The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-15

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at once an amusingly clever and in
| tensely dramatic story of western life
the famous actor is seen at his best.
Mr.. Goodwin is assisted by a uni.
formly excellent company; noticeable
among these are Miss Kelley and Mr..
Armstrong. Miss Edna Goodrich,
who is Mr.. Goodwin's leading woman,
is strikingly beautiful girl, but her
voice lacks in both strength and ex.
pressiyeness, and the fashion she has
of planting her feet firmly apart dur
ing her emotional scenes Is anything
but graceful. Next week ChauDcey OIL
colt will hold the boards at the Tu-
lane. He comes to New Orleans this
season with many new and taneful
melodies in his repertoire.
The ball of the Olympians at the
French Opera House Monday night is
conceded by many to have been the
handsomest carnival affair given so
far this year. Beautiful tableaux and
elaborate electrical display converted
the broad stage into veritable fairy
land, and the crowning of Miss Cora
Spearing as queen-a tail, daFk-haired
girl, whose beauty and graceful bear
ing lent special lustre to the royal
role brought forth the enthusiastic
plaudits and delighted aeclaims of the
brilliantly attired spectators who filed
the tiers and aisles of the old French
Opera House to overfowing. Misses
Eimira Colomb, Gladys Kearny, Car
men Landry, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Achille Landry, formerly of
Ascension1, aud Marie Gelpi served as
maids in the court. One Of the novel
and pretty features Of the ball was the
presentation OF a lovely nosegay OF
cut flowers to each aud every occupant
OF the call-out seats.
There were some noticeably elab-
crate and artistic coitfures worn
by many OF the handsome women at
the Olympian ball, and the hair orna-
ment most in favor seemed to be one
I mentioned in former letter and
which is composed of narrow ribbon
wound In and out of the hair, circling
the head entirely, aud finished at the
left side with a choux of the ribbon
and cluster of flowers to match the
gown. One tall, slender girl saw
looked oddly regal with her dark hair
eoiled closely about her head in di-
rect contrast to the swelling rolls and
putfs that are so much the vogue at
present, and bound with Gllet Of gold
whose lustre was emphasized by the
jet blackness of her abundantly beau
tiful locks.
The bill at the 0rpheum for the cur
rent week is one of the best that has
been seen at the vaudeville house this
season. Gfllett's dogs and monkeys,
in an act which ought to be the head
liner and is not, enact scene in the
miniature setting of country village
which is perfect in every detail, and
during the twenty minutes or so of
their turn the canine prodigies oc-
cupy the stage alone and unassisted
by any visible human agency. It is a
wonderful sight TO see the clever little
animals go through the act with so
much understanding and intelligence,
entering mimic butcher shops and sa-
loons-one little doggie giving an i'm
itation of an intoxicated man that is
truly remarkable getting arrested for
thefts, and doing a various number OF
other stunts which would be considered
praiseworthy if performed as eleyerly
by children or even many grown-ups.
Cliff Gordon Is screamingly funny
in a German monologue, and every
other number on the bill including the
kinodrome has large f1avor,of merit.
The passing CT r. NJ. Byrne-our
own Bobby Byrneat his home in
Napoleon avenue last Monday after
noon, came as terrible shock to the
many who knew and loved him in AS
cension and the countless friends he
has made here during his residence In
New Orleans. "Itcould be truly said of
Bob that his character was absolutely
fawless, said Hon. Henry Mccall,
with whom MIR. Byrne has been init
mately associated as confidential clerk
and private secretary for the past
seventeen years, and surely no greater
tribute than that could be paid to any
man. "a fawless character, indeed; !;
noble, generous and charitable, Bob
Byrne was man whom I cannot be-
lieve ever did a selfish deed or spoke
an unkina word of anyone In his life.
His remains were laid to rest Tuesday
afternoon, but though he lies asleep
forever among the sanctiied dead ard
The trees and flowers of St. Patrick's S
cemetery, six feet of earth can never
shut the tender memory of him from
our hearts the memory Of a % an whom
| to know was to love and who made life
| itself the better Dy virtue Of having
lived. g. B.
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