Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-01-04
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The Art Amateur Club of Charles Town
entertained full house with Tableaux and
Concert, Monday evening" succession of
life-pictures as brilliant as beautiful faces,
graceful attitudes and appropriate costumes
could make them, interpreted with enloya-
| BILE musical selections. The first tableau
represented IN cold Maids Tea" OF which
Mrs. VIM. Campbell and Misses Moore of
Berryville, Latimer and Wyatt sedately and
demurely partook, and to which every bach
elor in the house, of whatever age would
have been glad of an invitation. In THE
Bachelors Reverie," Mr.. Bassett Mitchell,
lounging over his pipe, had visions of love-
illness that the audience was permitted also
to enjoy As "Peacemaker" between Miss
Wyatt and Mr.. T. Lee Shirley, Miss Alex
ander contributed to beautiful scene,
though the success Of her mission seemed
in doubt. Mrs. VIM. Campbell was perfect
picture of the Puritan maiden Priscilla at
at her spinning wheel-Mr. A. s. Allen
personating John Alden. As the Sleeping
Beauty Miss Campbell, attended by Miss
Latimer and little pages, awaited the kiss
of the Pruce-Mr. f. I. Perry subsequent
scenes showed the enchantment broken
Another scene of like blissful anticipation
was Don't "-participants Miss Maria
Moore, Mr.. w. +. Alexander, and Old Maids
peeping,-she reluctant, he expectant, they
Mortified When the curtain rose again
they did,-at least we were intended to be-
lieve so,-and the audience was in ecstasy.
"Woman's Rights" lifted the veil of the fu-
ture long enough for glimpse Of masculine
housekeeping under the critical observation
of charming young women with cigarettes,
stiff hats and lord-of creation airs. Mrs.
Wm Campbell was shown Taking the
Veil" surrounded by beautiful nuns, and
about to be deprived of her splendid tresses.
Mr.. T. P. Lippitt, as Bluebeard, was dis
covered almost in the act of decapitating
Mrs Campbell row of cheerful-looking
heads of previous victims adjoining the
wall. Sir Walter Raleigh, in the person of
Mr.. Perry, spread his historic cloak for the
dainty step of beautiful Queen Bess-Miss
Neville Mitchell. "The Stag Supper" was
scene of convivia! pleasure-but, "Oh,
what difference in the morning" THE
Witch's Daughter Campbell-seated
on a crescent moon, was scene of weird
beauty. 1.-THE Gauntlet Before and After
Marriage" Maria Moore aud Mr.. V.
L. Lipptt an Love"-Miss Moore and
Mr.. Allen "The Flirt"-Miss Maria Moore
and Messrs. Alexander and Thos. Aisquith,
were exceedingly pretty groups; and The
Fortune Teller" participated in BY nearly
the whole company, was indescribably rich
and picturesque.
The other features of the programme
we're equally entertaining. Mr.. Brsxton
Davenport recited quite skillfully DR.. Bag
bys masterpiece of humor and exquisite
fancy"-"Jud Brownings Account of Ru-
benstein's playing" FAIRY Song" and
"Jack Frost" were delightfully."- sung Dy
Misses Campbell and Latimer and Messrs
Perry and Shirley, aud "Come where my
Love Lies Dreaming" by Mrs. Campbell,
Miss Latimer and Messrs. Perry and Shirley.
Vocal solos by Miss Campbell, Mr.. Perry
and Mr.. Shirley, an instrumental duet by
Misses Moore and Campbell, vocal duet
by Misses Campbell and Latimer, and an
instrumental duet by the Misses Moore (of
Berryvile aud Charles Town we're good
and well received and DR.. Mitchell, OF
Summit Point, made particularly fine i'm
preston by his admirable voice and express
sive rendering of several songs. Piano ac-
compartments were by Misses Moore OF
Berryville, Campbell, and Moore of Charles
Town.