The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-01-24
ENTERTAINMENT
Spinsters' Convention Drew a Full
House and Delighted the
Audience.

There were few if any, vacant
seats in the opera house last night
one Of the best audiences ever as
sembled in Brownsville being pres
cnt to witness the ''Spinsters' Con
vention " The curtain rose prompt
ly at eight, and disclosed the stag.
arranged for the Old Maids, with
many mirrors conveniently hung
and large hearts adjoining the
remaining Spaces. Several OF tie
members were seated on the stage
and presently, TO the surprise of the
audience quite bevy of the men,
bers marched down the aisle of the
opera house, 10 the stage. They
we're arrayed in the fashion of a
long time ago, and, in spite of the
known youth and beauty of NEST
Of the participants, they succeeded
in looking quite old-maidish.
From beginning to end, it was a
most laughable comedy. Miss Lii
Ian Mielke, as Josephine Jane
Green, presided over the meeting
most successfully. After roll call,
the secretary, Miss Maude E Wood
house, as Priscilla Abigail Hodge,
read 4 report on the eligible men Of
brownsville which made a number
%: excellent local hits, and gave
cur bachelors and widowers a chance
to sc themselves as the spinsters
see them, which greatly amused the
audience The treasurer, Miss
Alagsie Tilghman, as Calamity Jane
higgins. reported the financial ex-
prnditures Of the association. dis
closing the fact that $50 had been
spent since the last report for
bouquets sent to bachelors.
The various features of the meet
ing succeeded rapidly, each being,
ii possible, more laughable than its
predecessor. The paperon Woman's
Rights was fine. and also the pcti-
ton 10 congress. The Appeal to
Brownsville Bachelors by Miss
Sarah Kennedy, as Rebecca Rachel
Sharpe, was quite pathetic Most
WAS the original poem by
Betsy Bobbel,, Mrs. B. J.. Cain.
The debate on dress reform by Miss
Hattie Case, as Patience Desire
Mann, and Miss Kennedy, as above
mentioned, was interesting. 1t was
unanm u>!y decided by the ladies
against reform The rules of the
Miller Hotel came in very aptIy.
read by Miss Edith Foster, as Violet
Ann kusles, and created laugh.
The discovery Of mouse in the
hall at one point in the proceedings
caused great CONSERVATION on the
part Of the ladies, andpthe way they
ali screeched and jumped up on
their chairs was quite natural.
Inexperienced of Prof. Makeoyer.
cleverly impersonated by Benz. |
Kowaiski, and his assistant. II
bennett, brought hope to the for
ioYn spinsters By making them
over, the professor thought they
might be able to induce the Browns
Vile eligibles to propose. His
services were promptly engaged, |
and one by one the spinsters enter
ed his machine and came out as
fairies, beautiful maidens, etc. One
OF the transformed was Miss Wood
house, who came out as a beautiful
opera singer, and her burlesque
operate singing was one of the best
features of the play. The little dog
that went into the remodeloscope
with one spinster came out a string
Of sausages. The machine finally
broke down on one particularly
ancient dame.
Besides those above mentioned, !
the following took part each con-
much to the success ofthe
entertainment; Miss Lily Johnson
rs Tiny Short, Miss Lily Miller as
Mary Ann Freaddler, Miss Julia
Bollack as Juliet Long, Mrs. B.
Loew as Charity Longface, Miss
Elsie Walther as Cleopatra Belle
Browne, Mrs. l. Sebree as Frances +