Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-03-23
Old Folks Concert.

The concert given Monday and Tuesday
evenings for the purpose Of raising funds to
furnish the new Presbyterian church, in
which about twenty-five OF our local sing
ers tool part, was highly entertaining as
well as a inancial success. An audience Of
about two hundred and fifty assembled
on each evening. The programme on Mon.
day night, while very pleasing. was re-
markable for it's brevity, the last number
being reached at about $50. 1t is due to
some OF the singers to- say, however, thai
they were prepared to respond to an
encore il called upon. The failure OF the
audience to he demonstrative to the de-
gree of requiring a recall can hardly be at
tributed to a lack OF appreciation. Pos
sibly it was because the hall was 50 chilly.
The choruses by the 'mene and womenne
syngers'' were in the main well presented.
Jerusalem, My Glorious Home" Sound
Ye Loud Tymbril," and the ANVIL
Chorus" were exceptionally well rendered.
Reuben and -Ruthie" Miss Emily Bach
and F. f.. Smith, in their duet. were very
pleasing and were generously applauded.
Amanda Ann Anderson Mrs. Stafford,)
sang "OId Folks at Home very sweetly;
while Johnny Fiddlesticks and Hulda
AppIegate Master Mahaney and Orpha
Noble1 rendered the Knocking Bird in an
artistic manner considering their youth.
Young Mahaney handles the violin with
the precision and grace of the old masters
and gives promise Of becoming a great
artist. ''N~ickodemus" by Methuselah
Wellbent Geo. w. Cook.) was pleasingly
rendered.
On Tuesday evening an entire change OF
programme was given, with a repetition Of
some OF the best piecese1f the former even
ing. The choruses were not quite up to
those OF the previous night. In rendering
the song, 1.-The Dearest Spot on Earth"
some one struck a note with an evident
desire to extend it for thirty days. Dis
cord and calamity followed, but the audi
ence exhibited great fortitude. 1t was the
only failure OF the evening. though Home,
Sweet Home" had a narrow escape. "Old
Dog Tray" in which a real, live dog figured
and took his part well, proved q decided
hit. The dog did not wait for an encore.
however, but struck out for a boneyard as
soon as the curtain dropped. ''Old Black
joe" sang by Joseph Moorhead and
chorus, received liberal applause. "Ye
Model Church" gave Rev. Hawk a good
opportunity to display his fine tenor voice.
The entertainment lasted until 10 O'Clock
and was greatly enjoyed by all present.
The greatest hit OF the first evening was
the ''solow" ESQ low you couldn't heal it)
rendered by DIR. Calomel Pebble, (Dr. Stone)
After numerous INSTALLATIONS, in which
nothing more musical than a sneeze was
produced, the doctor turned a page OF his
his music to the audience, on which were
printed in black letters the words, .The
Silent Sell" A bad cold prevented the
doctor from responding to an encore.
Some of the costumes were very pretty
and others quaint and striking.
The orchestra as usual, rendered several
selections in an artistic manner
A little better arrangement OF the sing
ers could have been made by bringing the
older ones to the front seats. The hand
some costumes and the leading voices were
relegated to the rear.
The concert will be repeated tomorrow
friday evening, with new solos, duets,
treos and quartettes, and the best selec-
tions from the programmes already given.
An anvil will be introduced in the Anvil
chorus.