New-York tribune., 1895-12-29
NEWARK.
ENTERTAINMENT OF THE LADIES' GUILD
OF ST. BARNABAS'S CHURCH.
THE COMEDY OF TOYS" TO BE GIVEN MAG
NIFTcENT PREsENTATIoN-NEw RULES FOR
THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD
OTHER INTERESTING SOCIETY
INCIDENTS


INCIDENTS
Battalion drills will be ordered for the lst Regi-
ment National Guard. in few days. and larger at
tendances will be insisted upon. In several OF the
companies the commandants will issue special or
ders to provide for these battalion drills and failure
to attend may subject derelict members to court
martial After Tuesday evening the recently
published order providing for change in the style
OF the fatigue blouses worn by commissioned OIL
Gers will be in full force. Nearly ali the officers
have the blouses
At the monthly meeting or the Essex County
Christian Endeavor Union, to be held In the North
Baptist Church January G, the set OF books Sc
cured by the Memorial Presbyterian Society for the
largest attendance at the meetings during the last
wear will be presented by the Rev. DR.. J. Clement
French. The address Will be made by Robert f.
Speer Of Elizabeth. The Executive Committee VIII
secure a banner to be awarded for attendance
during the coming year.
Tomorrow evening" the Ladies' Guild Of st. Bar
nabas's Hospital Will give play in the Essex
Lyceum for the benefit of the hospital fund. In
which eighty young people Will take part 1t Is en-
titled The Comedy of Toys" The story opens In
the workroom of toy shop. The toyman retires'
leaving Katy his daughter. to close tho shop Katy
has queer customer In an Old woman, who leaves
her smelling salts on the table after having shown
ner that they are quite revlvng and will make even
a doll sneeze. Katy experiments with the salts
on the soldier doll, who Instantly comes 10 me
the other toys in the shop until ali are endowed
with life and motion. Katy Is prisoner ana Is re-
strained from calling her father The Man IN tne
Moon arrives and invites them TO visit Mother
Goose. The dance of the paper dollies, the pahto-
mime of the jumping jacks and the drii OF the
letter blocks. three entirely Original features,
tend to make the closing Of this act scene
OF great animation and Intense Interest The
final chorus and ensemble movements. as the dons
start for the land Of Mother Goose, Will produce
brilliant picture In the next act Katy meets othet
Goose and all delightful family: The toys get
into all sorts OF difficulties, and begin TO wish they
were back IN the toy shop. good fairy comes TO
Katy's assistance calls the Sandman VINO sprlnkies
sand I'm the eyes of the dolls. causing magic seep
The scene closes with the dolls back In the 10Y
shop greatly TO the relief and delight OF Katy
Among the special features of this act is an ecceh-
trc burlesque and dance Of the OWL pussy cat frog
and piggywgs The pay is under the direc-
tIon OF Livingston Russell specia scenery has been
painted the costuming Will be elaborate. and the
whole promises TO be most charming nollay
entertainment. The patronesses are: Mrs; Ihonias
A Starkey Mrs. John \. Clifford, Mrs. William "A.
FINLEY Mrs Nelson Wright Mrs. Paul Botticher,
Miss Grace Truesde, Mrs Archibald Mercer. Mrs
Edward H. Wright Mrs Alex. Campbell. Mrs
Peter Eallantlne, Mrs. James W. Miller. Mrs r." =
Keasbey. Mrs. Abram 7. Cooper and MIS- james 1.
tall