The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-12
SOCIETY IN THE STATE.
PLEASANT EETERTAINMENTS ON
THE THRESHOLD OF LENT.
Dickens Receptions, Teas, Dramsnc GER
formancss and Many Other seoisa
Events--A Week Of Gsiety.

LYNCHBURG, VA, Feb. 9.-On Mon
day night Dickens reception" was ne'o
at Calisthenic Hall. which was largely
attended by many of our most cultivated
people and highly enjoyed. The charac-
tiers were taken from Nicholas Nlckleby.
and were admirably presented. Miss
| Cecil Poole personated Miss Fanny
Squeers. and her make up was most
| excellent as also that Of Mr.. Esten Shu-
mate, who went as Nicholas, and his
sister, Miss Shumate, as Mss Kate
| Nickleby. Could the master have been
present. we are sure he would have pro-
nounced them faithful portraitures OF the
| children of his brain. Refreshments were
served after the tableau. and everybody
had a pleasant and sociable time.
on Tuesday night our mirth-loving peo-
ole had quite an embarras des riches in
| the way of entertainments, brownie
| tea being held at the residence OF Mr..
l Burrows Johnson, on Grace street, where
the little folk" as well as those OF
| larger growth spent charming evening"
Mrs. Johnson was assisted in entertain
| ing her guests by Miss Mamie Hutter'
| style-notably, as apropos to the occa-
sion, THE Gobelins VIII Catch You,
| If You Don't Watch Out
| The same evening, at the residence or
| Major c. V. Winfree, on College Hill,
| a French play, entitled Les Cuisinieres,
a kitchen scene in one act, the dramatls
pesonae being lille. Leontine Fleury and
her pupils, was presented. Inc play was
enacted in the French tongue. but 1t
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preciate the bright little comedy, so Vi
vaciously were the parts sustained by
the performers, who were as follows;
Madame Beloiseau, Mrs. Taylor Gleaves;
FRANCHISE, her cook. Mrs. Reuben Quinn;
Ernestine, her maid. Miss Mollie Early;
Heloise the milliner, Mrs. Ham. wilkins;
Catherine Ian Auvergnate), Miss Maud
Smith; Virginie Ga Normandy, Miss Lizzie
Winfree; Mere Grobec. mother or Fran
coise, Mile. Fleury. The moral OF the
play was. when the cats away the mice
will playv' and one of an imaginative
turn can well conceive the opportunity
taken by the servants in the absence OF
Madame Beoiseau to give dinner party,
and the Indignation and dismay OF the
lady, who, returning sooner than was
expected, finds her retainers enjoying
themselves In the most hilarious manner.
The intellectual part Of the feast being
Captain John M. Payne that the French
cooks desired the audience TO discuss
specimens Of their culinary lore In the
dinfng-room, summons that was Joy
fully obeyed, and II was not until late
hour that the well-pleased company dis
persed.
Tomorrow night at the Young Mems
Christian Association Hall. an evening
with the poets, artists and musicians
will be given with the following inter
esting programme: Recital OF poem, 'One
Morn a Peri at the Gate, by Miss Annie
| Brown; Angel. Miss Elite Adams; Perl,
Miss Ruth Jennings g Scene. False
Flew the Shaft" Mr.. A. II. Jennings
and Peri 8. Representation, Sweet Said
the Angel" a. Picture, But See. Who
Yonder Comes" Miss Lizzie Winfree and
Mr.. Sidney Kelly. 5. Illustration, There
Was a Time, He Said" Mr.. Harry Moo
las and Miss Jennie Head. 8. Description
Joy, JOY, Forever" Angel, Peri. Louise
Adams, Marguerite, Snead, Mary Chris
tan, Helen owen. Ruth Lavinder, Lizzie
Adams. Bessie Johnson. Page Amber,
Alex Mahood and Nina Lille.
Part Ill. Vocal Solo, Miss Maud
Watts. @ Grecian Statuary pOetical de-
scription), Miss Kate Langhorne; Bass
Solo. Mr.. Walker Pettyjohn; Statuary.
(musical interpretation, Rock Of Ages,
Miss elizabeth Lewis, fldHo cOIO' li'
Emil Berger
We challenge comparison with any city.
even big" Richmond. in the way Of
unique. elegant and intellectual enter
tainments. Our amateurs will present
New Market" a play written by Mr..
John Shuman, of the Nirglnian, author
of Virginia" on Friday night, the cath
Of February at the Opera-House The
leading parts will be taken by the anna
teurs of the Zouave Club. who made
such a success OF the latter play last
year. Professor Poythress will be the
musical director. and the stage will be
under the management Of Mr.. Samuel
Spencer.
A pretty marriage occurred at Memorial
church, on College Hill, Tuesday after
roCn at o'clock, the contracting parties
being the Rev. Porter Hardy, of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. South and Miss
jamie L. Mahood, an attractive young
lady. Of this city
Miss Lizzie Bardin the guest OF the
Misses Hutter returned TO her home in
Charleston, S. c., on Monday
Mrs. Catherine NJ. Walker and her
dat ghter. Mrs. Edward Saunders, of
Rocky Mount Franklin. are the guests
Of Mrs. John ii. Lewis. Court street.
Mrs. Sears and Miss Winnie Sears,
OF Virginia. are stopping at the Nor
vell-Arl:lgton.
Mrs. Greenwood Nowlin. assisted by
her mother Mrs. Pendleton, and her
sister, Miss Lucy Pendleton, gave
very charming at home" on Tuesday
from to Z. which was numerousy at
tended. RUTH RIPPLE.