The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12
araterical Contest.

performances ever given an the city OF Aoiss
was given at the lola Opera House, Monday
and Tuesday evenings Of this week. As al
ready known to the readers Of the REGISTER.
this was the Oratorie Contest before mentioned
in these columns On Monday night was given
the exercise of the First and Second Grades
When the time came for the performance to
commence, standing room was at premium.
The first on the pros ramme was an Overture by
Nessrs. Simpson and Cole, Mr.. Cole playing
two instruments, the harp and guitar Then
followed an Anthem by forty voices. This was
v;v.n in fine style The contest commenced
With nm Address by Anna Pickell, subject
.4youth IA the Seed Time of Life" This ad-
dr.e. showed thought and care in its prepare
Hon. and was delivered in very pleasing man"
mar When Miss Anna first came upon the
stage. she was somewhat embarrassed, but be-
fore she closed, her voice rang out full ana clear
and was heard in all parts of the house. This
w.s followed by the Address Of Miss Amy
| likes. The appearance of Miss Amy upon the
stage was pleasing and graceful, and the mat
tor of her production was excellent, sometimes
even eloquent and pathetic. 1t evlnced both
thought and feeling. The Judges, however,
awarded the prize to Anna Pickell.
We wish to say here as one Of the judges, and
after listening carefully to all the performances,
/ that the defeated contestants need not feel at
all disappointed with their efforts. In many
cases it was so hard to decide, that the award
might have been differently given, without do
| ing much Injustice. As DR.. Scott said In an
noupcing the decision of the judges, "Only
| the necessity of coming to some conclusion,
makes it possible to decide between them
They all deserve prizes If that were possible
The Solo by Miss Alice Hartley was beauti-
| ful and finely rendered. Miss Hartley has .
very fine voice, and she sings with grace and
| expression lola should be proud of her prom
Using musical abilities.
The Orations of Frank Scott, subject, Hen
WV. Lonefellow'' and Ben. Hartley, subject,
.sThe Fourth of July, 4" next followed. Frank 8
performance was creditable but showed some
want of preparation Frank should learn that
if he wishes to succeed, he should take time
to prepare. Ben's Grafton was nicely delivered
and the judges gave him the award.
The Essays by Dee Arnold, subject, 'lnnu-
ence of Habit" and Clara WEIGH, subject,
''How Young Girls May be Successful in Lie'
were then given Both Of these performances
were good. Dee ArnOld's was he more eiaDo-
rate, probably showed the more thought ana
care in its preparation. Clara's was shorter'
but was a fine prod lotion for girl OF her age.
Her voice was clear and melodious in delivery
She received the award of the judges by q small
majority.
l. The Chinese Song by Percy Harris, was given
The next night, but we will mention it here
1t was sung with grace and expression, ano
brought down the house.
OF the REGULATIONS by Fannie Mcclure and
Mary Horney, it is somewhat difficult to SPEAK
Fannie gave ssKentucky Belle.'' Her articuia'
ton was the more distinct, and her voice was
; clearer than her competitor II there was
fault, it probably was the want OF dramatic
expression, and change of tone when the pa
tbetic parts were rccited. Her delivery wal
yery graceful and was highly applauded by tn
audience.
Mary Horney's recitation was the "Brida
Wine Cup' 1t was given with a great deal
l dramatic force, and showed talent and careio
? training Her articulation was somewhat ds
. fectiye, and at times her voice was too low t
be distinctly heard. The judges by MAJ or
ity OF one gave the award to Mary.
9 The Character Song-.We'n have to Mort
I gage the Farm was one of the best exercise
of the evening. When all did 80 well it is har
> to speak. The principal parts were taken b.
: Elmer Remsberg and Carrie Ellis Both san
we'll, Carrie showing talented appreciation
- her part.
The debate, with Hanson Malin and Sadi
+ Fackler on the Affirmative, and Maddie Colbor
(. and Oscar Cain on the negative, was next giv
n On. Hanson Malin acquitted himself we'll. Il
was somewhat embarrassed and showed war
of practice in public speaking, but he deliver
| al, hot to- nicn and mad
If some strong points. Sadie Packers speec
, was a great surprise to every one. Her tone
were full and clear, and altogether her speec
: was one of the best Of the evening. Maad
Colborn showed real speaking talent. HI
", voice was heard in every part Of the room. III
:. emphatic delivery made her arguments tel
~ while her grace and perfect composnre OF maj
10 ner presented very pleasing appearance. U
,g car Cain closed the debate. He had one OF Il
best speeches of the debate. His delivery vi
not so good as some of the other speakers /
Ve spoke, however, with force and emphasis, al
is showed that he fully appreciated the strol
a. poiuts of his arguments. The judges by m
jortty OF one gave the award to the negativ
NC Duett-s'Moonlight, Music, Love and Flo'
ers, u next followed, sung by Misses Ellis d
Il. Trego. We will say here for all the music tn
:, | az far IS we are able to judge, II ulo honor
the musical talent Of lola.
no The Character Piece-''Then. by Miss
es Docia Young, Efie Scott, Clara WEIGH, Ii
smeltzer. Mary Horney and Clara Harris "
somewhat pecxlisr. 1t was an Indian pie
lot and was drama In itself. Each poem repl
"a sented some phase OF Indian life and histo'
- When ell did SO we'll it is invidious to ina
wv COMPARISONS Sufiee it to say that We had
Is this piece some Of the best Rotations of
evening.
The performances for this evening clof
10, with 2 Quartette e Home from a Forei
re- Shore, !" by Misses ELLIS aud Trego, and Mes
ay Evans and Scott.
ds The exercises Of the second evening-the Ct
- test Of the junior ard middle grades-found
~ audience even larger than the night before. !
no house was literally packed. We will say
-, all the pusic of tfis evening that. without G
sidering ourself judge. it was hardly equal
az the night before, except it be the solo by NJ
INT Minnie Beatty, WHICH was even superior to
nv usual beautiful singing. There were. howev
about uineteen Juvenile solos In various pa
OF the audience, which not being on the p
~, r..m,,s fnferfered somewhat with the