The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-04-21
n BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT
OWEN BY SCHOOL PUPILS
N HONOR OF FAIR OKLAHOMA.
Her fifth birthday Anni,crsary fittinEiy
aud Appropriately Observed By the
Young Idea just Learning to shoot
Prof. Mallory and Teachers DO
Themselves Proud-A Vastly
ieHHing Celebration.

people of Guthrie relative to the tai
ents and capabilities of the pupils of
the Guthrie public schools these
doubts were dispcllcd last evening at
the Mckennon opera house, when 10
pupils, the flower Of the schools, gave
an entertainment in honor of the fifth
birthday anniversary of Oklahoma, for
the laudable purpose of raising funds
for establishing a school library
The occasion was one of supreme en-
joyment both to participants and spec
tators The opera house was packed
10 the doors, and never was more
appreciative audience enclosed within
four walls. The program, which was
replete with bright literary, musical
and nursery gems was opened with
invocation, followed by stirring
chorus, TO the Friends We Love-" by
the school.
Miss Nellie Renfrow followed with
pleasing GRAFTON, on oklahoma 1t
was IA splendid panegyric on this far
NNil ANOi anu W hr 'ltlANti GU III a mas
terly manner Miss Nellie possesses a
clear, distinct, and well modulated
voice, and her effort was greeted with
enthusiastic applause
"The Three Bells" was the title Of
Miss Grace Griilith's defamation. 1t
was nicely delivered and proved rich
treat
One of the features of the evening
was the drill by the Second grade.
The many intricate manwuvers and
evoutions were executed with sur
and much credit is due the teachers
for their hard work in bringing about
this high degree of perfection in the
children
Amy Brooks recited in lively and
pleasing manner The Little Black
Eyed Rebel" and lone Coyle, cut
little tot, told of "Papa's Letter" in
exquisite manner.
The Mother Goose" drill by the
Primary grade was "a rare treat and
captured the house. The costumes
were elaborate and appropriate, and
would have drawn admiration from
the original Mother Goose, if she ever
existed.
Helen Hyde, in inimitable manner,
spoke of her big sisters beau, and
| Martin DeBois recited "The News
boys Debt in excellent style. "Coun-
try Sleighing' by Jennie Murphy, ac
companied on the piano 10y Miss Cora
stephens, was splendid Vingie Roe,
detailed The Peril of the Passenger
Train in a dashing manner, Stephen
Bradley and Sam Smith in the song
entitled "You Know" were very good
money Musk was given by Irene
! Turner in telling manner Miss Tur-
ner possesses much dramatic ability,
Blanche lIanse being absent, her
number was filled 10y lone Coyle, who
danced the RYE Waltz" Jim Wo
mack, a cute little fellow, was the
comedian of the performance. Pre-
vious to the last number Prof Nal.
lory appeared before the curtain and
delivered n neat address, in which he
tn anked the'people for their presence
He told of the growth of the schools
and his ambition to establish gooc
library. Ills remarks were well re
ceiN ed.
The performance closed with the
Mother Goose Medley" by the pri
mary grades twas splendidly mount
cd and the little scholars did them
selves proud. The entertainment wa,
glittering success and too mucl
praise cannot be given the teachers
for their work in training the pupils
Nearly 1000 people were in the house
and all were unit in declaring tn,
Guthrie school children the brightest
and smartest in the country.
The teachers of the primary grade
are Misses Jennie Cuppage, Matti,
Wagner, Marguerite Byrne.
The children who took part in tn,
Mother Goose drills were:
Oracle Caldwell, Mother Goose; Gil
bert Tarrants, Boy Blue; Nina Grifliths
lio Peep; Cliff Thompson, King Cole
Helen Wolcott, Queen of Hearts; Orva
Turner, Tom Tucker; Blanche Brum
ley, Miss Muffett; Pearl Ilinkle, Old
woman who-lived ina-shoe; Kat
/ Thornton, old woman under the hill
John Coyle, Tom, the Piper's SOM
Grace houghton, Dame Trot;" Jane:
Womack, MAN Who Went to LondoI
Town" Norma Heilman, "Wife;" Lulr
High, Miss from Primrose Hills
Vera May James, "Milk Maid;" Len
wood Nichols, Jack" Jean Stapleton
"Jil"
In the medley were: Grace Cald
well, Mother Goose" Gil Tarrants
Boy Blue Nina Grifiiths, "Bo Peep;
Vera May James, milk Maid;" Clyd,
Coombs, "Man-all l-tattered-and torn;
Edna Kelley, "Cinderella;" Florenc,
Brown, Mother Hubbard;" Rutl
Oliver, Red Riding iiood;' Juu
Collar, God Mother" Clyde Wal
tiers, MIR Peter Pumpkins" Berth
Pontrous, The Sleeping Beauty;
Earl Clark, prince; Preston Ford, Jacl
Horner; Jim Womack, London man
Norma Heilman, wife.
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