Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-15
LOVES LULLABIES.
Cradle Songs Of Many Nations
Rendered.
A VERY UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT

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Ladies OF Trinity Church Instrumental
in Presenting a Musical Event At Har-
per's Thsatre-who Appeared-Lodge
Affairs.
Maternal love in song and accent
soft and low, characteristic of the
nations Of the earth, was prettily
exemplified at Harper's theatre last
evening. Sweet and touching were
the airs presented as each OF those
who essayed to impersonate the
mother in the respective countries,
sung her soothing evening lullaby.
The entertainment was termed
"Cradle Songs of Many Nations, -
and it was given under the auspices
Of the ladies of Trinity church. and
under the immediate direction of
Mrs. E j. Speidel. who conceived the
unique entertainment and has had
active charge of the arrangements
and to her is due the credit OF the
success Of the undertaking.
The theatre was prettily decorated
with flags, etc., and the young ladies
Of Trinity church served as theatre
attendants, Miss Harriet johnson as
doorkeeper, Miss Louise Dart as
head usher for the parquet floor.
with Misses Bessie Lowrey, Grace
Custer. A. Shaw and May Young as
assistants. while in the balcony Miss
Clara Koehler officiated as head usher
with Misses Bessie Chamberlin and
Lucy Frysinger as assistants. Mrs.
Speidel acted as accompanist for tue
cradle songs. Schii,inger's orchestra
playing q number of delightful Sc
lections, the interlude preceding the
fins,rbleau being of especially fit
tintnh nd artistic effect. Mrs. Doro.
thy 3orham made the announce
menye with becoming grace. Master
Ben Mitchell tastefully clad in white
and with powdered hair acting as
page. Before each lullaby was given
Mrs. Gorham. attended by the page
bearing the flag of the country rep.
resented. appropriately announced
the nation to be heard from, the
page and colors also appearing in
the scene which followed.
Cradle Songs.
First following the overture, came
the american Indian" by Mrs. H
Won Koeckritz with papoose ant
characteristic costume. then Holland
by Mrs. Charles Skinner, followed
by Japan by Miss Bessie Bogue. ant
Germany by Miss Beiderbecke, all o.
which were heartily enjoyed and ap.
preciated. Italy was to have been
represented by Mrs. Pendleton. bu,
that lady being unavoidably de-
tanned. Mrs. Morgridge, of Musca-
tine. who had general supervision Of
the stage effects, and who sang
sweetly.
Miss Darts Impersonation.
Here came the hit of the evening
which for realistic effect the execu
ton Of rare conception was rich be-
yond description. Miss Dart had
been announced to characterize the
American negress, and she did it to
perfection, not only in makeup. black
ened face and red bandanna, but il
wheeling in an old fashioned peram-
bulator in which was seated pickan
my, as interested in what was trans
piring as any one in the house, and
equally as full of establishment
Miss Dart completed the striking
representation by singing 1.-The Lit
tie Alabama Coon" to which hel
charge for the moment lis
ten attentively. Other coun.
tries following were France by
Miss Schlegel. Sweden by Mrs
Stibolt-Hansen. Spain by Mrs. Falk.
Murphy. Russia by Miss Pauline
Woltmann. America by Mrs. Nor.
gridge. Then came the closing tab
leau, Sweet and Low" an ideal
picture of domestic JOY. The ladies
appearing for each nation were
properly attired and many were the
expressions of approval on the part
of the audience, Miss Dart being
presented with a bunch of sunflower:
from an admirer. The oriental fur
nishings for the Japan scene were pro
vided by Mrs. Ben I. Cable. The or
chestra selections were superb, EN-
bracing some of the more familiar
of the national anthems, such a.
"Wacht am Rhine" the ..Marseilles'
and the Star Spangled Banner"