The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-25
A Brilliant Production.

plcScu'eu dl oDlIu hdll, last thursday
| evening, under the direction of J.
Nickerson Williams for the benefit Of
Russell Post 90, q. A. X. The audience
was of fair size, but not 10 large as the
management expected, owing no doubt
to the large number Of home talent
affairs which have preceded it.
The following ladies and gentlemen
assumed the principal characters:
Uncle Sam, .=#z.=.#=.=.-..-.. Nay 5. yarney
Don da Gardo,.z##.. ===-#..-. W II. Langley
COurtier, s.......=-..--.z..--.. .. K T. Patten
Columbus, ..z...--..z.-.-- Fred Russell
star spangled Banner,..........Mrs f. G Dnnton
Goddess of Liberty, ---.-.......Mr }. ". Steward
Columbia, ......z....z.--... Mrs NJ j. Baker Evans
The curtain rises ON act first disclos-
ing an Indian encampmert, the braves
INDUCING in a wierd fire dance. sagada-
hoe arrives with the announcement that
a strange tribe has landed on their
shores. After a general pow WOW the
Indians decide that the scalps of the
pale faces shall soon bangle from their
belts and make hurried exit to sharpen
their scalping knives and tomahawks.
Columbus and his courtiers now APP
pear and take possession of the soil in
the name of Spain. Divine services are
next held and it is while these are in
progress that the settlers are attacked
by the Indians. The act closes with the
thrilling tableau 1.-THE Massacre"
Act two is given up wholly to the
various marches and dances. First
"Frolic of YOUTH" performed by six
teen young misses. This was followed
by the original ID States, impersonated
by 10 young ladies dressed in the nation
al colors and captained by Mrs. j. w.
Steward. After a short march is in
dulged in they line up in the centre of
the stage, forming a passage way for
Columbia.
1t is now that Uncle Sam first meets
the fair gem of the ocean, and the meet
they burst forth into joyous song. The
topical hits introduced by Mr.. Varney
were very clever and he and Mrs Evans
were obliged to respond to two encores
In the carnival proper the first pleas
| ing feature was the tambourine fantasia,
danced by the Misses Clough, Moore,
Hutchins and Lena Frost. The remain
ing juvenile dance, which scored a hit
was the sailor dance, performed by the
Misses Lawton, Frost and Tibbetts,
and Masters Hoxie, Walker and Good
rich.
The serpentine revels was exceedingly
we'll done. The "a participants were
costumed in clinging Greek draperies
and the effect was very pretty. The
skirt dance by Misses Norton, Marston,
Greene and Goodwin, and the butterfly
dance by Misses Graves, Pooler and
Provincial were also we'll received
| Perhaps the most difficult dance was
the scarf fantasia la ballet by the
Misses Goodwin, Lawrence, Wyman
and Edith Frost.
Between the dances Miss Barbara
Lawton sang "Won't You Come to My
Tea Party?' Miss Lawton was suffer-
ing from a severe cold, but in spite of it
rendered the song most creditably,
Miss May Baker, member of the
Williams Carnival Co., under whose
direction the production was staged,
sang two decidedly out of place songs.
Miss Baker has pleasing voice, but was
| to Ia III
had much of the flavor of Roster &
BeaPs or the Olympia music halls
The most intricate march of the even
ing was the guards of the republic led
by Mrs. j. w. Steward. The move
ments were most difficult and the
several marches and counter marches
were given with the precision of veteran
soldiers. An exhibition drill given by a
detachment of Co. E, under command
of Lieut. McPheters, followed.
The performance was brought to a close
represented the army in camp, sleeping
after battle. Two songs were intro
duced, "Tenting Tonight" by Albert
Watson, and 1.-The Star Spanged
Banner" by Mrs. f. c. Dunton. The
second scene was 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" introducing nearly the entire
company, and was fitting finale to a
very pleasing evenings entertainment
Somerset Argus.