Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-03-07
A Musical, Treat.

The lovers of classical music had u
rare tr-at last evening at the Preshy-
erlan church, where the members of
ha Treble Clef rendered the mcst
d III .nlt passages of the Ean,a!a, King
leene's Daughter, i'll 3" sympathetic
m tnn-r that the audience were able to
catch every emotion ut the composed
The cln,a.a. winch is Il partlenlsrly
brilliant snd effective ad1pta. ion from
Henrik Hertz drama, is the most
classic prod ctlon ever attempted hy
am ateurs in Missnnri Valley aud the
nf it by the performers
WAS very satisfactory to ,he large
audience which greeted them T"the
melody of sound was added The action
of romance The plot was pretty
background for the musical 'nterrre
atom. The scene IS laid III Provence
when the stories of romance and lave
we're so plentiful few centuries ago.
Irlanthe d u,2hf.r ut Tile king. is
blind hut rs keiN ute 'sscious of such
taeui v MS SIGH. she FIRST learns of
her misfprt,"" hrnoh her be-
tro he'd, a tro b.dou knight from
whom sue has llvei -psrt OH account
of territorial f4ud. The arts of the
magician is employed and Inlanthe is
restored to sight. In the fna!e which
vas sung in full chorus the singers
seemed To have heen imhned with the
idea Of the inv WHICH would come on
the opening the eyes of the blind and
poured forth a perfect storm of sound
which had the elements uf trl-
,lmphant jnbilato.
Where each did we'll her part it is
impossible to discriminate and unjust
. be specific III praise, tut few
features seemed especially marked for
excellence. Tue arietta by Mrs Hills
was in her best sty!e,. her clear VOC,
was true as he'll. Miss FINLEY took
the part of King ll.ne's daughter.
Her clear soprano gave j,y notes
as she accepted her overs roses 4.
an obligato, after which she was ac.
companled by full chorus. But
whether trio, duet or chorus all
was equally pleasing aud this morl :
ny the members of the Clcf were
Kept busy at the telephone receiving
% gr tulations of their friends.
ln1 cornet solo by $. IL. Adams,
Whlcn was prelude to the entertaiH-
compelled to respond to an encore and
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:'os. of his performance
The owe rture by Mrs. Mckay and
Miss Ii lrbank was very fine. Miss
! urb INK presided at the piano during
the entire evening and Miss Chapman
welded the baton.
AT the close of the program light
refreshments were served in the church
parlors and the prayer room, the ladies
of the Clef being assisted IN serving
BY Misses Mckay, Foss, Goodman and
Nellie McGavren. Messrs. W. M. Car
isle, Hills aud r. Robinson tlouri>hed
the coffee pts in q wonderfully delft
way and Harry Boies was determined
lone shou lack spoons or sugar if it
wa' in his power to preventit About
wo hundred were served. Mesdt mes
Hills, Mllliken, w. M Carlisle, b w.
Carlisle, Sims, &. W. McGasren and T.
p. Noble furnished the refreshments
of the evening.
The reception given at the close was
very pleasant social affair, and the
idea of ending the evenings entertain
ment in this manner was a very happy
me.
Sixty dollars were the receipts OF the
evening. This sum after few minor
deductions to cover necessary expenses
will be presented to the Ladies' Aid
Society, under whose auspices the en-
tartainment was given, although it did
not originate in that body. Mes
danes Hills, Harris and I3oies being
| the comm .ttee on entertainment in the
Aid Society we're fortunate enough to
secure the services of the Treble Clef,
who had been preparing the cantata
so ne time previous TO this without
any idea as to what disposal would be
made of it. The ladies of the COM
mittee are very happy over the result
and take this opportunity othank the
public for its liberal patronage and
appreciation.
The success of the rendition of the
cantata was largely due to the efficient
work of Miss Chapman.
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