The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-12-26
WINNERS
RESULT OF THE EISTEDDFOD
IN FERGUSON'S YESTERDAY.
.SHENANDOAH'S DAY OF VICTORY
The Leading Prize Divided-Vic-
tory for the Grant Cornet
Band-Shenandoah Was
Well Represented.

The eisteddfod held in Ferguson's theatre |
yesterday under the auspices of the local
lodge of Welsh Ivorites was a glorious
artistic success. just how much of q
financial success it was remains to be de-
termined. The expenses of the affair were
very large, but the committee inclines to
the belief that they will at least be covered
by the receipts. The sales at the box office
was over four hundred dollars and there
was quite large advance sale.
In some cases the competitions we're of
an excellent order while in others the
friends of the competitors were dsap-
pointed still Rev. Fred. Evans, Of Phila-
delphia the conductor, and Prof j. w.
Parson Price and wife, the adjudicators,
declared that the eisteddfod was one OF
the best they had ever attended.
The two leading competitions of the
morning were tho male party singing Of
Longing" and BOAT Song and the
band contest. The conditions of the male
piece competition was that there should be
not less than 25 nor more than 80 in the
party. Mahanoy City and Shenandoah
competed and the party of the former
place was considered the best, although the
sdjudicstor declared that the successful
party did not sing up TO the mark and
awarded but $50 of the 500 prize offered.
The band competition had the whole
town on the anxious bench. The Ameri-
can Cornet Band, Of Centralia, arrived in
town in good time and practiced at its head
quarters in the Ferguson House. The
members said they were way up'' and if
the Grant band should beat them it would
be good one. Prof. Zeitz was as conf
dent as the Ceutralia band was and in
opening the morning session with the
overture, "Grand Military Fantasia" he
scored q hit, Adjudi ,ator Price said dur
ing the morning, There is music in that
bandmsster's fingers" AS the hour for
the band competition arrived the people
| tlocked into the theatre. Enthusiastic ad-
mirers Of the respective organizations
placed money freely on their favorites and
it is safe to say that the home band men,
bers gathered in at least double the value of
the prize in wsgers. Prof. Sterner had
charge of the Centralia band and he was
c)mpiimented on the contest no made.
Prof Zeitz, when leading his band, wore
on the lapel of his swallow tail coat the
gold medal he won at the Lakeside festival
last summer, The prize competed for WAS
| Sl00, which was turned over to Prof Zsitz.
The Centralia leader was given a gold
| medal by the Ivorte committee, in appre.
citation Of the services rendered by him in
getting the Centralia band into the compe-
tition. The other conte is Of the morning
we're;
Bass, or baritone solo, Barbara Fritchie," 4"
for a prize of So offered by H. c. Boyer.
1t was won by John Bassett, Mahsnoy City.
Quartette, "True Love Lives on For
ever" IS prize by Edward Reese, Centralia.
Won by Thomas B. Hughes, Miss Jeanette
Bevan, j. j. Price and Miss Lizzie Reese
of town.
Duett for tenor and bass spirit of Free
DOM" S5 prize offered by j. P. Williams
divided between Thomas Rosser and Will
lam Evans, Of Mahanoy City, and Thomas
b. Hughes and John j. Price, Of town.
THE Brook for a choir of not les than
40 voices. Prize, S75. The Shenandoah
choir, under the leadership of Thomas B..
Hughes, won, defeating the Mahsnoy City
and Centralia choirs,
Miss Helen Price, of town, won the piano
solo competition for children under l6
years of age for prize of So offered by
Thos. Hutchison.
During the morning Lew Herbert, the
highly successful young basso of Scranton,
enlivened the session by rendering two OF
his excellent songs,
The principal competition Of the afternoon
session was for prize of $3.50, offered for
the best rendition of "Glory to God in the
Highest and "The Lord gave the Word" :"
by Handel, by choir of not less than GO
voices. The result was a general disap-
pointment. The Mahanoy City and Gem
tralia choirs broke down. Shenandoah
sang third and had clear road to victory,
but the breaking down had enthused the
members too much and thr adjudieator de-
eided that their singing was too fast. The
prize was divided into three parts, Shen.
andoah and Mahanoy City receiving S5C
each and the balance going back to thC
eisteddfod committee.
The mixed party competition for not less
than 25 and not more than 80 voices waf
won by the Shenandoah party, led by
John j., Price. The name Of the piece
was "Come to me, Love" and the prize, $780,
The unsuccessful party was from Mahanoy
City.
The violin solo competition on "Poet