The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-03-16
EXHIBITION.

The second exhibition of the Vesperian
Society came off on Friday evening last
IN the basement of the Presbyterian
Church. An unusally large audience was
IN attendance, and was most proftably and
deeply entained for more than thMe hours.
The affair, both in individual effort and
aggregate effect, surpassed the previous
entertainment of this society. The pro-
ceeds were for the benefit of the select
school. The Programme was as follows
PROGRAMME.
Opening Song.
Song, Duett2The Misses Easton
Rehearsal-"The Dying Soldier"-Mary Sullivan
do "The Hearth and Home'-Jessie Martin
Song-"Pretty Brds"-Laura Kemper.
Rehearsal-'The Purest Pearl Lizzie Luling
Northrup. $500 -.'-''
Music-Beacon Light-SchooI
Rehearsal-.sLove lightens labor'-An,elia Torrison
do "The Fern Leaf'-Ada Robinson.
Dialogue-"Red White Blue" with tColumbia'
--Nette Morrison, Nellie Platt Phemie Lu,ing, aud
Disscussion-" Resolved, That Conscience is III all
c,sses correct moral guide"-Misses Sherman and
Iacon.
Recess-Gymnas
Rehearsal-'Two Angels"-Annie Burnette.
Selectlon-"A Noble Revenge'-Mary Brown.
the school,
Rahearsal-"Magge and her Testament"-LiIly
Nsrthrup.
Woodin.
Rehearsal-.Coming"- Alice Bacon
plalogue-Misses Young, Kitell, Sullivan, ,Woodin
sOng..The Bright and Sparkling waters''-Msses
Essay-"strange Alles"-Miss Holmes.
Hehearsal-"Legend of Lake Superior'-Hattie
Burnett.
Colloquy-"The Crown"-Mss Holmes and the
Misses Femper, 81 erman, A. Easton II. Bacon, A.
B1rnette, J, Young, E. Platte, and c. solborg.
goodnight song-(Round).
The Misses Easton, as usual, sang
beautifully. The song of Miss Laura
kemper attracted attention, and was
particularly praised. An infusion of more
and finer feeling into the rehersal by Miss
Mary Sullivan, would have enhanced the
attractions of that production; though
her part in the subsequent dialogue was
so we'll performed as to more than COM
pensate. "The New Year" was perhaps
as interesting as any part Of the exercis-
es. Lilly Northrup, just old enough to
be cute, and too young to be bashful, did
about as we'll as could be done. The es-
say by Miss Carrie Solberg, was carefully
and we'll written, and contained many good
and useful thoughts; and, besides, her
manner of reading it proved her faith in
what she said. ''The Fern Leaf" by
Miss Ada Robinson, was in several re-
spects well rendered. We must say that
the rehearsals on this occasion We're not,
by good deal, what rehearsals ought to
be. The speakers were rigid, timid, diff
fdent, cold. Next time, don't think of
self or audience, but go, mind, body, and
heart into the spirit of your piece. We
would apply the same remarks to the
dialogues, yet we admit that the ''Red,
White and Blue was pretty good. In the
discussion by Misses Sherman and Bacon,
a solid and commendable argument was
made on each side. We were glad to sec
the female mind condemned to go through
these slow..and sure processes of reasoning,
for it more naturally darts to less accu-
rate conclusions by intuition, or sort of
short hand logic: The wit of the Eve
ming STAR was not perceptibly brilliant
Some of the pieces, however, evinced tai
ent, and Miss Lilly Woodin is certainly
a remark ably fine reader. The essay by
Miss Holmes, both in thought and style,
was a splendid affair. such as only one in
many has the culture or talent to pro-
duce.
At the close Of the exercises, Miss Ba-
con in behalf of the class, presented Miss
Holmes, with handsome Album, in a
few appropriate remarks, which were
very feeling and pleasantly responded to.
Great labor and pains must have been
expended to make such an occasion, and
the audience probably carried away the
that the first term of the Sc
lect school had been complete success,
much credit upon its teacher,
and securing much permanent good to
its pupils. Let the citizens support this
school considerable money is trivial
consideration for such culture.
CRITIQUE.