The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-26
w oman :; and AMID! 5!!l! Society

Miss Susie Heck gave quite a unique
entertainment complimentary to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry W. Miller Friday evening.
II was a Love Party Miss Lizzie
Grow and Miss Blanch Blake cut for
tho ladies' prize and Mr.. Alex An
drews won the gentlemen prize. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Litchford, Mr.. and Mrs.
Timberlake. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ.
Ashe. Misses Jane Andrews, Blanch
Blake. Lille Hicks and Lizzie Grow,
and Dr. Dickson, DR.. Aver, DIR. Roys-
ter and Messrs. William Andrews, Alien
Andrews, s. j. Hinsdale and ]. William
Bailey.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Julian
Timbe1lake gave Il progressive card
party complimentary to Mrs. Henry W.
Miller and Mrs. Henry f. Iitchford.
The Euchre Club was charmingly en-
tertained by Miss Gertrude Bush on
Tuesday evening with a Japanese
party. On the score cards We're painted
Japanese figures, Japanese napkins We're
used and the prizes were also of the
same nationality Miss Mary Turner
and Mr. John Stronach won the first
prizes. two lovely little Japanese pre-
lures. and Miss Kate benson and Mr.
Richard BUsbee won the boobies, Jap
aneSe dolls.
On Monday afternoon the Book Club
met at the home Of Miss Sudie CLARK.
The subject for the afternoon was Ed
win Markham Miss Mabel Hale reaG
an account of his life and Miss Kate
benson read several of his poems. Miss
Lizzie Grow gave Current Topics"
The Kenmtniss Club was entertained
by Miss Elizabeth Cheshire on Thurs
day afternoon. Wordsworth was the
topic of the afternoon. A delightful
account of his life was read by Miss
Mary Armistead Jones and selections
from his works by Miss Mary Iatta.
The club win meet next with Miss
Marguerite Grow.
Yesterday afternoon the Johnsonan
Club was entertained by Mrs. Il. Ii.
Busbee. The regular meeting was nexI
Thursday, but that day being Thanks
giving. the meeting was held yesterday
instead. Several very delightful crit
cisms were read on Men of Letters
in the Time of Louis XIV.
This week The Chimes of Nor
mandy" one of the sweetest and love-
Hest Of the old comic oper as will be
given by home talent for the benefit OF
the hospital. The Ladies Hospital Aid
Association. which has this in charge.
has been fortunate enough to secure
Mr.. Albert Baker OF Chicago, to train
the troupe. Mr. Baker has been here
before and has always made a success
of every amateur troupe he has trained.
We are glad to see him back again and
are sure that If this opera is only
half as good as the 'tMikado" and the
Pirates of Penzance. ii will. he
great success. Those who are to take
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Henri, the Marquis. 80. Mr.. Anderson
Gaspard, the Miser. DR.. Hubert Royster
Jean Grenicheux. the Fisherman. ~.
..............M Mr.. Will Royal.
The Old Bailli. . Mr. j. Early Hughes
The Old Notary. AIR. Stanley Faison
Serpolette, the mischief maker. $50.
..M Miss Gertrude Busch
Germaine, the lost Marchioness.
. Miss Daisy Moriag
Gertrude 49,. Miss Mary Turner
Jeanne . Miss Sarah Burkhead
Suzanne -. Miss Cope, of St Marys
Mannette $500. Miss Blanche Blake
Village Maidens)
.yif.IS. md
boys, coachmen, villagers, etc.
SYNOPSIS or THE OPERA.
Henri. Marquis of Bonneville, who
has been since childhood, owing to civil
war. an exile, returns to his ancestral
home on the occasion of the great an
nual fair which is being celebrated in
the village that receives its name from
his chateau. 1t is one Of the old-fash-
Toned Norman villages of the seventeenth
century.
In the first act tile curtain rises OH an
assemblage OF village gossips, discuss
Mary Armistead Jones on selections
ii eros between Fanchon and Boulotte,
is the topic of conversation among tine
Helles Of CornevilIe She comes in
Just I'M time to turn the tables on the
tlUcFS, anu cHdjtgPS lISlF IduHIS 1lLO
expressions Of rage. Gaxpard, an old
miser. wishes TO marry his niece, Ger
maine. to the principal magistrate Of
the district. the Bailli This arrange
ment does not suit Germaine, nor !,
young fisherman named Jean Grenich-
eux. who pretends that he has saved
her life from drowning on Il certain oc-
casion. To escape from the power Of
old Gaspard. Germaine takes advantage
of the privileges of the fair Ga similar
scene to that in the first act of Mar
thai, and becomes the servant of the
Marquis Her example is followed by
Grenicheux and Serpolette.
The second act is taken up with the
supernatural visitors who have made
the Castle Of Bonneville so long an OBJ
iect of dread Henri determines 70
find out the real character of these
ghostly appearances, and discovers that
il is all the work Of the old miser who
has concealed his treasures in the cha
tcau. The discovery drives Gaspard
crazy. especially when he hears the
bells of the chateau ringing for the
first time since the fight of the old
Marquis.
The third act represents the grand
fete given in honor Of the return OF