The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-30
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One of the pleasantest events of the
year in club circles was the entertain
ment and banquet given by the Shake
spearean Literary society of Dillon in
celebration of the seventh annual day
of the club, which occurred on April 81.
Invitations were sent to large number
of the friends of the club members in
Dillon and to a representative number
of the Homer club in Butte. The Ho-
mer delegation left on the LAS train
on Friday afternoon, April 81 and We're
| met upon their arrival by committee
from the Shakespeare club. Mrs Rein
hardt and Mrs. Swain. and escorted to
the Hotel Metlen for dinner and to
prepare for the entertainments which
began a the opera house at $50 The
programme consisted of abridged
scenes from Shakespeare's Midsummer
Nights Dream interspersed with ap-
propriate music.
The first number on the programme
was an instrumental solo, "Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" by Miss Maggie
Reinhardt. Following. an abridged
scene, The complaint of Egeus,' with
Miss Squlres in the title role and Miss
Jane Carter as Lysander, Miss Gordon,
| Hernia and Mrs. Lorin Jones as Dem
etrius. The presentation of the first
scene set the audience at ease, for it
was evident both by the costumes and
| acting that time and labor had not been
| spared in making the affair a complete
| success. The tableau representing Ly-
| sander and Hernia, which came after,
was one of beauty, Miss Conger de-
lighted the audience with a vocal solo,
| "Hark! Hank. the Lark" The next
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Play" was probably the most perfect
one of the entire entertainment, the
various trades being represented by
| Mrs. Melton, Miss Oliver, Mrs. Fyhrie.
| Miss Lamont, Miss Innes and Miss
| Squires.
| II Know a Bank Wherein the Wild
| Thyme Grows" was sweetly sung by
| Miss Conger and Mrs. PoindeXter. The
tableau representing THE Fairy Court
| brought forth repeated applause and
was eXquisitely personated by Mrs. Fl.
]. Thompson, Mrs. Will Jones. Little
Edith Melton and Ruth Weenick. In
| the scene The Quarrel Between ODER
on and Titania,' Mrs. Thompson APP
| peared as Oberon and Mrs. Jones as
| Titania the tableau "Oberon's Re
| Venge' followed then an instrumental
solo, overture from "Oberon," by Mrs.
| Passmore A tableau in two parts il
Illustrating the relationship between
| with Mrs. Lorin Jones as the lover and
| Mrs. Norris as Helena. Lysander and
| Demetrius next appeared in a tableau
showing the spell which had been cast
over them. Helenas Soiloquy was
well rendered by Mrs. Norris. The
three-part tableau representing the
lovers. Demetrius. Lysander and Hell
ena, was very pretty scene. AS the
| story goes on to say, during the night
| Puck has by means of a counter-charm
| removed the spell from Lysander's
eyes, so that morning finds him once
more devoted to Hernia, while Dem
| etrius love for his former sweetheart.
| Helena. continues, and as a result the
| blessing of Thesus follows, which was
represented by a charming tableau.
A quartette, Mr. Passmore, Miss Con-
ger, Mrs. Poindexter and Mr.. Scott,
sang BLOW, Blow, Thou Winter
| Wind" In the closing scene. The
Mechanics Play" Pyramus and Thisbe
at the dukes palace, Miss Grace La
mont as Pyramus proved very popular
with the audience; Miss oliver took the
part of Thisbe.
From the beginning to the end the
play was we'll received and reflected
great credit upon all who were in any
way connected with it.
Immediately after the entertainment
at the opera house those who had been
hidden to the feast adjourned to the
Hotel Metlen, where the tables We're
laden with good things to eat. covers
being laid for about so. At each place
was name card with an appropriate
quotation from Shakespeare and, as
some one said, a great deal of thought
had been given to the selections. since
most of them peculiarly fitted the ones
for whom they were chosen. The menu
| cards were neat and attractive. Again
Shakespeare's versatility was illustrat-
| cd |, fts, fat 11-h followed "a
dish After all had been served with
the good things provided, a treat was
enjoyed in the most excellent toasts in
troduced by the toastmistress, Miss
Laura l.. Miller, the president of the
Shakespeare club, who most charmingly
| prefaced each announcement by witty
couplets or pleasing rhyme. The
Shakespeare club-"Seven Years To-
gether, Say We was responded to by
Mrs. Thompson: Shakespeare's Friends
You Are Very Welcome to Our
House" by Mrs. Fyhrie; Shakespeare
Forerunners-"The Choice and Master
Spirits of the Age" by Mrs. Clinton H
Moore. president of the Homer club:
Shakespeare's Diamonds 'Stones
Whose Rates Are Either Rich or Poor
| as Fancy Values Them by Miss Rod
gers Shakespeare's Will-"The Will!
Let's Stay and Hear the Will.' by Mr.
Cope; Shakespeare's Vison-"I See d
Dark. Suspicious Looking Cloud by
Lorin Jones. If the toastmistress, Miss
Miller. carried off the honors of the
! banquet, it was conceded that Mr.,
Jones prophetic view of Shakespeare 8
Vision was one of the fairest and most
| graceful tributes ever paid by a man
to the club movement and its fair deV-
oteeS. 1t was as follows:
worthy Mistress of the FEAST do
entreat your grace to pardon me.
know not by what power | am made
| bold: nor how it may concern my mod