The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-19
IH|AWATHA GIVEN
| BY MUSIC CLUB
Artistic Recital Of LonsfeIIow's Poem
is Presented by Mrs. Matless
| and Miss Eleanor
Hughes.
MISS BALDWIN SINGS
Group Of cadman's Compositions
Given-scenery Was by upp
and Lights by D. l.
Hughes.
MISS BALDWIN SINGS

Inc MONDAY MUSIC CluD presenter
last night in the melodrama of Hia-
watha. one of the most artistic and
| finished programs by local talent
which it has presented. 1t was unique
in some features, but artistic through
out. One can fancy an entertainment
| of this sort being quite the reverse.
The program was given as the Mon
! day Music clubs contribution to the
Y. w. G. A. debt fund on the build
ing. No admission was charged but
an opportunity was given to put into
quaint little Indian basket whatever
offering any one wished to give. The
stage setting was most attractive; in
! the center Of the stage was camp
| fire. At one side was an Indian tepee,
and at the other was small fir tree,
and other trees were placed about
| the stage, while one screened stha
grand piano. A squirrel, in life-like
pose, gave the last touch to the out
ofdoors impression.
The back curtain was the work OF
the artist, Mr.. Upp, and gave per-
spection and the Indian atmosphere
to the whole setting. In its beauty
and finish 1t differed very widely
from the ordinary screens and cur
| tains Of theatre.
Much of the beauty Of the lighting
and the general arrangement OF the
! settings was done by D. l.. Hughes,
who is by no means an amateur in
his knowledge of getting the correct
effects.
Mrs. MatIess Reads Poem.
! The melodrama of Hiawatha WHICH
gives those parts of Longfellow's
1 {oy, lc tho Off nf Hj9
tha's boyhood, his courtship and
marriage to Minnehaha and the story
of the famine and of the death of
Minnehaha, was read by Mrs.Leonard
Matless in q very beautiful manner.
The most was made of every line, the
heroism and the pathos and the re.
nunciation were all brought out In 4
really dramatic way. The lines were
read without hesitation or single
lapse OF memory, which is worthy OF
! comment since more than an hour
| was taken in the reading.
/ Miss Hughes at Piano.
! The melodramatic music which
gave the musical setting for the poem
! was written by Sadie Knowland Coe
and the themes were from genuine
Indian melodies. Miss Eleanor
/ Hughes, who played the accompani-
ment, interpreted it in an altogether
satisfactory way. The music was
strong, yet subserviant to the read
ing. The heavy motif which accom-
panied the ,7Hiawatha part Of tha
poem and the delicate motif Of thu
falling of the water in the falls,
! which accompanied the Minnehaha
lines, were delightfully."- given by
Miss Hughes. Her work was most I'm
ished and her beauty of tone was all
that could be desired.
Miss Baldwin's Songs.
| The program closed with group
of Indian songs written by Cadman.
This musicale composer, because OF
failing health, was forced to live out
of doors, and so he went west anH
for years, his home was among the
Indians from whom he learned their
melodies and got their viewpoint
unsteady. While it had been gener'
| ally believed that the Indian had no
music in his soul, Cadman discovered
otherwise. The three numbers given
bv Miss Baldwin we're: From the
Land of the Sky-Blue Water, Thu
i White Dawn is Stealing. and The
4 Morn Drops Low. The first and las;
songs were travel melodies of the
Omaha tribes and the second was a
travel melody of the Iroquofs Indians.
Miss Baldwin, in her singing last
night, as always, gave the impression
of understanding exactly what she
wished her hearers to know and feel.
Her tones were rich and round and
full, and the storm of applause which
she received gave evidence that the
audience appreciated all these quail
ties. -. - s7- s,,-.
Mrs. Matless, Miss Hughes and Miss
Baldwin all appeared in Imam cos
tune from the braided hair and
bands about their heads to the mecca
sins on their feet. Mrs. Matless' girdle