Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-10
The Haymakers.

day evenings, the comedy cantsta
THE Haymskers" will be presented BY
the Choral Union at the opera house
The tngers have long been iehearsinl
The cantaIs under tho difeetOrship o.
Aif kihney and the lsliLiuness Ol lbeii
fflrls aui the lhOOughness OF lhtii
Instructions are well shOsn in the
,Nr, IL, nee Vi Tue ~Vrk at the late.
rsiIeaists
In m,n. wave the can'ata will be- tie
best ey,r gwen n Grants Pass. It has
not the gi4vi s Of h h,r" or David
and his shs'rer n hfsvy qua iiy giyts
opportunity Tor continuous hyeliness
that renders it extremely pleasurable
to an audience. There is little plo, to
the plEy. 1t is a succession OF scenes on
the the farm in hay making time, sup
pJstd TO extend over two days. The
haymakers start Out in the morning in
the chorus AWAY TO the Meadows
away" The mowers sing as they swing
their scythes, the music being arranged TO
suit perfectly the peculiar motion OF NOV.
iHg with a scythc. After the mJse..
come the spreadeis, in senii-ChJius
peculiarly pretty, with time and move
ment suiting the action OF tossing and
spreading tho new mown grass. lhe
workers respond with alacrty TO the
farmers welcome call, Come to DIM
ner" and echo the chorus Nth the
heartinees which would be natural we're
the circumstances real. After dinner,
there is more moving and spreading,
hen the hay is raktd up and the day.
work is ended. The iaborers are "yer,
tired and sleepy" and slum her oysrtakes
them Ia a gentle chorus Of soporitic
quality. Then there are voices Of the
nigh t, cIicIets and katydids chipping
and little later, William. one Of the
farmers able assistants, indulges in a
serenade to Mary, the farmers daughter.
This serenads by William and its
response, in dream song, by Mary, is
one of The gems Of the cantata. After
this, comes snipkins, bent on express
ing in serenade his tender feelings
toward Katy, the dairy.maid, but with
success that is dubious.
On the morning Of the second day, the
chorus, refreshed by slumber and bright
as crickets, greet one another in the
lively chorus, "Good Morning" The
distant field OF hay stacks, appearing
like tents in the dim, misty light of the
early morning, gives inspiration to the
male voices for a grand semi.chorus in
military measure, "how Like some
Tented Camp" The second day DO 8
not 20 as smoothly as the FIRST. The air
grows intensely hot; 'no breath stirs
the leaves" and "the heavens are as
brass" every thing is weighed down by
the close, oppressive heat. Then
cloud appears in the west and grows
with alarming rspldty. A storm is
coming and, in the "Hurry" chorus, the
hay makers put forth the most frantic
efforts to get their hay under shelter
before it rains, and succeed with no
time to spare. Then the thunder rolls,
the wind howls and the rain comes in
rattling deluge, all wildly portrayed in
the music. After this the sun again
comes forth, the rainbow appears and
"all nature now rejoices." The cantata
closes with a grand chorus, Harvest
Home"
The music throughout is bright, lively
and ringing and the chourses are
interspersed with solos, duets and quar-.
tets in pleasing variety.
There are seven solo parts, the farmer
the farmers two daughters, Mary and
Anna; Katy, the dairy maid; William
aud John, the hired mem; Snipkins,
a city dude, the summer boarder, getting
his first experience in the country.
J. NJ. lsham takes the part o! the
farmer, his vigorous baritone suiting the
part to perfection. The leading soprano
part, that of Mary, is one that requires
a voice OF far greater than ordinary
capabiity TO handle it, but Miss Carrie
White fills the role with ease. Her
voice combines power, hexibility and
range with a quality of very unusual
sweetness. Miss Bertha Barrie, as
Anna, the second soprano, sings her
part charmingly, with tones very clear
and sweet. Miss Maggie Meade Is Katy, !
the dairymaid and her solo s one Of the
very beautiful portions Of the enter.
iainment,
George Cramer takes the part OF
the tenor, in which his voice
appears to fine advantage. The role OF
John, the bass, is taken by A. +
VOORHEES,
Snipkins, baritone, is ably portray ed
1y l. 1. CrAmer. lie gets into trouble
IN all sides. lie goes moving and is in
mortal fear lest the man behind might
ut his legs from under him. lie gets
mixed mp with horGets nest and is in
not water great deal Of the time.
In this cantata there are no mediocre
" tame pieces thrown in to ill it up,
'ut every number has All excellence Of
is own and the lively variety that
'nsues is feature Of supreme excellence.
Nothing seems more certain than that
hose who fail to attend this cantata
will miss one Of the very best entertain
nents ever put ON the stage in this city.
The cantats will be given on April 10Th
md 10Th. The prices are so and SO cents
nd reserved seats are now ON sale at
'lemens'.
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