Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-30
HISTORY IS DEPICTED
IN VICTORY CONCERT
Elaborate Program Presented
at Academy Tonight by Straw
bridge & CIothier Chorus

A retrospect of the history of tho ma
| ton from the days of the roaming red
skin to the Homecoming of the dough
boys from France will be presented in
song, verse and tablcaux vivant by the
Strawbridge & Clothicr Chorus at n
"Nirtory concert in the Academy of
/ Music tonight.
The chorus will be assisted by mem
bcrs Of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
The program will open with Kip
lings "Reccssional' by the chorus, tho
orchestra and the organ. Melody will
| then carry Americas history from the
"Indian Love Sing" to the Colonial
minuct. to Yankee Doodle" and to
the negro spiritucl. a choral rendition
of The Battle Cry Of Freedom will
typify the Civil War period. Victor
Hcrbcrt's call to Freedom" brings
| the history to the world war. The pro e
gram will close with William Arms
| Fishers flynn of Peace and Good
WILL"
, TablcauX representing characters and
! incidents will give color and form TO
the panorama of history. The tablenux
are arranged by jerome A. Koorbcr and
| Frank Carrigan. and the figures will
/ be done by employees Of the department.
store.
I DR.. Herbert !. Tiy will direct the
. choral work. Tho soloists arc Mae Eb-
rcy IIotz. soprano: Mahelle Addison.
/ contrato; Walter Pontius. tenor, and
/ Piotr Villa, baritone. Henry $. Fry
! is the organist and Robert II. Durbn
is the reader.
The members of the chorus are:
Sopranos-El Allen, +. Baker,
Isabel Balentine, Margaret Bigley,
/ Lydia Caldwell, OCtavia Conrad. Mary
Cox, Bertha Crabtree, Mrs. c. Cross.
| Dorothy Cuson. Anna Daley. Matte
Doherty, katherine Doolcy. Rose \.
/ bowling, Bessie Downs. +. Davis, Il.
Donuelly. TiIlie Evans. Clara Fonshell,
I.idia B. Galhraith. Ida NJ. Gphringcr.
Helen IIustod. Ethel Harris, Mary
Jewell Katharine Johnson. Teresa
Heating. Hannah Kennedy, Josephine
Kcnncr. \. Louise Long. Mary Nc
Naly. Mabel Pennypackcr, Leocadia
Rodgers. Catharine Ross, Rose Sander
son. Carrie Schanz. Jennie SChweitzcr,
Blanche Silvcrt. Irene Sharp, Virginia
Sarah Stein. Eva Stout. Margaret
Scotsman. Caroline Smith. Gladys
Vivian. Viola Wolf. Il. Iennick.
.Altos-Martha Bcrgstresser, Edith
Boyd. Emma Brunnng, Nora Grove,
Gertrude Cavanaugh. Jennie Dallas
Minnie Foster. Violet Galbraith. Susie
Graft, Jean Helm. Gertrude Higgins
Sarah IIornborgcr. Anna Jakcmeit
Louise Jonas. Mrs. James. Margaret
Kelly. Pauline Leymanu, \. Mogan
Mary MacErIane, Katherine Piper
Sophie Shapiro. Clara Sloan, Mau'
TAFT. Sophie Winslow.
Tpnors-Waltpr Anderson. Eugrn'
Raldrigo. II. W. Brashrars. Thaddcu
Clark. James Culley. William Denis
Charles +. Field. Harry Hedges. Will
bur Herwig. Ednyfed Lewis. Dan J
Mahoncy, Christine Miller, John Nix
dorf. John Owens, David Phillips
Horace Strang. Albert Truitt, Gcorg
S Vogt, Morris Weber.
BasS--Gcorgc Albcrtus, John III
+ BoIlcn. James Caldwell, !. y. Camp
Il bell. Daniel Cummins, Joseph X. Full
ton. Harry Fcinmun. John George. lrv
0 ing Henry. Charles Higgins, Fran
" Hammer. William Kane, William +
Y Lloyd. Edward Macdonald, Edward II
. Miles, Howard Rile, Chauncey Smith
;. Harry G. Tily, Harry c. lilly, I'd. Her
bert l.. lilly, Allen Vance, John Van
. dersIoot. Ebenezcr Wilmot, Gcorg
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