El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-05
THE KIRMESS TONIGHT.
A Unique Entertainment For The
Benefit OF The Public Library.

Benefit of The Public Library.
Tonight the people of Ell Paso will
have the privilege of attending one oil
the most interesting entertainmentstha
have ever been gwen here. 1t Is quite
unique, and it Is cafe to say that no one
who goes will be disappointed. The
entertainment Ia called "kirmess."
1t will consist of the prettiest of fancy
dances and attractive music. But the
dances will not follow one another In
monotonous succession: on the con
trsry they will serve partly to EN-.
bellish and illustrate the beautiful
dramatic poem of Longfellow, 1.-The
Blind Girl of Castel-Cuille. 1t is a
touching little tragedy. 1t will be read
by Miss Lucy Kneeland, who Is becom.
ing q favorite with those who attend
amateur dramatic performances In this
city.
The dramatic poem will take the
first place on the program. The story
runs as follows: Baptiste had won
Margaret, the beautiful daughter OF q
veteran. Shortly before the wedding
the young girls sight was taken away,
and at the command of Bsptiste's tatn-
er the lovers were separated baptiste
left home. returned, loved Angela, and
nrenared 20 marry her, while thinking
stili OF Margaret IL is the day before
the wedding. Margaret hears OF Bap-
tiste's arrival, and Psul, her little
brother, thougbtlessly tells her OF mis-
approaching marriage. Jane, the old
fortune teller, has warned Baptiste and
Angela, and has tried to guide Mar
gsret Alright. 1t is the wedding morn
ing. Margaret, her heart broken, ner
ewes sightless, goes to the church with
Paul so "a to be there before the we'd
ding party arrives. She hides and
LISTENS. She hears one word from Bap-
tiste, recognizes the voice, steps sud
denly from the confessional, coufronts
her lover, places the point OF q knife
to her breast, and with the words,
"Since thou hast wished my death, as
holy water be my blood to thee" she
falls lifeless at his feet.
The part OF Margaret will be taken
by Miss Lucy Kueelsnd; Angela by
Miss Ethel Catlin; Jane, Gertrude
Windsor; Bsptiste, Winston De Voc;
Paul, William Mari.
The first scene Is upon the village
green. There Is a pretty peas ant
dance accompanied by q song from
peasants will be Misses Eva Kneeland,
Tillie Cohen, Josie Mari, Alice Maple,
Ollie Locksrt, Clara Munday, Nellie
Mundsy; Messrs. VIM. Mari, Malcolm
McLachlen, Frank Hughes, Lewis
Avis. Herbert Bishop, Ernest Hughes,
Tom Davis, and Eddie Berrien.
The double quartet will be made up
of Mrs. w. d. Howe, Mrs. E. E. Bsk-
err, Mrs. j +. Williams Miss Estelle
Jones; Messrs. Parker. Beach, Baker,
and Slater.
Miss Ethel Catlin will then give a
fancy dance, and Mrs. E. + Baker,
the popular soprano, will sing "Her
First Waltz"
A Spanish gypsy dance by Nettie
Co ,1sa
Virgins will here be introduced, fol-
lowed by q song from Carmen" by
Mrs. w. d. Howe, and chorus from
sErminie."
Scene two will be at Msrgaret's hut. |
Scene three, again upon the village |
green, will afford opportunity for the
of the beautiful dance of
Lillian Crawford, Margaret Allen, |
Agra White, Gertrude Virgins. Car
melita Ainss, Laura Sorenson, Vivian |
Drummer, and Abilene Noake.
The solo dance will be given by Miss |
Gertrude Virgins. Then there will
be wedding procession OF peasants
and a grand finale. This will end the
fret part of the entertainments.
The second part will be about as fol- |
2.-March winds:
Ellie Shelton, Leoua Krause, |
Mamie Lakeland, Helen Cooper,
Vivian Drummer, Clara Davis.
3.-Ls Cachucha (Spanish), Eileen
Walz.
4.-Song and dance. "Come down. ma
honey, do" Gertrude Virgins.
BOURNE dance:
Mrs. Beach, Mrs. Stanton,
Mrs. Akin, Miss Besll,
Mrs. Edwards, Miss Kneeland.
6.-Soug Heaven hath shed q tear"
(Kuehn,) Mrs. E. Z. Baker.
sailors hornpipe:
Frances Clark, Natalie Davis
S.-Dance of the butterflies:
Ellie Shelton, Cermelita Aiusa,
Helen Cooper, Eliza Berrien,
Mamie Lakeland, Leona Krause,
Vivian Drummer, Lucille Cstlin.
9.-Butterfy dance:
Eileen Walz, Pearl Greig.
solo, Miss Ada Belle
Smith.
red, white, and blue:
Gertrude Virgins, Laura Townsend,
Carmelita Ainss.
Mrs. Victor Msggi will sing 20 Milo
from La Favorita, during
The second part.
IL will readily be seen that the en-
promises to be most en-
oyable. The rehearsals have been
progressing very favorably, and the
dancers are all well trained. In the
pretty costumes the mingling color
aud the graceful movement of the
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