The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-02
A NEW ORCHESTRA INTRODUCED
Having Musical Instruments Made UP of
Kitchen Utensils.

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Barre has new orchestra, and it made
I It's initial appearance last evening in q
most auspicious manner in musicale
at the Congregational church. Miss Elsa
Ramage is the leader of the musical or.
ganization, and under her are some OF
the most skilled musicians of the city
as glance at the personnel will show
This orchestra has been practicing for
several months, and those who were
privileged to hear last nights entertain
ment are hoping that this viii not be
the last appearance of the company.
The musicians have been asked to re-
peat the concert, and they have the
matter under consideration.
Barre school teachers figure largely in
the makeup of the orchestra, which is
composed of the following: Drum, Miss
Louise Watt; French horn, Miss Hazel
Partridge; violins, Misses Catherine
Reaveley and Elizabeth Carson; slide
trombones, Misses Elsa Ramage and
Zelma Goodell; cornet, Miss Bertha Still
son; bass viol, Miss Ethel Spear; bells
and cymbals, Miss Miliam Howard; ac-
cordeon, Miss Adele McConachie; cello,
Miss Ethel Worden; bagpipe, Miss Nc
Kinstry; handorgan, Mrs. Vining.
To the strains of the professional
Toreador," rendered by Miss Mabel Tay
Tor, the aecompanist of the evening, the
musicians, banded together under the
euphonious name of Kitchen orchestra"
marched into the church parlors, fam
tastically CARRIED in kimono aprons and
dust caps, with their instruments in
their hands. And such instruments! In
their makeup all kinds of kitchen uten-
sils figured extensively. To describe at
length each one would be difficult task,
but description of some of the more
is of interest.
Imagine Miss Ethel Spears bass viol,
if you can, made up of grape basket,
clothes basket, crater, window
brush and clothes pins, and yet looking
exactly like the instrument it was
meant to represent Also the violins,
fashioned from frying pans, with rope
for strings, match boxes for bridges and
curtain rods for bows. The slide from
bones were certainly works OF art, with
tunnels and rods employed in their COM
position.
The other instruments were equally |
fantastic, considerable fun being evoked
Dy the handorgsn of. Mrs. Vining Ia |
bread mixer and the accompanying |
monkey, which slid up and down
,tring as naturally as any live one.
Considerable skill was shown in max
no the various instruments and still |
more skill was required for the musi-
ians to maintain accurate time in all
heir motions and still be making music
With the mouthpieces which each one
lad. And as for the fun of the affair,
was uproarious.
The program as rendered was as fol-
ows; "Silver Threads Among the Gold,"
rchestra; "Afiserere," orchestra; read
ne, "The Initiation of Mary Elizabeth
Iiss Eva.Annie Bisbee; sympathy"
rchestra; MELODY of Love-" orches-
ra; 'Love's Old Sweet Song" orehes-
ra; Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep
rombone (f) solo, Miss Elsa Ramage;
Cecile Waltz" orchestra: "Hot Time in
he Old Town Tonight; vocal solos,
Lullaby" and mighty LAX a Rose,
Iiss Katherine Mathieson; "old Ken
icky Home" orchestra; medley of pop
lar songs, orchestra; "Star Spangled
amer"
Miss Ramage proved an ideal director .
the orchestra, and with a. feather
uster for a baton kept them strictly ,
p 20 time. IL the company decides 70
we the entertainment again, You will /;
ave TO see II TO get the full effects, !
1t, joking aside, from musical stand I
lint IL was certainly most enjoyable
fair and greatly pleased the large audi. I
ice which attended. The affair was in 1
large OF the social committee Of the I
hilathea class, Miss Ramage, chairman, q
During the evening, candy, popcorn, +
ndwiches and coffee were on sale, and l
e class hopes to net a tidy sum from 1
e proceeds.