The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-02
AT JAYS OPERA HOUSE.
The Normal Entertainments Saturday
Nigh.
Re.ppearanoe of the Knight TemPlar
Rand

IKE appearance OA NuC ACAAPAAA
Band.
Notwithstanding the bad weather Sat
uTday night. and Nip and Tuck" at
Whitley's, there was n good audience at
Jays opera house 10 witness the second
nights performance Of the Normal stu
dents. One of the leading attractions on
this occasion was the reappearance OF
the Knight Templar band, which has
always been a favoriie organization
here. Its. performances were q surprise
in the matter of excellence, because il
was known that several of the old per-
formers places had been filed by new
men 1t has been but a short time since
the new organization was effected, but
so mastery is the power of Mr.. Egan
as r teacher that the new knight
Templar band already plays al
most as well as the old one. The band
is now composed of fourteen instIu-
ments besides the drums, and il is the
opinion of some of the old members
that by spring it will snrpass the palmi-
est days of the old band. Their appear
ance was greeted Saturday night with
demonstrations of joy. 1t was like the
return of an old friend after long alb
sence, and after the second performance
there was a call for an encore, to which
the band had to yield after long delay
The audience was determined to eVince
its appreciation of the work the band is
doing and would not hear to q refusal
Strangers who heard the band for the
first time were simply surprised TO find
in existence. here such a musical or
ganizatiOu, and all were delighted with
the manner IN which the band acquitted
itself.
Mr. Hershler drilled class of "raw
recruits in calisthenics, which afforded
n good deal ofmirth. The Dutchman's
Address" was success. 10
The classes, in their appropriate and
beautiful uniforms, again gave us the
@free gymnastics" which were witness
ed with as much interest as on the for
mer evening. .t.t' E.
n very interesting essay on physical
Culture" by Emma Glover, was read
in careful and distinct manner by N.
]. Stout The Lady ably presented the
Importance of this branch of education.
The young ladies repeated their calls
thenIc figures with rings, which proved,
rs on the former evening, a very inter.
esting performance.
THE Tar's FAREWELL was sung in II
very acceptable manner by David Binns
and Miss Overstreet.
Elmer t. Van Ness rendered the "Hy-
pochondriac" in good style. and received
due applause.
Another exercise in calisthenics with
bean bags created much amuss-
ment. 1t consisted in throwing
bags of beans from one line of young
ladies To another in such manner as 10
bring into play the various muscles of
the body. The way those girls got
away with beans" was a caution.
The Indian club exercises by the
young men in uniform was q new fea-
ture aud while affording excellent exer-
cises for them afforded also fine amuse
ment for the audience. Their exercises
with the dumb bells, was 4 also
a pleasing feature of the entertainment.
But the "ciub race" capped the climax
in the way of fun. This consisted in
carrying four clubs from one position on
the stage and setting them in another,
and the party that got the last club was
declared the winner. In this sport is
given an opportunity for exercise and
spryness. The contestants were demon
mated "Teds" aud "blues," the school
having divided itself INTO two classes
1t was participated in by both ladies
and gentlemen, two of each sex being
called alternately. This exhibition took
place amid the shouts and cheers of the
audience, and was encOred. The first
time the reds" won four races and tire
"blueS" one. In the second trial only
one race won and that by the "blues."
The way the boys and girls handled
themselves was really amusing
Prof. Davis here" made a brief al
dress on the importance of physical
culture, as shown by the two Normal
entertainments, and spoke of the i'm
pOrtance of the establishment of a
public gymnasium in the city. He
thanked the public for the large attend
ance upon the exhibitions, and hoped
they would result in good.
The exercises closed with the singing
of the Evening Bells" by the chorus.
1t was delightfully."- rendered The
singing both on this and the previous
evening WAS credit TO Miss Hoxie and
her class. .......