Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
CONCERT COURSE
is BEING PLANNED
R0ck Island Music lovers To Be Given
Opportunity To Hear c. W. Best
Artists Series.
TO BE STAGED AT HIGH SCHOOL
Members OF Faculty Working To Make
Concerts n Success Much Talent
Is Promised.


The high school viii this year again
be honOred with concerts given by the
c. ~. Best Artists series These con-
certs are in The form Of a lyceum
course ana tickets are sold covering
the three concerts. They give the
students Of the local high school, as
well as the general public, an oppor-
tUnity tu hear some of the worlds
greatest artists at a small expense.
Their educational value is inestimable
and ar attempt is 70 be made this year
to secure a large enough attendance 10
meet the expenses of bringing the art
lists here.
Mr. Best who controls the series, is
not in the business for profit, and in
deed has several times been forced to
pay his own expenses. because of lack
of proper appreciation Of the concerts.
/ Such was his experience in Rock Is
I lana last year; but he is again on the
ground and viii endeayOT for the sec
Ond time to gain the attention Of Rock
Island people who appreciate good
music.
/ The first performance will be given
4 Oct. "A, and will be in the form of a
! dramatic recital by Fenetta Sargent
/ Haskell. Mrs. Haskell has been en-
/ Enthusiastically received in the leading
4
I III appeared in reCitals in New York,
/ Washington. New Orleans. Chicago.
! City OF Mexico, IN England, Scotland,
/ Cuba, and nearly every city of any size
from Maine to California, and from
/ Florida to Canada. Her magnetic per
s0uaIity. her rich resonant voice, her
ability 10 respond to each shade of
feeling in the many characters she in
terprets and impersOnates. always
meet with instant appreciation. Mrs
HasEell'S versatility may be judged by
the extent and variety Of her programs.
. They offer something to everyone. To
the Young she speaks through James
WhitC0ub Riley. Paul Laurence Dun
bar and Roy Eolfe ellison; to the TO
mantle through a special program en-
titled. How Men Propose" made up
Of love scenes from various authors.
TO the stUdious and serious she offers
. selections from Shakespeare. Brown
ing and Victor Hugo
STE also renders negro dialect in
manner that seems an echo from the
southern plantations. Mrs. Haskell
gave q recital at the Rock Island high
school last year, and her return viii
be welcomed by the students and pub
lie who had the opportunity to hear
her then.
The second concert VIII be given on
NOV ~, ana VII De tVihl Ieti,04 "I
Alberto SAW, Helen brown Read ana
tnIih Harris.
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ser faioi>- mere ..1 ,.'ll' plels" en-
ming FIRST prize. The harp playing Of
SiEnor SaIvi lis a revelation; ne over
comes Sttihi"s iE i''''i ilol'" ""lo ~
hcoi'ies III technique, 'l1eiNa ans d pes
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memo a"iE AaFo o. accom- dllIiItuI nS
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lie uses en- esPeelaIlE ldi ge-SIzeo W uI-
lltzer harp, maze ioI concert WORK.
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