Gilpin observer., 1905-03-16
High School Contest.

The High school did wise thing the
other evening in setting low admission
rate to their contest entertainment az
they secured one Of the best houses Of
the season.
large and we'll pleased audience
enjoyed the general excellence Of the
program presented as follows:
Chorus -"The Clang Of the Forge
Veazie.
Essay-Sunrise from James Peak. -.
Essay-When War Shall be no More. E.
| .................M Miss Nellie Williams
Music-"Flowers and Fancies" Mozart
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Girls Octette
Oration--A Days Work
....................M Miss Clara Kruse
Oration--Our Country, America .......
................ Miss Lilly Fullerton
Musc-"Down in the Dewy Dell"-
Smart. Girls Octette
Recitation-The Gadfy y............
..................M Miss Lottie Davey
Recitation-How they built the Church
at kehoe's Bar. Miss Fannie Comfort
Music-"Oh, My Loves Like the Red,
Red Rose" .......... Chorus
Part two-A Playlet, The Prairie Prin
cesses. School
The musical numbers were all good
and evidenced much careful work in
preparation, one of the encore numbers
OF the octette being particularly nice 10
beautiful harmony.
The first essayist had a uell written
and very strong description Of a sunrise
view from the lofty mountain, James
Peak. Had her delivery equalled her
composition she would probably have
won. As it was the second essayist de-
livered her production SO as to bring out
its full strength and was fairly entitled
TO the decision. Miss Olsen seemed to
be tired and had difficulty in finding
her place when it became necessary to
refer to her paper. Both were good,
however, and deserved credit.
The orations we've both good product
ions, the former rather didactic and dis
cursive, the latter along an historical
and popular line. Both would have
been iml proved by more life and action
in their delivery, bu. on the whole the
hearers felt they had something worthy
of thought presented for their considera-
ton in the orations.
The Gadhy" given as the first reclta-
tion was good selection but for some
reason an unfortunate lapse of memory
occurred which destroyed the effect of
what would have been a good delivery.
The second reciter appeared to a much
better advantage in "The Church at
Kehoes," an excellent selection which
gave scope to variety of effects in rem
dition. The speaker appeared at ease
and during the second half Of her reci-
tation did remarkably we'll and produced
fine effect.
The second part Of the program con-
sisted Of q delightful little dramatic
sketch which was clean and wholesome
and yet rich in bright comedy. In this
the Young people acted their parts ad-
mirably, winning hearty applause from
the audience. The dignified duchess
and her aristocratic daughter had hard
parts to fill but did we'll while Lightning
Lou and MASKING Madge together with
their cousin Dick gave decidedly re,
alistic exhibition OF the "Wild West" to
their English friends(?)
Lord Algernon, the dude, was another
difficult part, but he made a "hit" with
his "bah iove.'
The English butler was also present
in full costume and pompous dignity.
On the whole the program was choice
and well rendered and the arrangement,
OF parts interspersed with music pro
vided an entertaining evening for those
| present to enjoy it.