Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-02-09
SINGING SCHOOL.
Dame Plunkett's Glass Gave q Right
Smart Performance.

Smart Performance.
| The good people of Ellsworth turned
out in full array Monday evening when
Dame Plunkett's singing school gave .
concert. 1t was the first pubiick appear
ance Of her pupils, and they certainly did
do themselves and their teacher proud.
Dame Plunkett is the best singing teacher
in this town, and certainly does do won
ders in developing voices, even creating
yoices where none existed.
| The school made real handsome pic
ture grouped on the stage. All wore their
prettiest clothes, which were very becom-
ing. The gay colors Of the wimmin's
dresses set Oh the sober attire Of the men
singers, while the shining face Of Julius
Caesar and the glowing head Of Moses
Simpkins added bright spots.
Dame Plunkett modestly assigned the
honor Of directing the singing to Squire
Bellingham, the celebrated music director,
while she kept q watchful eye on the be-
havior Of the boys in the class, who occa-
sionally lost themselves in admiration Of
the girls, and forgot to sing.
| The squire's compliments after each eff
fort OF the class would have turned the
head OF q vain teacher, but Dame Plum
kett merely blushed her pleasure and gave
the credit to the singers.
Cynthia Bigelow, who has took music
lessons in Boston, played ON the harpis-
chord. She is real smart player, and
helped the singers wonderful.
| Hadac Comstock is one OF the best sing
ers in the class, and he sang twice all
alone. Everybody said he done fine.
Sylvia Nightingale and Nancy Jane Morris
sang q real sweet duet, and Sandy Nc
Pherson sang Scotch ballad that was
touching.
Betsy Martin and Moses Simpkins,
whose voices are not yet quite finished,
sang together, and tried real hard, too. It
just shows what Dame Plunkett can do in
creating . voice.
Julius Cesar, the Squire's colored boy,
brought his fiddle along, and when the
class got tired Of singing they got him to
fiddle. He can fiddle, too, and when he
struck up s'Huwanee Ribber" it made the
class want to sing again.
Then Nancy Jane Morris and jeremiah
Green sang . love sonnet, and they did
hne, too, for 1t was easy to SEQ their hearts
were In the song. Everybody clapped 20
they had to come back and do it all over
again.
Here 10 the whole list Of the tunes sung:
Windsor. School
| luvttAtton.. Observation-Disclosures.
| ION Springfield Mountain. Hsdac Comstock
Sound the Loud Timbrei.. School
Duet,
sylvia Nightingale and Nancy Jane Norris
Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party........... School
Bonnie Dundee .............s Sandy McPherson
anime Eyes Have Seen the Glory. School
| Aud Lang Syne,. ....................
Cousin Jedediah. .........................
| Solo BY Hsdac Comstock
Sherburn .................-....... School
Violin solo-"way Downupon de suwanee
RibbeF"... .."............... Julius Caesar
Duet-"Dost Thou Love Me, Sister RUTH"
Nancy Jane Morris and Jeremiah Green
Jusntta. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Here il list OF those who took part
Dame Plunkett, the teacher, Mrs w Rollins
Squire Bellingham, the musical director,
/ Harry Crabtree
julius Cesar, the squirrels colored servant,
e F Robinson, il
wIMMIN SINGERS.
Fsrst Tribbls.
Sylvia Nightingale Miss Mary Hopkins
Prudence Pettijohn .............Mrs Royal
Patty Dalrymple. .............. Mrs Burrill
Dolly Endicott.. Mrs II L Crabt-ee
! Sophia Stickney. Annie Louise Lord
Mehitable Brigham. Miss Bernice Giles
Arabella Clark. Mrs A w Greedy
Phoebe Esterbrook. Miss Agnes A Lord
Sarah Elizabeth Dycr.......... Mrs F o Silsby
Second Tribbie.
Nancy James Morris. MRS H E Rowe
Sally Ann Carew. ............ Mrs J P Eldridge
| Penelope White. T Giles
Patience Styles. .............Mrs w R Parker
| MEN SINGERS.
| Tenors.
jeremiah Green. w Tapley
l Job Pettigrew.. .......................L Giles
Sandy Mcpherson. .................AP Royal
Hadac Comstock. ...................B L Potter
Bases.
| Zachary Whitcomb. A Cunningham
Jefferson Jones'. ............... Harry Rowe
Martin Luther Joyce. w Rollins
Benjamin Brown. Walter Scott
Josiah White. ....................A w Greedy
| Micah Dyer. ......................E K Hopkins
UNCLAssIFIRD SINGERS.
| Betsy Martin........... ....... Helen E Bonsey
Moses Simpkins. ............F Carroll Burrill
| HARPIscHoRD PLAYER.
Cynthia Bigelow.. ...........Mis May Bonsey
| The entertainment was given under the
auspices Of the February committee OF the
Congregational church, which is as fol-
lows: Mesdames F. G. Burrill, n. b. Hig-
gins, A. F. Stockbridge, F. o. Silsby,
Lewis Hodgkins, R. J. Goodwin, w. E.
Whiting, L. NJ. Moore, e. F. Robinson,
j., Misses Helen E. Bonsey, Agnes A. Lord,
Mary c. Stuart, J. A. Thompson, Eva E.
Aiken, Hannah L. Holmes, A. May Bonsey
Much credit is due this committee,
especially to Mrs. Burrill, the chaie-
man. on whom d0vOlved the executive