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Show SPLENDID CHRISTMAS PROGRAM. PuMic School Children In Operetta. The Washington school Christmas entertainment given in the opera bousesFriday evening last was a complete com-plete subcase. The small admission charge was met with a most hearty response from the public, the senting capacity being all taken and every one present was more than pleased With the entire program, Principal Beal and his corps of assistants as-sistants certainly deserve great praise for the orderly manner preserved among eo large a company of children child-ren who rendered parts, Each department de-partment of tbe sohool gave numberB that met with hearty applause, the school bandoomiugin for a well do-served do-served recall at the opening piece. The opsretU was especially pleasing, pleas-ing, beiog in truth '"A Merry Company" Com-pany" that kpfc the audience well 'v. entertained. The principals carried their" respective parts most excellently I ana trie cnoruses were sustained wi'.n a vim that kept the piece spirited all along. Mr. Thompson, who directed the operetta the band and other musical parts, is deserving of special mention for the display of talent shown uuder his training, Principal Beal has handed Treasurer Treas-urer Myrup of the school board a uent Btirter for the school piano fuud derived de-rived from the proceeds of the entertainment. enter-tainment. The total receipts from admission amounted to $49.70. Deducting De-ducting 3 10 charged for use of the opera house aud 25 cents spent Icr tableau lights left 39 45 clear to ap-p ap-p ly on tbe piano. |