
ire their return.
IA little bird has whispered 10 us that /
ie Beaver QuaTtetto will lose one of IFS
umbcr i'm the matrimonial field ere long |
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> We hope the pleasing little incident ot
he "boy. the calf aud the dog, enjoying /
n boistcrous romp in the courtyard, is .
not another "imagiuary picture con |
iurod 10y the fertile brain Of our gifted
contemporary. for il il gratifying indeed
to know that the criticism upon the
''nigger. the cow and the dorg" proved
good seed, aud f,ll upon fertile ground.
M
The writer was delighted To meet nj
the home Of n mutual friend. MIS-. James
Crangle. Of g Cdfrov, H., who is here for
n short visit. aud stopping M the Morris
House. where she viii bc plonfcd To- r"-
coivo her old friends. Sh" seems Ia pos
soss the secret Of perpetual youth. aud -
rs bouyant. bright and miIth-inspiring
rs ever. We hope she viii conclude 10
prolong her visit indefinitely.
The grandcst actor of many seasons
gTaccd the boards of the Grand "n
the 10Th inst. aud although both play
aud actor have been ably
,,,.;,i,;,,,I t,,. ON, Io,,I cnutomnnrarics
I.,,,.,, T., .,,,,l,,, ,bis r,suuo and cor
,,,, ., I,,s, ou, i,,i,,stiro to tho fault
I,,,oo,i,,,, or Mr. Mansfield That hc
,,..,,,,,,,,,,I, ,I,,, .,,.t,,,, l. to NV mind ,
I,,,,o,I ,,,ist,l,, fan, tbo ,ootnt. born and
-, ,t,,,,,,I, d,srIovod bv him
!, ,,,.,,,.,. ,,,,..,,,,ut gos,ur. and glance.
but his utter loss of Individuality is per
hans his most striking feature of gcuious,
unless II bo ms perfect mauucrism, i'm
assuming. even To ~ gloucC of the eye
( ,c remarkable manners of tho rcnowu
ed Fon
one even forg,tl the name of Richard
Nausiield i'm seeing his realistic Beau
RrummeI" History has been somewhat
distorted to producp the dramatic Beau
RrummcI. but as the latter has perhaps
done more for the good of mankind. the
distortion Is forgiven. The true manli-
ness. ., fbug moral courage aud dignined
Gentleman und, rlying the superficial,
r,s,idious efTcnina " Of the Beau, ,arouses
oue's peu,,iue admiration, which is not
less,ned by the infinite pity one feels for
tho fallen Prince of Society, when one
remembers that he fell through the petty
and contpmptiblc revenge of a Prince
Inv Inheritance.
The moral lesson taught is a good one.
and much may be gai, 60 uy seeing aud
npprpciaIiuy this wonderful production
of Richard Mansfield and clyde Fitch.
III
Nv oll who read the criticisms of the
St,,a,ano,, nrpas will he learned n fair
id.a of what Shreveport thinks of Mr.
uonsa,ld lint I wonder if any have
,,o,,,h, of what MIR. Mansfield thinks of
sh,ov.nort ne seen from the footlIghtsl
A ,r.ttv co,rect estimate of the social
,,a,us of n town mny be gained from
,ts ,oi,,, of Wow. a fact that I fear
some or shreyeport's social aristocrats
foroet at times. Gum-chewing is no un-
! commou sight among occupants of the
aross CIRCLE and paraiet. and has been
ohs.rved I'm the proscenium boxes gen
tleman coming in late often obstruct en-
uovinq overcoats. that could with great
ar eose and comfort he removed I'm the
vestibule. while chatting i'm an audible
undertone during performance is
,otbar the rule than the exception.
The writer once tried to listen to very
heou,ifu song rendered by the feminine
,oIois, Of the - ouintette, but wa:
successfullv revented by young lady
,rh, so,,med bent only upon advertising
IN as larye circle of acauaiutances a'
uoss,,ls the fact that she had secured as
-, ,,s,or, for the evening one of the de.
~,r,,I, .cotcbes- of society. It is safe
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