| Show tn TUB first W ward za talent scores a saws buc s I 1 at tho opera muse the auditori auditorium aum ium of our neat and cosy copela house was dahly well filled saturday i evering evening with people V atho ho n ere cro attracted to the place by the goodly array of entertaining entertain ios fe aluies through tape alpe columns colu inns tto be given upon tile the flight mentioned although great expectations had been by bv the pro gramme published those u ho attended were mole moie than satisfied with the evenings eren ings enjoyment on account of the indisposition of oneff one of its most important mem bets beis the arche orchestra tra was ent d front from the numbers assi assigned ened it the firt first presentation was beautiful tableau entitled christ MM morning kornit g santa auta claus ably personated persona ted by frank thatcher Tha teher was as clites in the let act of distributing Ir presents cents to a lot of eager and siv sweet roset little tots it alio bo hare brive just scampered out of bed and are receiving with glee the bounteous gifts of their christinas saint paint the taking part in the tableau were between the ages of two and six years and a ery beautiful I 1 fight bight they made they were lulu lula radie addie and vera ownsby priel barber geneva kimball clarence and florence mcalister Vc Alister cert bert and edgar SA S gainyard A inyard louie and harriet thatcher Tha teher and blanche benson the chorus by ra members embers of the ward under the direction of B G Tha I Latcher teher was exceedingly well rendered and showed careful training the voices composing it arnono among the best in the city the romanos so pianos including ml 1 I nettie netlie sloan misses nett nettie is Amu cEen acu florence kimball luna thatcher Tha teher lielie fames and bessie morehead the t ne altos were mesdames ites dames thatcher Tha teher thomas and ormsby tenor R C easton arthur potter Io iter S B thatcher utcher Ti aud and 11 IL J carlisle carlile and bagos melvin mclvin ballard alt alf L farrell W S lington langton and frank thatcher miss susie gates as 21 accod accompany pana t to her already enviable ic is mrs ida Ling tons recitation mystery of death was given in ili that ladas gentle noice nice kind and polished style and was well appicci abed the theobal N ocal duet by mis bessie Moie head and 1 R C eaton easton vill be remembered by all who heard it as one of the most beautiful gecsi amb emb they ever li listened bened to A v else cise of tile the song was iras repeated d in re response to a recall A scene batu between sell lone aud nydia Budwe rs models oi of womanly beauty and noich was wag chosen as the subject of a grand tableau anti and as charmingly lepre anted by amri ka it too taomas as arid and mrs florence 1 I 1 hatcher A soliloquy on old maid hip 11 was wai well recited by miss mias marion arlo ll 11 those present that sloan never ang to letter advantage than on saturday evening 1 nor never had bad she shown her r remarkable control over her voice with more effect ebeck she sang waiting an and 1 I bein being encored responded nith t h Mar guenta A lute flute ind and clarion et duet by ay harry farr and lee thatcher was elso encored and much enjoyed miss j iss luna That eliet recited spring and winter in the pleasing manner which is hers by nature the malo male quartette nai as somewhat out of tune but nevertheless this legs enjoyed valse ilse executed toy by the mandolin and guitar club brought dov down n the home and us its an encore the club played alite alice the l tut tume ne and scenery made the pi go and I 1 tableau Re rebecaa becea at tile the well represented by miss misi Moie Moiel head lead and don musser one of surpassing i beauty A mole moie definite and coin complete idea of the pretty eible bible love tale was given by that representation besenta t than could he efured in any other way the pro gramme concluded nith that roaring ro arini farce my neighbors wife it is ia a constant sti eam of fun aiom be beginning inning to end J P smith of course was the chief character and never lid did he show lioio off his splendid ability to more advantage B G r alo I 1 lade a deil deal of merriment ind ur pro prated ed the AlId IenCO i hith ith the dra dr matle ability he showed A J curtis took the part of the and reliable husband with becoming decorum miss lo choles nas charming as mrs somerton a were ivere also alo als o mi mis iia s hattie baiter arid and mrs ray onnby in their re respective pec characters if IF 0 abyo h has a q a fine stage presence and a ili d would 01 I 1 make 1 a I first clao actress the absence nf f music in ill tile the interim between tile first put part of the iamme and tile the farce made the wait vait seen seem somewhat tome ome what extended but thi the fault was entirely unavoidable and unintentional altogether altce ether the entertainment was a gibat success |
