Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-06

Items intended for this column should be addressed to Miss Momie Terrell. South Highlands, or r.telephone No. 993.
 The opera, "Chimes of Normandy. Up- to-Date," will be presented at OBren's opera house on next Tuesday evening, June II, and matinee Wednesday after noon at o'clock, June F. The opera is given for the benefit of the Jefferson Volunteers and the Birmingham Rihes who gave such faithful and noble ser vice to Birmingham during the strike of last summer. Our people naturally feel great pride in the military boys, who are our protectors in time of trouble and our escorts in days of peace. New uniforms are needed by both companies, and their valuable services in the past are well worthy the reward and appreciation of an ever generous public.
 Cast of characters as follows:
 Serpolette 0he good for nothng) Mrs Ellie Shober.
 Germiane (the lost Marchioness), Miss Pattie Ruffner.
 Margaret, Miss Mittie Sherrod.
 Gertrude. Miss Mamie Cleary.
 Manette, Miss Mary Virginia Graves.
 Jeanne, Miss Florrie Roden.
 Suzanne, Miss Ella Nolan.
 Henri tMarquis of Cornevlle), MT. Joseph Yates.
 Jean Greneheux Ca fiSherman, MT. w. H. Calder
 Gaspard dhe miser). Mr. Hugh Me Mutt.
 The Bailli, MT. Luman Handley.
 Notary MT Ben Carter.
 Registrar, MT Ferd Putnam.
 Assessor, MT. B. M. Allen.
 Village maidens-Mrs. w. H. Jones, Miss Ola Roden, Miss Lila Smith, Miss Fannie Blackwood, Miss Edna Smith, Miss Sallie Williams, Miss Louise Pat ton and little Elise McMillan.
 Villagers and attendants of the Mar quis-Messrs Sam Cowen, Owen Phelan, John Warren, Sale Phelan, Jim Johns, Tom Heflin, Lundy Sloss, Leon Britain Arthur Adams, Ollie Miles, Charlie Plos- ser, Martin Billingsly, Sanders Scholar. t-- -Specialtios
 Song, Birmingham Girls" by eight Birmingham belles.
 Song, Art of Love and Other Arts" by one of the artists.
 Fin de Seicle Ballet. by Ioie Fuller Iottie Collins, Sissy Fitzgerald, Marie Jansen, Della Fox. Camille D'Arville Madame Valti and Carmencita.
 A fancy drill by the Majors Awk- ward Squad;" Lieut.. Charles Ledbetter, drill master.
 Squad-Lucien c. Brown, Henry T. Dean, Harry Mallctte, Hale V Tarrant
 Argument.
 Henri Marquis of Bonneville, who has been since childhood, ow- ing to civil war, an exile re- turns to his ancestral home on the oc- casion of the great annual fair which is being celebrated in the village that re- ceives its name from his chateau. It is one of the old-fashioned Norman vil- lages of the seventeenth century.
 In the first act the curtain rises on an 1SSpmhI1pp Of villa rp scandal and small talk. Serpolctte, a cross between Fanchon and Boulotte, is the topic of conversation among the belles of Bonneville. She comes in just in time to turn the tables on the others and changes their taunts into express sions of rage. Gaspard an old miser. wishes 10 marry his niece Germaine, to the principal magistrate of the district, the Bailli. This arrangement does not suit Germaine nor a young fisherman named Jean GrcnicheuX, who pretends that he has saved her life from drowning on a certain occasion. To escape from the power of old Gaspard Germaine takes advantage of the privileges of the fair and becomes the servant of the marquis. Her example is followed by Grenicheux and Scrpolette
 The second act is taken up with super- natural visitors who have made the Castle of Bonneville so long an object of dread. Henri determines 10 find out the leal character of these ghostly ap- pearances and discovers that it is all the work of the old miser, who has con cealed his treasures in the chateau. The discovery drives Gaspard crazy, es- pecially when he hears the bells of the chateau ringing for the first time since the flight of the old marquis.
 The third act represents the grand fete given in honor of the return of Henri to his ancestral home. Serpolette arrives I, ,irr, in the chateau, indicate that she is the lost heiress. The miser, however, re- covers his reason, and shows that Ger duet between her and Henri. and the reconciliation of all the parties. bring the romantic story to close.
 The warm weather, which for a long time seemed to have lost its way en route, has at last reached us, and with it's coming is the season of picnics. that fills the heart of youth and childhood with joy. The young people and some older ones enjoy the bissful combina- tion of lemonade. sardines. sandwiches, red bugs, dancing, laughing, playing, flower hunting etc, that make the long, hot days in the woods a recreation and joy.
 The South Highlands Presbyterian Sunday school will picnic at North Bir- mingham park tomorrow (Friday) Professor Taylor, with his usual consid- eration. will do his utmost to make the
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