El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-17
Ell pASO'S THESpIANS.
A Really Brilliant Performance by
the Sylvan Serenaders Last

Night.
The HERALD prophesied it would be
so and it was so. Those who did not go
to hear the Sylvan Serenaders last
night missed genuine treat. The
performance was good from beginning
10 end and every member of the COM
pany, from the caterpillar to the stars.
is to be congratulated. Mrs. Syme and
Mr.. Thomas directed and inspired the
play and drilled 1t to success and under
Miss Beall's leadership the choruses
acquired their tune and spirit. The
Dung people In the cast are all we'll
known and last night they sang and
looked and acted their best. The house
was crowded and enthusiastic.
Miss Beall's Mrs. Somsrton in the
curtain raiser, my neigh boris wife. !"
was such a graceful, pretty, tautaliz-
ing impersonation, full of the dsintiest
of comedy, one is tempted to say that
che was the star of the evening, but
Mrs. Nichols and Miss Rosamond
Windsor were ss good In their parts of
the gossipinR wives and shared the ap-
plause. DR.. Kingsley, Julius Krakauer,
and Willie Mari as the husbands
brought out all of the fun there WAS to
be extracted from the ridiculous situa-
tions. DR.. Kingsley, as Somerton,
was very quiet and natural, but the
boisterous fun of the neigh Dor hus-
bands hiding behind the scene tickled
the audience immensely.
1t was one laugh from begin ming to
end. The conclusion with Mrs. Somer-
ton interrupting Somerton very pref
cry of the sin ning husbands and wives
was cleverly acted by all.
The Sylvan Serenaders proved to be
q clever skit with picnic scene, the
pretty girls in pretty frocks and hats,
and their devoted swains. The jokes,
music, dance, and play followed each |
other in lively succession and there |
was not q dull moment from the time |
Rastus stole the chicken till the last |
chord of the chorus and hutter of skirts |
of the girls when the curtain ended it |
all. Ross Thomas wrote the play and |
arranged the -scenes and to him must |
be given most of the credit for it. Mr.. |
Thomas also made q hit as the darby |
servant; his dialect singing and Jokes |
got loud applause. James Hague as
The nimble footed hobo contributed |
largely toward the fun. Julius Krakauer
was q solemn magician and the magic
was surprising and tfull of quips and
De -ef1
When the worm crawled painfully
ACROSS to the magic cabinet, entered,
md was transformed to a dancing but
.erfy, was charming. Miss Virgins
Is the butterfly and later In another
lance was the lightsst little dancer
hat ever whirled and stamped and
pointed her toes. She dances most
orettily. with both spirit and grace.
Miss Grace Allen and DR.. Kingsley
n their duet both Gang and acted we'll.
Miss Aliens voice easily filed the
heatre and yet was sweet and clear
md without strain. Mrs. WEIGH, Mrs.
Howe, Mr.. Milne and Mics Martin al
Ways sing we'll and last night did their
pest. Mrs. Happier and Mrs. Williams
ook clever parts and Mr.. Hunter sang.
Mrs. Brown as accompanied was as
complete sucoess as ever.
1t must be said thas swhile the per
ormance was an amateur one and the
u avs the ARREST of trifies, it was enter
aiming to q high degree. The Thes-
'ians Of yesterday evening do not pos
ess all the restraint and ease Of pro-
essionsls but they approach 1t and
make up the balance in their original
y and genuine fun, and no enc, even
he most Indifferent, can deny 1
hat the chorus girls were
Dung, and exceptionally pretty
nd attractive. With go much talent
nd with Ell Paso so far out'of the usual (
cute of the best professional talent, 1t
GEMS as though we ought to have q I,
rsmatic club giving occasional stand !
I'd light operas, Shakespeare comedies
r little society plays. These could be
iven for the benefit OF the library, the
lu bs, hospitals or any public charity
'ork, and would prove entertainment 7
,r Ell Paso. And every one knows that /
mateur theatricals are fun for the
although to do really good !
ork there must be really hard work
> we'll.