The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
Iduna Open Session.

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year this public occasion is looked
forward to with much interest, ant
an appreciatlve audience is assured.
Something Of unusual merit Il
always expected Of them and there i,
never a murmur Of disappointment
Friday evening they presented al
exceedingly interesting programme
one that displayed marked talent,
literary, musical and dramatic.
The curtain raised on the assembled
members of the society who, after an
invocation by DR.. Williams, gave the
society song with SO much spirit and
enthusiasm that no doubt could linger
as to their loyalty to the white and
the gold.
Following this a piano solo, a
Caprice by Schytte, was given by
Eugene Miller with ease and accu-
racy and in such a charming way
altogether that the audience was evi.
IDENTIFY pleased.
Miss Janet WestRate's essay, The
Faust. Cycle, which came next was one
OF unusual merit. She wrote Of the
famous Faust Legend and its impress
on literature, displaying a fund Of
Information that is seldom found save
In more matured minds. Miss West
gate is a good reader and held the
interest Of her audience from first to
last.
Miss Ethel Doak's solo, Summer,
by Chaminade, was a very happy
selection. Her voice is a clear
soprano and full Of melody. This
song seemed especially suited to her.
No one in the audience, we venture
to say, even aided by the vivid
imagination of childhood had heard
the story Of Little Red Riding Hood
told 10 a more thrilling or realistic
manner than Friday evening when
Miss Selecman gave it; interpreting
Maymie's Story of Red Rid
ing Hood.
A duet, Contentment, by Goring
Thomas, sung by Misses Grlnstead
and Lyons was very enjoyable. The
two voices were well blended aud the
young ladies received hearty applause.
The subject of Miss Pearl wilkins
essay, Keep OF the Grass, was calcu-
-ated to excite ones curiosity and her
treatment if it was decidedly inter.
She took the field of liter.
iture In the United States and
demonstrated that the signs
we're numerous that no space remained
a genius such as she to secure a
'ooting. Her paper was well written
Ind spicy.
Marche aux Flambeau two pianos
" Clark was rendered by Misses Tis-
lale, Birch, Rupe, and Mansur. Too
much could not be said of their splen-
lid execution of this beautiful march.
Miss Perle Shale has become such a
avorite with Lexington audiences
hat something exceptionally fine is
ooked for when her name adorns a
programme. On this occasion she
ave the Arena Scene from Quo
Iadis with such success that the
udience demanded an encore, but it
vas gracefully denied.
A vocal solo, The Erlking Of Schu-
'ert, was sung by Miss Emma Lyons.
Hiss Lyons was in fine voice and
ang this difficult number with SEEM
ngly no effort and with much SYM
athy and expression.
Miss Anna Shelton read COPY No.
e, Vol. % Of the Iduna Wide Awake,
he society paper much to the amuse-
lent of the audience. It proved
Interesting from first to last and was
nll Of wit and humor.
Miss Edna Grinstead's solo, Liszt's
ixth Rhapsodie, was one Of the very
numbers of the programme.
liss Grinstead displays pronounced
llent both in voice and piano.
The Eastern Temple Drill was
ighly entertaining and a trlfe weird
hitch only added to the beauty there
(. 1t closed a programme which was
xecuted throughout most success.
lily and won fresh laurels for Iduna
literary Society.
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