The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-19

Enjoyable Entertainments at the
Peoples Church-PupiIS at the
ConVcnt of the Visitation Give an
Enjoyable PrOgramnc-Meeti
OF the Day Nursery Board.
The friends of Mr. A L. I.arpenteur
rendered him surprise Monday evening
at his home on Dale street the occasion
being his seventy-sixth birthday. About
sixty members CT the family were pres
ent to extend congra tulations. and a num-
Der of letters were received from distant
friends wishing the host many happy re-
turns OF tie day. \ musical programme
was given during the evening. the host
himself contributing some violin numbers
Others participating the programme We're:
MI ana Ms Wallis. Miss Edna Zenzius,
Miss Emma Barron, Miss Minnie Hill,
MI Stiles Stanton, Mr. William Larpen-
teur and Mr.. Vincent GaTney. Among,
the guests We're: MIR. and Mrs Charles
r.. Robertson, Mr.. and Mrs William Lar
penteur, Mr.. and Mrs. George I.arpen-
teur. Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Weber, Mr..
and Mrs. Conrad Zenzius. Mr. and Mrs
Paul Larpenteur. Mr. and Mrs Samuel
Larpenteur, Mr.. and Mrs Fred Wallace
Mrs. Stella Steigess, Mrs. Teresa Griffith
Mr. and Mrs James Harrison, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stiles Stanton, Mr.. and Mrs NJ e.
Briggs, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Robertson
Mr. and Mrs. August Robertson, Mr. and
Mrs Leonard Ayd, Mrs. Frank Ayd Mr.
and MIS-. Charles L. Larpenteur, Mime
apolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Larpenteur.
Minneapolis: Miss Edna Zenzius, the
Misses Minnie, Lou and Mona Hill Miss
Emma Barron. Miss Sadie Ayd, Miss Vio-
let Grosvenor Miss Mary Stanton; Mr.
J. B. Stanton, Mr. Archie Stanton, Mr.
Herman Schneider Minneapolis; Mr. j.
w. Crosson. Mr.. Homer / Briggs, Mr.
Vincent Gaffney.
The board of managers of the Day nur-
sery held 4 social meeting yesterday aft
ernoon. An informal musical programme
was given under the direction of Mrs H
Fernstrom, and refreshments were
served. Mrs c. E. Clarke, the retiring
president Of the board. was presented
with bouquet of roses
Some clever amateur acting marked the
public rehearsal given last evening at the
Convent of Visitation by the pupils Of
Miss Whitrdge, elocutionist. The audi
w luII was wen Hlleu with people and the
stage decorated with large palms and
lunches OF cut flowers, formed a pretty
setting for the two bright little plays that
We're presented thereon. The first sketch
given, Her Last Appearance" Is from
BarryS Mile. Franchette's Retirement"
arranged and dramatized by Miss Whit
ridge. 1t presents page from the life
or an actress, a Miss Morley, who has
fallen in love with a man much her
Junior Duty prompts her to make the
great sacrifice of giving him up, and she
nobly rises to the occa sion in a most eff
fectiVe and somewhat affecting scene.
Mrs Shaw Hooker. as the actress, was
very good, and her Gibsonesque poses and
Charming gown did not detract any from
3 the presentation Of the character Miss
Grace Denny, as Miss Van de Vur; Miss
Scott as Mrs. Delmar, and Miss Adele
Lanpher as the maid, played varying de-
gresS Of excellence in their several parts.
The second play, THE Dead Heat" was
equally successful, and not quite so har-
rowing to the feelings OF the audience
Miss, Ntgsin,. who was to have taken the.
part Of Christine Vanderpade, was I'M
able to be present. and the part was most
acceptably filled by Mrs Shaw Hooker
Miss Lanpher was a well-gowned and.
graceful Bertha Vandernade. Miss Foss
waszniest acceptable as Fanny Alliston;
Lady Emma Fitzhugh and her various
foibes were skillfully presented by Miss
Gardner, and Miss McCaine was very
clever as Aunt Polly.
One Of Anthony Hopes sketches, The
Philosopher in the Apple Orchard" was
read by Miss Scott. This young lady's
enunciatiOn is particularly good, and her
facial as well as vocal expression in her
reading, last evening, proved her an ac-
treSs of no small merit.
The entertainment, taken as whole
was one of the most successful amateur
affairs of the kind ever given in St Paul,
and was thoroughly enjoyed by those
present.
is difficult to dampen the ardor or
quench the spirits Of college boys and
whNr the young men who came over from
the ate university to give a concert at
the Peoples church last evening found
themselves confronted by a mere handful
OF people, albeit a very appreciative and
undoubtedly swagger gathering, the cir
CumStanCe, depressing though it seemed,
only served apparently to raise the spir-
its of the performers to a higher pitch
and every number on the programme was
given with the dash and spirit that makes
all college gatherings of the kind so thor
oughly enjoyable.
There was nothing painfully classic
about any of the numbers. Popular Sc
lectiOns were given In popular style, and
when the audience wanted more of the
with that air of graceful bonhonlme that
makes the college boy Irresistible
The programme was made up entirely
OF selections by the Mandolin club and
the Glee club with the exception Of
guitar solo by Z. f. Z. Fiset; two vocal
numbers, IF You Were Here Brag-
giotti, and You Love Me-" Gounod sung
most satisfactorily by Mr.. Clarence c.
Dinehart; and q flute and cello duet,
Titel's ''Serenade,". by Percy Lawrence
and George Burglehaus. The last men
toned number was enthusiasticall en-
cored, and the audience was hardly sat
listed with one temperance.
The Mandolin clubs numbers were:
'Jolly Robbers" Suppe; Robyn's "Manza-
milo" and Happy Little Nigs," by Ell
lott. and Jolly Boys" The strings were
we'll hadled and the numbers were played
with dash that made them very spir-
tied.
The Glee club, well balanced and we'll
directed chorus, sang the following num-
bers: Mix Up" V. A. Rfous: Poor
Willie Atkinson; Peter Piper" Jarvis:
and "A Suburban Lay" tburlesque),
Barnes. SOusa's stars and Stripes" was
sung by hte Glee club, accompanied bv
with the college yell, given with a will
by every college boy present.
Mrs z. A. Jaggard entertained a num-
Der of the young men from the state uni
versity and about thirty of the younger
society girls at q supper last evening
after the concert ct the Peoples church,
The house was decorated with great
punches of daisies, tied with maroon COL
ored ribbons, the daisies and the ribbon
representing the university colors of ma