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COULD NOT APPEAR.
Miss Ridgeway's VOICE ParaIyzed BY
a Cold Last Evening.
From Thursdays Daily.

from InuTSudyS OdHy.
The lecture course closed last evening
with the entertainment by the Katherine
Ridgeway Concert company. But the
concert was like the play of Hamlet with
Hamlet left out, for Miss Ridgeway was
unable to appear. The largest Audience
of the season was present to hear her,
for she had made lasting impression
here before Tuesday night at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, she appeared at the opera
house for the eigth consecutive season.
The seats were a dollar and the place
sold out to standing room. She did
her best to please and going to the hotel
tired she retired, but there was no heat
in the house and the bed clothes were
damp and chilly, and she had to rise to
get the three o'clock morning train to
reach Mankato. She came here with a
bad cold. She rested all afternoon, but
toward evening the cold settled in her
throat and paralyzed her vocal chords so
that she was unable to talk above a
whisper. She prepared for the concert
hoping that she would regain her voice
so as to appear, but she was unable to do
so. She was heartbroken over the dis
appointment, but matters could not be
mended, so the concert went on with
out her.
Miss Maud Paradis, the pianist and
accompanist, did admirably in all her
work. Her Valse de Concert by Mattel
was the most pleasing number she gave.
Her work as accompanist was beyond
criticism.
Mr.. Geo. w. jenkins was easily the
star of the evening. While in his first
number he was not well received, he
soon found himself and in the latter
number his voice and the rendition
won for him unbounded appreciation.
His enunciation is clear and his voice is
naturally strong and sweet. His song,
"The Soldier Boy" was very well receiv-
ed, and "The Rambling Irishman' was
rendered in a pleasing and humorous
manner.
Mr.. Percy f. Hunts baritone voice,
while not tempestously powerful, was
used with such refinement and intelli-
gence so that it was pleasure to listen
to him. He appeared at his best in s'The
Wary Trout" by Loud
Messrs. Jenkins and Hunt sang several
duets. They are both large men and
the strength OF their voices was about
equal and they blended very harmonious
ly. Their first duet, 81 Feel Thy Angel
Spirit Near" by Hoffman, was given
with great effect and was the best re-
ceived by the audience
Before the last number on the program
was given, Miss Alice C. Grannis, who
was in the audience, was prevailed upon
to appear and favor the audience with
some of her readings. 1t was a great
deal to ask of her, but the request was
voiced by large number of her friends
and admirers. She gave GA Scene From
New York Life" by Richard Harding
Davis SO admirably that she was recall
ed twice, giving negro dialect piece
entitled angelina Johnson" and, at the
request of Miss Ridgeway, when called
out again she gave Scotch dialect piece
that was very cleverly interpreted. Miss
Grannis deserves the highest praise and
our people are glad to hear her at every
opportunity.
Secretary Gran, while feeling very
much disappointed over Miss Ridgeway's
inability to appear, was glad over the
way the audience took the matter, and
feels that they are to be highly praised
for their kindness in receiving the enter
tainment as given with such grace and
enthusiasm.