The Newtown bee., 1893-11-10
A GREAT SUCCESS.
The Academy Entertainment.-A Detailed Re port

The Academy scholars scored great victory at the Town hall, on Thursday evening last. The entertainment is pro- nOunced by everyone to be one of the best ever given in the hall. The eVen- ing was pleasant one and the hall was full, many being present from out of town.
 Every number on the program was a good one, and the prOmptness with which each was brought on chal lenged the work of professional mana gers and performers. The Delsarte work by the young ladies was exception ally fine and thoroughly enjoyed by all. It was certainly the best among host of other pleasing attractions. Almost every exercise during the evening might be mentioned as special feature. The flag march with the tableaux which fol- lowed it, the performance of the 12 dumb bell boys to music, Shakespeare ''Seven Ages of Man, the fancy club swinging of Miss Mabel Cummings, the dramatic rec itation of Miss French, ''The Little Shak- ing Quakers,' the pantomines "Woman's Work One Hundred Years Ago. and "1hc Worlds Fair" were all featuLes that not only pleased but surprised the audience, and drew forth rounds of ap- plause.
 The stage was very prettily decorated for the evening, and the soft colored lights which fell upon it when the Del sarte work began had a very pleasing effect.
 The stage exercises began with the flag march, when p members of the school, bearing flags, marched upon the stage, singing The Red, White and Blue,' the young ladies dressed in the national cOlOrs. After series of march ing and countermarching and singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" and other patriotic songs, historic descriptions of the flag were given by the leader, Harry c. Taylor, and also by Harry Curtis, Bradley Rodgers, Henry Moore, Hopo Warner, James Nichols, Harry Mason and Bertie Peck, the last four named bearing flags of Revolutionary days Following the march a recitation, enti- tied The Origin of the Flag" was giv- en by Miss Jessie Payne, bearing a flag 1 Following this three tableaux were shown of America, Miss Florence War. ner, bearing shield, represented a god dess of liberty, while semi-circle ot young ladies about her sang the nation al anthem.
 The "Character Sketch" and 'sThe Lit tie Shaking Quakers' were two very taking motion songs and pleased every one, the latter being among the bes things of the evening. The comedy "Columbus'' was we'll taken by thre, boys, Arthur Platt, Hopo Warner ant James Nichols. The tableaux 9Th, Red Man, showed an Indian in full cos tune standing beside his wigwam, whfl Miss Mary Antone, an Indian girl iron Virginia, who is at present attending the Academy, recited very prettily, 9Th Home of Our Fathers Shall Know us n, More.' Paul Beardsley impersonatet s'Whittier's Bareroot Boy" while Mabe Morris recited selections from the poem Miss Kittie French showed much abilit, as an elocutionist in her recitation Q "The Actors Story
 The Delsarte exercises, which wer, awaited with interest, surpassed the ex pectations of all, and reflected grea credit on the pupils as well as the rin structor, Miss Cummings. The gestur
 work was very gracefully performed b
 Miss Nellie Hubbell, Miss Florence War her, Miss Bessie Beers, Miss Fam
 Beers and Miss Bessie Jonas. Follow
 ing this were four groups in attitude
 the first being study in expression
 The last three groups to the music c
 ssHome, Sweet Home" represented firsl . Farewell to Home;' second, ssIn Sigh
 of Home;- third, "A Charm From tn
 Skies.'' The other young ladies wh
 took part ill the Delsarte exercises wei
 Miss Bertha Croffutt, whose expressio , of determination in the first group coul : not easily be excelled, Miss Edith Peel : Miss Hattie Ferris, Miss Libbie Chan
 bers, Miss Alice Beers, Miss Mau
 Blackman, Miss Laura Mitchell ard Mi;
 Jessie Payne.
 The moving tableau, Shakespeare
 Seven Ages of Man, was very good an