Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-31

Churchill. Another American, Also In
the Cast-Secty. White Participated.
LONDON, Dec. 3l-In aio of the res.
tortation fund of St. Mary's church.
Woodstock, three performances. con-
sisting of tableaux and theatricals
have been given at Blenheim palace,
the estate of the Duke of Marlborough
who married Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt
Special trains were run from Oxford
and the audiences were crowded.
The performance opened with an
organ overture by Prof. Perkins of
Birmingham, who composed the music
for the musical burlesque with which
it closed. The participants in the per-
Torrance were the Duke and Duchess
of Marlborough, Lady Lillian and Lady
Nora Spencer Churchill, Lady RAN
dolph Churchill. Lady Blandford, Lady
Curzon and Lady Sarah Wilson, and
Lord Chesterfield, Lord Curzon, che
Hon. Mrs. Bourke, Mr.. Henry White,
secretary to the United States embassy,
and Mrs. White. Mr.. Henry Miner and
Mr.. j. Churchill.
The Duke of Marlborough appeared
in two tableaux as Louis XIV, with the
duchess as court lady of the court of
Louis XIV. 10th dressed the parts
splendidly, the duchess being particu-
larly handsome.
Lady randolph Churchill, in a most
superb costume, appeared as the En-.
press Theodore. 1t was the same dress
she wore at the ball of the Duchess of
Devonshire. Mr.. and Mrs. White ap-
peared in tableaux entitled "The
Eve Of st. Bartholomew, Mr. White
as the Duke of Guise The tableaux
won the heartiest applause. In the last
LORD Curzon appeared as Lord Nelson,
the audience joining in singing "Rule
Britannia.
the performance to conclusion. It's
hbrettist is Ian Malcolm, Conservative
member of parliament for Suffolk and
one OF Lord Salisbury's private seere-
tarles. 1t IS a feeble piece with no
plot to speak of, but with some smart
lines and songs.
The characters were sustained by the
Duke of Marlborough, made up to rep
resent Uncle Sam; the Duchess of
Marlborough, as the Countess of Klon-
dixie; Lady Randolph Churchill in the
roll OF woman reporter; j. Churchill
as Chinaman AMI Lord Churchill,
Ladies Lillian and Nora Spencer
Churchill nd Hon. Algernon Bourke
in MINOR parts.
The piece contained many political
illusions to Mr.. Gladstone, Arthur Bal.
four, Cecil Rhodes, Sims Reeves, Beer.
BONN Tree, Emperor William ana 9TH
ers. Here is a specimen from the song
of Lady Randolph Churchill:
No subjects too private for me,
I'd IA II aduchess at tea:
The felon in jail,
The millionaire's mail,
They 're li5Htter and money for me.
Here are verses from the song Of the
duchess:
OF course | saw the jubilee,
II wa" firing function
saw the queen, the queen saw me-
And bowed with special junction.
State concerts operas and plays
lnnumerable pleases me.
lntermilSled nights with days
Until The megrims seized me-
CHORUS
I am so tired,
Terribly awfully tired,
thiak | shah die
don't know why.
Eek epi am tired
This she sang prettily, in a sweet,
small voice. She was charmingly
dressed and radiant and achieved a
great success.
Lady Randolph Churchill showed
wonderful vivacity, acted cleverly and
made hit The artistic success of the
burlesque, winch is entitled IAN Idle
Hour, was achieved by uon. Algernon
Bourke, as Boots, his capital song
achieving triple encore.
The whole affair was very successful
and melted considerable sum for the