Evening journal., 1918-07-03
"SOME NIGHT" At
THE Community SING
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Thy Sweet Voice, by Saint Saens, and
as an encore. Bonnie Sweet Bessie, the
pride Of Dundee" Her beautiful voice
rang out clear and sweet in the sum
mer night, and the applause was deaf
ening. The leader said that his cousin
and himself had sung together as chill
dren, but last night was the first time
they had ever appeared together on
the professional stage. Mr. Barnhart's
mother also is a singer.
"Old Black Joe" always seems to
make a hit with the crowd, partly be
cause everybody knows it, Last night,
the leader had the chorus give the re-
sponse TO the crowds singing of I'm
Coming" and then called upon four
sweet-voiced young women on the roof
Of the Public Building 20 sing an echo,
I'm Coming The crowd cheered the
aerial quartet
Another effective novelty was the
whistling Of pixie" first by the women
and they could do it-next by the
men, and lastly by everybody. The
crowd always come in well on "Old
Kentucky Home" Other songs were
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America the Beautiful" Battle
Hymn OF the Republic" when Johnny
Comes Marching Home With hats
of, the singers sang the popular Ital-
ian song. Santa Lucia" i'm honor Of
the victories recently won by the Ital-
ians against the Austrian offensive. and
also gave a thunder0us three cheers for
our Italian allies With hats off again.
they sang the "Marseillaise," for he
roic France.
Mr.. Barnhart is wonderfully re-
sourceful In the way he turns every
thing into account The occasional in
terruptlon OF the street car he greeted
with, Here comes the chariot" and it
suggested TO him TO have the crowd
sing Roll. Jordon, roll"
The kiddies tried to push the cars
along, telling them TO hurry up and not I.
be so slow. There are always heaps Of I.
children at the sings. and a most aston .
lshing number Of infants In arms or in
carriages. One 3-year-Old was yeumg
murder because he had to. go I.
home TO bed instead Of staying at the .
sing. 70 is a picturesque crowd Of young .
and old that fills not only the street .
but the windows and roofs Of adjacent
Mr.. Barnhart suggested last night that
people bring folding camp stools along.
lie seems more worried over the folks
getting tired standing than they them
selves are. He tries to cheer them up
under the fatigue by numerous jokes.
The mems special chorus assembled
gradually, but sang "Auemand" and
Mr.. Zip, Zip, Zip" in great form after
hey were at last coaxed out in front.
With regret be il stated that some
husky song slackers hid behind the
women folks when they were summon
ID TO the front Our office boy wants to
know what they were scared Of. He
Jays he sang, and did he like il? You
,ald I'll
The worst Stacking came around the
boxes Themaiority Of those
resent ignored the boxes. The sings cost
lot, aRd every dime. quarter, or even
nickel helps. Wasn't the evenings
un worth something to everybody
here2 The sing is not aiming to make
money, but expenses have 10 be met.
The chorus and crowd In considera-
,le numbers, expressed a Willingness to
DIN in the Fourth of July exercises at !
4 o'clock tomorrow in front of the ,
iunicipal Building. Mr. Barnhart will Z,
cad choruses, morning and evening, in d,
iuffalO tomorrow. A band will accom- ,
any the chorus In Buffalo.