The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-11
JUST INITIATED TALMAGE.
BROOKLYN CHURCH PEOPLE sHoCEKD
BIZ MISS DELL THOMPSON.

IL v-ns 81 . Moderately Cay Estsrt.,nmeut
In = Church-she showed How Tnius~Re
wouid Have Recited-Mennt No Harm.
Misc Dell Thompson Is q Brooklyn young
woman with captivating smile. q cultivated
voice ana freedom OF gesture She Is also an
entertainer. that is she recites beautiful poems
and things In public. Most OF those recita-
lions are delivered in Brooklyn. not because
Miss Thompson's ability in this line Is OF In
ferior quality. but because well. because
Brooklyn 10 the natural home Of the lecture
and the recitation. Sometimes Miss Dell
Thompson 10 invited to amuse an audience for
the benefit ofthe Socialists and sometimes 1t is
to help pay church debt or buy top-boots for
the heather. She is very entertaining.
Now, It happened that the Sands Street Me-
mortal Church. which Is in Henry street. BY
the way. gave moderately gay entertain ent
on Wednesday evening. The church is new
and handsome. and it's hall is we'll adapted to
moderately gay entertainments. OF course. an
elocutionist is necessary for such an enter
tainment Miss Dell Thompson was selected.
There was varied programme. In the audi
ence were. OF course. q great many Methodists.
and some OF them brought their Baptist. Con-
gregational. or Episcopal friends The hall
was filled. The audience was asked to re-
member that It was in a sacred building and
not to desecrate IL by unseemly actions.
Miss Dell Thompson was strong favorite.
She wore becoming gown and she recited the
chariot race from Lew Wallace's Ben Hur"
SO effectively that the audience could almost
hear the wheels go round and the sharp pant
ing OF the horses as they tried for place. 1t
was good and not too noisy. Miss Dell Thomp-
sons advance agent. II she had one, would
say that she was greeted with rounds OF ap-
plause." At any rate, the audience calle her
she amused the audience with an Initiation
this charge when he is delivering 1t as his first
recitation. Then she worried Henry Irving
ean G1 in this imitation. Sarah Bernhardt
was the next victim. some Of the women in
the audience couldn't see what claim Nine e;
iyn lecture course. Willie they were wonder
n nsduced to hen MISS lei ~ SAID
Ladies and Gen,IemeN VII now show pv, You
Miss Thompson's smile vanished Her face
assumed o 80 per cent. compromise expres.
fio Sn to to the middle Of the Stage .p Her
heels wobbled and her gestures suggested a
mill m otion as she said:
%wCIanno o, TnM ca cam.
who sings 9ut Stack o whites an drag one
Who der knsM k said ha MISS Ds sG
tie. joints Of a, footbaI player ache. With
kick that scared the deacons and their wives
in the first row. she said: :,
'..Sturmat by shotton shell. .bowley they
moIthuvhell. aliat waslefefum. iefruf siAsun-
so OF tie MD. Del t v d1Gfd
about the effect. She sprang with a bound
into this verse:
When e. mr. so .r,n.s,
iii iSnoF.rrr f Ina Ifiy.asi
hubble siSsundred
This fell with louder thump than the, cleo
ton returns. Dr. TalmaGe has friends In
Brooklyn and perhaps some Of them were in
They smiled but 1t was smile with protest,
Miss Thompson continued her calisthenics md
Brigade. and when she left the stage, thore was
some applause. One woman who heard the
recitation protested in this ways
10 he Ei,er ~ ne Br,rlkipr fng.
s wf s.nS
street Memorial rhureh, nnrnx the enter, ainmen.
,; III D Of
would dot among h. hem. Pr Iaimsss .n1S ,, am
sharoh to hold w riiispie minister o. anSthe
re who stssa the .n,ns. 70 Ismsmee,
By nsemy aotpns .nond have nc , inc enter
% %aae
error II she n'ended II as q caricature Il was
poor taste. Nv advice the lady to follow the good
example OF tho reverend gentleman who. under all
'"eO'n''""'s' places e'ef'' '"' III 'H'" 's''
Miss Thompson's friends are indignant be.
cause she was harshly criticised for her imIta-
She iidnt mean any harm by It." said one
OF them last night. " 1t was bit Of harmless
amusement and besides. she can give a good
Imitation OF Talmage. anyhow.
Among the people who attended prayer
meeting at the Sands street church last even
ing there was lots of talk about Miss Dell
THOMPSON. Some OF the women took it SERIOUS
". but not many The keS: George Van AL
q think that Miss Thompson's last reclta-
ton might have been omitted. Such II recita-
tion was hardly In good taste in a church Gu
tertainment. Miss Thompson's first recIta-
ton. however. was excellent"