Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-02-23

an opportunity frequently to display
their talents. We will surely as well
as they, be the gamers.
Max Blumenfelds comic recitation
deserves special mention. He was as
good as a professional in his line.
The program concluded with THE
Poor Second Tenors," in which the
whole male chorus again appeared.
1t was a praiseworthy effort and
gained great applause. VIM. Sproes-
ser, whom we always delight to see
and hear, could not be excelled in his
mask as the director. His actions
were true to the part he impersonat-
ed and as the director of this little
comedy he was what he is in reality
of the Concordia society, very popu-
lar and successful leader, under whose
baton the chorus will, no doubt, earn
their laurels in the future.
All in all the concert entertainment
was the most enjoyable affair of the
winter. The Concordia in encourag-
ing home talent does a good work.
Years ago when our fathers and moth
ers came to this part of the globe to
seek a new home and happiness the
ConcOrdla was organized by them,
and for many years song and dramatic
art fiourished within the walls of the
old COncordia hall. Then there was
not as much talent-hOme talent
here as at the present time, and yet
theatre and concert was almost a week
ly occurrence, sometimes at two differ
ent play-hOuses. Home talent was
appreciated then, and all enjoyed the
performances of our amateurs. If we
know how to appreciate what we have
we may enjoy many fine evening
like the one described. Nothing can
be more elevating than the cultivation
of the fine arts, music and song above
all. The COncOrdia society will en-
deavOr to make their opera house the
home of all home talent, aud thus pro-
mote and foster accomplishments
which grace the possessor and are a
source Of delight to those we come in
contact with. As Watertown, like all
older cities, has a population largely
raised within it's limits, no lines of ma
tiOnality ought to be drawn, and there
fore all will be welcome under the
COncordia roof We are authorized
| to say to-day that the next entertain
ment Of the COncordia will be given
soon after Lent, when charming lit
tie operetta in English will be pro-
! duced for the benefit of those who, al
| though they are not familiar with the
| German language, were nevertheless
! among the audiences at concerts where
only German was sung.
An audience of encouraging proper
tiOns was indebted to the Library
Dramatic club for a very enjoyable
entertainment at Concordia Opera
house Monday night. Members of the
| club were seen in two amusing farces,
my Turn Next" and Jealousy" =" and
as a diversity the clubs director
Adolph BaumaDn, assisted by E. H.
Killian, very creditably presented
the mad scene from the Spanish
tragedy, 1.-The Fate of the Coquette.n
In the interims Prof. Hardege's
splendid orchestra of eleven men
rendered selections of a high order
of excellence. Altogether the enter
tainment was, for its kind, very meri-
torious one, and the hop that followed
it, TO the inspiriting music of the
well-balanced orchestra proved ire
sistiblet TO the large number ofdancers
who remained, it being generally re-
marked that it was a very pretty in
| formal affair and one Of the pleasante
of the season. Both the club and
the orchestra realized good returns
on the venture. The casts were:
MY TURN NEXT.
| Taraxium Twitters, village apothecary.
ID. ID. Rdrk
| Tim BOlus his professional assistant.........
E. j. Stacy
IOm Trap, commercial traveller -. ......
Fundamentally j. Gardiner
| Farmer Wheatear, just farmer. ............
.....- .:...... ..... ...............E. j. Byrne
Lydia, Twitters' wife, who has had all color
of husbands. ..... Mrs. Agnes Kuehn
Cicely, her niece, who likes commercial
travellers Mrs. Il. Kramer
Peggy, onest, industrious 'ousekeeper.....
-......MlSS Mayme Stacy
JEALOUSY.
Sir Charles Seymour, who laughts at jeal-
OuSy..... .E. IL. k1lllan
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