Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-05
'C0LORED SCHOOL NO. 10
GAVE a BEAUTIFUL coSrATA
CALLED "nAYMAkEns,-
And showed That the Pupils Had
been Carefully Taught by Conn
petent and Pninntnking Teach
ers Who Were Praised.


Farmer. ...... Mr.. Thomas w. Moore
Mary and Anna, Farmers daughters
......Leana Maxwell and Ida smith
William .......... Thomas ]. Benjamin.
Dairy Maid. Laura " Terry
John. i. Brashears
Snipltins. William a. Allen
The closing exercises OF public school
No. 10. eoiored. took place at the audi
torium OF the city hall last night, rnd
the principal OF the school. Prof. t.
NJ. Terrell. adopted novel and inter
estlng entertainment In the way OF
cantata entitled the "Ilaymakers."
The pupils OF the seven rooms COM
posing the school all took part In the
cantnta.
It was lengthy musical program
for even grown people 10 carry "Ut,
and when It is considered that those
who took part last night were nearly
all young boys and girls the manner
In which the cantata was given showed
the most careful musical histronic in
struction on the part Of Prof. Terrell
and his talented wife. Mrs. y. l.. Ter
rell, who accompanied the youthful sing
ers ON the piano during the whole even
ing with one brief exception. and she
received much applause and hisi praise
on account OF her brilliant Instruments-
tion and correct technique. NcYj Ia an
oratorio no music Is more difficult OF
Interpretation than that Of ctntnta.
The sploists among the pupils Who
took part In the cantata are worthy OF
mention.
Thomas w. Moore, who took the
character OF THE Farmer" has fine
bass voice Of wonderful dC,ith AMI ex-
preston. Laura v. Terry sang the
Dairy Maid song with a sweetness
aud dellcacy which called for an en-
core This young woman has u IIre
contralto voice, clear. full ana. rich.
which should be cultivated.
The John" Of A. S. Brashears was
natural as n dramatic character. Dnd
the rocitauve roles he assumed we're
given with fine sense II humur, Which
caught the large audience.
LoNna Maxwell and Ida Smith. who
assumed the parts of May and AN
ma" farmers daughters. have pleasing
voices and the solos they sang showed
that they possessed considerable tai
ont
Thomas J. BENJAMIN made quite hit
with tho recitation, "lSow, steady,
Swing Your Scythes."
William A, Allen sang the humorous
song, "Wll Anybody Lend Me an Um-
brsllnY'with iinc spirit and was lis
tened to amid applause
The ehoruses were all excellent and
showed that the voices OF the pupils
/ mad been carefully ana systematically
trained
The credit OF the success Of the en-
tcrtainment Is mainly due 10 Prof Ter
rell and his wife, who had the assist
nnce of the intelligent corps OF teachers
of school No, 10, all OF whom are col
orol. Three OF those who took part
/ last night We're teachers who received
certificates from school No 10.
Mrs Terrell was assisted with the
piano by Prof. w. Berliner on the cor
net.
The teachers Of school No. 10 are:
j. NJ. Terrell prncipal Miss c. NJ,
| THOMPSON, first assistant, Mrs NJ. G,
Terrell and Miss a. II, Woodland, second
assistants' Thos j. BENJAMIN, A, II.
| Brnshears and NJ. Frazier.
There were many prominent citizens
| Of Fort Worth present last night, and
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