Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-24
BRILLIANT CLOSE
TO MUSIC FESTIVAL
fum To Hear ..rhe Crusaders"
Magnihcently Rendered.

The closing concert of the third
annual Music Festival of the Eastern
Kentucky State Normal was one of
the most brilliant entertainments ever
enjoyed by Richmond's music loving
people. The material which inspired
Neils Gade, the gifted and accom-
velous musical setting, was based up
on historical facts of the early Cru
sades and furnished an almost equal
display of the solo voices and chorus
work.
In the first scene was heard with
good effect the part of Peter the Her
NIT, sung by Mr.. Earl Weatherford, a
baritone of unusual range, taking the
high tones with a clearness and ease
that always bespeaks the artist, and
at no time was the audience more i'm
pressed with the majesty of the mu-
sic than in the prayer if the Hermit
which was taken up by the orchestra
and chorus in a most earnest appeal
for divine guidance on their way to-
ward Jerusalem. In this introdnc-
tory part also Mr.. Vaughn was heard
as Rinaldo and in every particular
equalled the expectation of those who
heard him Thursday evening, display
ing again his pleasing enunclation and
marvellous histrionic ability in his in
depreciation of the text.
In the second division, Miss Alice
Metcalfe charmed her audience as
never before, not only with beauty of
voice and skill of execution, but with
an ability to invest the Queen of the
spirits with a realism that was start
ling and suggested an operate career
for this gifted young singer.
Too much cannot be said of the eX-
cellent orchestral and chorus work,
and the male voices rose to the occas-
ion, making up in quality and style
what might have been lacking in num-
bers.
And again it must be said that the
piano accompanist, Miss Brown E.
Telford, took part second to none
in making of this occasion a brilliant
success.
Children's Concert
One of the most important fea-
lures of the May Festival to many
friends and relatives was the chill
dren's concert Friday afternoon
These embryonicmusicians are always
a joy to those interested in child-life
and its development. The little soloists
Jessie Burnam, Florence Hamilton
and Leon Fife in their parts did them
selves and DR.. Myers great credit
Marble Coates, Mary Pickett Brecl
and Marjorie Million gave the Swing
Song with good effects asdid also Anr
field Shackelford, Margaret Green.
leaf and Nellie Cornelison, in the fina,
number. The chorus work, too, of the
little folk showed careful training a:
we'll as considerable musical ability
The cantata "The Walrus and the
Carpenter" was given by the fifth
sixth, seventh and eighth grades ant
included the girls who are to be the
leaders of the art in a future Rich
mond. DIR. Myers evidently appreciat
ed and recognized the ability of thes.
young people in assigning their parts
The Festival throughout has bee,
worthy of the Conductor, those wht
have assisted, and the large audience.
which were present at each perform
ance. So here's to DR.. Myers, heart.
congratulations, and deep apprecia
ton of the musical public. And ma,
we enjoy many such seasons of re
freshing under his able direction. )
The Normal apuditorium was un
able to accommodate the splendi,
audience last evening, many beini
turned away, unable to secure seat
or standing room.