Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-01

NAAt hAAh NAAps AhoAANe. bAonOU MGAN
in Chicago for several days this week,
and expect to return to Salem the
last of next week. While visiting
Boston, they met Miss Joy Turner
and were entertained by Miss Winnie
Byrd, a Miss Krausse, who is at
tending seminary in that city.
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Mrs. Ada Strong has for house
guests Mrs. c. A. Belle, of Portland,
and her little daughter, Edna Ellen.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell /. Wills are
going to Portland for the wedding of
Mr.. Maxwell Wood, cousin of Mr..
O. d. S. Wood, and Miss Myrtle Lewis,
whose sister, Mrs. H. G. Mourer, is
frequently Salem visitor The we'd
ding will occur in Trinity church at
eight o'clock on the evening of We'd
nesday, June fifth.
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Mrs. e. X. Benchley and Miss Lou
Use Carhart, Of Fullerton, California,
sister and neice of Mrs. e. C. Cross,
and Mr. Frank X. Benchley, with his
little daughter, Dorothy, of Portland,
a nephew and grandneice, were her
house guests this week. Mr.. E. X.
Benchley remained but a day or two
before leaving for the east.
Mrs. Burton Leland Stanford, of
Portland, passed Wednesday in Salem,
the guest Of friends,
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Miss Katherine Meiring has had as
house guest, Mrs. Harry Medernach, of
Portland, and her little daughter, Har-
riet. Mrs. Medernach left Salem yes
terday to visit Mrs, Homer Gouley in
Chemeketa.
Mrs. G. H. Monroe and Miss Minnie
Bruger, of Portland, are weekend
guests Of the f, p. Talkingtons.
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The annual musical and operate
event of the season took place last
Wednesday night, when the william
ette university glee club made its ap-
pearance at the Grand before a we'll
filled and enthusiastic house. The
club was organized and has been un-
der the direction Of Dean Mendenhall
for the past four years, and during
that period has appeared in public
many times; but it eXcelled itself last
Wednesday night, in one Of the most
artistic and brilliant performances
ever seen in Salem The stage pre-
sented a beautiful picture throughout
the first part, being artistically deco
rated with palms and furnishings in
profusion. The members of the club
remained on the stage, grouping them
selves around the grand piano for
some numbers and remaining seated
for others, giving change and variety
to the established order of glee clubs
and making the presentation of the
program more attractive.
The club numbers were given with
a dash and spirit and attractive en-
semble which is Characteristic of all
their work. They never sang better,
and each number was enthusiastically
received, demanding many encores
OF individual work Mr. Reigelman en-
tertained the audience in his usual
manner, furnishing two
on the program, both of
which demanded encores. Mr. Green
played Godard's Second Mazurka in
splendid form and responded to the
encore with Mazurka by Niewaush.
Myrtle DeLong Mendenhall sang the
difficult and brilliant aria from Ver-
dis opera "Ernani" in artistic and
finished manner, calling forth most
hearty and enthusiastic applause
and responded with a dainty little en-
core by Gottschalk The glee club
quartet, as usual, gave one of its de-
lights of the evening, responding to
generous applause accorded them,
with four encores. The comic opera
in one act, entitled LA Mascotte,' was
lot only the best of the evenings
but the greatest works of
its kind given in Salem this season,
or otherwise. From cho-
rus to finale It brought storms of ap-
plause. The chief comedians were r.
L. Pfaff, as Rocco, the farmer, and j.
b. c. Oakes, as Prince Lorenzo, the
beggar prince. Throughout the opera
and particularly in the great fray
scene, these two actors kept the house
in continual uproar, and proved
themselves to have histrionlc ability of
rare character. Perry Reigelman, as
"Bettina" the mascot, and H. H. Hew-
lit, as Pippo, her lover, were exceed
ingly clever, and their reditlon of the
famous "Gobble Duet demanded re-
call The beggar prince number as
sung by the Beggar Prince and chorus,
won several encores. 1t was given in
true professional manner. A. A.
Schramm enacted the part of Prince
Frederick, the future son-in-law Of
Prince Lorenzo, and appeared in an
other delightful role, singing Garden
OF Dreams" with full chorus, half Of
whom took the parts Of young women
and wearing most becoming frocks
The stage presentation Of this number
was well designed and cleverly deve-
oped; the girls appeared to full ad-
vantage at every turn and made a
truly pretty picture. Mr.. Schramm
sang beautifully and this together with
the stage beauties, completely cap
tured the audience.
The opera was fully and correctly
staged and costumed and the audience
was unanimous in voting It the best
show seen at the Grand for many
months Dean Mendenhall is to be
congratulated on the great success at