The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-15

II.
DeMouche. II. S. Elder. Carl Moers, Earn
est Sweidom. Chas. Peterson, A. B. Kerr.
Geo. Berleth e. Retaillian, VIM Hasdort,
j. NJ Saladiner, f. l.. Angler, John Blair.
L. Richers, 5. J. Washburn, c. c. bod
son, V. Cave. A. Mckee Robinson. II. u.
Martin, Eugene Bother, Sam Lewis, T. J.
Groody. L. c. Crawford, +. G. Colby, II.
F. MacGregor. E. A. Andersoa. Hamp
Cook. w. II. Bailey j. A. Birmingham.
G. W. Gaines, G. J. Palmer, Walter Col
by F. f. Arnim, J. w. Collier. Chas
Mccullough, S, Il. Barnes T. @. Lawson
s. j. Mitchell, W. +. splller.
Cute and pretty children, costumed alp.
propriately for their parts, fairly captivat-
ed the audience. and with their perform,
ances as well as their fairy.like appear
ance. Prof. Beach was on hand aud felt
proud of the children. II possible more
than their parents and friends, for he had
been their instructor In the ways OF grace
After an overture the lively strains OF
Dixie" gave the signal for the perform
ance TO begin.
Little Eugene Bother. dressed as y
girl, appeared first in an inimitable skirt
dance. He Is just years old and Is an
infantile prodigy. He responded prompt
ly to an enthusiastic encore with some
OF the steps of the cake walk and song.
Hello, Ma Baby"
The next piece was vocal ouartette
by Mrs. J. Sweeney Miss Laura Timmins
and Messrs. W. Peters and o. II. Reed,
the song being When the Starlight Gilds
the Scene" which was effectively rem
dered
Little Refine Perry came next with the
serpeutne dance and for encore the skirt
dance, both much to the delight of the
audience.
Mrs Ed Henninger then gave a delight
full whisilng solo. first "Zenda Waltz
and for encore the "Mocking Bird.
Miss Laura Timmins then sang. Her
rich contra,to carried her audience into
dreamland and her pieces, "A Dream"
and Because ! Love You" were we'll
chosen, besides being exaustely rem
dered. This was followed with selection
| hy the orchestra which changed into
| Ell Green's cake walk an tntimauon or
what was coming. the best performances
of the evening, that Of little Master hu-
gene Rottler, the pet Of the crowd. the
audience went wild over him. Next came
The Emancipation of Man" recitation
by Mrs, e. A. Holland. which must ha
seen to be appreciated. No comment could
give anything like an adequate idea of the
merits of this recitation unless II be said
! that 1t is one which has all the powers
| OF irst-class, elocutonist. distine-
I ton to which the lady is certainly en-
I titled,
/ Then came the prettiest little act OF
all II was not down on the programme
nor seen by the audience--a little failure.
/ a brave recovery and the complete capture
! of the audience, by little Jessie Stanberry.
! She danced the sailors Hornpipe" to
perfection. That was what she was down
! for. Then in response to encore she gave
a few words of sweet little song-then
/ iorgot--and rushing to the fly of the stage
fell into the arms of lady and burst into
tears. But she soon yielded to pettlng
and entreaties and returned 10 the foot
lights, forgetting her fright in charm
ing little dance.
The next piece was vocal solo by Mr.
Adolph Boldt, who has a hne baritone
voice. His song. Anchored" was vel
chosen and treat which the audience hac
not expected, He was accompanied b,
Dir. e. A. Green on the violin aud Mrs
Seymour C. Brasher on the piano with fine
effect
The programme closed with difficu1
violin selection from Norma by DR. Il
H. Green. which was thoroughly appre
ciated as was shown by the hearty on
core which he received For an encore hi
gave "serenade Badipe," an equally diff
ficult piece.
Then came the ball, one of the most en-
joyable affairs OF the kind ever seen "
the city. Waltz, polka, scottische, quad
cession
The crowd had increased 10 about so
by this time Among those. present wer
the following Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour G
c. Brssher, Mr.. and Mrs. Fitch. Mr. anc
Mrs. Eugene Bother, Mr.. and Mrs NJ
Kattmann, DR.. and Mrs. E. A. Holland
Mr.. and Mrs. Flewellen, Captain ana Mrs
Frank Reichardt. r. p. Crawford and wife
E. Clede and wife. Prof Beach and wife
c. w. Ziegler and wife, Frank Fowler an
Wife Tracy 3. Dunn and wife, Mesdame
r. II. Harrison, Tr.. Columbus, Texas; {
c. Beavcns, Van Week, Ashe. Baxter, Aus
tin, Misses Laura Timmins Libbie Dunn
! Alice Powell. Earl Arnold Ida Grinsteat
Rosa Williams Emma Foster. Mckee, Sa
die Sittig, Charline Sperry, Des Nome:
Iowa; De La Motto Ralston, Galveston
Emma Speed Miss Loeb. Dora Lord. Mis-
Johnson and Miss Dwyer, Messrs. Spence
Hutchins. Emmett Cockrell. Will Thomas
Austin Miller, A. r. Moore, II. Hardi
Robinson, Harry Wofiord Adolph Bold
I James e. Ludlow. Thomas Sterling Ere
Childs Judge Duff, Roy Williams RUSS
: Van Derveer A. B. Satzky. L. B. SchuIt,
w. S. Hunt. w Powers, W. s. Dennis, ]
: J. Cox, ]. A. ziegler, w. B. Washam, v
r C. Moore, Thomas Gaffney and Sam Lort