Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-12-12

SALEM JOLLY LADY NINsTRBLss-
sBurned-Corkr artists hardly ever
fail to please an audience, aud the
performance given Friday evening, by
the lady Ministries. was 10 exception.
From the moment the curtain rose
until il went down the entertainment
~ the audience was evident. The
object for which the play was given
WAS a most laudable one. and worthy
Of the patronage il received. The
affair was successful from a social as
well as financial standpoint. and the
amount to be turned over TO the Salem
hospital will exceed expectations. 1t
is difficult to assume the roles pre-
sented, and sustain the parts, yet each
member Of the company last evening,
acquitted herself creditably. The
costumes were perfect, while the
''tan" could not have been improved
upon. The solos. quartettes and
ehOrouses, all possessed melody and
were very acceptably rendered. All
jokes were original and catchy.
Mrs. Halle Parrish-Hinges, as
musical director, made typical Minis
strel, her rich soprano adding greatly
to the strength and beauty Of the
various musical numbers. Miss Esther
COlIins.s as the interlOcutereSs, did
very well. Misses Edna Moody, HOr-
tense Levy and Sophia Wolf operated
the bones in a skillful manner, while
Misses Ethel Hughes, Jennie Booth
and Mae Carpenter produced some
very agreeable music from the tam
bOurines, As ''end-men," this sex
tette kept the audience in contin-
ual roar between the musical num-
bers.
The sOloists for the evening, the
numbers from whom were greatly ap-
preciated, were Misses Ethel Ray
mond. Matte SOuthwick, Hortense
Levy, Grace BabcOck, Nina Heulat,
Iona White. and Mrs. H. b. Holland
and Mrs. Hinges.
The stump speech on "Woman's
Rights by Mrs. Guess-me-if-yOu-can
elected considerable applause, but
the orator did not retain" r"identity
very long. Mr.. Burggraf's speech last
evening was up TO the usual high
standard Of that gentleman's efforts.
The plantation scene was quite
realistic and the chorus "Roll Out,
Heaye Dat Cotton" was very beauti-
fnl. Miss Helen Copeland's song and
dance was as well received as it was
well executed.
The colored knights Of Pythias pa
rade, with Miss Hortense Kimball as
captain, was very successfully carried
out.
The selection by the "Quartette of
Aunties" consisting Of Mrs. Hinges,
and Misses Nina Heulat, Iona White
and Rose Woodruff, received a deafen-
ing encored.
The entertainment was concluded
with the laughable farce entitled
"Belles in the Kitchen" The per-
formers were as follows:
Dinah ian old cook e. Esther;Collins
Tilly Ia waitress) d. . Mollie Bernardo
Susan IA chambermaidl. Jennie Booth
Betty Ia scullery maid. =. C Holland
Lucy Ia laundress). a.. Ethel Hughes
Little Lucy (her child. Alice Meyer
Those contributing to the EVENINGS
entertainment were Mrs. Halle Par
rish-Hinges, Mrs. H. B. Holland, Mrs.
j. II. McNary and Mrs. Osburn;
MissesEsther Co llins, Edna Moody,
Hortense Levy, Sophia Wolf, Mae
Carpenter, Jennie Booth, Ethel
Hughes, Matte Southwick, Myra
Raymond, Grace Babcock, Hortense
Kimball, Ethel Raymond, Nina Heu-
lat, Iona White, Georgia Davenport,
Rose Woodruff, Ella Rineman, Lizzie
Harrild, Lena Hutton, Viva Boothby,
Anas Poyser, Constance Holland,
Helen Copeland, Alice Myer, Lulu
Sayres, Edna knight, Alice Steiner,
Mollie Bernardo also Mr.. Buggraf.