The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-11-01
Local Talent Delight a Large Aud
fence at the Baptist
Church.
the PROSPEROUS BARKER MINERS,
The Deserted Town of Hughesville
Again Coming to the
Front.
ROlfe's Man jackson Holds a POliti-
cal Meeting at ArvOn
Hall.

The mere announcement OF a church
sociable IN these days Is sufficient to briug
out a house full of people, lie the event
held IL a church or az a private residence.
And a noticeable feature of these pleas
ant gatherings is that people from all de-
nominations attend, thus showing a com.
mendable spirit of broad liberality and
christianity. The Baptist church was
filed Thursday eve with an intelligent,so-
ciable audience and many new acquaint-
ances we're made.
The programme of song, recitation,
| charade and tableau furnished, while not
elaborate, was carried through to the en-
tire satisfaction of the audience. Among
the soloists were some voices new to Great
Falls, and the public will justly appre-
ciate the welcome additions.
Mr.. Wilcox's voice was in excellent
trim and his smooth, rich bass notes fully
expressed the sentiments Of the song.
Miss Foote charmed the audience with
her beautiful rendition of "The Day is
Done" Mrs. H. P. Rolfe's rich voice
and accurate ennunciation never fail to
please and her singing Of "My Mother
Bids me Bind my Hair" was the bright
est gem of the evening. 1.-THE Letter
That Never Came" was sung with much
expression by Miss Cockrill, and "Moth-
er's Hands," a beautiful ballad, was sweet
ly rendered by Miss Lawrence" Mrs.
Wilcox and Miss Trigg, we'll known IA
vorites, pleased the audience with one of
their charming duets. "Sllently They
Passed Away" as its name indicates, was
a silent sell IN which four young ladies
took part.
The only recitation of the evening was
given by Miss Ruby Baum. In 1.-THE
Pilots Story she displayed the touching
pathos, the proud disdain and the tragic
desperation of "Louise," the white slave,
the mother OF the southern planters
child, when sold to pay the gamblers
debt.
The tableaux were we'll timed and
we'll executed and the play on the sylla.
bles mas-ti-cate was we'll carried out.
Few entertainments are carried Oat
without some Objectionable features. II
is taken for granted that each person on
the programme agreed to perform his OF
her part after personal solicitation. They
should then be accorded every courtesy
possible. To recite pleasingly or sing
we'll is almost impossible while there is
any disturbance. 1t was noticed last
night that during every performance
something occurred not only to embarrass
the singer but to a%ggravate the audience
Is 1t polite, is it according due respect te
the performer, for attendants or ushers tt
make some disturbance at the most i'm
pressive moment of u song or recitation
Has a late conner any right to cross
the floor during a song and disturb bott
the singer and the audience? By 81. do
ing the later conner shows not only his
selfishness but his ignorance of the com
mon rules of etiquette. The recitel
should aim at persons near the back row
of seats and %enunciate so clearly an(
distinctly that every word may be plain
ly heard. The S me is true of thu
singers, for without the words many
songs are but shadows of melody.
The above criticisms will apply equally
as we'll to any entertainment given In
Great Falls within the past two years
Those who speak should make the audi
ence hear every word, those who sin!
should not sacrifice pronunciation tt
harmony. And those who happen to b.
late should wait until u performer ha
finished before disturbing the entir,
house to find a seat.