The Newtown bee., 1893-03-03
Affairs About Town.
ACADEMY PUPILS SCORE A SUCCESS.

All who were at the Academy enter tainment on Monday night will be sure to go again whenever the Academy gets up anything, It was a celebration of LOngfellOW's birthday and was one of the brightest and best entertainments that has been given in the town for long time. The evening was a pleasant one and the Academy was filled with specta- tors. The declamatiOns, rectations and essays were short and spicy and we'll rem dered and the choruses by the school and the tableaux scenes would do credit 10 any school in the country.
 Among the features of the evening were the tableaux representations from ''The CnurCShip of Miles Standish" and Evan grline." In the former Miss Nellie Hub- bell took Iha pa, t of ''Prisciila, ;" the spin nrr, and !. Harry Taylor characterized John AlAen.'' 'Prscillt' looked very pretty seated beside her spinning wheel with the trim ".John Alden standing be- side her, and the pleasing picture drew forth round of applause. The Evan ge!iue' representations were equally we'll taken. Miss Florence Warner represent ed Evangeline,' while Harry C. Beers impersonated "Gabriel," her lover. Stan ley Blacdman, the farmer of Grand Pre- and Willis t]awlev. "Basil,' the black smith. There were three different repre- sentations portray ying Acadian home life, and each was heartily encored. These were followed by tableau repre- eenting "Evangeline'' liter her years of weary wandering in the search of her lover, going towards the aimshouse with flowers in her band, to care for the sick and dying. This was very prettily taken by Miss Helen Beers.
 A taking feature of the entertainment was the chorus rpnde ring of sPilgrim Fathers" with cornet and piano accom- panrnnt. N hich appropriately followed ''rhr C"urtshjp of Miles Stsndish." The cnrnet music was furnished by member of the school, Ralph Betts. Other flea tures of the evening were the piano duet by Miss Grace Good ell and Miss Nellie Huhbtll; vocal solo, "Beware," by Miss Florence Warner; 'Longfellow's First Poem." by Agnes Platt The songs "Excrl<ior'' and "Psalnl of Life"' are al- so deserving of mt tntiOn. A life-size DOT trait of Longfpllow hung over the plat form and colored picture of the s'Old GrH eir House. Longfellow's Cambridge home, hung over the piano. The piano accompauiments were played by Miss Good sell and Miss IIubbell. From the time the exercises began until they clos ed there seemed to be scarcely minute lost and the program of about 30 pieces was gone through within al hour and a half. Principal Cliff proved an ideal ma an- ager and chairman for such an entertain ment. Following is the program: l. Piano solo, Bessie Jonas. ?. "Psalm Of Life," chorus by school. 3. 'rhe Old Crafgie House." history and de scription by Florence A. Warner. 4. "My Lost Gouth," recitation by Harry l. 1 Curtis. 5. 'sI Hear the Robins Singing" song by 6. "The Village Blacksmith" recitation by | James Nichols.
 :. The Chlldren's Arm Chair" history and description by Bessie L. Beers | 8. '.From My Arm Chair,'' recitation by Fan l nie NJ BeeIs.
 | 3. Beware" vocal solo, Florence A. War
 10 eThe iiappiest Land,' recitation by James Betts.
 H. "Excelsior," chorus by school
 F. "Longtellow's First Poem, ,"recitation b, Agnes Platt: :. French quotation, recitation by Bessie L | Beers.
 l4. InterFude, Farmers Boy, song b,
 b. ''Courtship of Miles standish," selection by Grace M. Goodsell.
 l Is. Tableau scene from Miles Standjsh Nel i lie Hubben and J. Harry Taylor. I I7. spinning W heel,o Grace M. Goodsen
 Is. Pilgrim Fathers chorus by school. Beers
 20. "Panl Reyere's Iide," recitation bs Ro
 Platt.
 2I. Piano duet, Miss Gooasell and Miss Hub bell.
 z2. .Evangeiine," selections by Edith Nj | Peck.
 23."E2ile of the Acadians, (Evangeline, reading by Nellie Hubbell.
 | 24. Tableaux Scenes from Evangeline, Flol ence A. Warner, Harry c. Beers, StanIe I Blackman and Willis Hawley. 25 .Mocking Bird,n Evangeline, recitatio
 by Hattie L. Ferris.
 26 .Mocking Bird" solo, Hattie L. Ferri. l 27. Tablean, "Evangeline," Helen M Beer. 2s. sThe Reapers' Song" by school.
 %. Morituri SalutamuS with Latin text
 recitation by Bradley c. Rodgers.
 30. .sAe is Dead, the Sweet Musician - essa
 by Grace NJ. Goodsel. T 3i. "America.'