The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-10
THE cocker MUSICAL FESTIVAL
BRILLIANT CLOSE TO HARRIS
VILE ANNUAL EVENT.
John Barnes Wells and Mrs. G.. Il.
Huiet are Artists for Second Day
q. Children's Choruses Prove a Pleas.
ing Feature.

Huntsville, April Cocker Colleges
hftn annual music festival was con-
Guided tonight with a brilliant finish.
when John Barnes Wells, the silvery
voiced tenor, and Mrs. c. b. Huiet of
Charleston, a rich contralto, dupli-
Gated the magnificent success Of last
nights performance. The audiences
hunger for rare melody was difficult
to appease, and Mr.. Wells was COM
PEELED to add four or five encores to
his last song group. Three of the
lively airs he sang during the even
ing were his W composition, as we'll
as two of the Moore in the addi-
tional list. The tenor established no
mean reputation here one year ago
with his beautiful lyric tenor, and to-
nights programme only added to
laurels already won.
This was Mrs. Huiet's first appear
.ance In Hartsville. Her voice Is rich
and mellow and has excellent n
and depth. Several Of her numbers
tonight called for expression Of in
tensive feeling and her rendition of
these delighted the enthusiastic au-
dience. Her songs were all roundly
applauded, to which she responded
with pleasing
The work of the glee club and
chorus again tonight was a distinctive
feature Of the programme. This even
ing the glee club sang Tolman's beau
tiful Swing Song" with Miss Estelle
Howell, contralto s%oloist, the organ
and piano accompanies being re-
enforced by Miss Katherine Reed,
violinist, and Miss Annie Rogers,
cellist.
The closing chorus number Of the
festival was Governs "Tis Thy We'd
ding Morn" sung with charming
grace and movement appropriate for
a grand finale. Praise for the excel
lent work by Prof. Tolman and other
members Of the music department of
Cocker college should be given unre-
servedly for their zeal and enthus-
iasm in providing SO rare a feast for
music lovers. ~'
The children's matinee this after
noon vas a brilliant success. There
was q marked sureness Of attack,
shading II finishing i'm all numbers
and a fund 81 sincere and communica-
tiv5 emotion that reflected universal
credit upon Miss Ethel Rowland, con-
ductor OF the chOruses.
Many OF the selections were sung
last year at the North Shore festival,
Chicago, with the complete Chicago
Symphony orchestra.
The first half OF the programme
was given by the children Of the
third and through the sixth grades.
The other half was rendered by
seventh grade and high school pupils.
The themes were varied and par
ticularly adaptable to the child mood.
There We're lullabys and lifting spring
songs. spirited martial airs and sea-
rowing melodies all sung with a de-
lightful freshness Of voice. The au-
dience was generous in it's applause
and compelled the repetition Of sew
eral numbers.
Especially pleasing were the tune
full. Adams Nancy Lee" Moszkow-
skis Gingerbread Man" and The
Song of Robin Hood and His Hunts
man." by the high school boys
Gounod's arrangements Of the SOL
diers Chorus from Faust" and Mat
thias Keller's stirring national an
them, THE American Hymn"
Between the divisions of the pro-
gramme John Barnes Wells sang a
group of songs. including Speaks
May Times and Wares m%elodious,
Boat Song" and the lullaby. NAM
my's Song" The popular artist
poured out his glorious voice un-
stintedly and used as encores two of
his own compositions. These We're
the elusive, ELF Man." and the hap
PLY %phrased, IF l Were You, ia
Marry Me-"
The accompanies this afternoon
were Miss Vivial McCutcheon for the
~children's numbers with Prof. Carl
Jean Tolman for the tenor.