The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-01
RECITAL BY MISS MILDRED
WILLIAMS AT MARY ESTHER
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

! SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL
Mary Esther, May 81.-saturday
evening, May Path, the parents and
friends of the participants gathered
together in the auditorium Of tie
Mary Esther academy to hear and en-
| Joy the entertainment given by the
music pupils of Miss Williams.
Miss Mildred Williams is an accom-
plished pianist from Chicago, Ill, in
| which city she has become well known
| by the concerts and recitals which she
! has conducted. She came here with
her mother and sister for her health
and they are expecting to remain and
are building a home near the academy
! at Mary Esther.
| The audience was charmed with her
| playing at the recital and the eXecu-
| ton of "Polda de Concert" was most
brilliant and won great applause.
OF an the s,It. the maidsn effert
having played in public and though a
great credit both to themselves and
to their teacher.
Miss Willie Mayors played duet
with Miss Williams and also Might
In the Forest" with great expression,
and this was particularly noticea BILE
with Miss Margaret Strong's playing
though but II years of age, she shows
remarkable talent and played piano
solos, duets with Miss Williams and
also played the accompaniment for her
bel Strong when they sang the Bird
Song.
The Reddick sisters came in late.
their boat having been hung on a sand
bar, but they rendered their parts well
especially little Claudia, a tiny child
who played the Bee March perfectly.
Little Annie May Rodgers looked
very dainty she sat perched on the
piano STOOL so small that her feet did
not reach the floor, and she caused
no NV n Wi Ia -tA = L,
a nod of her head
Miss Edith Rodgers and Thelma
Rail favored the audience with both
piano solos and duets. Miss Willie
Rodgers also gave an instrumental Sc
lection that was well received.
Miss Bessie and Ona Pryor favored
us with a duet and Miss Bessie played
"F1otilla March"
Miss Evelyn ShipIey rendered Blush
Rose Waltz" in such a way that the
younger portion of the audience kept
time with their feet, which, while not
considered in good form still it showed
their appreciation. She also played
her part in a duet.
Miss Williams had requested Miss
Margaret JerauId to assist and Miss
Jerauld sang Sonora" which met with
such hearty applause that she re-
sponded with the ballad Betsy Ross"
Walter Shipley sang Where the
River Shannon Flows" the audience
WOuIO not let MIN stop WIN JndC so as
an encore he sang MY Irish Molly"
He also recited Mr.. Brown gets a |
Hair Cut" which so pleased the audi !
ence that he had to repeat the taunt |
of the hen Cut, cut, got your hair |
cut"
Earl ShipIey gave the recitation |
''Mandy's Mandolin" with such express |
sion of voice and feature and perfec- |
ton of gesture that the audience was |
cCnvulsed with laughter.
Glen Davis told of what he said |
when papa took him in the shed"
Every word was distinctly uttered and /
little Glen was roundly applauded.
Vernile Williams told of the distress |
in the house When Papa's Sick" and |
made it plain that a SICK man is a |
grouchy man and easily frightened.
Miss Vernile bids fair to become an
accomplished elocutionist.
Little Eda Soule, three years of age.
walked forward in q most oncerned
manner with her hands folded be-
hind her, and with her back to the
audience began to recite, when told
to turn around and face the audience,
she very calmly did as she was told
and finished her rhyme. When she re-
turned to her seat she said Now
want my ice cream The remark
caused a ripple of laughter and she re-
,eived her full measure of applause
Little Eda's self possession is remark
able in one so young.
After the recital all went below to
he class room of the academy, where