Freestone County, Texas
History & Social


   [1875 Fairfield Amateur Club]

The Fairfield Recorder - Thursday, August 30, 1951 Page: 14

  The "original “Programme," of the Charity Concert, to be given by the “Fairfield 
Amateur Club” in the courthouse at Fairfield, Friday night, May 14th, 1875, is 
the property of Mrs. F. E. Hill. Yellow with age, the seventy-five year-old 
program is still clear and, readable. ...
  The program was divided into three parts, the first part being a farce in one 
act, "To Oblige Benson.” The following have part in it: F. G. Gullette, Fred 
Earner, C. E. Young, Miss Mattie Steele, and Miss Laura Dunbar, the late Mrs.
F. E. Hill, Sr. 
  The second part in a drama in one act, "Dead Shot." Those having parts not 
listed in part one are: J. T. Kerr, C. C. Stubbs, and Karner, and Miss Laura
McCracken.
  The third part is a farce, “A regular Fix,", the dramatic personnel precluding 
those already listed are: A. R. Steele, M. S. Clark, T. S. McIlveen, Miss Ida 
Tate, and Miss Bettie Winter. It is interesting to note that T. S. McIlveen was 
Dr. McIlveen, grandfather of Dr. Sydney McIlveen, Mrs. Ernest Steward, and Mrs. 
P. D. Browne. Miss Bettie Winter soon became “Mrs. Dr. McIlveen.”
  Preceding each part of the program musical numbers were given by Mrs. O. C. 
Kirven, Miss Mattie Steele, Misses Dunbar, Blain and England.