Y AHUSEMENTS A fair audfence assembled at the Congregational Con-gregational chprch last evening to hear j I Miss Ruth Eldredge her Shakespearean i j I readings and Profpssor McLcllan Miss Sybil Anderson and Mrs Kate B Anderson I Ander-son in musical selections The entertainment was in the nature of I a farewell by Miss Eidredge who is about to start on a tour thiough the east uiiaer I I the management of Mr Charles W Meakin I In essaying the role which Miss ElI I El-I dredge has taken upon herself she shows J I soaring ambition There are probably not over half a dozen people In the country i i today who could e Shakespearean I i reading assuming the various characters 1 charac-ters in the plays and make even a moderate mod-erate financial success of I j I i i The play selected last I ght was The j j Merchant of Venice AH begin with I Miss Eldredge gave a very interesting de I bcription of the characters and motif of t the play and then followed by reading I I selections from the several acts The fair i reader displayed a good deal of ability in i I her line but the programme was too long j I and during the latter half of its rendition I the audience showed decided signs of uneasiness j un-easiness Something light airy and above I I all amusing takes much better with the I general pub Ic than the sub imest passages j I from the greatest dramatist the world I ever san unless the Kitter have the accompaniment ac-companiment of the most superb stage I settings and the various parts are handled han-dled by more capable actors I The musical selections were very good particularly Miss Sybil Andersons violin solo and obligate The full programme as rendered Is as follows folows I Act IScene partly at Venice and partly part-ly at Belmont Antonio and Basaanio Love and Friendship Portias Destiny Shylock al the Bond Miss Ruth El dredge Violin solo Fantasia Appaionata VIeuxtemps Miss Sybil Anderson Scopes trom Acts I and HI Merchant I of Venice The Three Caskets The I Three Suitors Babsanios Choice Shylock I and Revenge Antonio s Letter Portia resolves re-solves to leave Padua Miss Eldredse Soprano solo selected Mr < s Kate B Anderson I An-derson I Scene from Act V Merchant of Venice Ven-ice A Court of Justice The Arrival of Portia The Jew Must be Mercful Ill I I Have My Bond Portia Foils the Jew The RingMiss Eldredge Soprano solo Melba Waltz with violin obligato by Miss Sybil Anderson I I Mrs Kate B Anderson Scene from Act V Merchant of Venice Ven-ice Lorenzo and Jessica The Power of Music Portias Return Bas anlo and I Gratiano The Ring Makes Trouble Portia Por-tia Reveals the Truth Peace Iss Ruth I Eldredge i The obligates throughout the different I scenes were played by Miss Sybil Anderson I I II Ander-son accompanied by Professor J J Mc j Lellan I