The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-24
OCALA SCHOOL OF MUSIC
CIosfng Exercises of the Fourth Sue
ees~fuI season of an Excellent
Institution
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director, closed its fourth successful
term Thursday, with two concerts a
the Temple theater, the younger pu-
pills, assisted by several Of the older
ones. giving their concert in the aft
ernoon at four o'clock, and the older
pupils at night at half past eight
o'clock
Miss Conner has given her pupils
the best she has TO give and the best
has come back 10 her in the splendid
work accomplished by her pupils as
demonstrated at these two recitals
Thursday, and both teacher and pu-
pills were warmly congratulated.
The stage was pretgily decorated,
and the young people formed a strik-
ingly pretty picture as they sat in
their places on the stage.
In the afternoon the program con
sisted of piano quartette, piano so
! los, duets, violin solos and several
numbers by all OF the violin pupils
and all did exceedingly well. Those
taking part in the program were
Marie Burnett, Maud Mcintosh, Rexic
Todd, Ruth Rentz, Ned Smith, Joe
McCorkle. Earl and Conwyns Hester
Nat Mayo, Turpin Stanley, Edward
Maynard, Sam Phillips, Jarvis Driver
Edward and Elliott Connor, Willie
Meffert, Melville Little, Richard Dew
ey, Richard Magaw, Randolph Math
/ ews, Rhoda Thomas, Lillian Smith
/ Adeline and Louise lehman, Meme
+ Davis, Edith Edwards Geneviev.
Smith, Mile Osteen. Nan Brooks
Annie Fuller, Alice Colbert, Lyndel
Mathews, Marion Phillips, Lille
/ Brown, Brosie Smith, Cevie Roberts
+ Siney Perry, Mildred Pyles, Floyt
/ Coleman, Fannie Cook, Andrew Ca
vile, Miriam Connor, Robert Conner
Fred Meffert, Irene Toffaletti, Glady.
Martin and Lille Bailey.
/ In the evening the opening number
All STAR" by thirty-piece orches
ira, directed by Miss Conner, wa:
very fine indeed Miss Connor's vic
lin pupils were assisted by the follow
ing we'll knows musicians: Messrs
Albert Gerig, Leon Fishel, w. W
Condor, Harry Cole, TenEyck, Math
ews, Weihe, G. w. Martin, Ushe
Norwood and Dr. McClane. The pian'
! accomplishments We're played by Rex
lie Todd and Ruth Rentz. The re
; mainder of the excellent program
) was as follows:
, Piano Sertette-Mary and Bren
; Woods and Marie Wilson, Mary an
Gladys Brooks and Mamie Johnson.
Violin Solo-Irene Toffaletti.
) Piano, Double Duet, ''Hilarit
March"-Miriam Conner and Rhod
Thomas; Floyd Coleman and Cevi
; Roberts
Violin Glass, The Pink Lad
;. Waltz"-Marjorie Burnett, Melvill
; Little, Lyndell Mathews, Alice Co
bert, Comyns Hester ,Turpin Star
ley, Nat Mayo, Lillian Smith, Ami
B. Fuller and Nan Brooks.
Piano Solo-Wayne TenEyck
Violin Solo-Gladys Martin.
Piano Quartette-1st piano, Mau
Mcintosh and Emma Perry; End p
ano, Bessie Smith and Millie Os
teen.
Piano Double Duet, With Tableau-
Ocean by the Moonlight mm
Perry and Mary Fl. Livingston, Ger
evieve and Lillian Smith.
Tableau.
Violin Solo-Fred Meffert
Piano Solo, Cleft hand alone,) "Se,
tette from Lucia di Lammermoor''-
Ruth Rentz:
Violin Solo-Lillian Bailey
Piano Solo-Rexie Todd.
Romance and Rondo from Chopin
Concerto No. 11-Marie Burnett.
Piano and Violin Accompanies
Mary Connor, Glays Martin and Ere
Meffert.
The young graduate from thi
school of music Miss Marie Burnett
before rendering her number, wa
awarded her diploma from the schoC
by Mr.. Frank Harris, editor of thi
paper, who made. short but pleasin
speech on the subject of music befor
presenting Miss Burnett her diploma
Mr. Harris spoke as follows:
! Teacher, Pupils, Ladies and Gentle
men:
l feel very greatly honored in be
ing requested TO present the medal
and diplomas on this occasion, an
to preface the same with a few brie
remarks.
| feel all the more honored for tn
reason that | know that your accom-
plished teacher knows that If there i
one person in Ocala that knows les
about music than another, | am tina
unfortunate one, yet in the face 0
this fact she insists in thrusting thi
honor upon me. and for which mari
Of esteem l beg 20 bow my most pro
found Acknowledgements
1t is almost needless for me :,
say that l am in hearty sympath,
with this school Of music and al
other things that tend TO add TO tht
pleasure. variety and happiness 0
life.
While | think that we owe much
10 our Pilgrim Fathers, / am of the