Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-07
MAKE THEIR pERuTs.
Miss Edna Baushman and Miss Bessie
Speers Appear Before the Marshall
town Public for First Time.

Miss Edna Baughman and Miss Bessie
Speers Appear Before the Marshall
town Public for First Time.
Two young Marshalltown women,
Miss Edna Baughman, soloist, and
Miss Bessie Speers, reader, made
their deputs before MARSHALL
town audience on Friday evening
at the Congregational church. Invi-
tations for song recital were issued
fortnight ago by Miss Baughman, to oc-
Cur on Friday, Aug. 80, but owing to q
severe cold the affair was postponed one
week. Despite other attractions the
church was completely filled, and extra
chairs had to be provided to accommo-
date the many friends of the young la
dies.
Much interest, generally. was centered
in the recital, because of the fact that it
was was the first time Miss Baughman
and Miss speers had appeared before
Marshalltown audience in public since
completing their studies, Miss Baugh-
man having but recently returned from
Brooklyn, where she has been for two
years under the Misses Peck Miss
Comnock School of O,atory, Evanston,
Baughman was assisted by Miss Bessie
w. Parker, one of the talented young
women of the city. who is always in
demand in entertainments of this sort
The following program was given:
PART l.
Song, Should He Upbraid" Bishop
Songs
(a) THE Starlings'. ............. Lidgey
(b) Spring Song Mackenzie
Reading, Mercedes" 7. b. Aldrich
Song. "Traueme" .............. Wagner
Piano, "Stabat Mater" .Rossini- List
PART II.
(a) 20. Love He Went A-straying"
Observation-Disclosures. NJ. r. Lang
lb) La Cieca" from La Gioconda'
Observation-Disclosures. Ponchielli
Piano, "Recollections of Home. Mills
(By Reauest.)
Songs
(a) "Dandelions ............. Chadwick
tb) II Said to the Wind of the South
Observation-Disclosures. Chadwick
Reading, "Object of Love" ........
Song, "Romany Spring.. e. Horrocks
Each number on the program was
heartily received. Miss Baughman re-
sponded to but one number, Wagner's
"Traueme," with Frances Allitsen's
Love is Bubble" Miss Parker also
responded with one number ITO the
Spring." by Grieg, and Miss Speers re-
sponded to her Mercedes" with In the
Usual Way and to Object Of Love"
with humorous selection.
The many friends of the young ladies'
were most agreeahly surprised. Miss
Baughman possesses a rich soprano
voice of a decidedly mellow
quality of tone. She sings in
excellent taste and expression and
her upper notes are especially clear
and pleasing being better than the low
er tones. Last evening she was not in
the best condition not having yet re-
covered from the severe cold that made
1t necessary to postpone the recital a
week ago. However, with the handicap.
her enunciation was clear and distinct
and very pleasing From a critical
standpoint her best selection was Hor-
rocks "Romany Spring" but probably
the most pleasing to the. majority of
her listeners was Mackenzie's "Sprine
Song.''
| Miss Speers' readings created a most
excellent impression and she received
the heartiest of applause, the audience
insisting that she appear after each OF
her numbers. The development Of her
natural gift in oratory has made won
derful Improvement in her style and ex-
pression and opens before her a bright
future.
Miss Parker's numbers We're OF their
usual excellent character and che
played in excellent form, being we'll re-
ceived. Her first number, the variations
OF "stabat Mater" even tho the more