Mohave County miner., 1891-09-12
TIE concsna

lfie musical and literary entertainment
last Thursday evening by the Kingman
Glee Club Was q decided success, finan.
cially and otherwise. Everything on tile
programme was rendered In Grst-class
| style aud showed considerable local
talent, some Of the duets and piano solos
beingexceedingly difficult The proceeds,
amounting to nearly fiity.tiye dollars,
so toward paying for the new piano re-
Gently purchased for The benefit OF our
town. Following Is the programme
oycrture--Piano and violln--Mrs. +.
>. Dennis and Mr.. Lee Raught.
Opening Wanderers Re.
turn" by the Kingruan Glee Club.
Miss Bertha Beecher. in her "Lullaby"
solo, ELECTED much applause and was one
OF the features Of the programme.
An Instrumental solo, "valse des
Flenrs," was rendered by Mrs. +. \.
Dennis in style equallei by few aud
excellei by none.
Mrs w. q. Dodge and John McGregor
next sang duet entitled, "Would That
My Love-" and 10 say that it was we'll
sung would be drawing it mild. Mrs.
Dodge has one OF ,he sweetest sopranos
10 be found anywhere, and John
McGfegor KEEP, his end up in good shape.
"The Famine" recitation, by Mrs. ]. G.
Ogden, showed her TO be an unusually
fine eloeutionist and was loudly ap.
planded
Miss Clara Powers next sang solo
"Milsmaid's Song"---in manner that
made some OF the proiessed yccalis,s turn
green with envy.
Part !. ended with an instrumental
duet, "Auf Wiedersehn,' by Miss Nettie
Dodge and Mrs. II. s. Dennis.
Alter an in'ermssion of about five
minutes, Part II opened with guitar
solo by Mr.. Lee Raught which was we'll
received by the audience.
BY this time the crowd were gesHpp /
thoroughly interested and when li,tl,. |
Lsllah Potts sang "For Goodness Skies"
they stamped aud chvered and voted IL |
the cntest thing on the programme.
Miss Florence Ogden recited Popping
Corn" in manner that would make
many an olde, elocuiionist look out for
heir laures, She WAS loudly eneorei
md on coming back recitei Three Little
Bugs in Basket"
Judge Cowan's "Song OF the Old Bell'
sas rendered in his usual masterly style.
md proved himself A vocalist OF the hiyh-
,st order. Il
An Instrumental duet--mandolin and
Hiss Nettie Dodge and Mrs.
). Dennis was Beautifully rendered
nd encored by an appreciative audience. n
Mrs. Alfred Yer Mehrs solo Bloom .
s on the Rye" was undoubtedly the
'est rendered song OF the evening and !
vas encoret! with fervor by the audience /
Ehich showed their appreciation OF
ood song.
"A Dispute in which both parties are .
listaken," was recited by Miss Eva Potts ,
nd showed decided talent ia that di- 4.
ection.
The evenings entertainment closed c
18th an instrumental duet-"Jennesse
'oree"-by Mrs. A. Yer Mehr and Mrs. +
!. 5. Dennis \
The ladies' of Kingman deserve great !,
redit, especially Mrs. Copeland, Mrs. f.
oige, Mrs Dennis and others, for their "
ntiring effort in bringing the entertain f.
ent to such successful termination in q
} short time. 81
We warrant that nowhere on the Pacific Il
'ast can be founi town OF the Same y, ~
lmber OF inhabitants whose people sub. to
ribe so literally for any beneficial or !, :,
lantable object as the citizens OF King. Ii
an. Everybody goes down into their o. o
'ckets and sabscrioes without a mur. O.
ur for everything that comes along OF -
vantage TO the enlingbtenmen or pro- 6
essIcn OF Mohave county.
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