The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-04
Entertainment by Academy Schools.

entertainment Dy Academy SCHOOLS.
The students of the school taught
by Miss Dora p Cleveland, the ninth
grade, in the Academy building, as
sisted by pupils from the eighth grade
in the choruses, gave delightful en-
lie rtainment at Weston hall, Tuesday
evening. The primary object was to
secure funds toward paying for the
! piano installed in the ninth grade
room about one year since, but the
themselves from the rehearsals and
from participation in program of
such refined character, and the plea
sure derived by their parents and
friends therefrom, would be sufficient
to warrant the undertaking, without
any thought of revenue. Funds from
three like entertainments given last
year made a good start toward the
purchase price of s165 and the pro-
ceeds of Tuesday evenings affair
leave but little of the original price
/ uH prov lutQ lOI.
The first portion of the evening was
devoted to a concert III which, under
direction of Elmer Z. Towne, the
musical instructor of the Skowhegan
and Madison schools, pupils of the
eighth and ninth grade gave delight
full program of four chorus numbers
with piano and vocal solos. After
this came the tableaus illustrative of
Jean Ingelos "Songs of Seven,o in
which the pupils, in costume and
pose, portrayed the leading incidents
of the story, the lines being read
meanwhile by Mrs. j. p. Oak, who
has been active with the teacher,
Miss Cleveland, in the preparation of
this portion of the entertainment.
III of the tableaus were delightful
but it may properly be said the one in
which the wedding march occurred
was the most striking. This was car
ried out with all the exactness of a
church wedding in the highest socie
ty, the lads being attired in evening
dress and the young ladies in costumes
appropriate for the bride and maids
of honor. The bridal party complet-
ed the professions about the hall, as
age function, led by Misses Martha
Steward and Lucille Wing, little miss
es of about five years, as flower girls.
The following is the program in de-
tail:
Piano duet. Misses sarah SNOW
and Mary Emery
Chorus:
Lonely Appear nom Gournods ora
toro, the Redemption
Lark
Piano solo. Mary Emery
Chorus onward We Float
'''' 10 - ENentlde
Piano Solo. Sarah SNOW
,,,,,,.t y My Old Kentucky Home
"'' W Is Stormfriend
et,,,,. 50 Bright star of Eve Arise
i'N' - 10 cross Old Chilly
Piano sole. Lena Laundry
10y Mrs J. T.. oak with tahieaux illustrating
the scenes. rendered by the pupils al ninth
grade.
The lads and misses of the Academy
grades, twelve to fifteen years of age,
are charming in everything they UNI
dertake, and the "Song of Seven" as
told by them in the poses of ten sue
ceeding tableaus made a beautiful
and fascinating scene. Their efforts
were enthusiastically applauded and it
seemed quite evident that the young
artists thoroughly enjoyed the parts
they were taking and the pleasure
they were affording their friends.
Much rehearsing and patient effort
were required to accomplish SO salts
factory a result and the teacher, Miss
Cleveland, Mr.. Towne, the musical
instructor, and Mrs. Oak, as well as
the pupils themselves, are entitled to
much credit for the diligence with
which they labored together in behalf
of the school.