The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-01-25
LIVING WHIST.
Stately Kings, beautiful Queens. TsasoaIIy
Jacks and Picturesque Spots on the
Stage-A Charming Spectacle and n Sue
cessful Presentation.

Jacks and Picturesque Spots on the
Stage-A Charming Spectacle and n Sue
cessful Presentation.
From the time when it was announced
that the ladies' society OF the Church of the
Messiah was making preparations to pre-
sent the game of living whist at the opera
house, the interest in the affair had been
general and lively, but the most ardent
friends of the enterprise hardly anticipated
so large an attendance aud 80 triumphant
success as attended its presentation on
Thursday evening of last week.
1t was an undertaking of some magnitude
to train some tifty-tw0 people so thoroughly
for 80 intricate a performance that the whole
affair, from the grand march TO the final
exit, should pass smoothly off without
hitch or break, and, withal, with 30 much
of eclat and professional finish To this end
the skllful and patient work of Mr.. and
Mrs George ElmOre, under whose direction
the play was brought out, largely contrib
nted. To she Montpelier Military Band
orchestra, under the efficient leadership of
George f. White, is also due large meas
ure of the success of the entertainment
But skill in organizing and musical accom-
paniments of rare quality and fitness would
not have avaied in the absence OF good ma
terial for the various parts. Material Of
such natural adaptability which responds
quickly to the wand of the conductor,
and is 80 readily transformed into trained
performers rivaling professional talent in
skillful playing and surprising professionals
in the charm and freshness of their acting,
is nowhere more abundant than in Mont
pelier.
J. G.. Brown, A. ID. Farwell, L. w, Shedd
ana Or. X. l.. Cleaves were the players,
the cast in full was as follows: Mr.. Browns
hand, hearts-Mrs. c. A. Bailey (A) j. f.
GoodIenoggh 'oI t3 T. u';,1 s. BEonhy ,gO); dia-
Blanchard a., Nellie Fiheld (3), Clara
Adams (2); spades Frank l.. Pratt a.
George a. Knapp (3), Rose Lucia ~; clubs
c. F. Lowe (J), j. E. Bailey (6), E. E.
Blakely (5) Mr.. Farwells hand, hearts
Lynn B. Brooks "a, l.. Hathaway (6), Ned
B. NJ. Shepard (9), George X. Putnam (6),
f. j. McCuen (5); spades Mrs. l.. w. Shedd
(Q), Gertrude w. Meinecke (9); clubs-Fred
A Rowland (K), w. II. Stowell (S), II. L.
Eaton CD, Daisy Lowe (2l. Mr.. Shedd's
band, heartsA. j. Sibley (Kl, Mrs. E. d
Hyde 90, John r. ADAMS (9) Mrs. All
g. Eaton ~; diamonds-Arthur G. r.
~; spades-Miss +. DunsmOre (A), MIR
K. Goodenough (S), Helen Kempton 90,
Carlos G. Bancroft t5); clubs-Mrs. r. |.
r. Ehle d., Flora Cummins az. DR..
Cleaves' hand, hearts-Mary f. Mcclure
a., Mrs. Harlow Smith (3) Mrs. C.. NJ. Ben
nett (2); diamonds-Mrs. I. r. Moulton (A),
l.. II. Greene (J), Mrs. T. S. Brophy (lO).
Mrs George i. Walton (Sl; spades-A. C,
Ia
Cutler l0) Mrs Frank Adams (); clubs
Ella Bailey 90, George Yles (9).
The kings, queens and jacks were ar
rayed in appropriate and striking garments
from a costumer's wardrobe OF the rest,
the ladies were dressed chdcun a son 0Out,
while the gentlemen wore the conventional
dress suit, with colored sash over the
shoulder bearing cards of the suit and de-
nomination represented as the distinguish
ing feature. To do justice to the bewilder-
ing maze of frocks and gowns exhibited on
the stage would require the vocabulary OF
Partisan modiste. The effect was charm.
ing aud much ingenuity and artistic taste
was apparent in the methods used to indi-
cate the particular card each dancer repre-
sented. The queens, if anything bore their
honors even more graciousy than their
male cousOrts. Their stately bearing was
sufficiently imposing to curb somewhat the
vivacity of the rascally jacks, who were not
otherwise checked in their unbridled pranks
unless by an occasional wthering glance
from the flashing eye of the commanding
presence representing the king OF diamonds.
OF course TWO of the jacks were Messrs
Berry and Lowe. AS well the play without
Hamlet rs farce-comedy in Montpelier
without these two Dromios Mr.. Berry in
the lone fisherman dance exhibited posi-
bilties in the way of locomotiOu that pleased
the audience as much as they apparently
startled himself, while Mr.. Lowe performed
a hoe-down in the liveliest manner pos
sible. As for the jack of hearts, he per
formed his eVOlutions as comically and
vivaciously as II a democratic president
elect and The Columbian postage stamp
were only creatures of the fancy instead OF
stern realities,