The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-27
AN EVENING OF PLEASURE.
Entertainment OF Unusual Merit Given
in Ashland by Home Talent.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l

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ASHLAND. VA. April 2s.-on
Thursday night, April 23d, a very In
teresting entertainment was given un..
der the auspices of the Sunbeams and
Ladies ala Societies Of the
was divided into three sections. first.
a series OF tableaux. in which there
were living pictures OF celebrated
lands prettiest women. second. Tenny-
sons .'Dream OF Fair Women" was
read by Mr.. j. Miller Leake. and the vari-
Gus scenes therefrom given as dream
taken by local talent: third, the coup
dance was given, IN which the follow
ing gentlemen took part: Messrs. e. w.
Beale. Luther Hartsook. Charles chen.
cry, Willie Midyette, Harry Moyler ana
Dr. j. NJ. Hart.
The musical part of the program was
excellent. Mrs. r. +. Blackwell, Messrs.
Wallace and Proctor and the Randolph
Macon Glee Club Orchestra furnished
appropriate music during the poses and
In the intermssion. The program fol-
lows:
err. Miss Eleanor wingfield, OF Rich
mond: little Miss Irby and Master VIII
liam e Dodd Girl with, the Mmft
Gsa aabs Ruth II a nrHa naomi Me- as
Misses Baldwin. Augusta Nixon and
cabell Jones. The Duchess OF Devon
shire (Gainsboroughl, Mrs. John ADJ
son. me scotch Rtiie. "
shepherd. Misses Midyette and Briggs.
The Morning Bellies, Misses gso hughes u ~ rn
Lawess and Page Siyoe sbe1 the Moe The
Convent Belle, Mrs. James NJ Cox. the
Belle of 81. Miss Eleanor Winsfield
The Belle Of h eng ago M Miss u E1s,e
Ss Es Yyrd s Hhn sef The Colonial ss
Mrs. John Addison. The Fates Gnu.
MANN. Misses Margaret Lee, Mary
Halves Tyler and Augusta Nixon %
Brnn5. Mrs. /. n. vaughan. Of Rich
mond, and Miss Eleanor Sydnor. The
Angeius (Millep. Miss Ruth Diakey
and Mr.. ]. Miller Leake 1ntermis sion.
Reader. Mr. ir j. Miller Leake: Helen Of
Troy. Miss Margaret Allison Lee: !phl-
genia,, Mrs. Henry r Garter: Diana n
BALDWIN. Lancaster, Briggs and Mrs.
Shepherd; Mary Antony. Mr.; p; r.
Midyes5e Jr JePh5hahS
Misses Hughes. cabell Jones, Mary
Coulter, Riker. Law1ess and Fleet: Fair
Rosan1ond and Queen Eleanor. Misses
Matte Midyette and co nda,.o Bridges lfss
garet More, Miss Eleanor Wingfeld;
King Edward I. and Queen Eleanor.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Bridges and Miss Mary
Halves Tyler: Aurora. Miss Cabell
iii. Coup Dance. Mrs. John Addi-
son was perfect in Gainsborough's
famous Duchess Of Devonshire. while
Mrs I. N. Vaughan and little Miss
Eleanor Sydnor made an ideal Madame
LIE Brun and daughter. Another group
picture which deserves special rnen-
ton was Paul Thumann's "Fates," in
which Miss Margaret Allison Lee. Miss
Mary HAYES Tyler. and Miss Roberta
Augusta Nixon took the places OF the
mankind and spin the thread of life.
Another picture worthy Of comment is
the Convent Belle" of Mrs James NJ
Cox, and no one can praise too high
ly The Girl With the Muff' Gle Brun),
in which Miss Halle Vaughan looked
every inch the part.
In the Lream Of Fair Women" all
costuming vas excellent All the Ia
dies and gentlemen seemed to have
thoroughly caught the spirit Of the
poem. and the poses We're easy and
natural. Those who took part In the
entertainment reflected great credit
on themselves and on Mrs. j. NJ. Cox,
Miss Christine Cooke. and Mr.. j. Mil
Ter Leake. who posed the pictures and
trained the characters for their parts
enjoyed by all the audience. and closed
the entertainment with a great deal
OF merriment excited by the graceful
movements OF these strange creatures.
In financial way the night was a
great success, the Auditorium being
filled. and the two societies of the Bap-
fist Church desire to thank each and
part in the program, and others for
tho a ia rAnlarad s+l A3ss5. SIS