Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-04
The Concert and Cantata.

The Academy of Music was filed to over
flowing on the occasion of the concert ant
cantata given by the pupils Of Mrs. PENN
, man, with the assistance of other local talent
to some extent. Every seat in the house was
sold before the curtain arose most of them
indeed having been taken several days before
and standing room only" was the an
| nouncement that greeted the late corners
who had neglected TO procure seats in ad-
vance. The concert opened with chorus
by the class, "Strike the Cymbal," in which
the cymbal was vigorously struck by an eX-
pert manipulation behind the sciences. The
time was excellent, the singers showed evil
dence of careful training, and while the
chorus is an old one and well worn, it was
rendered in pleasing and effective manner.
Miss Zena Miller sang SIN the Language of
Love-" and drought down the house," Miss
Miller is gifted with an unusually strong and
sweet contralto voice, and, apart from lit
tie nervOusness-which affects nearly all
amateurs sang with grace and feeling. Mr..
| Thos. Newman rendered on the violin, with
piano accompaniment by Mrs. Penniman,
| woodland Whispers Waltzes," with rare
skill, receiving hearty encore. Mr.. New
man possesses great musical talent, which If
properly cultivated will make him fine mu-
| stefan. Little Pearl Hunt sang funny little
| ballad entitled ''Winking at Me-" which
| called forth enough floral tributes to start
| flower show.
A vocal solo, "Staccato Polka" by Mrs.
Penniman was the event of the evening
Mrs. Penniman possesses rare soprano
toi,, III
equal to the majority of soprano voices ON
the lyric stage to-day. In response to an en-
core she sang the ''Vale of Chamouni" in an
exquisite manner.
The Cantata, "The Fairy Bridal" is based
on Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights
Dream," and contains a great deal of sweet
and simple music. Miss Annie Newman
made a graceful and satisfactory Titania,
speaking her lines and singing her part in a
highly creditable manner. The Titania of
our imagination has always been blonde,
but Miss Newman filled the role so satisfac-
torily Us to cause one to think the brunette
an entirely proper fairy. Oberon, whose
business it is to make love to Titania, was
ably represented by Mr.. Warren Lindsay, to
whom the role was evidently agreeable. If
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life as he does on the boards, success must
certainly attend his efforts. Miss Miller, as
the Storm Fiend, rendered her part in
manner so acceptable to the audience as to
receive hearty applause and numerous bou-
quets. Geo. Gay, as mischievous little Puck,
Miss Hattie Nall, as Zephyr, and Miss Hat
tie Keslmg, as Night, acquitted themselves
creditably.
Then there were Gnome Fairies represent
by Misses Nora Russell, Belle Bradley, Jes-
sic Prince, Annie Kindel, Cora Galutia, Jen-
ME Newman, and Willie Kindel, all under the |
sovereign rule of Gnome King Roger Gay,
and the Water Fairies, Lucille Moore, Lulu |
Hills, Mabel Davis, Birdie Richardson, Min |
ME Kindell, May Bradley, Pearl Hunt, Olive |
Sawyer, Laura Lindsay, and Alice Gay, all |
backed by grand chorus in the following
cast:
PEACH BLOSSOM. Miss Ruth Gay. |
WATER LILY. Miss Alice Chase. |
STARLIGHT. miss Carrie Davis.
DEW DROP. Miss Snsie Mowris. |
MOONsHINE.. Miss Hattie Vail.
Miss Bertha Hunt.
VIOLET. Miss George Muffiey.
TWILIGHT. Miss Pauline Vail.
RIPPLE. Miss Nellie Hunt.
Naomi GOulding.
Among the more noticeable features of the
cantata may be mentioned song by the
Storm Fiend-Miss Miller-a trio by Misses
Goulding, Vail and Miller, the singing of
Miss Alice Chase and several duets by Miss
Annie Newman and Warren Lindsay. The
entire class displayed evidences throughout
the entertainment of careful training, and
there are number of voices that ought some
day to make for their possessors considera-
BILE reputation in the musical world, and
they were all as self-possessed as profession
ais. The costumes were all new, pretty and
appropriate; but the Spider, alas! was not
the spider that was wont in days long gone
to catch the unwary fly and brighten the
youngster into fits. 1t may an
swer for fairy spider belonging to fairy
land, but it won't pass muster as a genuine
United States citizen.
The entire entertainment was most
pleasant affair throughout, causing one to
wish that they occurred more frequently
than they do. One thing there was, howev-
ever, which greatly marred the enjoyment of
many interested spectators and listeners-itl
was hats. Not the hats of gentlemen, nor
the hats of all the ladies but those huge
affairs which resemble in size and shape the
scoOped out wooden trays about four feet in
in which our grandmothers
used to knead the dough to make the bread.
One can't see over them without standing
up, nor under them without lying down,
and neither position would have been either
comfortable or the proper thing under the
By taking careful bearings
one could occasionally obtain an unobstruct-
ed view of the stage, but when he had ar
ranged himself comfortably to enjoy the per-
formance, one of these immense trays would
suddenly bob up and obstruct his view-and
loose his pent-up wrath.
The entertainment was decided success,
financially, and every other way
save and except the tray shaped hats and the
spider.
The Radiant Hope" {
Mr.. Editor-A very gratifying article I'M |