The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-25
OUTDOOR CELEBRATION OF
TERCENTENARY GREAT
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AA6g " WHICH, Vic SnSdCOld p1DAAS
was invited.
The Eighth Band Of the Coast Ar
tillery corps contributed the musical
program, and deserve not only the
thanks of the Shakespeare Club, but
the appreciation of the entire city of
Pensacola for the beautiful program
rendered. The band is one Of the
best IN the service and the program
chosen by them for the celebration of
the tercentenary was most artistic and
beautiful.
Five hundred seats had been fur
nished, which were filed early in the
afternoon, and hundreds stood or sat
upon the grass to listen to the music
! and to watch the folk dancing by the
children under the direction of Miss
May Curtis.
| The following beautiful program
was given:
Fantasia, Midsummer Nights
Dream" (Mendelssohn).
Dance, "Mage on Cree"
Selection, Macbeth" (Verdi).
Dance, Sweet Kate"
Cornet solo, "The Volunteer" Isl
mons)-Performed by Chief Trum-
peter Swihart.
Dance, gathering Peascods."
Suite, Looking Upward" (SousaJ
La "By the Light of the Polar
STAR; (b) Beneath the Southern
Cross; (c) MARS and Venus"
eff all the World Were Paper"
Finale, Echoes From the Opera
(TobanD.
America"
Those dancing on the green were,
Mary Coney and Henry Richardson
Clara Moreno and Wright Reese, Dor
othy Forbes and Charles Lamar, Max.
inc Reilly and Billy Smithwick, Jamie
Reese and Billy Dick Turner, Eliza
beth Edwards and McHenry Jones
Marjorie King and Benjamin Robin
son.
| Nothing could have been more
beautiful than the scene in the square
the background of trees in the viviC
green of the new dress of spring, anC
the lawn with hundreds of children
: in all the colors of the rainbow, ikl
so many lovely flowers on the grass
The folk dancing by the children wa
sweet and simple, and suggestive, a
it was meant to be, of the early day
of England.
The Shakespeare Club wishes t,
thank the city for the generous as
sistance given them, and especial.
for the excellent order maintained
and for the seats which were fur
nished.
In speaking of the celebration las
night a member of the Shakespear
Club said: "Above all things W
want to extend our heartiest thank
to the band for the wonderful music
No wonder it has national reputa
ton, for the music is superb.
To the city, too, we feel very CRATE
full for without the cooperation o
the officials we could not have ha
, such a perfect celebration.
"Mr. H. o. Lehman of the Chero
Cola company remembered very coui
teously, sent quantity of iced CherC
Cola to the square for the musician
which was much appreciated"
Following the concert the Shakes
: peare Club entertained the directo,
Mr.. Fiedecke, and the members of tn
= Eighth Band of the Coast ArtiIler
corps at the home of the presiden
Mrs. Morris Bear, on her bcautifl
lawn.
Coffee and sandwiches were serve,
and the members of the club expires.
: ed to the band the sincere apprecis
ton of the members, who are Mr.
$ Morris Bear, Mrs. E. E. Saunder
Mrs. Fred Roege, Mrs. Francis Wi
8 son, Miss Margaret Mcintyre, Mrs.
E. Taylor, Mrs. Frank D. Tracy, Mr.
John H. Pace, Mrs. Terrell GOWNS
ton, Miss Hilma Green.
It may be that even the member
of the Shakespeare Club do not full
realize what they have done for Pei
sacola, in giving to the people tw
such perfect entertainments as I'll
concert of yesterday and that whic
Twas given by them on the afternoo
of April IL at the San Carlos hotel.
1t is entirely due to their effori
that Pensacola has enjoyed these tM
!, beautiful entertainments, and the ia,
has been brought ont IN a most bear
> tiful way that it is not necessary |
commercialize all things to make thel
: successful The Shakespeare Club, j
celebrating the tercentenary, hay
kept their entertainments on the higl
: est plane, never losing sight of Il
| fact that they were given to eel,
brate the wonderful gifts that Shake,
peare left to posterity.
The club has entered into its wo1
with such ardor that it has receive
:: the most f1attering cooperation, pa,
) ticularly from the school, the ente
!. tainments which have been given r
4 fecting spirit that has been mo
, gratifying to the club, as well as Il
teachers and pupils.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH