The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-13
MANY ENJOYED
QUAINT PROGRAM
AN Old Folks Concert Given With
Splendid Success at the First
Methodist Church Last
Night.
MAY BE REPEATED SOON
Those Presenting Unique Musical
Program Requested to Again
Give It At Near Fu-
ture Date.

The company of excellent perform
ers who last evening presented "An
Old Folks Concert. at the First Bap-
fist church, have been repeatedly as
sailed to repeat the splendid enter
tainment given, by them last night,
that Keokuk people who did not have
an opportunity of attending this
greatly successful affair, will be per-
m:ttcd to again witness it.
A large and appreciative audience
filed goodly portion of the hand
some church auditorium last night aVd
the immense pleasure with which the
erorts of those taking part were re-
ceived, was evident from the hearty
applause which greeted each number,
and number of encores were neces-
sarily responded to.
For the success of the concert"
all those lending their efforts for its
presentation. are equally responsible.
Miss Sallie B. Anderson who was di-
rectly in charge OF the rehearsal and
final staging" of this much appre-
ciated musical event of the month is
entitled to full measure of credit for
her active part in arranging the af-
fair Mr.. James Young who had
charge of the music is also greatly
deserving for his assistance.
What 1t Was.
An Old Folks Concert as presented
was a program of musical numbers,
taken from the old ballads and folk
songs of long ago, probably half a
century. To more fully carry cut the
idea. those taking part We're CARRIED
in clothing of ancient pattern. and to
represent their parts in the quaintest
way
In the Ding Dong Bell number. the
characters were represented by boys
in knee trousers and maidens in
quaint gowns During the evening i
the Marder orchestra rendered sew
eral enjoyable musical numbers and
others contributed gracefully to
their parts.
The affair was under the auspices
of the Young Ladies society of the
church in building up a thousand dol I
lar pledge made BY them in payment
toward the church building fund.
The program given follows.
Selection arder's orchestra.
2. Aud Lang Syne-Chcir
violet's Greeting Mary Cochrane,
Edith Kiedaisch, Wilda DeYoung.
Catherine Herbert, Florence Lnquist,
Marie Peterson.
3 Chorus-Strike the Cymbal.
Lord Lorell- Miss Edith Russell. I
, Boot Black Song Howard Mont
ague
. Observation-Disclosures orchestra.
:. My Old Kentucky Home; Masas
IN de Cold Grcund-Geo. Hassall Jr., |
and Arthur Lumberg.
. Johnnie Sands-Miss Garnet I
Benbow.
,. chorus-Ding Dong Rell-Miss
Benbow, soloist, assisted by Henry
hider as little Johnnie Green; Floyd (
Roberts. Little Tommy Trout: Mr. (
"a Lotion, the one who dug the hole: I
MISS Anderson, Little Silly Song; I
MI Arthur Lumberg, Little Charlie
n !, Miss Breitenstein, Little Polly
Post.
10 Anvil Chorus.
"a Cousin Jedidiah-Miss Jessie
Banks; Messers. Kenney, Earl Car
pehter, Harold Pond, Mrs. Woolley.
~ Dost Thou Love Me, Sister
Miss ldith Russell; George
crowell
Chorus Misses Mary Davis. Birdie
, ~ Myrtle Daugherty, Emma
"a, ,aak' Margaret Belts, the Misses
onier, Birdie Wright. Miss Davidson.
n y, Benbow, Jessie Banks. Edith
russell Mesdames D. T. Linqu.st,
s c DeYong, Ray Downing, Geo.
erowell, Bird woolley. Messrs. Ken
aes' Geo. Crowell. Geo. Hassall. Ar.
, p Lumberg, Earl Carpenter, Harold
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