The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-06
OLD TINE CONCERT
A GREAT SUCCESS

4 night at the Auditorium by LAX
| lands leading musical talent, was
J AFFAIR that will be remembered
one OF the most brilliant events
- musical circles, and one greatly e
Joyed by the large audience.
The participants were attired
the garb of long ago, the ladies
: their quaint bonnets, lovely flown
= gowns and powdered hair, while tn
men wore knee breeches, and thei
powdered wigs made one imagin
they were back in the days of Georg
Washington
Inc entrance to the stage was pret
lily made, the participants enterin,
slngly and saluting George and Mar
tina washington, who were seated Al
the rear of the stage. These char
acters were splendidly depicted b,
Mr.. II. D. Bassett and Mrs. Schaf.
fer.
Tne program opened with a bril-
liant piano duet by Mrs. G.. P.
Webb and Mrs. Peterman. Both are
accomplished musicians and all en-
]oyed their rendition "The Quilting
Party" a song given by Mrs. D. o.
Rogers and the big chorus. was one
OF the most pleasing features of the
program. This was followed by
song given yb Louis Fletcher, whose
voice is we'll trained and always
heard to splendid advantage, their
Mrs. Madden and Mr.. Hines. who
are very accomplished singers, were
heard to splendid avantage, their
voices harmonizing delightfully."-. hey
sang with that ease that character
ICES the work of real artists and were
enthusiastically encored.
The next number on the program
was a reading from Audrey given
by Mrs. VIM. Steitz. The Quaker
proposal to rough, worldly
Angus McLain was the selection TAX
en-, and, dressed in the simple garb
OF quakeress, Mrs. Steitz gave
very realistic and intelligent rendi-
ton Of this scene.
Invitation to the Dance" by Won
was beautiful instrumental
number rendered with expression and
skill by Mrs. Walter Pillans, wbo
vas encored and gracefully respond
I'd with variations from "Old Black
Toe.
The vocal solo, "An Old Romance" I
" Mrs. Madden was very prettily ,
md sweetly rendered and was, in
eed, delightfully."- gay, coquettish ,
ong, sung with expression. 8
"Silver Threads Among the Cold" n
'as vocal duet sung by Miss Vera F
lcRae and Mr.. Virgil McRae, whose y
plendid voices were heard to advan- $
age in this number, which marked v
ne end Of "Ye First Half" i.
Owing to the unfortunate fact that
[rs. G. T. Fleming was sufferingl
18th a severe cold, her reading was h
nitted to the regret of all. Y
The eleventh number, cousin Je- q,
adiah." by Mr.. E. C. Angel and r;
lorus, was quite an attractive mu- a,
cal feature. Mr.. Angel has Il
ne voice which was heard to advan- r.
ge in this selection, being ably as cl
ted by the chorus, who as in all Cl
her numbers, sang well and har. m
oniously. 40
Mr.. Grover Williamson, who has ar
remarkably fine tenor voice, sang
n the Cleaning" with violin OBJ
'ato miss Mary Baggett) and SO ar
lighted the audience that he was in
called, and sang "Will You Love II
In December as You Do in May" tn
tn his usual grace. Ar
Miss Mary Baggett next charmed an
hearers with a violin solo, 1.-THE ve
by Mlynarski. Miss Bag ve,
t is one of Lakeland's most tai
ed violinists as was evidenced BY
tumultous applause following her
It selection. In response, Miss ey,
sgett next rendered dreamy "ve. lat,
ian Waltz" by Ringuet, which Ian
equally well received. of
The fourteenth number was "put nm
Your Old Gray Bonnet" by Miss TOW
ude Alfield and chorus. Miss AL sei,
Id has a very sweet soprano voice ma,
was heard with pleasure, max
very bewitching picture in "her Mo
gray bonnet"
liss Tuggle was at her best last
ut in a reading called "As the n
N Rose" a sketch full Of elocu- dav
airy possibilities to which Miss Arm
gle with her unusual talent In ret,
line, did full Justice. Being a Wit,
STORY of Revolutionary times and Har
oughly n keeping with "Ye Old wb.