The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-08

The feast OF Purln,, which fails on TO-
day, is always an occasion for rejoicing
In Jewish circles. 1t will be celebrated
this evening at the Mercantile club,
with masked ball. and Il was celebra-
ted by the children at Arlon7 hall last
night on tho most elaborate scale this
city has witnessed. The tableaux were
the principal feature OF q brilliant af-
fair, which attracted the representative
Hebrews OF this city.
The little folks had been carefully
drilled, and they presented very pretty
pictures In the various groupings. de-
Hcriptivc OF Incidents connected with the
Biblical story OF the downfall OF Ha-
man. and the success OF Esther and
Mordecal at the court OF Ahasuerus. the
Persian king Equally as beautiful
were the other portrayals, not OF Jew
ish Significance alone, and the hand
some, dark eyed children, arranged In
rich costumes,wlth the Accomplishments
OF luxurious stage embellishments, and
reflected colored lights, presented SO
rare spectacle OF childish animation
and beauty that the lifting OF the cur
tain was invariably followed by the
hush OF admiration, which in turn gave
way to spontaneous applause as the
dropping curtain shut out the scene.
The stage settings were admirable.
Tho dark green cloth backgrounds
made the juvenile princes and courtiers
nj Ntft Ia tNn1 ttrhtf ha
Ing tableaux, Good Night" with lit
tie Miss Pauline Eorliheimer standing
on q pedestal, candle in hand, ready
for the trip TO dreamland, concluded n
series which cold type falls far short in
attempting to give even Slight idea
Of thclr beauty and pictureslueness.
The programme lasted from 5 TO 10
o'clock. after which the children danced
and partook Of refreshments until near
ly midnight. The success of this AFFAIR
reflects credit on all concerned, and es-
pecially upon the ladies' In charge.
Rabbi Harry Levi also rendered ,eill-
Gent aid. The ladies who drilled the
children, were: Misses Mollie Baer,
Celia Speyer, Hattie Reed and Bessie
Emshe!mer Mr.. Maurice Stelnfeld was
master OF ceremonies.
The entire programme OF music and
tableaux was as follows:
Piano Solo,. Blanche Kraft
Sketch-The Cuban Relief Committee.
lrma Kraft. Fannie Emsheimer, Pau-
line Frank. Lillian Frank. Irma
Schwalb, Celia Morris.
Morning. Fannie HirSch
Beginning OF Sabbath............ )
Edwin Kline. Irma Schwalb, Bertram
Kline.
Friday Epapip~
Sam Relchbloom, Rennie Baer. lIulda
Schwalb. Armin Geltman, Willie Baer.
Alfred Somehow, Alma Frank, Fan
ME Sch.eisinger.
Sam Rcichbloom. Pauline Frank. John
Schwalb.
End OF Sabbath. ...........................
Irma Kraft, Fannie Emshelmer, Fan
ME HIrsch, Benrin Baer. .Bcrtram
Kline, Mort Kline. Willie Raduz!ner.
Rnt h.....u.............. Celia Morris
Kecnation. ...Juiia Mayer
Edwin Kline. John s:hwalb, Elsie
Re!zensteia, Harry StcInhauser, Sam
my Jacobs. Bertram Kline. Irma
Schwalb.
Mort. Kline, Herbert Somehow, Pau
line Frank. Alfred Somehow.
Feast OF Purlm. ................
Willie Baer, Florence Horkhelmer. Ar
min Geltman. Irwin Baer. Charles and
Herbert Somehow, Hulda Schwaib,
Fannie Emshelmer, Isaac Pearlman,
Edith Ear.
Piano Solo...... Edwin Kline
NlSht :..........,.....-..Julia Mayer
Hearing the Task NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Pauline Frank. Herbert Somehow,
Gerson Iscnberg.
BarrnitzvHh. -. .......................
\ Eennie Eacr, Mort. Kline, John
Schwalb, Gerson IsenherG. Sam Reich
bloom. Charles and Herbert Some
horn, Isaac Pearman, Fannie Emshei-
mer.
RehcccR. ......................Irma Kraft
IN'IltallOIss s'.........-. .........JPln Speyer
Queen Esther Before the Einy........
............... Lillian Frank, Julius Reich
Good Night.............Pa Pauline Horkheimcr