The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-03


local talent, April 26, q and 2S,
4 under the direction Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry r. Dixie. 1t Is not
yet decided what opera will be selected
for presentation, but It may be Gill
bert & sullivan's 1.-THE Princess Ida."
which has Just been given with so
much success in Elmira. The music
is exceedingly pretty and there
are fine opportunities for elabor-
ate costuming. The musical talent Of
the, city will be in demand for this pro-
duction as 1t requires a large company
and already many Of the leading sing
ers have expressed their willingness to
participate.
q, For what particular charity the opera
will be given is not yet fully settled.
The Free Kindergarten association Is
anxious to take It up and other orsani-
nations have also been considering the
matter. The advantage Of having the
entertainment during the week of the
zSth is from the fact that Il similar
movement Is OH foot for q production
Of ''The Princess Ida" in Blnghamton
Easter week. and by giving tho produce
ton In Scranton tho succeeding dates
,.r,nch expense could be avoided. Among
..
Tate, Miss Spencer, Messrs, Atherton.
SandersOn, Williams, Torrey and others.
The Cake Walk was an unqualified
success. There are no dissenting
voices as TO that fact. Anything more
absolutely and madly funny has never
been produced in this town by pro.
fcssional or local talent. Tho people
who looked on and laughed until they
were limp from the effect of their con-
tOrtions OF merriment had little idea Of
what 1t really meant to produce such all
entertainment. There were many OBJ
stacles in the way and many sacri-
fices which did not appear on the sur
face. In the first plac6 tho young
ladies who participated in the affair
did 50 IN most cases against the most
cherished prcjudices and the most per-
sistent objections Of many friends and
relatives. Had the entertainment been
given for almost any other object than
the Home for the Friendlcss the pro-
tests might have been so effective as to
avail In barring some OF the cleverest
work of the evening. for the rich
comedy afforded by the feminine por-
tion of the combination could not have
been spared.
Then the drills meant work Of tho
hardest kind. 1t brought into play
muscle. whose existence had previously
been unappreciated, but whose sore
ness and lameness from the unaccus-
toned strain brought hours OF suffer-
Ing.
Tho costumes in several instances
were expensive as we'll as an endless
amount Of trouble. The blacking up
process entailed annoyance which is
scarcely concluded yet, so very ad-
, hssive were it's qualities. As to the
general exhaustion produced by the ex-
." ertion one had only to look at the
'brows bathed in perspiration to have
some idea OF the enthusiasm with which
the chief performers threw themselves
into their several roles. The reharsals
consumed evening after evening and
II is not surprising that the entertain
ment was brilliantly successful and
: that people are clamoring for repetl-
tions,
Miss Belin entertained the "cake
walkers Tuesday evening when the
>, cake was to be cut and its deIectabil-
ity enjoyed. Neither process cnsued.
The cake" proved to be q large. able
bodied tin pan conscientiously iced
over It's entire inverted surface. The
efforts at carving 1t produced almost
as much merr!ment in the assembled
company as the entertainment of Sat-
urday night. Cards made up the s,,c-
ceeding amusement of the evening.
Among the guests We're: Mr.. and M.s
II. II. Brady. 5r.. Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Twitchell, Miss Archibald, Miss Hunt.
Miss Welles. the Misses Alice and
Helen Matthews. Miss Anderson, Miss
Barber. Miss Nash, Miss Amy Jessup.
Miss Dale. Miss Janet Dickson. Miss
Eleanor Reynolds, Messrs. 4 G. and
A. f.. Hunt. j. II. Brooks, H. d. Mer.
mill. s. II. Kingsbury. W. j. Torrey,
Thomas Dale. NJ. r. Fuller, A, z,
Huntington, L. T. Bliss and F. p. Full
Ter.
Miss Anna Edwards. one Of the most
popular and attractive assistants at
the public library, has resigned her
position after a faithful and plea SAINT
service Of more than six years. Miss
Edwards Is to be married at Easter to
R. A. Lyons. formerly a member of the
Tribune staff, in his capacity as artist.
hut now holding a position in New
York city with one of the greatest en-.
craving firms of this country.
Mrs. H. G. Carr gave pretty lunch
ron on Thursday in honor of Miss Ed
wards, when the attendants at the H.
brary were among the guests.
A progressive euchre party was
given Thursday evening by Mrs.
Franklin w. Wilson. of Webster ave-
nue.. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. George Scott. Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Tunstall, Mr.. and Mrs, A.