The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-15

ed Ia The utmost the second entertain
ment Of the Y VI &. \. Star Cours-
a good audience WAS present; gnoo
IN numbers, ia bella ior and Ell ecial ,
good in that it was composed of M,
refined, cultured, most Influential citi
zens of Farmville. In one point only
could its goodnes- to- improved; in mum
bers There should not have been a
single unoccupied seat on such am
occasion.
We wonder what words would
convince those who are missing these
programmes, that they are deprising
themselves Of great benefit and pleas
ure. But worse still, they are withhold
ing from a most worthy cause the
support to which it is justly entitled
from every one who is in the least
public spirited. In The end, their lack
of interest may deprive even their
neighbor- of good for the assoc alton
must have the help Of all to enable it
to continue this enterprise from year to
year 1t requires money to secure the
services of the best companies, and in
the Star Course we find only the very
best.
Recognizing and acknowledging our
Indebtedness thus, i il not emiuently
fair and just that every citizen Of Farm
Vile should decide at once to DO his
part i'm the furtherance of this land
able undertaking ? An outlay of money
in this direction would bring very rich
returns The purchaser would get far
more than his moneys worth m profit
and enjoyment. This assurance comes
from one who has heard every program
Of the courses arranged up To this time.
Shall we not decide at once TO show
our appreciation Of these rare treats 10y
attendance aud by hearty praise
The programme Of LovetPs Boston
Stars was a delightful one. This com
pany had come So highly recommended
that we wondered if they would be able
to live up to their reputation. II did
not take Us long to discover that they
were going beyond ii even. II Is often
the case that professional entertainers
lose much of their enthusiasm and
freshness Of spirit because Of their
frequent repetiiions of performances.
1t was not so with the Boston Stars
They had lost none Of their willing
ness to please, none Of their charm.
The same spirit seemed top ssess all,
without exception-the spirit of the
gracious host who delights to give plea
sure to his guests. They were all willing
~ accommodating, responding cheer
fully, and generously to many recalls.
We do not pretend to claim that all
the members on the programme repre-
scented the purest and highest art, but
we do say they were all delightfully."- en-
tertaining
We have no fault to find with any
member of the company, but we cannot
speak personally Of more than two
Miss Emma Denham. the violinist,
was most enthusiastically received by
her audience. The interpretations Of
her exquisite numbers seemed thor
oughly artist-like. She played with
confidence and poise born only OF two
things complete mastery, technically,
of her difficult instrument, aud devo-
ton of mind and heart to her art. She
was extremely graceful in the use Of
her bow and her fingers, but absolutely
free from afIectation'
Mr.. Reynolds is unique among hum
orists. We do not believe there exists
another like him. He should be con
sidered benefactor because he bright
ems our lives with wholesome, spark
ling humor, which contained not even
a suggestion ofindelicacy or coarseness.
His daringly funny introduction Of
himself captured his audience instantly
and they remained captlves to his will
to the very close. Such a merry dance
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