The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26
THE KIRNESS.
Gay, Gorgeous, Gliltering and
Graceful Amateur Dam
ces on the Stage.
THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT YET.
Our Ladies, Gents, Masters and Miss
es, God Bless EN-, Score a De-
cided Success.

Not withstandiug a drop in the
thermome ter to 20 degrees above
zero, which'ls as cold in this country
to that many degrees below zero is
in the north, our society people
turned out last night in goodly
numbers to witness an ameteur
performance Of our home talent.
The Opera House was comforta-
bly, filed by . o'clock, and the cur
tain went up on the entire company,
eighty.hye in number, OF Mesdames,
Misses, Messrs, and Masters, who
were on the program for the even.
ings performance,
McCanns orchestra struck up on
a lively march, and the entire COM
pany, led by sweet little Emelhe
Grim who was dressed as cupid,
went through an intricate drill
march, throwing each participant
at different times, in front Of the
foot lights, Miss Cuggle Hynson,
followed close upon the heels OF GU
pid, and at given place in the
program, stepped in front Of the
stage and executed a sweet and
difficult piece on the violin, after
which the labyrinthian march was
resumed, each couple dropping out
as the columns reached the back
wings Of the stage,
The next number was 4 dance by
the little maids and their escorts,
which was rulyrelreshing
The Japanese dance was then
given by six Of our young ladies,
and they received a recall
America was presented, repre-
sented by ten Masters and Misses,
dressed In national coors, The or.
thestra, while this was being dane
ed played the national airs This
number was well received by ap.
plause,
The sleigh bell dance came next,
Eight Misses with hoops, on which
were fastened the bells, They went
through a dance to good music by
the orchestra, keeping time with
the iinggling bells,
The plckaninny dance, by Miss
Fay lIudgins, eame next, This lit
tie Miss acquitted herself In her
usual happy manner and received
a recall
The butterfly dance came next,
with nine little Misses bespangled
with gold aud silver trappIugs, and
each a pair of wings, looked truly
Ike 80 many butterflies fitting
about from flower to flower
Danish frolie, dance came next,
with Miss Ida Beard aa interpreter.
Miss Beard certainly did WE'LL and
handled the dance In a manner that
showed she had studied her part
we'll She was recalled
The Spanish dance by seven
young ladies', was next executed.
They were eoslumcd after the
Spanish style, and with eagtanets,
went through with an intricate
Spanish dance,
"Mule fling," by three Misses,
was brought on, the dance consist
ing In the motions Of q bueking
mule with a finale Of the three
young Misses being "unhorsed, %
The Greeian picture dance was
brought on after this, and ten Of
our most captivating ladies', In
GrecIan costume went through a
drill,
This closed the drst part and the
curtain went down Mr. Sam Sos
linsky, the business manager, step=
ped to the 'front.' aud before he
could 'opc hls mouth, an uproar
Gus applause set In aud would not
down, even for the nonee, one Of
the orchestra members offered Sam
"A chair sigbibhg that he could
"sct EN- out" but the business
manager moved the chair back with
stom, as much as to say ! am here
on business aud will stay with EN-
until the break OF day The noise
grew worse AZ this, aud the friends
of Mr. Sollusky seemed determined
ln rattle him II possible, Here a
high stool was passed him from the
stage, lie made a dive tor il and
leaning oB H., stood like the boy on
the burning deck The noise finally
uulrlrd down aud Me- SolIuaRysold.
"a desire To thank those present ou
behalf of the Ore companies fof
their liberal patronage, aud TO say
that the company now giving the
performance Nlllrtpyat ltuh satur
day eyeiup at a matinee performs
ante" He then asked all TO pat.
fohiae the Schubert symphony Com
cert which would he given tonight
~. III. .nllluuuu I'D ham sramrnh