Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-02-06
HAZEL KtRKE.
Based on the Popular Play now
being Performed by tho
Madison Square Thea
tire Company.
no Won play or sing. MIss Klng2p
BY MARIE WALSH.

iItet hhgF, BlOWltu MI NuuEutug Altt
they have no more soul for music than
North American Indian, Wei, WE'LL what
can you play?"
iii you nave anything here by Thalberg or
on Llstz," replied Hazel, her face turning
scarlet. II will do my best for you"
bah ! thought as much. Ihaberg or
List Froth and fireworks Music music
when thou wilt be undelstoOd?" and then this
eccentric individual sat down 10 the piano and
played soft melody thut drew the Tears 10
the eyes OF his heaters,
"Oll, that Is real mnSIci" exclaimed Hazel.
chlld?"
that has expire sion and nnds its way 10 the
hearers heart
"Hampnl very well expressed. Can you
sing, Miss klng?"
"Very little"
"Wlll you sing for USE Oh, do!" cried the
ilnpulstve Grace, putting an arm around
Hnzel's shoulder. "We Will not ciiticlse you,
dear, We tell each other the truth, that Is, ii
we are friends in the theater but we never
bother outsiders with our remarks"
"Ion ought to make an exception of Mr..
Vaughan, Miss Grace" said SaTn.
mo one minds what say, Sam. You all
know generally am honest enough To speak
my mind. Come, sing for us Miss KING, pllte.l
you the truth, you know and that more
than one half of your fashionable teachers
will do"
Hazel sat down sung "The Last Rose of Sum.
mer;" she lalrly surprised her listeners, who
had expected TO hear an ordinary ballard
sung acceptably.
bravo, bravo! !" cried her hearers, clapping
the,i nalu us, IN, ,s.,,,
Mr.. Vaughan, exctedly
How, why, what is the matter ?" asked
Hazel, in astonlshment.
"why, Miss King, you have Treasures
gold mine, tell YOU"
~ hat Is a gold miner"
iouI VOICE, OF course your voice Doi ~
you II near yours II, you Ilttleldlol; knew pV
your face you could sing; l saw by the soul
peeping out Of your eyes when first came ia
lnat you were MOI WOODEN WohahIN"u
would nave disappointed me II you conlu not
Sing lour VOICE Is superb, IL ID one tAaI can
Oe mace 10 90 anynlng'
~, ~, no YOU neaily teli me tli"V sti"H po
hoie 70 earn a living ny my voice, SIT!
"A hVlhg' listen To hef! more IMAM Nv
Ing.
"Oh, sir; can not believe you" exclaimed
Hazel.
- WIZ give you lessons, my dear
But can not alior1 10 take lhem, repleu
ltazel, Dlushihg painfully
y ohsehse aont want your money nut
insist on nnlshlng your musical educ ttlah,
msdemoiselle. When | have benefit you
can sing Tor, me ana you viii cancel all OH
sauons.
ON MISS King, come down 10 Kent Win
US thls summer, ana we can STUDY anu piac-
tce toSaher, crle, hnitn. ,,,r
q. Th ,s Wonid De aeilsnIiui' repiie9 li%aSI
u wish the season was over, SA'd M
Vaughan; IL am tired trying to coax music
out OF men ana wolnenS throaE mink
our cnoruS this year was the hardest one 10
drill | ever had.
You are getting old, my boy" said sam.
"Weil. suppose am" said the musician,
rs he drew his compact figure TO its fullest
height; IL begin to feel stiil IN the jolht"
mo wonder you have % almost live at tho
Comedy. 1t IS damp behind the scenes too.
es, II has been nard season ln9 nr%t i2t
could once, suppose, but, ye gods, that must
have been fifty years ago. just fancy trying
TO do 'Btilee Taylor with such lot of old-loOli-
ing faces The next lot had pretty faces but
could not sing note, so had to compromiIr
matters discharged some of the sclrecrOwS
and retaining those who could make up tie
Gently and engaging Il dozen pretty girls t.
mix mp In the groups, the result was a~tOund-
ing! both press ana public said the chorus
was a great Improvement on last season."
ais Kate Foster going to sing in the Mas.
c)tLe'Y" asked Grace Morford
II believe so, she's as good n Ba.tina as we
can get; besides she's graceful actress and
verv prntly-that is on the stage"
"She is not one bit handsome offt! but
then she makes up Splendidly," said sam
sand she knows how TO act a part for all il i.
worth -
"Yes, Miss Foster is good actress" repli
pd tho chorus master absently tor he VA,
thinking of Hazels voice aud beauty.
head. DARK peneiratng eyes large as pose "a sne
mouth but his white Tee Ii, which showeG
throngb his dark muStache every time he
snolya He vatcht a his onportuuity ald a.
SION no Grace sat down to The nIan, to si,,,, 3
Int WITH San, he draw his cha1r nm To WIN,
lIa1al sat =