The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-04-12

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rude Grecian forests, and the mad
dened Jew of Shakespeare's Merchant
of Venice, we're groups of local play
ers all aiding in the success.
The entertainment proper was made
up of series of tableaux portraying
scenes and incidents in the careers
and stories represented by the various
booths, vocal and instrumental music.
The firstinumber, song by Mrs. Nc
MILAN, Miss Beecher, and Messrs.
Martin and Tanner, was followed by
series of three tableaux, representing
three incidents in the lives of Ferdi-
nand, Isabella and Columbus, the
three characters being represented by
G. G. Chollar, Miss Ada Adams and
o. w. Mcmillan, with train of maids
and courtiers. The pictures were beau
tiful, all of the figures being richly
and appropriately costumed. As the
calcium light was turned on in full
the audience applauded each scene
loudly. Charles Buttons rich basso
voice was next heard in the vocal solo
"Come Up from the Sea-" which called
forth an ncore.DThe next tableaux
we're from the "Fairies," Mrs. G. G.
Chollar as Queen, having an array of
little girls, all in white, and with fairy
wings, under her magic wand, the lit
tie ones concluding the picture with
song of fairyland. Lou Buxton, Ross
Houck. Geo. French and Chas. Bux-
ton sung the "Old Mill" and received
an encore, after which Mother Goose
miss Eva McConnelD had her large
family appear in pantomimic tales, all
of them being interesting, and some
of them decidedly humorous. Mrs.
o. w. Mcmillan, who is general mu-
steal favorite, sung whisper and I
Shall Hear" with violin obligato by
Till Tibbetts.1tAn encore followed, of
course. H. Lee Beecher, costumed as
the rude barbarian, with body cover
ing of bear skin, sandals, beard and
hair never trimmed, made an ideal In
gomar in the next series of tableaux,
as did Miss Inez Baldwin, in Grecian
gown of cream crepe, as Parthenia.
Petite, sparkling and vivacious Dolly
Kellam rendered two songs and dane
es in manner that brought the
"house down. and the little girl was
the admiration of all the little boys in
the room. Three tableaux from "Mi-
kado" came next, with j. F. Rogers
as Lord High Executioner. They
were admirably presented and we'll
received. Mesdames Mcmillan, Dick
inson, Pease and Miss Beecher sang
"The Old F olks at Home" after which
the Merchant of Venice" the final
tableaux of the evening were present
ed. The scenes were in court, with
Miss Lizzie Huntington as Portland
H. A. Baldwin as Shylock, and G.. w.
Dickinson as Antonio. They were
appropriately costumed, and made a
striking appearance in the two tab
leaux. Following this the participants
in all of the tableaux made grand
march about the hall, lead by the
fairies, and finally forming on the
} stage and closing with 20 Hush Thee,
My Babie." Ice cream and cake was
served afterwards by the Ladies Guild
of the church. The entertainment
was SO successful the first night that
it was repeated the second evening
with a large crowd present. Mrs
Pease was the pianist, Mr.. Tibbetts
violinist and Mr.. Terpening cornetist,
Prof. D. E. Laird conducted the cal
cium lights. The participants and
their booths we're as follows:
Ferdinand and Isabella-Misses
Adams, Dickinson and Charlotte
Schmahl, and Messrs. Chollar, Nc
MILAN, Martin and Ring.
Fairies Mrs. Chollar, Queen, Miss
es Pearl Evans, Jennie Evans, Adah
and Adele Race, Helen Huntington,
Edna Houck, Alice Hitchcock, Mar
guerite Warner, Ruby Curtis and
Zelma Thune.