The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-24

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SMALL AUDIENCE SHOWS ErITaUs
IAsTIc APPRECIATION or THE
ExCEILIEIiCE or THE PER
FoRIIArTc
MUSICAL NUMBERS FAR ABOVE
THE STANDARD AND THE SEv
ERAL ARTISTS PERFoR
WITH FINE ABILITY


Presented with GTeat Cleverness
Entertainment Successful Ev-
cry Way Except Efnl1ciaIy.
She concert given By the Opera House
band in the Iraaers Grand Opera house
Thursday night was q highly eredftaIle
entertainment in fact, lar better thah
some that haVe been prasented in Ii
city BY aggrcgations Of tienal 1epil
various numbers 9geFe
ent was displayed. The band, as whole,
rendered special selections, both pleas
SUI and edf 70 f
ticular and displayed exceptional Rbility.
s,ley were strong IN the presenta tion and
performed Win cleEerness than won
the admiration Of those present. as At
tested by the many hearty plaudits.
Possibly, IL some fake ertertainment
had been given by tourists with high
Founding name there would have been d
full house and many complaints becduse
there was not room for more in the
house, but this being a home entertain-
ment by band of young men who have
diligently laBored to give the city an or
ganization, it has sorely been in need
Of for a long time there was not suf
fcient interest to give them more than
1 $50 house The University Glee club
comes and goes and those who get com
plimentary tickets are always tbgre and
always bowling Yard, il the. affaif
is not boosted to the skies, whether i
amounts to anything or not or is really
worth seeing and hearing, but none Of
these were al he. cogeeEt Thursday
night, and they are unconcerRed as 70
whether the entertainment gets a boost
or roast.
It is worthy of note that the public
spirited people who we're in attendance
got the worth OF their money and enjoy
ed tho entertainment very much It was
real musical treat and al present ex
PRESSED surprise at the fine ability Of
,the performers. None were sorry because
they attended The, general feeling
throughout the audience was that
4 measley shame that the house y5as 81
small.
The program was as follows
BY the Band.
/. March .4..s.s. !, Colossus Of Columbia
-. Overture ~. Poet and Peasant
1 b
Drum Special by Mr., Gregory.
4. lntermezzo storming Of FL Caney
s. March $500. Neils Fashion Plate
6. Selection. 49,. IndiGn War Dance
7. Burlesque. Musicians Strike
BY the Artists.
s. Violin Solo .......- Prof. Crow
.. Chinese Impersonations. ......
...-...,....... va Air, SiE ess's5
10. Cornet Solo. Ar.
III. Trick Bicyclist. Happy
y. Orientl Afysticism Nh
BY the Comedians.
Rehearsal of the "PunSin HolIerD Gold
Plated, Diamond Tipped, Cornet Band.
All the boys will be there, 81, Rube, Josh,
Zed, Zeke, Eli and their dogs.
J.. A. Shinn, director
Miss Mabel Shinn, piano.
Professor Crow in the violin solo show
ID his usual fine ability, which Is 50
much admired by the people Of this city.
Mr.. Gregory was especially fine in Chi
pese impersonations and the audiences
cncored him heartily.
Mr.. shinn,s cornet solo, with his daneh
ter. Miss Mabclle. ns piano aeeonpanists
was one Of the excellent features OF the
evening.
Happy" Osborne did stunt that
pleased the audience immensely. He
did some exceedingly clever turns with
bicycle, presenting entirely new tricks
Mr.. Charles pike hyPnotized two young
men on the stage in a very successful
nanIiSr, but being his first public appear
lncc the exhibition was not up to the
standard shown by him at private sit
tings.
Mr.. Shinn's impers'bla OF S9usa
was almost perfect and the audience
thought he made a striking presentation
81 that number. The assistance render
"a him by the bind was unique,
Mr.. Charles p. Dallas performed on
the piano with his ussnal fine sisill and e
classical ability and made tie inteEI'aisT
sions quite enjoyable.
~ Am YuEcTtoFT