The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-30

the tent being packed with MANY
standing outside. Mr., Oliver Nus
baum, one Of the web known music
lans OF this city,led the singing assist
ed by the Ladies Concert company.
producing, with the participation of
the audience, an effective ensemble.
The songs selected were taken from
/" Brewer S Collection of National
Songs and Hymns published in Chi
cago, and the several songs given We're
sung with much feeling and fraternal
spirit. Perhaps the spirit which
dominates the Chautauqua was never
more wildly exemplifed than in this
friendly song service in which every
one could join if he wished and all
seemed so to wish.
Reading of Mrs. Drake.
Mrs. Drake has not yet appeared
with greater eclat than in last even
ing's single number, the card scene
from Booth Harrington successful
novelette,. ''Monsieur Beaucaire. -
Although on the assumption that ev-
eryone had read Mr.. Harrington s
compelling tale, Mrs. Drake prefaced
the reading with we'll condensed re-
sumo of the events in the story lead
ing up to this particular episode, do
ing this with such telling art that the
picture presented in the reading was
vivid in color and definite in outline
As stated before, Mrs. brakes dram
attic talents are Of an unusual order,
and that her appreciation Of the artls-
tic verities is remarkably acute, was
brilliantly evidenced in the presenta-
ton of this scene from a novel which
has been accorded, even within this
short time, place with the classics.
Mrs. brakes perfect taste was also
manifest III her Interpretation Of the
motif of the story-the naive char
acter of Monsieur Beaucaire himself,
her rendition of his broken speech
being delicious. For a symbol this
dramatic presentation might be said to
have all the color and definiteness of
a cameo, heightened by Mrs. Drake s
costume, which was suggestive of
"Lady Mary of the story. Mrs.
Drake was given long tremendous APP
plause at the colse of this number
but did not respond further.
Readings by Poet.
Perhaps the appearance of Edmund
Vance Cook, the well known verse
writer and impersonator, was looked
forward to with more than usual in
terest as Mr.. Cook, although read aft
err and admired in this city, had never
yet appeared in Richmond. Mr.. Cook
surpassed all the expectations arous-
ed by the knowledge of his reputation
as unique on the platform, his audi
ence showing the keenest appreciation
of the subtlest manifestations of his
art. Mr.. Cook is born comedian
and woud undoubtedly have won last
ing fame in "the legitimate,' had
he chosen the dramatic profession, be-
lug possessed Of an astonishing range
of expression, both facial and in at
titude, and that this would have given
him high place as a ''straight' COM
edian, is evident on the instant he
comes before an audience. Mr.. Cook
recites his own product alone, but as
this covers a wide field, he is able to
give entertainments of endless variety.
In the following program, under the
general head of "Pot Luck With a
Poet his amazingly versatile talent
was displayed giving him, also, an OPP
portunity, to show what could be done
with his voice, flexible organ. In
"The Young Man Waited,' Mr.. Cook
gave a wonderfully convincing exam
pie Of that most difficult form of
dramatic rt-pantomime, is imita-
ton of a woman making her toilet, es-
pecially when "doing up her hair
and putting on her hat, convulsing
the audience. That Mr.. Cook is mast
err of pathos shows him the true COM
edian, art only being lost when COM
edy descends to farce.
Greeting.
I'm Glad to See You
Domestic Dialects
Nathan s Flat. :. ;. 49,.
Bobby's Besetting Sin.
Going Home to Mother.
Foreign Philosophers.
"Unverstaendlich the German OPP
timist.
"Fin de Steele the English pessi-
mist.
"The Troubles of Terry the Irish
Doubter
Stage Stories.