The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-24

PART l.
Waltz, strapss
Festival Chorus.
Two Grenadiers, schumaun
Mr. H. Drake.
Loves Dream After the Ball, Czibulka
Miss Louise TruaX.
Oh Hush Thee, Ny Baby, sullivan
Priutemps Leo Stern
c Miss E. Y Root.
Great Is Jehovah Schubert
PART H.
Weary Wind Of the West, Owst
Festival Chorus
| beuouin Love Song, Giro Pinsute
Mr. II. B. Drake.
s-T rms; Would , Do, Chapman
o-~ain a . inc Nlght, Bohm
Miss L. Y. Root
Coppela Waltzes, Delibes
Miss Louise Truax
Gypsy Life. sehuman
Miss E. Y. Root and chorus
Miss Root captiyated Skowhegan peo-
pie, as she has the many thousands be-
fore whom she has sung in other places,
with her rich soprano voice and her
charming and gracious manner to which
is added the charm of youth and de-
cidedly attractive features. She is sure
to have brilliant career and those who
listened to her here will be interested in
learning of her future successes.
Miss Louise Truax has been able to
create a speciality which is something of
a novelty as compared with song and yet
in which she renders familiar airs and
even more classical music with all the
sweetness of which they are capable in
vocal expression. Her whisting and
the delightfully."- modest manner In
which she received the enthusiastic ap-
plause that greeted her every appear.
ance, completely captivated her hearers
1t was natural that Skowhegan
audience should greet Mr.. Drake warm
ly as they feel a pardonable pride in the
fact that he now calls this place his
home. He has sung in the churches
here and upon a few comparatively un-
important occasions but this was the
first time that he had appeared before
his okowhegan friends associated with
artists that have reached his own high
| position among the yocalists of the
country. okoW hogan feels gratitied at
the honors that are bestowed upon Mi.
| Drake, both here aud elsewhere and
glad OF the opportunity to hear him on
this occasion when his abilities could be
viewed in their proper relation to those
of other talented artists
The Festival chorus completely real
lied expectations and the number rem
dered by them just rounded out the
program OF glorious musical evening.
Its membership is composed of the
musical enthusiasts of okowhegan and
Madison people who enjoy singing both
at rebearsals and at concerts of this
kind, and who feel a pride in develop
ing their musical abilities and in the
growth of musical sentiment in the
communities in which they live. Their
work tends TO cultivate and refine all
with whom it comes in contact and
for this reason is worthy of the support
and sympathy of all.
AT the close of the concert q reception
was held at Engine tall to give the
members of the chorus and the citizens
of the town an opportunity to be pres
ented to Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, and
Mr.. Drake, and TO meet Miss Truax and
Miss Root who had come here under
Mr.. Chapman's management Refresh
ments were served from a handsomely
decorated and daintiy arranged table
by Miss Helen Steward and Miss Msude
Merrill. Members Of rowne's orchestra
assisted by Byron Ingalls, of Boston
furnished music at the opening of the
reception. This affair WAS planned and
carried out to a most happy climax by a
committee of arrangements composed of
Mrs. Edith 5. Shepherd, Mrs Agnes
S. Steward, Miss Berle l.. Walton and
Miss Elizabeth Webb.