Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-28
A SUCCESS,
THE UNION SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT, LAST
EVENING,
Proved 10 be an Enjoyable Affair, and the Opera
House Was Crowded With Fine
Audience.

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House Was Crowded With Fine
Audience.
The third annual Union school enter
tainment given by pupils from the public
schools of the city, took place last evening
at the Opera house, and it was the most
successful yet given. The house was
crowded up stairs and down by the friends
of the various schools, and notwithstand-
ing the warmth of the atmosphere within
the building the audience remained seated
throughout the entire performance.
The programme was good one, because
there is lots of talent in the public schools
from which to select the performers, and
all those who took part last evening &C.
quilted themselves in most creditable
manner, showing that their training has
been of the best, and they all entered into
the spirit of the occasion with the greatest
zest. The programme was as follows:
Selection ... Choir
The choir was under the direction Of
Prof. ]. NJ. Hammond, and was assisted by
the quartette. This was the first time the
choir had been heard outside of the Second
Presbyterian Church, and they were lis
tened to with pleasure.
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Miss Emma Beall.
Mics Besll was from Madison School,
and she recited her selection in a splendid
manner, winning merited applause.
Recitation ............... The Ride OF Collins Gray
Miss Agnes Harvey.
Miss Harvey is a pupil OF Madison also,
and she performed her part in creditsble
manner.
Laura Leonard.
This young lady was from Clay school,
and she sang her solo in o very cute way
that won her lots Of applause.
Recitation 'Aunt Jemms's Courtsbip
Miss Grace Ingram.
p Miss Ingram caught the full spirit Of
her recitation, and she entertained the au'
dience most successfully. She is from
Ritchie school.
Violin Solo, "a Air and yaTiatons...........Danes
Alfred Spell.
Master Spell has been heard with pleas
ure in public before. He is certainly
quite young to be such an accomplished
violinist, and he merited the shower OF ap-
plause he received. He represented Cen
tire school.
1.-THE Peak Sisters" was the trtle Of the
next performance and when they made
their appearance, attired in their odd cos
tunes and peaked hats, an audible smile
pervsded the building. Each of them
treated the audience to little speech OF
song and their performances were vigor'
ously applsuded. They were pupils from
Webster school.
Piano solo........... ......" "Music by the Waves.
Miss Bertha Schrader.
Miss Schrader, who was from Union
school, is quite a little lady, but she dis
posed of her solo in a manner that would
have done credit to one much older.
The boy choir sang another selection II
splendid style and the pupils Of Wash
ingtOn school sang little csntats en-
titled "The Fairy Queen" Miss Annie
Wincher made charming queen and bel
subjects, gaily attired in vari-colored cos
TUNES of gauzy material, formed very
attractive band of fairies, TO be sure anC
they sang and danced just as fairies
would. The csntata was quite success
Xylophone Willie Loeihe
Master Loefiler was from Union schoo
and his performance was something new II
an entertainment by lccal talent HI
plays the instrument nicely, and the har
monious medly was appreciated.
The scenes were then thrown back, Civ
ing full stage for the cadet drill, and Il
the measures of march twelve neatly at
tired young Americans from Centre school
marched onto the stage under command
of Capt Harris johnson, who put then
through some Of the most difficult ev0lu
tons, and they surprised the audience by
their proficiency. The Wheeling Ligh
Guards would have envied them. Little
Waldo Csrnahan WAS first Lieutenant, anc
the way ne corrected the mistakes of any
of the young soldiers, was very amusing
The drill closed with a song, The Red
White and Blue" and while the las
verse was being sung large flag wa
swung over the heads of the little band
This was one of the incest performances o
the evening and was enthusiastically
cheered.
ouartette "Basso Profundi.
Misses Minnie Vogle and Lucy Brown and
Messrs VIM. Colvig and Frank Deloe.
These ladies and gentlemen were from
Clay school and they performed their yer,
amusing piece in successful manner.
Lecture on Chickens .........Leonard Heyman
Mr.. Heyman was also from Clay school
His German dialect was splendid, and b
kept his audience in a continual state
laughter with his very amusing talk abou
Katrina and the old blue hen.
Duett Beautiful Birds.
Misses Edith aud Josie Francis.
These Misses were from Madison school
and they sang their duett so well that thel
were called out and presented with severa
handsome bouquets.
Flute Solo......,.. .Fanta7ia or Tyrolean Al
Emil Lang.
Master Lang, who was from Unior
school was interrupted in his solo severa
times by the music blowing from the racl
but he acquitted himself nicely.
The entertainment then closed with {
dialogue and tablesu-"The Lost Child,
the characters being taken by pupils from
Ritchie school. 1t was quite amusing
and was an enjoyable end 10 very pleas
ant and successful entertainment