The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-15
Most Successful conee It.

Most Successful Concert.
Never before had the band and or
chestra been able to show to such a
large crowd of people just what it has
accomplished during the past year. II
was probably the most successful con.
cert that has ever been given by this
deserving high school organization
and all who took part in last night s
entertainment, are deserving Of high
praise for their contribution to the
success OF the entertainment.
Besides the chorus, band and or.
chestra numbers, there were several
special features that were enjoyed
Immensely. Each number was ap.
plauded vociferously by the huge
audience and undoubtedly every per
son present felt that twenty-five cents
had never been better expended.
The program opened at 500 O'Clock
with three numbers by the community
band of which ]. c. Hedrick is leader
This organization is composed of the
high school orchestra members who
play the brasses and a number of
players outside the school, who are
being trained by MIR. Hedrick. The
numbers presented by the band were
The High School Cadet March, by
Sousa: Semper Fidelis March, Sousa,
and Festival Overture, Hazel
The work of the band was warmly
praised. There were many present
who did not know that such an or
ganization existed and they were very
agreeably surprised by the excellence
of the music rendered.
Following the band numbers. the
high school orchestra assembled on
the chorus platform and gave it's first
number, Bagley's National Emblem
March. Although this number has
been presented by the orchestra on
one or two other occasions, neverthe-
less it was new to a large part of
the audience and was warmly re-
ceived. 1t was necessary for the or
chestra to respond to an overture.
Huge Chorus Sings
After the opening orchestra num-
Der, the huge high school chorus,
which completely filled the great
choir loft, sang chorus number, an
other Of the evenings interesting fea-
lures. Between three and four hun
dred singers took part in the singing
and the effect was an impressive one
The numbers presented by the chorus
have been taken up at school during
the past term.
The orchestra then presented The
King Midas Overture, by Ellenberg,
followed by the singing of The Sol
diers Chorus, by the chorus, accom-
panied by the orchestra. The orches-
ira then played The Prophet.
Tho community SONGS followed
marked an interesting divergence
from the accepted concert form The
songs, all we'll known favorites, were
printed on the inside Of the program
sheet, and were sung by the chorus
and audience alike, standing. The
first number was America, followed
by the Iowa State Song and Sweet By
and-By.
Unused to this innovation, the audi
ence did not sing out as strong as it
might have done, Tut now that the
community singing has been intro
duced, it will probably gain momen-
tum as time goes by, like all new
features of worth. Community songs
were listed near the close of the pro-
gram also, but because of the lateness
of the hour, they were dispensed with.
After the songs the chorus sang the
Pilgrims Chorus. This was followed
by an orchestra selection, The But
terfly, by Bendix. The high school
girls glee club was next on the pro-
gram with the Canoe Song, by Smith.
This glee club is another Of Profess
sor Hayden's organizations and the
in which it rendered the Sc
lection attested much diligent prep
aration. The song was heartily ap-
plauded, but no encore was responded
to because of the lack of time.
Van Hayden and His UkeIale.
Van Hayden with his ukeIale solos.
was one. of the hits of the evening.
Mr. Hayden was out on the Pacific