Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-04
THnATRIcALs AT BALMoRAL.
A Queon who Loves Shows Of Al
Descriptions and ''Living Pietures."

A Queen who Loves Shows Of al
Descriptions and "Livine Pictures"
Queen Victoria. like all her predecessors,
IS very fond OF play. Al child she aAW
very little play acting. but she soon TOOK
70 Il. Any kind Of thow smusea Her MAY
esty, ana she has commanded traEediahs,
comedians. operate artists, clreuaeA anu
even a troupe OF performing bears,
The Queen IS very fond OF what OF lAte
years havs como 70 be known az LIVING
Pictures. and scarcely year paSsesi Win
ont the princekres and the ladies' ana Heh-
tIeraen OF the household getting up iAo-
ieAuH wants among ihensolves' rms year
however, quite a me series were reheafAeu
by tho household at GiaDmulek, and tuo
whole company paid a ayinE visit 10 bai-
moral and played before the Queen 70
Her MaieE,y'n and their own great ENJOY
ment.
The performances at Bslmorai have no,
been nearly 40 many % az windsor An"
Osborne. Indeed. only a travelling circus
the Carl ROSA Opera Company. Mr. GeoFEe
uroaamlth. and tho Garrick Company N
DIPLOMACY" hay0 been commanaoa "
Balmorai Caatc. The principal reasons
for this are tho enormous distance OF bsl-
moral from anywhere. and tho lack OF &C
oommoiatlonS Both the private heht'-
calls and tho performances BY professional
companiea tako place In tho BAH ioom'
! which Is o good sized room, approached Wy
double night OF wooden ftalra leading
directly TO tho Queens private apartments
1t is In front OF this atiarcaHc that the lite
nt-up stage, which was dnsiEued ny tna
Hon. Alic York, is erected. The Queen Keeps
her own Bcouie artist, Mr.. Reuben Coie'
who has paintinG room at the llttie Lazy
Wood Pavilion at Osborne. It is TO MS
brush that must be attributed tho pretty
little drop scene which representa- a sood
view of Dhlmorai Castle.
The ballroom itselt is In Scotch Baronia
style. The ceiling Is panelled IN plue
spangied with gold stars. nclow The woodci
eornios runs a long line OF atags heads
all noyal--bencoth which the walls ar
decorated with iirkr. skono-dhus, pouehe'
olaymores. Scotch bonnets and dfapnga Q
STUART tartan. tho came material being EN-
ployed to dfapo tho tall windows on u
right facing tho STAGE. Opposite Is To
mlrror-ilnod dais. from which the Roy
family witness a tenants ball or other fei
,iyity; but. on tho occasion OF a theairle.
performance, II Is occupied by the Duke Z
Flies band, which forms tho orchestra III
room ia ilt from tue roof at night By sever
large chandeliers.
During these performances tho Queen al
In a comfortable armchair. placed III VIII
would he the oentor Of the front row IN
ihaater. In front OF II is the Queens foo
stool. and slightly to tho right is sma
table which nho uses to hold hor handke
chief. her glasses, book Of tho words
when tho performance la that OF an opera
her programme and her fan, which 81
uses TO lead--ds rs tho cllquette--the a
pIause by tapping tho table with II. "
Royal programme is small oplong ca
folded in half The outside Il pink TO
gold llnea decorating the tor and bottom, a
in the l0ft-hand corner vlgnelto view
ilalmortl Castle In deep rtfi. Neither I
Royal armn not the QuecD'a cyphes hnd A.
place on the card, the reverse OF viii
merely bears the word ''Halmoraf' and 9
date. The inside. which ~ tintod green,
devoted 10 tho names Of the chafacteie.
players. and a synopflS OF tho nceuca.
10 tho right and left pf the Queen I'll
uoyaluea and Immediately behind the mel
hem OF tha household. Hcr Malesty'e cues
who are composed VI her neighhore and tn
house paroles. Behind thcao come the Quocl
servants and tennntry. Although there Il
entire absence OF uniform. aud little or
1owelry 70 warn ny ladies IN the Court eire
Tho liveriea " the servants and tho LIS
land dresses give color TO tho scene. viii
amid the SURROUNDINGS OF tho ballroo
FORM quito picturesqua oNeei. Ihege y
formAncea are quite eycnts tn the lfe
The beautiful hut quiet North country, Mh'
Her Majesty loves TO retire.