Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-04-12

ABSOLUTELY PURE
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Tableaur aud TbedtricGIS.
4 good many amusement-loving people
of this community, on tableaux bent, enjoy
ed the Art Amateur Clubs entertainments
on Monday and Tuesday evenings. The
programme included, beside the tableaux
which are always pretty and popular, vocal
music by some of our best talent and the
breezy farce, "Ici on Parle Francois. -
The subjects of the first evenings tableaux
were as follows: THE Afternoon Tea, p
quite lifelike. Comm thrO' the Rye
Miss Alexander and A. S. Allen the lasse
and laddie. "The Rye Comm thro', "a
soul-stirring scene in which the principal
actor was a dilapidated individual hardly
recognizable as that respected citizen and
public servant, w. f. Alexander. "'Twixt
Love and Riches"--Miss Latimer prettily
undecided between 4. S. Allen-who is
amazingly successful in love sceues-and Z.
T. Perry, the latter urging his candidacy
with an alluring display of treasure. Love
won. "Twos Company, Three's None
Miss Magma Moore and +. T. Perry being
the company and Miss jamie Moore, of Der
ryville, the interloper. "Rebecca and Ro-
wena"-Mss Neville Mitchell and Miss
Lucas. "a Game of Whist"-an absorb
ing game with certain side issues of no less
interest. "The Ghost Story"-Miss jamie
Moore the teller, with an awe-struck and
startled audience America Miss Lip
pitt, of Berryyille, perfect Aesh-and blood
copy of the Bartholdi statue, enlightening
small but intensely patriotic portion OF
the world.
The tableau artist of the Club opened a
new picture gallery to the public on Tues
day evening. In "The Interrupted Court
ship" Miss jamie Moore was the Interrupt
ton and Miss Magma Moore and James
Grantham the Interrupted. Morning,
Noon and Night"-Miss Lucas, Miss Maria
Moore and Miss Lippitt, Of Berryville,-
was particularly pretty and effective. Misses
Alexander, Lippitt and Magma Moore and
Mrs. Campbell Used Rubifoam" SIS smil-
ingly as if they had been found in the ad-
vertising columns of the current magazines.
Miss Alexander was an ideal "Maud Null
Ter" in charming rural scene, and George
w. Packet appeared as the Judge. THE
Waterbury Watch" was by Misses Magma
and jamie Moore; (Which Is Which" by
Mrs. Van Hook, Cleon Moore, Jr., and g.
w. Packet; and the picturesque Gypsy
Camp" by everybody. "Rebecca and Ro-
VIENNA and the American Goddess were re-
produced.
The singers, accompanied on the piano
BY Miss jamie Moore or Miss Magma Moore,
were Miss Latimer lin delightful duets with
Mrs. Van Hook and with T. L. Shirley, Mrs
Gordon Van Hook, of Washington, whose
contralto voice is remarkable for volume
and richness, aud who was received by the
audience with every manifestation OF Plea
sure; and T. L. Shirley and E. Tayloe Per
~, both popular singers, in pleasing selec-
tons
The merry little farce which ended the
entertainment aud sent the audience away
in a gale of laughter was rendered by set
If very clever amateurs I. L. Shirley as
Major Rattan. boisterous Briton; Z. U.
Kennedy as Dubois, the complacent and
comical Frenchman w. F. Alexander as
Spriggins, thrifty, and anxious to turn to
lucrative account his extraordinary facility
in French; Mrs. VIM. Campbell as the
naughty Mrs. spriggins, remotely descended
from the House of Fitzpentonville; MISS
Maria Moore as Angelina, pretty and IN
love" according to the programme, certain
~ pretty; Miss Neville Mitchell as the
Jealous Majors missing bride, and the very
centre of the commOtiOn; Miss Rebecca
Kennedy as the much imposed-uPon and
deliciously impertinent servant gal"