The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-12

OF the hospital
The entertainment given last week 70
the benefit of the Burlington County Hos
pltal was a success in every way So fas
ala the seats sell that many were unabl
10 secure them for Thursday night, and i
was necessary to give repetition of tn,
performance, which was done on Friday.
The first part of the programme wal
mlnstrelsy, the performers being boys not
over Is years of age. They were ar
ranged on the stage in true minstrel style
the top row of seats being filed with boys
attired as Brownies"
The singing and jokes were good, and
were heartily enjoyed by the audience.
Fart opened with scarf dance, par.
tlcl pated in by Misses Holeman, Dobbins,
sooy, Wills, Galley, Oliphant, Deacon and
Mrs. Wallace, Miss Mabel Kelley skilfully
performing dance by herself within the
figures formed by the others.
A hoop drill by some little girls, and
some funny tumbling by the Brownies,
came next
Misses Mabel Eloerson, Marion Deacon
and Bessie Griggs gave a tambourine
dance.
The "ragamufin song' was given by
Marian Tomlinson, Gertrude Colkitt,
Dora Melcher, Laura Lippincott and Edith
Kingdom. The little girls were dressed
in ragamufin garments. and had all the
actions of street gamins.
The Russian dance by Miss Mabel Kelley
was finely executed.
The boys who were in the first part
gave an Amazon drill, which was very
good
Miss Mabel Elberson sang a solo, which
was warmly applauded. This young lady
has fine voice and uses it without affec-
ton, in natural manner, emitting the
trills and trembles that some singers seem
to think necessary for good effect.
The first part of the last portion of the
programme was statuary. Those taking
part we're Miss Emile Ellis, Miss Bea-
trice Sooy, Mrs John R. Deacon, Mrs.
John D. Johnson, Mrs. Fred Lee.
"Reveries of Bachelor" closed the en-
tertainment. Great interest had been
manifested in this event, as the identity
of the young man who was to take the
part of the bachelor had been carefully
concealed, and not until the curtain arose
was it known that j. Blake Slack had been
selected.
Mr.. Slack entered his apartments in
evening dress. Changing his coat for q
house coat, he lighted cigar, and sitting
in an easy chair, allowed reveries to pass
through his mind. At the back of the
stage was an open door. At this ladies
would appear at intervals, light being
thrown from calcium light in the balcony
and turned off as the vision disappeared.
These figures appeared before the sight
of the bachelor: School Girl, Miss Mary
Barrows; Country Girl, Miss Mabel Wills !;
Gypsy, Mrs. c. K Chambers Milkmaid,
Miss Cora Hume; Vsssar Student, Miss
Emile Ellis; Normandie Peasant, Miss
Marguerite Dobbins Japanese, Miss Mary
Oliphant French Lady. Mrs. j. D. John
son; Spanish Lady, Mrs. Fred Lee; In
dian Girl, Miss Bessie Pease; Quakeress,
Miss Bessie Hulme; New Woman, Miss
Mary Budd Tennis Girl, Miss Elizabeth
Holeman; Bicycle Girl, Mrs Robert
Howard; Summer Girl, Miss Helen
Cross; Stenographer, Miss Helen Lippin-
colt; Widow, Miss Maude Kellogg So
ciety Girl, Miss Irene Gaskill; Old Maid
Miss Carrie Kingdom; Bride, Mrs. John
Deacon. As these young people, all CO.'S
tuned in accord with the character they
assumed, would pass, the bachelor would
show interest or indifference. When
the old maid appeared, with her
mincing manners, the bachelor near
ly fell from his chair in his pantomim-
ic efforts to say take it away" but
the next moment when the bride ap-
peared, looking lovely in her pure white
wedding garments, the bachelor jumped
from his chair. threw away his cigar, and
with open arms attemp pied to reach the
fair being, when the entire scene faded in
darkness When the light was again
turned on the bachelor was rubbing his
eyes and yawning, finally falling sleep
on couch, and while there all the young
ladies gathered around him, and the cur.
tain went down on his pleasant dreams.
This entertainment was proposed and
carried to completion within three weeks !,
and the success which attended it is due
to the careful attention and endeavors of
all connected.
The hospital Melted $1O7 as its share of
the proceeds.