The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-26
TIT CITY HALL %oUARrETrE.

49, &OHn ELtGs
Now that the Christmas festivities
aregoYersthe next pleasing event will
be the concert to be given by the City
Hall Quartette. This organization is
fast getting in fine shape and the re-
hearsals2a are said to be almost perfect.
GoSmustcal Organization can reach its
ideal ot@perfectton without that neces.
saryselerlent of plI good musician
mony@@-apd few organizations have
worked in better harmony than the
local quartette-harmony always pre-
yaiIssand 4discord-who said discord?
ThatsWords is not in their musical lex
fem And control, why, the control Is
perfect Walter Damrosch himself
never had better control Of his famous
Reorganization than the leader Of the City
Hall Quartette. They not only have
control developed to a high degree
within themselves, but they are so
Sbeaptifully controlled that they claim
the admission of all who know how TO
appreciate a good job Of control when
they5see It.
This organization will be at liberty
goonsafter the. coming session of tho
Legislature to make all the %onc-nisl1t
stands tonfthe Big Four Circuit. Book
ings may be had on a straight salary
basis flour ours-no more, no less.
The rehearsals, according to the well
known dramatic critic, show cvidsnce
that the performers "are the rankest
kind; of but Mr.. Haggerty is
getting all kinds OF melody out Of his
late song lit entitled, tits as easy to
drawsa thousand as it is to draw your
breath"
This little skit is good for several
curtain calls. 1t is true the tax payers
in the audience are apt to get q little
bit wheezy when he reaches the high
crescendo In passing from the two hun.
bred and forty Line to the thousand
dollar climax.
The prelude to the entertainment
opensson5aldazzling scene Of s%pectacu.
1argbeauty, the Salary Grabbers' Cho,
russaiEbeing dressed in gilt tights and
trainedHperfect1y to "dance to tho NIL
ssicgg and sing in~unison, Hail, Hail,
theSGangs All Here"
Prof Barnes i !hard at work, it is re.
ported on his very pretty little ditty,
sfheSfirst stanza of which goes some.
thing like this:
q liketo hear the Hello Call,
IEie1psa lot ina pinch;
Connect me up with the City Hall,
Wherelsalary Grabbing's q cincl."
cloud and prolonged applause from
thesstage.)
Com. Smith, he of the Bull Moose
persuasion out now without a party,
refuses to sing anything except bari
tone, and3being thrown in an aquatic
environment (but not to such an extent
that heels required to wear those high
topped rubber boots he told the voters
about) has consented to hammer off a
few bars Of that old favorite melody,
asleep In the Deep" from the top Of
LogB Cabin Hill, the scene Of the late
greatsH1unsolyed Mystery OF the Blow
ingsUpSofthe Water Works" (And the
acknowledgements" is till at Iarge.)
1Groans from the amen corner and
calls
Gom5Lehman is no song bird, but he
does little recitation TO perfection,
aftetthe following fashion:
In$taryeling the streets we all get our
bumps.
Ain't5it the truth" from the gallery
TmAureImiss neEe Of mine,
Amen.s from the baldheaded row.
Andswhile the dear peepul' ar e moth.
ing but. chumps,
GPouritto from stage hands,
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