The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-24
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
NICE ACTING PRETTY TABLEAUX-
SWEET SINGING.
The Large Crowd in Attendance were
Greatly Delighted ut the Success
Of the Evening,

The Large Crowd in Attendance were
Greatly Delighted at the Success
OF the Evening.
| Some Que has laughed at the American say
ing that u hundred thousand dollar building
was all they thought necessary In forming g
GossI more than that, FOR they f have taxed them
selves literally 10 pay for teachers. The
goodly crowd at the school entertainmen
last Friday night proved that they would
good time but II should not be the only time
| TO give our support 10 the school. For more
than upon building, more than upon the
upon the hearty cooperation OF It's patrons
Teschers can do little unless we help them
| Why should not the AbOeville Graded School
be the best in the State?
We have made q tine beginning md nCsv we
| have helped II uoOly In It's effurt 10 obtain q
piano and we'll stocked library. Both these
are necessities for every school that wishes 10
do good work. All grant this but very few ol
US would have the patience, perseverance and
pluck necessary to obtain money for these
purposes. But Mrs. Bradley, nothing dau nted
| has for weeks drilled and practised the chill.
dren for an entertainment which brought 10
| money for the school and furnished the peo.
pie of the town pleasant evening. The pro.
gramme In which the children took the main
part WAS interesting TO all.
| We had hardly time 10 be comfortably
seated, glnnce smilipgly around on many I.
| familiar face " nod encourasingly TO small
boys on the bench, when a bell tlnkled and
the piano sounded tune familiar TO- all.
When the curtain was drawn that hid the
stage from View IL pretty tableaux was dis.
closed. In front Of US stood semicrcle OF
eleven girls. In robes Of state, with crowns on
their heads and starred scepters in their
hands. We easily recognized them as South
Carolina with her ten rebel sisters on each
slide.
Miss Jeanie White represented South Caro-
lima.
Miss Mamie Lee, Alabama.
Miss Grace Smith, Mississippi.i
Miss Sadie Lee, Georgia.
Miss Male Robertson, Florida.
Miss Lucy White, Texas.
Miss Eva Kirby. Louisiana.
Miss Jeanie Perrin, Virginia.
Miss Willie Colhoun, Arkansas.
Miss Herbert Bays. North Carolina.
Miss Rebecca Seal, Tennessee.
Behind these was q large semicircle OF girls
each lifting over her head colored crescent
Though twenty.nine years have passed since
that sad surrender at Appomatax. no South.
ern heart tails 10 beat IN unison with the
strain of the Bonnie Blue Flag. 1t ~ not mar
rowness for the rchous was just as harmonious
Just as strong with which they greeted the
"Red White and Blue" It Is not with rebell-
ion but with sad and loving hearts thnt aa we OF
If the older ones were saddened little BY
this first, the next aroused Them.
For keeping time with their sturdy little
pat In marched the boys and girls OF the first
grade and told us how Little Ben Butte had a
iute, flute, and he went about the streets In a
knickerbocker suit" When the tramping
died away. a very interesting two came upon
the stage, Reuben. whose story you can read
In his longing gances, and his pretty Rachel.
In song aud panl0mlne they tease but finally
make up. Rachel's pretty ways won the audi.
ence and by vigorous applause they obtained
Reuben-Henry Bradley.
Rachel-Miss jamie Quarles.
The next WAS u kindergarten symphony; at
ha N The hell In marcheN lille
friends OF the first grade. In perfect time, In
regular order they formed upon the stage sew.
erai pretty figures. Each carried musical
toy and al a given signal the lines faced the
audience and then came one symphony:
One tooted horn, another blew whistle, all
did their best, every lace oeamed: A sym.
%ppd
but we thought II not ipaptly named. For
Is not music the expression OF feeling, and
did not this come from the hearts serenely
happy In the consciousness that they were
doing their very best?
The curtain hid them from view and we be-
came lost In fond recollection OF the days
But we started up rs soft rich note roses and
fell In witching melody through the hall.
II was Miss Jennie Edwards singing Loves
osr sna whsn sSs k ~ aRguss Ses
6e my Sweetheart" We would have wished
another but feared to ask II, and found our.
selves next sympathizng with poor Aunt
ooarders. Mrs. PSflngton. 10 Children :
governesses,2 servants, sympathy soon chang
ed to admiration OF the clever Doxie who 30
admirably came 10 her Aunts rescue.
Doxie-Miss Gertrude Hemphill.
Aunt Sietsin-Mlss Belle Perrin.
Mrs. Puf1ngton-Miss GusSie Caughman.
We are sure we all admired the soldier-like
Master Wallace, went through their Wand
Drill. The scene changes; by The Ice and snow
we know II 10 winter. We should like we'll 10
be lost II we found ourselves in such COM
pany as did Norman. (Tom Perrin) and Dor.
thy, (Miss Mazie Cason.) On each side, half
hidden by evergreens, were the little people
Of the snow" and 10 complete the scene came
Jack Frost, (Wm. HemphiIl,) with his baud
of Fairy Elves. Around they danced scatter
ing their white frost everywhere, and only
stopping when Jack Frost Was singing. The
Laughing Chorus amused us all and caused
many fright good hearty laugh" 10 ring
through the building.
The laugh WINS continued through the next
number for there was no one who did not
ceverly reused the anger OF the shoemaker,
Harry Can non,) and the barber, (Wade Har-
rlson.) For In the midst OF the fight he has
caused, he loudly calls the policeman and the
poor barber and shoemaker feel the force of
the latter's club.
From gay to sad as In life, SO In the pro.
gram Of Friday night. AS minute before
we had laughed with the news boy, so now
our hearts were touched by the sad prophetic
strains OF the "Gypsy's Warning" II all the
warnings were borne by such attractive mes.
sengers as this one was, we think we would
listen TO them more heedfully. Miss Saidee
Lee and Mr.. Black made pretty picture as
they stood listening.
--MIss Saidee Lee