Show T THE POSTBOY ilio performance of the fourth ward dramatic association doubtless tho unfavorable state weather on saturday evening deterred a great many people from attending the entertainment given in tho fourth ward however there wag a fair sized audience which was highly pleased alie reproduction of the old idt boy a pretty two act domestic drama which gave those amateur dramatists who were in the cast of characters a good opportunity to display their dramatic talent the entertainment was preceded by an olio in which misses rachel burton nellie dana ruth walking erne line morrison and mrs rosa bal cantyne and charles and william kent took part of these ladies and gentlemen it is unnecessary to say very much their efforts are always highly appreciated by the public and as amateurs they are quite proficient mias song faithful and true is very pretty and was rendered in very good etyle the young lady has an exquisite voice which is rapidly improving with careful culture we will mention that the au diance havo musical part of the entertainment better if there had been ls noise behind the scenes while it was in reea at the close of the olio the orchestra rendered a choice selection and the curtain rose disclosing aubba n footman mr H W gwilliam dusting the furniture and making himself generally useful lacet a maid received a representation by miss ida packard miss emeline wilson es maria showed her dramatic talent to good advantage and lr bingley marias husband and a sou of sir bohu bingley baronet moroni poulter was well eua bained by mr B thomas the leading character the old postboy was admirably sustained by mr S T whitaker who from his first appearance gained the of his audience and kept them in good humor especially when he stated to bingley like the powers on thu bench I 1 tell ye the motion is overruled he caused a roar of laughter his quaint costume unsophisticated language and unique treatment of all matters which came under his notice gave a life and spirit to the entertainment is rarely excelled in by amateur representations mr H brown appeared as fesak an agent and altogether we think the reproduction of the old postboy from an artistic artt point of view a success and we much regret that the weather was so forbidding as to cripple in a measure its financial success |