Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-10

as one of the most excellent IN Its MS
tory. Thursday evening was devoted
principally to the lighter vein OF the
occasion, and it was then that the class
play and yrophesy were given.
The evening opened with music by
the high school orchestra; Director,
Miss Harger; violins, Nary Harger,
Arthur LaMotte; cornet, DeEtte Me-
Eachron; piano, imogene Harger; clari-
onets, Mr.. Wilke, Frank Boettcher;
troln bone, Ed. Gamble. The orchestra
played between the acts of the play and
every selection was characterized by a
sureness and fineness of expression sell
dom found in amateur performance,
which too often holds the audience in
anxious suspense over possible mis-
takes and breaks. Such things were
conspicuous in their absence and the
audience could enjoy the good music
and the orchestra's excellent interpre-
tation of it with no fear of discords and
other musical-or unmusical-calam-
iries.
/ Rev F. A. Pease gave the invocation,
after which came the salutatory ad-
dress.
/ Alfred Larson as salutatorian deilv-
cred thoughtful address on the class
motto, ''Thyself Must Make Thyself. :
Men are too ready to rely upon instltu-
/ tions for their advancement and under
value their own efforts. The schools OF
yesterday were faulty in this line, they
did not develop self respect and self re-
lance sufficiently 1t is not good for
human nature to have the road OF life
made too easy Some rich men have
realized this and made their sons work
as ordinary boys have to do. Many OF
the greatest men in the worlds history
have attained their power by constant
effort and struggle rather than by
genius. We can develop our charac
ters by observation, and by imagining
ourselves in the position of others may
profit by the experience of others
"Thyself Must Make Thyself."
Miss Helen Gebhart gave an Inter
probation of Chopin's Ballade No. 2" in
A Flat. No authors music can be
thoroughly understood or enjoyed un-
less we know something of his life and
character. The music of Chopin can
be understood only by those who have
studied his life and the romantic and
imaginative spirit of his people. His
music is not so much distinguished by
robustness of tone as by refinement,
grace, and poetical fancy. The Ballade|
No. in A Flat is probably the best
known of the four ballades Chopin
wrote. The tale of the music is that of
daring knight who, having accident
ally met night after night, beautiful
lady, falls IN love with her. She CO.
quets with him and finally says if he
will remain true month she will marry
him then she disappears. the knight,
when the month has nearly passed
walks on the shore and there a lady
more beautiful than the other invites
him to dance. He accepts AID she
leads him far out upon the water where
a storm arises and as he sinks she
changes back to the form of his first
love and laughs at him @hen he begs
her to save him. The mockery and CO.
auettishness of the lady which prepon-
derate in the first theme appear at in
ternals throughout the piece; when the
storm arises the superb climax is very
dramatic. Miss Gebhart then played
the Ballade in manner demonstrating
that she was not only entirely at her
ease with the piano, but also under
stood the character of the music she
played.
1.-The Merchant of Venice Up TO
Date" proved success in every way.
1t is seldom thatin an amateur play the
parts are chosen with such discrimina-
ton as was displayed in the assignment
of characters Thursday night. There
were no breaks, or bitches, everything
ran as smoothly as the the actors were
accustomed to performing "in public
on the stage"
Act One presents street scene
with Antonio (Will Schofeld) and Gra-
tiano Theodore Blank questioning
Bassanio George Sexsmith) as to his
sadness, which they attribute to foot
ball, examinations or love. He finally
admits that he is ia love with the fair
and learned Portia (Chloe Tilden)
whose father has left three caSkets con-
tanning examinations in Cicero, Virgil,
and Caesar, from which a suitor must
choose and receive an examination
standing of 95 per cent. before he may
win Portia for his bride. The three
friends decide to borrow pony"
from Shylock (WiIliam Kuckuk) an ex-
Grand Rapids player and foot ball
gambler Antonio asks him for ponies
in the three studies and is met with the
expected reply that foot ball player
never gets farther than Caesar. Shy
lock in merry jest" asks Antonio 5
bond for a pound of his foot ball hair
nearest the brain if the pony is not re-
turned within a month. The chance
now lies in Bassanio's choosing the
Caesar casket.
After few weeks Bassanio is ready
While Portia is in the act of comment.
ing on her suitors to Nerissa (Mathilda
Lambrcehi) Bassanio and Gratiano are
announceS The girls rush to arrange
their hair and then the callers are
shown in aud after little conversation
during which Bassanio acts well his
part of impatience he is permitted TO
choose from the casket
who chooses me shall get il in the
neck" Who chooses me shall gain
Miss Merk's favor Who chooses
a.s= mEst know LOT to win" He de-
lcides that the third cannot be for him
since he does not know lot: nor the
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