Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-26
LIVING WHIST.
An Entertainment Filled With Grace
ful Dancers and Amusement.
Second Evening Of Universalist Carnival
Proves to Be Very Pleasing.

tons in the least. 1t is one of the
most amusing and the prettiest things
that has been presented in Augusta by
local talent in long time, and pcs
sibly there never was a prettier thing.
II would be hard to imagine how anna
tours could improve upon the work of
the actors in the performance
given at City hall. Wednesday even
ing, by the Universalist Society. No
one was disappointed in the production
and many will go. tonight. to see it
repeated. for two evenings with Liv
ing Whist can be called two evenings
passed in watching grace and beauty in
all the mazes of the dance steps, from
the lively hornpipe and the graceful
waltz to the stately minuet.
The people went early to avoid the
! rush. There had been a suspicion
among the people that good seats
would be at a premium as any who
bought an admittance ticket was al
lowed to choose from the seats. There
We're between 500 and 900 present and
no one complained that he did not see
The gallery seats We're all right as only
the first three rows had to be used and
the seats on the floor were all good.
Then there was place for 100 or more
on the stage which was by far the best
,,f H.,
After a selection by the orchestra the
four players, Mrs. ". Il. Gannett. Mrs.
l.. T. Williams, F. j. c. Little and A.
w. Brooks appeared upon the floor.
The Misses Harris who have drilled
the actors in their parts. appeared and
while one conducted the performance
the other played the piano.
AS the orchestra played a march the
81 players marched in. The costumes
were very pretty and in many cases
beautiful. The queens We're dressed in
long regal robes, wearing crown and
each looking as stately as possible. The
kings too We're stern. nice looking. COM
manding gentlemen, all good dancers.
The jacks We're q queer looking lot.
They are to the performance what the
clowns are to the circus. only these are
genuinely funny. Each of the ladies
who participated was dressed in long
dress of fluffy material with the skirts
cut SO that in the dancing. the
skirt dance effect secured The
ladies wore various colors in their
dresses, but each had upon the front
of her skirt the spots that showed
which card she represented. The gen
tlenen were atIired in their dress suits
with a red sash extending over the
right shoulder and the spots upon this
After fancy marches that constituted
the cards from the pack each taking
the same pretty step. The other three
players received their cards and con-
Quoted them to their places.
Then followed the playing. The first
card would waltz, schottische, polka. or
whatever the step might be, TO the CEN
ter. the other following in their turn
and then would follow some of the
prettiest figures that mind can invent.
retire to the gentleman's side who won
the trick. In each case the king ana
queen Of each of the four varieties. was
treated with all due Difference. The
selection of the dancers was a very for
tunate one as each and every one in the
pack were excellent dancers. one trick
would have a dreamy waltz to follow,
another would have a jig, and still an
other a minuet The dance by the -four
every case where there was a skirt
dance, the young lady performing did
excellently. Each was grace persona
fed.
The lacks were the life of the whole
entertainment. Each dressed in pc
c,liar rie. was as much fun as box
OF monkeys. IneS Ildue tileH III l
appearance between tricks as Themes
band, with Bond as leader. rms IKE
all other productions carried the mousse
Then they represented base ball
match. a boxing match, the Abnakl
Quartet and various other burlesques
In their tricks they showed some skill
i,;,
full dancing In their burlesque skirt
dance at the close they were more than
funny.
After each trick had been played
came the final march, and they made
their exit amid cheers. This is to be
raneated. this evening, after which VIII
be grand dance.
The following is the list of those VINO
participated in the order in which they
came:
TRICK l.
9 of Hearts, MTa. ". " Wahto,
) of Hearts. sHaIlf - - Cao,-
King of Hearts, c.l,,i pon5oii
i Ace of Hearts, Mrs. oiiii'h ~ i''s-'''''
| TRICK ?.
| of Diamonds, ,,. ,,,, o.,n N Cb.sa