The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-30
A Grand Concert.

The celebrated Helen May Butlei1
band gave an exhibition OF muslcai
talent in Manning last Wednesday
evening, which won for them the praise
OF the music loving community. and II
ever they should visit Manning again,
the standing room only" sign will be
put out early. This band is composed OF
ladies entirely, and it is an aggregation
of well-bred young women who conoucO
themselves with such dignity as TO com
mand respect at sight. We nave con
siderable knowledge OF the manage
ment of the organization, having co'ae
in contact with it during our connec-
ton with the Charleston exposition,
and when we recommended the Dand 10
onr critical community we did so with
a full knowledge of the prejudice TO-
wards s'traveling show people" +" Inns
band of girls are musical students, ano
ali of them can produce the best OF
credentials.
The numbers played here were very
sweetlv rendered, and most OF them
were of the popular catchy kind, but
there were also some numbers of classic
order Miss Smith who directed the
music, handled her baton with an ease
and grace that would put Soussa to
blush, she is woman of fine presence,
and an enthusiastic musician. Inc
COSMOPOLITAN American" one OF the
numbers, was composed by Miss Butler
and was only played twice before 1t was
rendered here. It is an excellent piece
Of music copy of which was presented
to the writer, and it is medley OF En-
elish. French, German and American
music, cosmopolitan, as its name lndl-
Gates. Little Vashti, a nine year old
girl with golden curls caught the audi
ence with her rendition of a solo on q
French alto horn, and her performance
was astounding; all of the solos were
well rendered, but the trombone by
Miss Lillian Littlehales was certainly
a great piece of triple tonguelng and
sliding, she played Rocked in theCradle
of the Deep and so well did she please
the audience that Notwithstanding her
hard work she had to respond to the
encore and played my Old Kentucky
Home.'' All of the soloists were en-
cored, and deservedly so. Those who
did not attend certainly missed de-
liehtful evenings entertainment and
those who did attend saw sixteen very
pretty modestly behaved young women
who gave the finest performance that
has ever been staged in Manning
The following numbers were rem
dered:
l. March-..A Buffalo Review ...:;:.;;...
Chas. w. Muh1nell
.. Overture. ........ From Dawn TO Twlhsh'
8 Cornet Solo-"Arbuckianian Poke -.
rn,ermezzos "aiawasha v.;,;en Sei, Mort aoTs
5. Horn solo-"Belphesor' Andrew CatozA
Petite "Vashti" thc youngest artist IN the
world on this instruEenD.
6. Sonp-.Where the Silvery Colorado Wends
It's Way Composed by G. ATrN, ana ar
ranged especially for Helen May Butlers
Ladies Military Band oy +; a. S0S%o.sn Ss,se!
introducing Cornet Solo, Brass quartet
Chorus and entire Band. eo
Z. Overture. .......-.. Medley OF Popular songs
S. Violin Solo-"F'lower Song lotto LanGey
Adele Re Boul.
9. Cosmopolitan American. Helen May 6u14er
............ Whitney, Warner Publishing Go
II. Serenade-"Cupid's Charms. -. Il: Y. Nliier
r. Baritone Solo-"I'n Wearing Ny Heart
Away For You. ..ChaS. harris
Percilla Wilmot.
1s Concert Waltz-..The Leading Lady.
Observation-Disclosures Louis L. CornStoch
IA Trombone solo-"Rocked in the GFsHIe SsS'ieson
o' 'ne Lillian Litslehales.
Is March-"Three Links" H Y: Ml!!es
is Xylophone and Bell Solos. ......-. selected
Clara Bahr
~ ,,. Crisis. ..............h' H. .. 11'''A
-. 1"'A'eA Dixie.