Smyrna times., 1900-05-23
SMYRNA TALENT AT MUSICALE
SPLENDID SOCIAL EVENING AT GENTRY
CLUB DRAWING ROOM.
A Musical Program Highly Commended BY
All Who Heard It-Encores We're
Very Frequent.

Very Frequent.
One of the most delightful entertain
ments OF the season was afforded b1
the Music Committee of the Twentieth
twentieth Century Club, at tbei,
drawing Room Monday evening. and
the Smyrna talent that was exhibited
there could not help but be pride and
credit to any town. The drawino
room, neatly finished in happy blend.
ing of club colors-pink, white and
green-was made even more beautiful
with the few decorations arranged for
the occasion. There were iardinieres
on the stage completely filed with
spring flowers, and back of this as
well as on the sides of the room, were
folds OF pink spanning the doorway
or windows, in which was intertwined
green branches with dainty white
flowers.
Mrs. Frank l.. Reynolds, chairman
OF the Music Committee, and on whom
devolved the care and responsibility
OF arranging the splendid Musicale.
presided. Watkins Orchestra furn-
lshed catchy music and the program
given brought forth some of Smyrna's
best and most cultivated talent There
were a number of encores. The vocal
solo with cornet obligato rendered bv
Mr.. Il. Nj. Price and assisted bv Cor
netist W. G. Anthony, called forth a
hearty applause. The vocal duett of
Mrs. James d. Wilds and Mrs. J. r.
McCausland, entitled ''Listen While
Tell You, Dear, was sweet blending
OF voices, and called forth favorable
comment. Miss Helen E. Waters was
another who captivated her audience.
Her voice has shown marked training
and culture from her winter course of
study, and she sang: "For All Etern-
lty'' in an ease of manner that called
forth hearty applause. She gave a
clever little encore. Miss Adah Jar
rell received the plaudits of her hear
ers IN the happy style in which she re-
cited 'Sweet Brier Rose" The selec-
ton was one we'll adapted and she
combined with it beauty, grace and
elocution that made deep impression
on her audience. Mr.. ]. E. Hoffecker
made a happy hit with his tenor solo.
Forgotten" The selection was one
which suited his voice, and some saw
that it was one of the best selections
he has ever given before a Smyrna
audience. He also sang in a duett |
with Mrs. Frank Reynolds which took
well. There was good instrumental
music rendered by Mrs. Marion Gov
erdale and Miss Eba Wilds; Miss Mary
LeFevre and Miss Agnes Carrow sang
a sweet Duet, and the closing selec-
tiOns by the "Club Quartette, Mrs.
COverdale, Mrs. Reynolds, Miss Bell
and Mrs. McCausland, blended har-
mOniously and left splendid impress
sion on the evening so delightfully."-
spent
The program in full was as fol-
lows:
III
Watkins Orchestra.
Vocal Duett-"DO'st Recall >" ....
Miss Agnes Carrow and Miss Mary LeFvre.
Vocal Solo-''The Chalet Horn, ,".......
Mr.. L. M. Price.
Recltation-"Jamie" :"
Miss Nina Wells.
Vocal Solo-'First MazOurka," Saint Saens
Mrs. Marion Coverdale,
Vocal SOlo-'For All Eternity
Mascheroni.
Miss Helen E. Waters.
Vocal Duett-"The Sweetest Song and
Mr.. J, E. Hofecker and Mrs. F. L. Reynolds
RecitatiOn-"SweetB Brier Rose ,"...........
Miss Adah FARRELL
Orchestra-''B Bunch of Blackberries."
Vocal SolO-"Fancies," (viOlin obi . J.. .Stults
=, Mrs. Frank L Reynolds;
Vocal Duett-"Zerita, :" White
=, Mrs, Coverdale and Mrs. McCausland.
Vocal SOlO-"FOrgOtten, :" ........ Hawley
Mr.. j. E. Hoffecker.
instrumental Duett-"La Premiere Dan
Mrs. Coverdale and Miss Eba Wilds.
Recitation-"My Uncle"
o MIR. Harvey w. FAIRIES.
Vuartette-'B Boating" ..............G Geible 4
Mrs. Coverdale, Mrs. Reynolds. Miss
Bell and Mrs. McCausland.
Orchestra-"Zenda Waltzes."
Miss Gertrude Smith and Miss Eliz-
abeth Hall were the club ushers for
the entertainment.