Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-14
ADJUSTMENTS
THE OXFORD CO
Elves Most Delightful Concert Mon
day Evening at City Hall

Oxford Co. Monday evening at City
hall as the last entertainment Of the
Augusta Entertainment Course proved
to be one of the most popular enter
tainments of the entire course and de-
lighted an audience that filled the hall
TO its comfortable seating capacity
The artists composing this company
are professional singers and entertain
ers, each capable Of giving a full eve
ming recital alone and as might be ex-
pected the combination is ideal.
The personnel of the company was
as follows: Stella S. Ogden, soprano;
Ferae r. Coburn, contralto: Claude H.
Ogden. tenor: Harry \. Letter, bassoS
Harrison w. Burch, musical director
Their program was a revelation. The
members Of this company have spent
years in building up their program.
accepting some numbers and rejecting
many. until now their entertainment Is
especially we'll balanced. The first half
Of the concert was devoted to quartet
. numbers, solos and musical sketches
while the last half was given over to
the presentation is tabloid form of Gill
bert & Sullivans opera. ''Mikado."
which had been especially arranged for
the company.
r, AS the opening number the quartet
rendered Bridal Chorus from the
Rose Maiden tCowen) and their rendi-
-tion was given warm applause. For an
encore they sang Lullaby" (kate
-vannah).
Miss Coburn then gave a contralto
solo. The Harbour Night Song"
e(sanderson). the selection being very
we'll received. Her encores were ''Shad-
ow March" and Just Her Way
Miss Ogden pleased her audience
with a soprano solo. Sacrament"
(McDermott). AS the encore she rem
dered The Italian Street Song" from
Naughty Marietta The quartet then
gave a group of nursery rhymes. old
English folk songs put to modern mu-
sic. and to many this was the most
pleasing number Of the program
ii The last number Of the first part of
the program was a piano solo. the
Second Hungarian Rhapsody ditz)
> lgiven by Harrison W. Burch. pianist
of no mean reputation. This young
man has an unusual degree Of talent
and now holds foremost place among
the younger American pianists.
The famous comic opera. "Mikado,'
which was presented as the second
part Of the program. was full Of life
and vigor, although it was given in
tabloid form. The singing was excel
lent. the costuming was fine and en-
tirely in keeping with the scene of the
opera. which is laid in Japan. The cast
vas as follows:
Yum Yum Ward Of 10 10 and en-
gagged to marry him. but in love with
Nanki Pooh), Stella s. Ogden
Pitt Sing (Also Ward of 10 Ko)
verae r. Coburn
Katisha Can elderly lady of the Mika-
dos Court in love with Nanki
Pooh), Varae r. Coburn
Nanki Pooh ,Son Of Mikado disguised
as wandering ninstreD
Claude H. Ogden
10 10 tLord High Executioner. in
love with Yum Yum)
90 Harry \. Letter
An Announcement
The management OF tbs Years
course wish to thank all for patron
age that has made the series OF enter
tainments possible and hope that the
p. Entertainments have met with their
expectations.
b
1: Announcements; is made that for next
!. sea son there will re offered what prob
ably has never been before atten rt.d
4 in Lyceum. 4 $4,000 course The price
of subscription season tickets Will re-
. main the same. 81. but the number Of
fered for sale must be limited in or
der that there may be sufficient room
. remaining for single (full price) ticket
sales, without which the course could
not be maintained. Complete particu-
lars will be announced in the papers.