Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-22
A CHARMING SUCCESS
Brilliant Audience Witness +" An Evening
With Our CrandmotherS."
EXCELLENT TABLEAUX YIYANTS.
Receive Meritcd Appreciation-Sonc
Fashionable Spectators.

In An Evening with Our Grand
mothers" given under the auspices Of
the Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton ana the personal direction Of Mrs.
James A. Wolch. at the Academy last
night. all things worked together for sue
cess. Behind the tootlights- an Eden II
Ewes. where not an actress but MAS
bright pretty, and pleasing passed in
review q most elaborate set of tahleauN
vivants, beautiful in colorIng and artist
caily finished in every detail. intcrsperscd
with songs and music. so that while tho
eye Toasted the ear might he ENHANCED.
In front OF the foothghts had gathered
the wealth. fashion. and beauty Of the
city. Society, the professions. and the
arts were all represented by their ioTt-
most votarics. and the tout ensemble pre-
scented scene that has rarely been
oquallcd. and never oxcelied in the his
tory OF the Academy.
\ HAPPY THOUGHT.
Mrs. Wolch was certainly inspired with
"a happy thought when II occurred 10
her TO give a series of tabieaux and IN
the carrying out OF her project her good
genius did not desert her. FOR II WOuW
be hard To name "a more interesting OF
more admirably arranged set OF pictures.
Tableau !. Marriage OF Iocahohtas,
showed woodland scene. with Pocahon-
tas MISS Carrie Colemam being married
TO John Smith tMr. AlsCp) by a priest
with Pocahontass father tMr. Kuther-
fordJ and Indian women grouped "kath-
leen MaVoureen" was admirably rem
dercd by Mrs Jacob Kcinhardt between
tablcaux ! and ,. Tableau .. "Courtship
OF Miles Standish." showed cottage IN
terror, with Miss Lucy Wormley as
Priscilla and Mr. James Rutherford as
John. Major James Branch sang IN ms
usually impressive style, Toste's Good
By" after tableau 2.
GRACEFUL DANCING.
The third scene was minuet. led by
Miss Judith Dean and Mr.. Adolph Blair,
and danced with exquisite grace ana
charm by a charming bevy of children,
dressed in the picturesque costumes OF
the eighteenth century, at the thd oil
which Mrs. Butler sang, with much taste
and feeling the Old faVoTltc, Never
more" Comm Thro' the Rye was the
subject of scene 4, which was admirably
EXPRESSED by Miss BEETLE Booker, VINO
sang the quaint Old song with much grace
and ability. and Mr.. Lewis Brandcr. III
a picturesque tnVHONlIvNt u N0'H
sheaves.
wed Better Bide Wee" was the
subject of scene :. given in cottage IN
terrier. with MIR. jefferson "a the father
reading his paper: Mrs. Knowles as the
mother. Hitting. Mr.. L. ii. Gloves as the
lover. and Miss Ellie Douglas FTayser
as the sweetheart. who gave admirable
expression 10 the old Scotch ballad.
Scene 6. in which Miss Irene Langhorne
appeared as Triby, fairly brought down
the house. Miss LanghOrne had. in her
dress. copied the frontispiece Of George
du Maurlcr's famous novel, and was re-
peatediy encored for her rendering az
Trilby's song. Ben Boli,' which was de-
lichtfully given.
ASIAN entire acfe Mrs. Knowles and Mr..
T.. II. Gloves gave i'm their usually I'm
ished style the wcll-knOwn ballad, The
Sailor signs
TABLEAUN V1VANTS.
The second part Of the programme was
a series Of tablcauN arranged as Twins
pictures. in a large frame arranged for
the purpose. lighted with electricity ana
calcium elects. 80. !, spirit Of The sum
nit" found sweet and spiritueha rel>
rcscntative in Miss Kate Harris. No. >.
Ia Tosca." was given by Miss Alys
Connaliy with great intelligence. No. :.
1.-THE Proposal" taken from the we'll
known picture, and 40. :. Mrs. Si'-
dons." by Miss May Howard. in black
velvet ami Gainsb0rOuSh hat trimlhei
with white ostrich piumrs. was an ailni-
rabl. representation. In strict Conf
d.nce." with Miss Marion Meade and Mr..
STANLEY Adkins as the COufd1nts. seat,;
on a golden seat in beautiful WOODLAND
scene. with lake in the distance, ana
delightfully."- soft light. making perfect
ems -mblc. queen Louis. Of Prussia,
as she is represented coming down tht
grand staircase was given with splen.
did effect by Miss Auastasa Howard.
In Sweet Silence" a capital picture ~
life. was given the most dainty express
sion by Miss Nellie Mayo. "NictoTy."
represented by Miss May Handy, stand
ing on a pedestal. s1tho3 In white dri>
perics and crowned with laurel, holding
in her right hand the American Eagle
and IN her left "a sttf bound with the
Stars and Stripes. MS appleudrd with
enthusiastic Vigor. Miss Alys Tlnsley
made very pretty Psyche. ana Miss
Lucie Wormey ami Mr.. Adolph Blair
represented as playing a game Of chess,
gave due expression 10 the title OF the
tahicau Winning" In Love" by Miss
Kate Harris ana Mr. Edmund Wood
bridge. was charmingly interpreted. and
the grand finale was THE Dancing les
SON" by most Of those who had taken
part IN the foregoing tableau. The Incl
dental music TO the second part of the
programme included lola" Chadwick,
by Mrs. Reinhardt; "Bonnie Sweet Bes-
Sic" by Mrs. Butler, and THE Palms."
by Major Branch.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
The floral tributes presented to par
tiCipants in the pictures throughout the
evening were numerous ana magnificent.
Tn following ladies were noticed in the
audience: Mesdamcs Decatur Axtcll,
John Kerr Branch, Countess Montsaul-
min, James Il. Branch, Il. g. Cabell. WI
l.. Royal. John Eniers, Richard Pear
son. II. Y. Ellyson, Trucman Shusloff ot
Marylant Thomas. rutherford. l.. -.
Leigh. +. W. Christian. c. T.. Burke.
Joseph Bryan, Willie Talbot. Alex. Ar
cher. J. Brock Barton Wise. a. Bcirne
Rlair J. Il. Munson. G. T.. Smith. T.
McPhail. and Misses Carrie Talbot. Flns-
Sic Talbot, Mary Lewis. Marianne Mead.
judith Dean, Maud Kent. Efie Branch
Claudia Palmer Nirgie prewry Mercer
Cook, VI. Clark. Of savannah; Jennie Cook,
Marion Harris. \. Black. Of Nashville:
Mny Mayo. Louise Mayo, c. Russell, of
Winchester; Mary Miller. Of stanton;
Lucy Hopkins. OF Baltimore. Ellen Bruce.
OF Halifax county: Bertha Randolph.
Mary McClw, Mary Pegram. Leila Grey.
Annie Grey. Callie Ryiand, Mary ami
Lizzie Hayes Mary Cameron. Lima Mayo,
Mary Anderson Gertrude Cameron. Annie
Cameron. Bertha and Sallie Wexford,
Helen Lea. Eugene Tenant, Anne Ten
nant. Salie Peasants. Irene peasants,
Ellie and Evelyn Williams, and the Misses
Valentine.