The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-02
4 BRILLIANT
Home Talent Scored a Hit at the Opera
House Tuesday Night.

Tuesday night by the Methodist church
choir for the benefit of the Methodist
church was an extensive and miscella
neous success, Mrs, Chas. f. Wright
was the guiding genius of the enter
tainment, and her excellent musicaland
general artistic taste was manifest III
the program rendered. Mrs. Wright
was assisted by local talent altogether
indeed il was the sentiment of the audi
ence generally that local talent il about
the best talent there is going Besides
aifording Il large and cultured audience
an evening of delightful entertainment
and amusement the concert added to
the assets of the Methodist church to
the extent Of considerably more than
half a hundred dollars.
The concert was opened with Il selec.
ton by the band, and Greenwood aw oke
to the realization that she possessed an
excellent and well trained cornet band.
This feature of the entertainment was
an agreeable surprise to every one.
Then came n vocal quartette, Moon.
light on the Lake. by Mrs, Rice. Miss
Price and Messrs. Coleand Petoet which
elected hearty applause.
Prof. Morley proved himself maste,
of his art in his rendition of ''Eupho
,in 81 ,nrnai u,l,
A vocal solo by Miss Price was one of
the most pleasing features of the even
ing.
There were Il number of tableauX OF
the program and their presentations re
yealed scenes of enchantment Thu
New Woman, however, was the mosl
striking of these, Miss johnson, hand
some and debonnaire. carelessly putting
a cigarette and holding a newspaper
listlessly in one hand, represented the
new woman in a domestic scene, while
Mr.. w. 5. Nardaman, who, by the by, is
a natural comedian, appeared in the role
Of the new man, eOmplacently rocking
the cradle with one foot and using hi
hands to pare peaches and he was Al
Incompatible peach.
A vocal duet, In the Starlight, by
Mrs. Wright and Miss Price, was, o
course, well rendered.
Arch Pctcet, asa 'cullud gentleman,
in his My Gal Is a High Bon Lady,
brought down the house in rounds 0
applause.
More genuine talent and vocal cultur,
was perhaps displayed in the rendition
Of the solo, Blue Eyes, by Mrs. Wright
, than in any other number of the pro
gram.
Mrs. Rice, Miss Price and Messrs. Nal
daman and Cole rendered a vocal sclcc
ton, The Wolf Is on the Hill and j
was the subject Of much favorable crit
icism on all sides,
Mrs. Wright, Miss Price, and Messrs
Vardaman and Cole rendered Ava,
to the Mountains This is a beautiful
, song, and it was fortunate in being wei
handled.
La Tipica,' a violin solo by Mrs
, Wright, gave that accomplished mus
! clan an opportunity to display her ven
satility in the divine art.
But Mr.. r. H. Cole (hisnative mode,
, ty babe him put N a sub for the pul
poses of this review in his personatj c
Of the negro recruit, and in the yn,
DE Leader of Co. b.. was the reci piel
Of the lOudest and most prolon' ed 4
plause. As one OF the audience EXPIRES
ed it, he acts the Niger be' ter tht
the Niger does himself" Mr. Cole
capable of performing a ief ding part
, a negro minstrel troupe,
A closing chorus, by lIrs. Rice, Nj
Wright, Misses Boyd, Price and job
son and Messrs, Cole, Nardaman al
:, Peteet, was duly appreciated, and t.
entertainment closed with II select,
;, by the band.
The managers of the concert forba
9 any response to encores, else the ps
formancc would probably not ha
closed before midnight. The conct
developed the fact that there is mu
:. histriOnic talent in Gaeenwoof.. and
hope to see further evidences of it i n
ture.
i. Much pleasure was added h. the &C,
sion by the pretty and graceful sly lie
which the stage was lecorat ID.
inst before the close Of tn , enterta
+, ment Hon. j. X. Nardamaa, on beh
of the management, thank ed the au
ence for its attendance and attenti'
The band also came in fol thanks, q
Mr.. Nardaman, on beh llf of the au
ence, acknowledged an evening of {
in inc pleasure.
y, The management are t nder obi
IT, tons to Messrs. MELON I'D and G.
ne ningham for the + zee use { the op
house.
ed An echo of tie entertain ment PERI
nc ated the atmo phere rbout The &c
n. monwealth Cftice with s,n les, 1t
to the receipt by Mr. Cole of "a handso
'n basket Of flowers from tN of Gre
wood most estimable II hies-a te
he monial of their apprec iation Of
Leader of 60. B.
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