The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-24
MANNING GlEE CLUB
CONCERT IN Y. N. C. 4. HALL

The Manning Glee club was heard IN
Y. NJ. c. A hall last evening in an en-
! tertainment which was listed as the ffth
| of the season course, given under the
| auspices of the association. There was a
| large and appreciative audience which
secured many encore additions to an al
ready lengthy and much varied program,
as printed.
The Glee club consists OF a company OF
| 10 men as follows: Elemr H. Manning.
director: James II. Fuller. David c. Nc
Allister, Victor Crawford. Elmer Millard,
| Frank T. Haddock, Harvey Park, J. Dale
| outhuse, Fred II. Lawton; Cazneau
Litchfeld. pianist,
The program given last evening con-
! sisted OF three parts as follows:
Part One-"Soldiers Chorus" Bracket;
part songs (a) Sweetheart" Prentiss;
! (b) The wo0dpecker.' NevIn; TO
night" Zardo, Mr.. Haddock; THE Multi
| gan Musketeers," Atkinson; THE Vesper
Hymn with distant choir; Song OF
the Chimes with chimes) Crawford, Mr..
| Park; part songs (a) Rock OF Ages"
! (b) Hymn OF Faith" Messrs. McAllister,
! Crawford, Park. Outhuse.
Part Two-Half hour with the min
strels. Ulmer X. Manning, interlocutor.
| Opening chorus. Glee club end song. Mr..
! Mrlard; "The vine-Clad Cottage" Mr.,
! Park; end song Mr.. Lawton; I'm King
| over Land and Sea-" Mr. Outhuse; The
| Girl with Nut-Brown Hair" Glee club;
| folk song, Glee club.
Part Three-A mesmeric satire. Sup
posedy under Mr.. Lawtons mesmesic
suggestion the members impersonating
the following: Reginald Vandwater. MIR.
Milard: Gladys "a village Maiden. Mr..
Park; Lady Angela De We're, Mr. Itch
| field; Jack "a camera fiend). Mr.. McAllis-
| ter; Arizonia Bill, Mr.. Fuller; Madam
Melboni Ga prima donna). Mr.. Crawford.
| Little Lord Fauntleroy, Mr.. Outhuse; HI
ram Green (our country cousin). Mr.. Had
| dock. "The SWEETEST Thing in Town" ="
when Dream OF Thee" MY little
| Lamb" and other songs were rendered
| during part three.
The program was so arranged that IL
| proved OF delightfully."- increasing streng tn
| from the opening soldiers chorus" TO
the exceptionally well rendered prison
scene from I'll Trovatore," which was
given as a finale. Part |. consisted en-
tirely OF solo and chorus songs The
singing OF Tonight" by Mr.. Haddock
was a feature. lie possesses rich bari
tone voice, well rounded and used with
expressive feeling. Cazneau Jitchfield's :
work as accompanist on the pianofortc
was well accomplished and OF such ar
tistic excellence as TO deserve special
mention.
In Part II. a ''Haif-hour with the Min
strels,' Mr.. Manning was interlocutor
and Messrs Milfard and -Laxtan- appeared
| In black-face. as end men.
Part III. was an original novelty. new
/ 20 the clubs repertoire. "A Mesmerio
Satire" Under Mr.. Lawton's Influence
| members Of the club appeared on the
| platform costumed TO impersonate oddly
| contrasting types. Mr.. Park an the vii
lage maiden. Gladys. drew sppreciative
remarks from the feminine portion OF the
audience. The clubs special scenery wis
| DELAYED In transit so that several OF the
settings. especially the I'll Trovatore''
| prison scene. were given under a handi-
cap, but nevertheless were very gooA