The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-09-01
RECTAL DE(lDD SUCCESS
Home Talent Display of
Elocution.
EXCELLENT TRAINING SHOWN
Little Grandmas in Grandma
Land, Well Received.

Little Grandmas in, Grandma
Land, Well Received.
The recital given by Miss MyrtleJ.
Baird's young pupils in elocution, at
the hall, Saturday evening, Aug. 26,
proved to be one Of the most pleasing
entertainments ever given by home
talent in Rathdrum. The numbers
by the pupils were interspcrsed with
musical selections by others and with
dramatic recitals by Miss Baird. The
little reciters appeared at their best.
They exhibited exceptional aptitude
and their performances proved that
they had been carefully ard ably
traiLed. A large and appreciatiyc
audience was present.
The program opened With a cl,ssi-
cal instrumental solo by Miss Mabel
Sperm, which was creditable per-
formance. This was followed by q
cute little recitation, entitled $50
There, by Esther Keliner, which
was received by the audience with
| lively appreciation. The recitation
Of Riley's famous "Raggedy Man.,
| by Hollis McCrea, was also presented
in a distinct and pleasing manner.
Little Gladys Dyer followed with an
excellent recitation called 'Our
! Folks" 4e.
The fifth number was an lnstrumen.
tai duet, by Miss Florencc Dyer and
Miss Jean WenZ, which was encored,
the encore, being responded to after
the pantOmine s'Babes in the Woods. "
The pantomine was a. very realistic
scene, we'll carried out, and afforded
much amusement. The audience
was next RECALLED by very good i'm
personation, "Wldow Budd," by Myr.
tie Dandy, who was followed by
'Sheila Dyer with an interesting des-
cription of the wonderful achieve
ments of "Cousin Jasper" '.How
Grandma Danced" was we'll pro-
sented recitation by Ernestinc Drcn-
nan, accompanied by Miss Florence
Dyer, on the piano.
/ A soprano solo, "With YOU" by
Miss Bessie Tucker was the tenth
number on the program, and the
audience was SO pleased with the
performance that Miss Tucker was
obliged to respond to an encore.
"perdita, dramatic impersona.
tion, was then gwen by Miss Baird
with her accustomed consummatt
ability and power as an elocutionist
Miss Baird was followed by her pupil
Marie Peters with the we'll knowr
recitation "The Fishing Pond" BY
Riley. She was followed by Mis-.
Elite Waddell with monologue, en-
titled Naughty Neil" which was
: given in a creditable manner. 1.-THE
Last Hymn" by Grace Hart, proved
a neat display OF dramatic ability
Another excellent recitation wa
"Going to the Falr," by Vera Nc
Crea, followed by an impersonatiou
of much merit, by Beulah klopf
entitled "Mammy's LIP Boy"
Miss Baird then presented comi
mnnologue in Hibernian dialect, en-
titled "The Cook" The audienc
was so carried away by this mirtl
provoking selection that it was en-
cored.
Little Grandmas IN Grandm
Land" closed the evenings entertain
q ment in a two act drama, in whicl
# eleven little girls appeared decke
O out as ancient danes il white gown
1 and caps. They danced the Virgini
: reel and old time minuet, the aud
" ience watching with intense interes
e the cute and graceful movements G
, the little people as they wheeled an
!. courtseyed aud marched to the sui
: dued strains Of the piano.
Il The entertainment closed abou
.. 10 O'Clock. Throughout, the bcholc
d er was Impressed with the ,aptitud
# discovered and self possession dis
played by the youthful performer
ali Of whom reflected great credit .
}. their teacher. Miss Baird is an IN
,s structor 10 the Spokane public schoo
- and is lady Of we'll known abi,it
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