Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
GLEE CLUB CONCERT.
Was a Success in Every Sense of the
 Word. +f

OI dny fecelNeu ilolS ing reception than that which was ac- corded to the members of the Girls Glee club of the Waterbury High school last night. on the occasion Of their initial bow before q Waterbury | audience The entertainment was a pronounced success as was manifested by the large audience which was present last evening to enjoy the musical treat which they knew was in store for them. The seating capacity of the Assembly hall in the High school building was taxed to it's limit and many were unable to find seats. It was a grand and noble tribute, a well-deServed and fitting culmina- ton to months of hard and afduouS labor to hours of practice on the part of the members of the Girls Glee club and especially Miss Dee. their musical director; the presence of such a large number of people. And Miss Dee and her pupils well deserved it. The girls showed that they had been faithfully trained in all their parts, they showed that they were capable of much when in the hands of q worthy and capable inStructreSS. Miss Dee. on many form- CT occasions has proven that she ranks among the highest musical instructors but never more so than last evening
 The concert was divided into two parts. In part first the audience was treated to selections by the Glee and Mandolin clubs, recitation by Miss Winifred Ward, and violin solo by Miss May Stanley. The selections by the Glee club were of a high order and were eXcellently rendered. They met with the enthusiastic approval of the vast audience. The girls, sixty in number. dressed in white and wear ing a bouquet of roses, presented a charming appearance. But their ap- pearance was not more entranclng than their singing, which was char acterized by that blending of tone. by that harmony of movement. which won for them the unstinted approval a short while ago of a New Haven audience and press. The selections rendered were ''rhe Rustic Dance. by RoeSch; The Shippers of St Ives" by Roeckel. and "The Lost Chord.' by Sullivan. The last piece was perhaps the favorite of all and tie most ap- propriate at. this time, following so soon after the demise of the author, Arthur Sullivan. last week. The Lost Chord.' as do all the other of Sulli- vans songs possess certain charms for people which are lacking ill others. A recitation entitled. ''The Soul of the Eiolin,'' was beautifully rendered by Miss Winnifred Ward. Miss Ward has a sweet and charming voice, and her winSOme ways made her the faV- Orite of the evening. \ violin solo by Miss May Stanley was heartily ap- plauded. This young lady is already an adept in this line of music and she shows an ability which presages well for the future. The Lucia Waltz" by Weildt was the offering of the Mandolin club, which was composed of three young girls, and it was an acceptable one as shown by the vol umes of applause which greeted it's rendition.
 The second part of the program con- sisted entirely of q musical play, under the cognomen "A Dress Rehearsal. It was rather musical in character. solos, duets, Quartettes and choruses forming q large portion of the play. The young ladies who were numbered among the cast. did remarkably well and were free from all signs of ner- vouSneSs or what is better termed stage fright. All the young ladies acted so well that it would be an in Justice to discriminate by eulogiZing the efforts of any individual. An amusing feature of this part was the witty saliies and puns made by the actresses at the expense of some of the pupils of the school. also a song rehearsing the efforts of the local foot ball heroes on the gridiron during the past season. and mentioning their names. This was one of the hits of the evening and Miss Katherine G1ynn its composer. should feel elated today. The cast of characters was as fol 1ows:
 Miss Jones, principal of Grove
 House Academy ...... ......
  Mdlle Epinartl, French teacher ..
 =. .... Miss Kittie Carroll Bergin Amy Fibbs, afterward Cinderella.
 ...... ...... Miss Winifred Ward Clara Wilkins, afterward (. the
 Prince ........ Miss Lottie Logan Sarah Ann the greedy girl ....
 ...... -. .. Miss Lita Holcomb Sophonisba Spivins. the romantic
 girl .. .. Miss Margaret Mcdonald Martha Higgins, afterwards the
 t spiteful sister Miss Clare Sutton Caery Jackson, afterward the spite
 full sister ..... Miss Jennie Freney Mrs Jarvey, teacher of elocution
 ..-... .... .... Miss Elsie Dickson Miss Prudence Pinchbeck. a vis-
 itor .... Miss Beulah Boughton Rose Jennings, afterwards Fairy
 ,godmother Miss Edith Henderson Servant ...... Miss Carrie Beerba aum
 As a finale to the evenings enter tainment Miss Edith Henderson. president of the Girls Giee club. in q delightful and charming speech pres ented Manager Murray of the football eleven with gift of fifty dollars. which was slowed away in the famous Yale cup. Miss Henderson spoke as follows: .' 'l Ladies and Gentlemen:
 In behalf of the Girls Glee club I thank you for your presence among us and for your kind attention. Before imposing upon your good natured toIer- ance we experimented with ka mixed audience in New Haven, and when they deemed us worthy, decided to make our initial bow at home Al though this is our first appearance be- fore Waterbury audience, we have been so kindly received that in our we'll kDown generosity (the G. c. x c. is very generous when the treasury is empty), we wish to introduce to you another organization which has added honor and lustre, not only to the Wa terbury High school but to the whole city of Waterbury, namely the Water bury High school football team. MT Murray you have stood nobly by the