Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
BEAUTIFUL CANTATA PRESENT.
ED BY LARGE CHORUS, DIRECT.
ED BY MISS WELLEMEYER.
soLoIsTs ASSIST IN
GIVING PRODUCTION
Over 100 High School Girls and Boys
Exhibit Results of Careful and Thor.
ousi, Training in Singing Difficult
Music-Hish School Orchestra and
Glee Clubs Assist.

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a'lch OF any h4ho' ana we're remark
ABLY Wen sung -or young voices could
not help DUG rellece uecldeo credll 10
the master hand thai has directed the
training Few could realize what
,,.or1, t.s l7s,-o7,-aa ,,-o,, A,iss yx-.1,a
meyer IN preparing Tor the ma! pre-
sentation, and there was a source of
great Satisfaction n narrnns generally
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De oolalheo from young voices ana
voices that have had no training ex-
cepe that received IN the public
ooioists ASSIST IN presentation.
Four solois-s assisted in the pre-
xen1a+ion singing the more difsfon1-
,o oi.o4;, ,,..
Wraghl- OF Joanna, Mich, sang the So
prano impersonatir.g the character Of
RosebIossom. Miss wel1ernevar CON
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'H'' ~ ROSS 9alsoufE' OF
this city, BARITONE, sang The Spring
and Mr.. Ems. WelIenever. Of Charles
r;,v .a,or 49, -oo.
SCHOOL orchestra OF lour pieces ana
Nr. Ralph NJ. Hix. accompanied the
singers, and, appearing as part Of the
chorus, were the boys and girls glee
clubs OF the nigh school Mr.. HiX
and Miss Fannie Lennox were at the
pianos. Miss Aarghrita Lewis played
the violin, Mr.. Frank Mcbride cornet,
and Mr.. Russell Smith flute. In the
tenor section Of the chorus the high
school boys We're assisted by Mr.. c. A
Gilbert, OF this city, and Mr.. Fletcher
Wellemeyer, of Gladbrook.
The EI,,..- s+,.v - s.
Inc story the flowers told. which
forms the argument Of the cantaca, is
summarized as follows:
The queen OF the flower fairies,
weary OF life of unbroken calm, pravs
rlT olI hos t,1
will bestow upon her also the gift Of
love that he besoows upon man He
warns her Of the risk she runs, but fin
ally yields to her entreaties by chang
ing her while she sleeps into the form
OF a beautiful girl Under the name
OF Roseblossonl, she Wanders thru the
world to IND the love that she seeks,
and meets with girl who, having
been betrayed and deserted by her
lover, loses her senses and dies broken
hearted. But undeterred from her
= search. Roseblossom becomes the wife
of a forester. with whom she lives for
a time in such perfect happiness that
she can not survive his death. The
elves bewail the fate Of their queen.
and curse love as fatal 10 peace and
happiness.
Among the many pretty choruses of
the cantata the most pleasing were
.-ris Thy Wedding Morning. Duct
for sonrano and barv+one s.-rl,a pgr-
feet Pose Of love" vas ono Of the
pretttz- things Of The canta+a and ho-b
Miss Wright and Mr. Sa1isb,,rv san,
most r,1easineIv Savera1 solos and raoi1
ta+ives arranged -1rno,,+ -l,e osr.ro
Mics walIeroever Gang sn1o +ha+ csI1-
I'd forth rr7,,ch annIansa ard ,.-it,, Mss
wright and M saI;sh,,rv snnaarad j.,
q trio. s8ast rr17o17 Hsnaa-aa in. rhe
Fores-,s 4b.1 vas ora If -[,a r,,,,~;c.1
gems Of the evening The Slaen If
Even" an aria for tenor 1,,as s,,ng NV
Mr. wa1,ernever and ,vss ,,is bas-
nunher
Miss urigb+ who uas hoard for the
frat time here has varv s-ra.a. snd
nIea sine voice and her +ones v-sre
GOOD Miss weIlenevar sarg .-nb
moro dramatic farvor r,sr 60 =. .ra
other soloists and was in god yofcs
Mr. sa1ishrrv.s annaarsnca was rho
signal for mich ann1suse and his u,orl,
1ras finished tbruoI,t Mr. waI1enoav-
ers voice is a very peculiar one. and