Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
SOUTH SIDE SCHOOLS NIGHT
Children from Below Farnam Give Their
Songs in Chorus.
SPLENDID SHOWING OF ACTUAL WORK
seco.s section of the Great Public
school Musical Festival Enjoyed
bs n Large Audience--Fea-
lures OF the

1t was South Side night at Boyd's
theater last evening and the Festival of
Song" by the pupils OF the public schools
on the south side of the city was enjoyed
by an audience that nearly filled the large
auditorium. Under the able direction Of
Miss Fannie Arnold, supervisor OF music in
tho public schools. a program that brought
out the musical ability of the school chill
dren to good advantage was admirably rem
dered. The selections were identical with
those given on the preceding evening by
the pupils of the north side schools. and it
would be difficult to say to which section
of the city belongs the degree of excel
lence. Tonight the pupils of the central
district will give their concert at Boyd's
theater.
The music presented by the children last
evening was that actually done in the
schools and not an exhibition in the sense
of elaborate preparation. OF the choruses
Water Lilies" and Away to the Fields
in the first part were best sung. a hearty
encore followed the latter. In the second
part the rendition Of Wanderers Evening
Song" The Country Fair Waltz and The
Spacious Firmament" were especially good.
All of the patriotic airs of the third part.
which was perfectly accordant with the
spirit u u III llIltS. were well sung anu cor
daily received. In this part the songs were
helped by Mr.. Jules Hubbard. basso. and
Miss Minnie Coatsworth, mezzo soprano.
But the musical feature of the entertain
ment was not the only one that interested
the big audience. The assemblage of nearly
200 school children. gaily attired in light
clothes. banked in fifteen solid rows. tier
above tier. presented a picturesque spec
tapln that was greatly admired IL u-os nc
pretty a stage setting as the theater has
had within its walls for a number of sea-
sons. Between parts two and three there
was a quick change that made the picture
all the more pleasing. Capes and caps OF
the national colors were passed to the pupils
while the curtain was down and when il
was raised there was seen a good represent
alton of an immense American flag. One
row of children appeared in white. the next
in red and so throughout the rising tiers.
In the upper left hand corner the children
were in blue capes and caps and held in
their hands white stars, giving a good imi-
tation of the blue field and the forty-fve
stars in the national flag. The scene in
itself constituted a grand feature of the en-
tertainnent and was very well received.
When the national anthems were sung with
this pretty picture in the background it was
truly inspiring. The audience heartily
joined in singing the concluding number
America"
MIR. Martin Calm acted as accompanies
and Miss Arnold personally led the choruses
In addition to the pupils from the south
side schools the members of the Omaha
High School Cecilian club sang in severa.
numbers. The personnel of this club fol.
lows: Soprano, Grace Northrup. Marie Man.
ger. kathrine Dorsey. Cathryne Gonden
Florence Templeton. Ruth Hammond; alto
Alice Towne, Florence Jordan. Lulu Ell.
wards, Nellie Painter. Bessie Marshall, Ce.
ella a. Wilson; tenor, Albert Fairbrother
Fred kavan, Arthur Nelson; bass. HarolC
Williams, Edward Droste. Stuart Mac Diar
mid, Fred Thurston. Walter Goldsmith.