The dance at the Opera House on Friday night last, was well attended by the young ladies and gentlemen of the town who engage in tripping the light, fantastic toe. The following is a list of the dancers, and the characters represented by each: Mr. Jim NEELY represented Henry of Navarre; Miss Irene McNEAL, Marie Stuart; Miss Frank SMITH, a gypsy maiden; Miss Mary TOTTEN, a Greek lady; Mr. M. MOORE, Washington; Mr. John JONES, Commodore Jones; Miss Mary W. FENTRESS, Quees Isabel; Miss Jennie McNEIL, a Spanish lady; Mr. Luther, an English cavalier; Mr. Fusch, a dude; Miss Mary TATE and Miss Emma YOUNG, Fun and Folly; Mr. Tom SMITH, Francis Duke of Guise; Miss Minnie NEELY, a Dresden Sheppardess; Miss Mary PRICE, as Simplicity; Messrs John BILLS and M. TATE, sailors; Mr. R. JONES, the Army; Miss Mary BILLS, a sorceress; Mr. McNeal BOND, a Spanish gentleman; Miss Lizzie FENTRESS, a Tyrolese maid; Mr. Stonewall BLACK, a French tronbadour; Miss Louis, a Japanese lady; Miss Lizzie HARDAWAY, Dewdrop; Miss Julia UPSHAW, Columbia; Mr. Tate YOUNG, a king’s jester; Mr. William BOYD, a Chinese; and Mr. Ed JONES, Uncle Sam. Everything passed off pleasantly and all seemed to enjoy themselves very much. The costumes of each were fit representations of the characters represented. The ladies were perfectly lovely – almost angelix in their beautiful costumes, and the gentelmen – well; they looked like ordinary mortals.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 12 March 1886, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
