Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-04

The Entertainment by the Pupils Of
the Polytechnic College.

The entertainment given AT the opera
house last night by the pupils Of the
Polytechnic college was one of the most
brilliant amateur performances ever
presented in the city, and the large
audience which was present showed Its
appreciation Of the talent of the per-
formers by enthusiastically applauding
many OF the numbers OF the extensive
and varied program.
The entertainment was given for the
benefit OF the college library fund and
was the FIRST ever presented by the
pupils OF that worthy Institution in the
city. And the faculty and managers
Of the college are to be congratulated,
both upon the rare talent shown by the
young ladies' and gentlemen, as well as
upon the financial success Of the affair.
The performance was opened with
the "Tambourlne March, chorus. This
GLORIOUS was composed of about forty
young ladies and gentlemen, who grace
fully executed Intricate evolutions while
singing the selection. This was fol-
lowed by vocal solo by Miss Annie
Boyd. "Ernanie Fly with Me-" which
ditiicnlt selection was rendered with
great sweetness. "Who Did," a hui
morous song, was then sung by the col
lcre glce club, and proved so entertain
ing that IL was encored. Miss Mary
Cooke rendered an instrumental duet.
Then came the Famous Peak Sisters"
and the talented young ladies who rep
resented them kept the audience in
roar Of laughter with their comiCal
gestures aud quaint old songs and
speeches. A feature OF their perform
ance was the Comb" orchestra, which
played Golden slippers" with varla-
lions, Miss Josie Crutchfeld then rem
dcred vocal solo, after which Sc
lection Tor a Quartette Of guitars was
shllfully played by the Misses Boyd
and Messrs Potts and Newsom, Money
Matters descriptive cumical song
was sung and acted by Miss Pearl
Mackey and Mr. Newsom, and was one
OF the most entertaining numbers Of
the program.
Then came the most ambitious fea-
ture OF the evening, Greek play. The
Ladies Of Athens" The following is
the cast:
XanthIppe, wife Of Socrates.
-" =" ...... Miss A. Vinson
Aspasla, wife OF Peric!es ... .......
....,, e. .. e. Miss l.. Crutchheld
pemophila, wife of Demophilus..
NIcostrata, wife of sophocies...." '
Pythias, wife of Aristotle. -.
'''' -. ..........M Miss NJ. Shadden
wife OF Xenophon. -.
e.. zee. .... .... ....Miss NJ Boyd
sappho, poetess.. Miss f. Henderson
Cleobula, sister of Demosthenes
''.' zee. go, .......... Miss /. Potts
The scene was laid In the house OF
Xanthippe. II was full Of action and
the dialogue spicy. The young ladies
showed rare talent In their gestlcuin-
Ton and delivery and got through
the diueront presentations without a
hitch to msr the effect Miss Lizzie
Addison and MIR. Perez sang a duet
a, b, c. after which Miss Wessie
Adkisson recited and acted In cos
tune The Gypsey Flower Girl" Miss
Adkisson has rare talent as an elocu-
Zionist. An overture for FIVE pinn0g
was played by fifteen young ladies'.
This. Is possibly the first time thar
number Of instruments hive been
heard In concert in this city Master
Horace HUI accompanied by Two Rllit-
ans played NEST delightful selection
ON the violin, The evening was closed
with q graceful and hewlidering exbi-
billion OF poetic motion presented bv
a number OF young ladies In white
flowing dresses and floating parti-col-
ored scarfs.
Taking II separately and as n whole
the entertainment was a success ana +,
demonstrated the excellence AZ ~
Isaohlngs and methods OF the COLLEGE
me college and faculty are 10 be con-
graduated. eOh-