The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-18
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
FUNERAL OF o. II. BARB WILL
 OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.

Services Will be Conducted by Rev. Percy Barnes of Grace P. F. Church, and Several Selections Will be Sung by Ouartette-Sketch of Deceased's Life A Second Successful Presentation of the Cantata "Esther" Wednesday Evening. The funeral of Oliver IT. Barr of S7 Woolsey street will take place from his late home this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Percy Barnes of Grace F. E. church will of1iciate. Several selec- tions will be sung by a quartet consist ing of Riley T. Phillips, pr. Lawton, Miss Squires and Miss Lynch The interment will be in the Fair Haven cemetery.
 MT. Barr was born in Cincinnati, O., fifty-four years ago. He leaves two brothers, one in Indianapolis, the other in Chicago, and a sister, Mrs. Alcock of Cincinnati. He also leaves a widow and young daughter, Edith, who is well known as an elocutionist. He went on the stage at the age of twen- ty, and has been an actor ever since. He was with Mrs. Conway's stock company at the old Brooklyn theater before, it was destroyed by fire. He was also the leading support for Booth and Barrett, and played in the Janau- scheck company, the Boston Theater Stock company and the Boston Museum company. He was well known as a Shakespearean actor in which he se- cured considerable prominence. He also < made nit in the Texas Steer Co. He was playing in Colorado and having complained some of heart trouble physician recommended him to go to Texas, as the high altitude of Colorado did not quite agree with him. He was playing with the Tennessee Farther Go. in Texas and one evening when going to the theater he dropped down in the street from exhaustion and soon afterward returned home. He was quite i'll for fourteen weeks, but stuck 11eroically to his post until obliged to come north. He had been at home six weeks when he died from heart disease. During his illness he was attended by Drs. Bacon and Moore.
 MT. Barr was a member of Israel Putnam lodge, A. o. U. w.; the O. U IA M, Home Council No. 2, B. of P. of Fair Haven, and of the Actors Society of America. At the funeral to-day the bearers will be from the A. O.sU. w. and the o. U. A. M.
 Mrs. Freeman M. Wise of Exchange street is very i'll. There has been a consu1tation of physicians in her case
 The second presentation of the sac red cantata of Esther" took place Wednesday evening in Polar Star hall before good sized audience. It was given by chorus of about sixty voices and fifteen soloists. The cantata is ir five acts and all were well rendered showing the effect of the excellent drilling of w. J. Kraft as musical di- rector and R. c. Hart as dramatic di- rector. The costumes were brilliant making a very pretty stage effect There wer thirty-four different parts consisting of solos, duets, quartets ant chorus and were sung with much ex ' pression and harmony. Several encore: were demanded. Mrs. Hetty Bradley ' Kelly took the difficult part of Esther admirably and Robert M. Hart a: King was also excellent. Thes, parts were well supported by Samue D. Seviere as "Haman:" N. E. Smitl as ''Mordecai:" Mrs. J. A. Bradley s'Mordecai's sister" Miss D. Gertrud Duell 'Zeriafl;" Mrs. E. P. Pitman ssProphetess; Miss Edith A. Augur ssMeian Princess" Miss Esther A. Ely \ sfPersian Princess" John W. Phillips sScribe;'' Mark Hare, High Priest; George H. Priest, "Beggar;" c. Der tram French, Herald" E. K. Post ..Hegfa;" E. H. Stiles, "Harbona." Tn evolutions of the Kings guard in tn fifth act formed pleasing feature an' were given during the singing of tn boys and girls chorus. The patheti farewell scene between "Haman'' am ssZerish'' was particularly well done At the conclusion of the cantata tn chorus and cost were grouped on tn stage and flash light picture taken.