, 1905-12-09


lamb and selling it for the ,aoe6t Of
| the new church. The merif. Of the
various quarters were elaboraroly ex.
' tolled and the animal broughr So m all.
but Mr.. Bell opined that the audience
did not show proper appreciation of
lambs fed on the famous Millbreok
peas, and refused to give he second
one he had offered as a prlz, for en-.
thusiastic bidding on the nrst. The
farce, MY Lord in Livery" was most
Iaeceptably presented by a cast consist,
ing of Messrs. Burrage, Jones and De.
Kay and Misses McClelland. Merriam
and Swisart, with Master Charles Fast
as the brave little page. 1t is certain
ly a far cry from the strong rendering
OF the pathetic part of the lonely old
actor-Elk given by Mr.. Jones some
months ago to the servile and ~illiterate
English butler, but the clever amateur
acter proved himself equal to either
part. Mr.. DeKay has also shown his
versatility before local audiences on
numerous occasions, and last night as
the petted and snubbed Hopkins, "Oh,
mamma but he was fnel Mr.. Bur
rage as Lord Thirlmere, made his first
appearance before a Laramie audience,
proving himself quite up to the high
standard which has been reached by
local talent in the series of amateur
productions staged here during recent
years. Miss McClelland enhanced the
iattering reputation which she earned
at the library fair last spring, her work
excelling much of the acting done by
those who make the stage their profess
sion. Misses Merriam and Swigart
have too often proved their ability to
call for much further comment. They
worked admirably with each other and
with the rest Of the cast and to them is
due much credit for the success of the
piece in its entirety. The only regret
expressed by the audience was disap-
pointment at the failure of the police
to appear and pinch" the triumphant
lord full-handed with his ill-gotten
spoil! By the way, has that boy got
back yet? The entire affair was very
successful, and the proceeds will add
materially to the building fund of the
new church. Nearly $50 was taken in
from the supper alone, about 200 peo-
pie %partaking of the excellent repast
provided. AT the fancy work and apron
booth, which was in charge of Mrs.
Campbell and Mrs. Miller, $66 was
cleared, and satisfactory results were
also realized at the booths in charge of
the young people of the congregation,
which sold candies and fancy articles.
The fall term recital of the Univer-
sity School of Music occurred last
night at the auditorium and was at
tended by an exceedingly flattering
audience. Indeed, those who appre-
ciate good music nave ALREADY come 10
anticipate these regular exhibitions OF
the work being accomplished in this
comparatively new department of the
state institution, and note with great
and eve increasing pride the rapid ad
vancement made by the pupils of Mrs.
Clark, its efficient and popular direct
or. Mr.. A. R. Graepp, who has recent
ly accepted a position in this depart.
ment, made his first appearance last
night, rendering a violin number Sc
~acceptably as to earn an enthusiastic
encore. The program in full appeared
in these columns yesterday and tho Pi
ano soloists were Misses Case, Tilton
Natalie Swigart, Symons, Miriam Cor
thell, Gladys Corthell, Eyangeline Dow
ney and Mr.. Hunton. The members OF
the male quartette were Prof. Merz
Prof. Soule, Mr.. A. c. Jones and Mr.
Adolph Merz, The Girls Glee clui
personnel this year includes Misses An
Miriam Doyle, Gertie Pointing. Matilda
Frazee and Mildred and Margaret Nc
Intosh. The university orchestra has
been strengthened by the addition o.
%lseveral novel instruments mi new
players and its numbers were received
with marked favor. Those in direc
charge of the musical work of the uni
versity are certainly to be c~ongratu
lated upon the gratifying results o
ltheir efforts
A very enjoyable session of the Char
Iity Whist club was held Thursday even
ing, the entertaining ladies being Mrs
Kidd, Mrs. Jacobs and Mrs. jane
Mathison. A number of guests wer'
present and the honors among the visi
tors were won by Mrs. McClary and MI
Hurt. Mrs. Bartlett made a score of 3
and Mr.. Fred George and Mr.. Boehn,
tied with a record of 81. A very larg,
collection was taken to augment tn,
charity fund of the club, and the none.
wisely dispensed, will mean "Merr,
christmas" for many less %fortunat
than the club members. The guest
for the evening were DR.. and Mrs. No
lCollum, DIR. and Mrs. r. j. GARDINER