Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-07
BOYS SING "A CANTATA
Presentation Of "snow White /"
by Industrial School a
Success.
A Large Audience Hears the
Band Play and the Lads
Sing and Act.
A company from the Iowa state Ii

a company from the Iowa State In
dustrial School for BOYS at Eidora. as
sisted by the band and orchestra of that
Institution, sang Grimms fairy cantata,
Snow White, a the odson Thursday
night. The audience vas large. but MAS
made UP almost wholly Of citizens OF
Marshalltown, visitors to Ia Maccabee
state picnic, who We're exg7eetad 10 be
among the auditors, hndiag other pleas
ures that better suited them tastes. The
entertainment was Very successful and
tine people We're in most insi ances highlyH
pleased and in others satished.
No one expected anything but an ana
teui performance from the boys. "snpw-
White is one Of a series Of cantatas
prepared by the members of the sc.lool
during the past few years for their own
editication and amusement and With no
thought of a public appearance until
urged by friends of the school to try The
venture. Iii preparing these entertain
aments the management Of the institu-
tion and the inmates are thrown entirely
upon their own resources both in the
matter of training and costumes and
properties. Faithful effort has been nee
Eessary to attain the degree of perfec-
ton that has been reached Considering
the earlier training and advantages
these boys have had. their entertain
ments are remarkable
The class of music furnished by the
band is wonderful. Preliminary to the
singing of the cantata a brief concert
was rendered by the band. 1t was no
ordinary music, either in its composition
or rendition. 1t isn't every musical or
sanzation that essays Offenbachs OR.
pheus or Rossini's William Tell
which We're among the best selectons
A fantasia ard Dalbey's My Old Ken
lucky Home Were the other selections
rendered by the band.
The prominent characters in Snow
White as Well as the choruses. fairies
and dwarfs We're appropriately COS
tuned, and some of the little boys. with
their sweet and childish voices. were
successfully extemporized into girls
The cast of leading characters was as
follows:
Princess Snow White -. Charles Earl
Queen Observation-Disclosures. Howard Lease
Arbutus ............ Willie Kievenhagen
Danodil ................ Connie Peterson
violet ......... ............. Joe Wilcutts
Prince Observation-Disclosures. Walter Jones
Carl, the Huntsman. William NanCleve
Max, the Dwarf. .......... Ike Hughes
Hans. the Dwarf. Frank Fitzsimmpns
Charles Earl as the princess had the
responsible role and sang the part adj
mirably. Walter Jones prince was We'll
acted and we'll sung and he displayed
much talent. Jones. by the way comes
from a prominent Sioux City family
William NanCleve also sang and acted
the part of Carl. the Huntsman. Nell
The drills were splendidly executed and
the audience overlooked the deficiencies
and applauded all the efforts. The boys.
before the cantata was finished. showed
the effects of fatigue, as they We're up
early in the morning, paraded over a
long distance during the day, gave a
concert al the Soldiers Home in the
afternoon and then rehearsed before the
final work of the long and busy day.
Prior to the singing of the cantata SUI
perintendent Miles. of the school. made
4 brief but interesting address to the ail-
dience, asking them not to expect too
much from his school boys, explaining
their disadvantages in early life and
training and saying a kind word for his
wards.
The cantata was directed by Mr.. j. Nj.
Merrill, the musical director of the
school, and Mrs. Merrill acted as pian-
list.