The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-27

demand for admission on the Sunday afbsr.
noon is so great that you cannot even get
room TO stand This. Of course encourages
| the Union Musical Club to continue its gocd
work and stimulates amateurs to assist
The idea Of practical musical missionary
work is not new. but Il has often bsen trfoe
with the assistance OF paid professionally
and the natural consequence when the IMAM
cial support failed was Inevitable Last
Sunday this was the programmes: Mem
delssohn's Brilliant Cappriccio." . piano
solo by Miss Gertrude NJ May: Pinsufts,s
Queen OF the Earth tenor solo by Jesse
Fathman: fantasie on Carmen Q violin
solo by C. Bertrand Harvey: Hsrbert's "Ah,
Love Me-" contralto solo by Miss Dedis De
Prez; recitation by Miss Caroline Gruner.
barytone solo by William Masson., violin
solo by Mr.. Harvey. soprano solo By Mrs..
Lloyd Wells. piano solo by Miss May and
Verdi quartet by Mrs. Wells, Miss D. Pres
and Messrs- Mason and Fathman.
There will be a musical and entsrtain.
ment next Friday night at the Jefferson
Club Hall. on Grand avenue. under the d.
rection Of Miss E. McHale, in the course
Of which songs and things win be done By
these young ladies and gentlemen: Miss
Coralie Jane De Lisle. violinist; Misses NIL.
dred Willing. c. Foster. Blanche GoIen.
Ruth Hazlett. Nola McHale. IDA May Pens
senau Bessie kcHale. Mamie Andrews, n
McHale. Celeste Tracy. Laura Complemsnn.
Mines. N. Hamilton. J. weitkam. Haslstt,
h Forse and Messrs. II. Noll Lofing. A.
Inomson and A Miller. some Of the latter
members Of the Battery \ Quartet.
Amateur excursions in operate fields ars
becoming frequent Many tuneful humor-
esaues are strfkingly appropriate to show
ones friends what one could do II one were
on the stage, and Gilbert and surliyan's
frolicsome things are always most aIlurfng
as vehicles This consideration has moved
young amateurs of the West End, Kirx-
wood and Webster Groves to prepare .
presentation Of the "Afikado." which they
announce for February IA In Bristops Han,
WEBSTER Groves. Mrs. Grace Knight Mich.
oils and Messrs Ben Beckers and c. Per-
ley Hutchison are the managers There II
to be an admission fee to defray the costs
and to give the singers a supper after the
production J. VIII Finlay, who lives In
kirkwood. win sing the dignified title role.
and w. A. Collins of Benton sings shee-
hans favorfte role of Nanki Poo. Ben
Becker. the stage manager. viii be the tn
nocent, gamboling Ko 10. C. Perley
Hutchison Of Old Orchard. who IS quite taIr
you know. and belongs 10 the Apollo Club
IL you don't know. will do Pooh Bah. and
Ernest Horspool of Webster Groves has the
rhyming role of Pish Tush. Hender Schuy-
Ter. precocious youngster. also of Web.
ster Groves. sings Nee Bans part. Miss
Mildred D. Kellogg Of ST. Louis is cast a.
yum Yum. Miss Mary Salveter as Pitti Sing
M,sa wlsn y me slipper trimmings and all. and
ittie girl OF the demure three. Mrs. knight
nas the ungratefui part Of the raging
Is as follows: :. Misses Margaret Bryant
Helen Kaufman, Pearl Magellan, Alice
a1s Ma1eieai1e. Edna Siddy. Frances Thiebes,
Magellan. Mabel MerriII. Marie % Posus,
scyl,a Syra skinner and Leila Williams; Mrs.
Ssoie Soa,e Wright Booth; Messrs Eugene H
VIII II; Magellan. Robert W. stockbridges :
w Upton Booth. Harry J. Horspool, jo-
Sara,yn sspn ); Kelley % and Harry N. sieber. MS
foepping. musical director.
or more than passing interest Is the an :
nounced engagement OF Oswald Schraub-
scaedter, the ST. Louis amateur orchestra =
ceiloist and Miss Eleanor b. Hevnen Miss >
neynen plays brilliantly on variety Of in-ai
struments. and her husband-to-be Is rela-
,iVely In amateur circles what Mr.. Anton. ).
- among the professionals. The engage
sonts % esSsed s,ss soaIs. an emSgnt OF comment -
tremeiy gratifying to amateurs
There was an interesting musical at the
Caoanne- Club on Tuesday night. -
On February "A "recitar. win take place :
81 the Odeon under the direction OF Pro-
isssor Alfred Robyn. in which participate
me orphans Of the German Protestant Or
phan Home. Miss Lilly Luyties and Sydney
Ssnieie. besides several professional solo-fl.
ists. The proceeds go in, to the excheque7
OF the Orphan Asylum - r's'
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Such success attended the first presenta<< {:
ton 81 the. Merry Miikmaids" cantata by :
the choir OF the Central Christian Church
two weeks ago: that their friends have De.
manded II again. and thcy plan to give q
within the next two weeks - IS