Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-24
NE 0RA1OR|O 'DIDAH'
Marshalltown Choral Union I'm
dertakes . Difficult Musi.
cal Production.
Mendelssohn's elijah" Is Sung
With Fair Success at
the Odeon.
Patronage Accorded Is SMALL.
The Soloists and the
Chorus.

After devoting much time to prepara-
ton the Marshalltown Choral Union
was accorded patronage of only about
200 people at the Odeon Thursday even
Ing, when 1t sang Mendelssohn's grand
oratorio, Elijah The production was
entitled to q much better patronage.
The chorus has been trained under
the direction of Mr.. Gordon G. Allen.
and the accomplishments were admir-
ably handled by Mrs. Ida WATSON. The
choruses We're well balanced and the
voices harmonized and showed the re-
suits of practice and training The solo
parts were especially popular with the
critical audience, and the work of Mrs.
F. L. Meeker won especial commenda-
ton. The many friends of Miss Lucia
Mendenhall We're disappointed in the
fact that she did not appear in the solo
parts assigned to her. Mrs. Z. O..
Koehnemann, OF Eldora, was to have
taken her place, but was prevented at
the last moment because of illness in
her family. Her solos We're surg by
Mrs. Ella Baughman, and in the double
quartet numbers Mrs. f. r. Lay APP
peared In her place, tho neither had had
preparation in the parts.
The members of the choral union, a
majority of whom tAok part in the rem
dering of the orotorio are:
Misses Gertrude Adams, Maud McIn-
tosh, Catherine Wright, Cora NJ Kill
born, Grace ID. Kilborn Leora a. Crab
tree. Bessie Dilley. Florence Hutson.
Kate L. Rogers. Serle Small. Maud
Fredlund, Mae Sherman, Jessie Hall.
Dora Smith Ava E. Chase Anna Nell
son., Matena Nelson, Wayne Wells.
Rhea L. Connor, Mabelle Connor. Grace
Bronaugh. Mae Punnell, Maggie ASH
ing, Viola Griffith, Estella Crombie,
Nella Thompson. Olive Drummer, Neva
Bentley. Esther Wanberg, Hulda West
ling Vera White. Leora Durelle, Alice
Gardner, Mildred Mason. Jessie Burritt,
Luella Mendendall. Maud e. Gardner;
and Mesdames Leta Andrews, j.
o. Odams Gordon Allen, l.. o.
Baughman b. A. Morgan, X Il. Leav-
ems, Alice Lay, w. e. Dilley. Jessie C.
I4iston. Lucy ID. Mason. Clara b. Wal
lace. Frances T. Newcomer Clara d.
Gregory, Ella Irwin, l.. Il. Downing, L.
y. AdIIlD, IeiSltii'1 AltDiit \, Ahleehtl,
and Ida NJ. WATSON.
Messrs. Gordon Allen. f. p. Miller. C.
F. Dinsmore. C. y. McEwen. Ernest
Drummer, Geo. f. Lundy, II. h. Rogers,
j. S. Calhoun. H. H. Roberts, c. Du-
relle, F. v. Friend, H. F. Echternacht.
C. f. Quaife. Howard johnson. w b.
Elliott. r. A. Salisbury. Il. S. Clifford.
j. S. MCGOWAN, c. r. Arnold. Harry
Speers, j. Morrissey and James H. VIII
Son.
soloists-Mrs. F. L. Meeker. soprano;
Mrs. Ella Baughman. contralto. Mr..
Geo. Nydin. tenor: Mr.. j. Il. Hum
phreys, baritone.
Double quartet-Mrs. F. L. Meeker,
Miss Leora Crabtrce, Mrs. f. r. Lay,
Miss Jessie Hall, Mr.. Geo. Nyden, Mr.,
c. Durelle, Mr. j. Il. Humphries, MIR. III.
j. Miller.
The undertaking, from musical
etandpoin. Vas a great one, as the mu-
eic is diftioait and few amateur orsani-
cations attempt to sing this oratorio
Everything considered, the singers ac-
quilted themselves with considerable
credit. altho some of the members of the
union refused to participate because
they believed the music was too heavy
for this organization to handle,