The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-22
DoNALDsoNy1LLE, Ia. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22, 1908.
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
A Glorious afternoon at the Parlx-Big
Fairgrounds Thronged with FroIic-
somo Children and Pleasure
Seeking Grown-E ps- Clever
Stunts at the orpheum.
New orleans. La. Feb. 10. 1908.


The littlest member of our house
hold and went out to put in the aft
ernoon at City Park last Sunday
After deciding that it would be an af
front to nature to spend so much
crisp, sun, bright weather within CLOSED
doors, it took many more minutes Q.
serious deliberation for the small las.
sic to determine which of our two
lovely parks should claim her pres.
enee upon this glorious Sabbath after.
noon. Have you ever thought what
a difficult thing it must be for little,
little girl to decide between two pleas
ures-to reach conclusion as to
whether it would be more hilariously
| joyful to- ride in little phaeton
| drawn by live pony, or to get into a
/ regular boat aud be rowed around on
real water? No, you've probably
never thought OF it, but it's a problem,
all right, and one that demands very
mature consideration from a six-year-
old Intellect. When the little grille
finally decided upon City Park I ap-
plauded her judgment, for though /
love Audubon very dearly and have
/ spent many happy hours in the shade
Of its spreading oak trees and in
wandering in the tropic loveliness of
It's horticultural hall, 7 have also
lived some very beautiful memories at
the dear old downtown park, and l
love itfor its suggestion Of wildness,
us little hidden nooks and corners,
ard It's wide ribbon Of clear lake wind
ing q serpentine length among The trees
and f5wers. My small companion
and I had beautiful ronp over the
budding clover, aud when we had
| boated, and ridden on the merry
lgo.rouad, and exclaimed over the
riot Of yiolets that purpled the
borders Of the pretty gardens, ard
made friends with q score of other lit
tie kiddies and smiled at every body
We met IN the most friendly and isn't
itgood tob be alive? kind of fashion,
and impressed the candy man with our
financial status by a fiften. cent pur-
chase of sweets, we boarded the belt
car and started for home filled with
content and CANDY and the healthfal
ozone OF a sparkling mid winter after
noon. The lovely grounds of the old
park were thronged with fresh-air
seekers, drawn there, like my small
companion and myself, by the balmy
sweetness of the day.
Chauncey Olcot6 il ftO'Neill OF
Derry opened up successfully at the
Tulane this week. His play is a de-
lightful little Irish story. we'll told |
and well presented, while Mr.. Oleott's
beautiful singing won his audience to
a complete admiration.
From the overture to the kinodrome
there is but one really poor feature
on the Orpheum bill this week; Beth
Stone is down on the program as a
topsy tnrVy toe dancer, but in re-
ality she's a frost. Ungraceful and
unbeautiful to beholds and even lack
ing originality in her mode OF dane
ing. Beth has little to commend
her as a follower of the stage. Hy-
man Meyer, who makes up as a Dutch
man and does a sscomedy musica-
logue," is an out-and-out winner, and
/ have yet to see his act beaten for
originality at the 0rphenm. He gives
a screamingly funny burlesque of
grand opera on the plano, and his i'm
itation of a chicken singing 'The
Mocking Birdn is remarkably anus
ing and clever. He is an all, round
good mimic, and he punctuates his
performances on the piano with so
much real wit and humor that he
rouses his audience TO positive enthu-
siasm. He is the hit of the program,
though Della Fox, known as the queen
OF comic opera, is The actual head.
liner, and is certainly winning card.
She is the only woman / have ever
seen, who, dressed as man, looks
like one and makes the impersonation
The four Bards are gym
aasts Of extraordinary merit, doing
several stunts that cause a general ii.
taking Of breaths among The specta-
tors. Il
The ball of Mithras, depicting the
Adventures or Romance of Le Ci1f
in q series of more than ordinarily
beautiful tableaux. drew hundreds of
local society folk and carnival visit
ors to the old French Opera House
evening. Figuring in the
court was Miss Lorette Landry,
daughter Of Aehille Landry, former
resident OF DonaIasonville. E. b.
Il is said that Governor Folk Of
Missouri coined the word seraft' to
describe the operations by which some