Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-08
srAvNToN's SOCIAL SENTENCES.
After Lent Gayety in the Mountain City
Richard III. by Negroes.

After Lent Cayety In the Mountain Sity-
Richard III. by Negroes.
sTAUNTON, VA. April Miss Louise
Brander, of Richmond, is in the city visit
ing her friends. Misses Calvert and Agnes
Wake.
Mrs. J. Frederick Efinger Is at Flo
renee, s. c., the guest OF friends.
Miss Beck, Of Wheeling. w. va VINO
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. james Ia
Beck, of this city. returned home Ihurs-
day.
Lieutenant Albert J. Derbrey, who
has for several weeks past been patent
at the United States Naval Hospital, at
Norfolk Is reported as rapidly mendihg,
and Is expected to return TO his nome mere
shortly.
Miss Charlotte Ransom IL In Charles
town. w. Va, where she Is visiting MISS
Willis.
Mrs. Newton wayt and Mrs. Charles
Holt were thrown violently from Mrs.
Wayt's phaeton on Tuesday when the
ladies' We're driving on north Prospeo.
street. The vehicle was overturned ana
somewhat smashed. but little injury, for-
tunately, happened to its occupants
Mr. Armstead c. Gordon having ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver the poem
at the unveiling of the monument TO tne
Private Soldiers and Sailors at Rich-
mond on May Both, is busily engaged OH
his poem. Mr.. Gordon has already won
the laurel-wreath as a writer OF hctioh
and verse. and his friends have no fear
but that his genius will prove itself equai
to the Richmond occasion.
The Chancel Guild Of Trinity Episcopal
church has made gift of a credence
table and communion linen to the Episeo-
pal church at Clifton Forge.
Mrs. julius C. Schaeffer left Thursday
for Atlanta. Ga, where she Will WISH
Major and Mrs. Appel.
The Misses Money, OF Carolton, MISS
| daughters of Congressman III. ID. Money.
| who have been the guests of Mr.. ana
| Mrs. Robert w. Burke. will leave Tues-
| day for Washington, ID. c., where they
| have spent the winter.
CAPTAIN Thomas $. Doyle Is spending
| a few days at Norfolk.
Mrs. T. c. Morton has been quite sick
| at her home, on north st. Clair street, for
| some days.
Mrs. George Inness, of San Diego, Cal,
! is in the city visiting her daughter, Mrs.
/ Frank l.. Sublett.
Miss Jennie Dresser and Mrs. Evelyn
Smith-Kern. OF Springfield, ILL.,, who have
been the guests of their relatives, DR.. and
:
their home.
Miss Mary Braxton, who for several
months past has been a patient at Johns
/ Hopkins Hospital, returned this week, be-
! ing well nigh restored to perfect health.
! ORCHARD THE THIRD" COLORED
A most unique performance was rem
dered in the Staunton Opera-House tues
day evening. The negroes OF this city
! essayed To present Richard the Third.
Rarely has so splendid house greeted
the rendition OF any play in this city
The first floor had been exclusively re
served for white people, and this part OF
the building was packed, and standing
room could only be had as the curtain
rose. The galleries groaned with dense
ly-packed crowd of negroes. The amatue
performers had splenddly staged thel
play and strutted about in velvet, SILK
and bespangled costumes rented from
New York costumer.
Shakespeare's historical tragedy wa
rendered I'm a most credtable manner
each character had his lines well learned
and as a whole the performance was
most remarkable one.
lanes $. Woods. a walter at the Nlr
ginia Hotel, assayed the role or Richard
and his acting was creditably unique, ah'
was in several particulars decided de
. parture from the conventional rendering
OF Frederick Warde, Thomas keene, an
Richard Mansfield Dore B. Graves wa
quite clever In the role of Lady Anne
and Charles Carter's Richmond was IA
! above the average amateur performance
The entire cast may well be proud o
thel. performance, which will be repeate
Tuesday evening