The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-21
chautauqua Crowd Enjoys
program by Hamke Trio and
Play by Hamilton
Club.
GENEROUS APPLAUSE
peopie prove FaIlaey Of Old Proverb
About Prophets and Their Own
Country in Yesterdays
Program.
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n nv a SI3E Eli
\ HAMILTON, IL, .Aas 21.-That
me prophet is without wall in his
fwn country was given strong de-
NAL yesterday in the enormous
,rowd which attended the Hamilton
chautauqua on acme talent day
Every inch of spa, was fillc1 IN the
stent last night ana an exceptionally
,sree crowd was prsS3n. III the after
noon.
form manager for the day.
The afternoon program was given
hv the Hamke Trio which incud IS
Mrs. Wilbur c. IIuS,-o OF Hamilton.
rontralto soloist, and Mrs. John X.
irwin. pianist, and Miss Helen
palmer Gray Of Kso.:uk They gave
a very charming proora'n, artistic IN
every number and The fact that At
IFS close, the audience wished the
program had been Mucn longer,
speaks volumes for their enjoyn ent.
Mrs. Hughes appeared three times,
giving group of modern songs,
group of Indian songs in Indian eos
tune and closed with a group OF
songs of long ago. She wore In line
last group a charming costume o. The
colonial period.
In the first group she sang Good
Morning. Brother Sunshine" 81 Love
hut Day. philosophy 'Sacra.
ment'' and Grows Egg" The In.
dian songs were "The Temple Bells,
"The Land of the Sky Blue Water,
"By the Waters of Minnetonka,' IN
the last group were Comm Thronsh
the Rye" and Drink to Me Only
With Thine Eyes" Mrs. Hughes,
tones are of an exceptionally round
and full quality and her singing al
ways gives the greatest pleasure 20
her audience.
Mrs. Irwin besides playing the ac-
compartments for Mrs iiugnes, gave
group of piano numbers, The
Brook" 1.-THE Eagle" by Mcdowell,
and "a Shepherd SONG" by Nevln.
The numbers were played with the
finished style which Always charac-
terzes Mrs. Twins playing. Later
In the program she played Lullaby
by Nevin. giving to it very delicate
tone shades.
Miss Helen Palmer Cray charmed
the audience in her reading BAN
by's Husband" by MarJory Benton
Cook, and responding to prolonged
encore she read HE Met Her on the
Stairs Miss Gray gave an aesthetic
dance, "a Picture From a Wateau
Frame which was the embodiment
of grace She wore a pfue carleton
dress with garlands or pink and
made a beautiful picture. Her toe
work. in dancing deserves special
mention as well as her rythm ana
grace.
Hamilton Club Play.
In the evening the Hamilton ORA
matte club under the direction OF q.
E. Russell, presented three-act
farce comedy. "All Mistake" with
the following cast Of characters:
Capt. Obadiah Skinner. retired
sea captain. b. II. husseli
Lieut.. Geo. Richmond. his
nephew u. L. Yeast
Richard Hamilton a country
gentleman. ROLAND Russell
Ferdinand Lighthead, a netghbor
Donald Gordon
Nellie Richmond, Georges wife.
Mrs. l.. r. Dietz
Nellie Huntington, friend. 800
Dulcie Crowder
Cornelia (Nellie) Skinner, Oba.
diah's sister. ....... Lucy Riser
Nellie Mcintyre, a servant. .....
Mrs. j. r. Sennett
An of the parts were well taken.
The comedy parts were taken py
Donald Gordon, Lucy KIser and Mrs.
Sennett and every funny point was
gotten across to the audience IN
good style James l.. Yeast made
handsome army officer. B. E. Rus
sell, the retired sea captain, played
his part well. ROLAND russell as
troubled sutton was very good. Mrs.
r. l.. Dietz played well the part OF
jealous wife, and Dulcie Crowder try
ing to help everybody out was most
charming. Miss Lucy Kiser as the
spinster on the hunt for a husband
couldn't have been better. Donald
Gordon, the Romeo Of the play, was
promiscuous in his proposals and the
rich Irish brogue of Mrs. Sennett as
the maid, added to the comedy fea-
lures OF the play.
The music of the evening was fur
nished by the Keokuk concert band
and was up to its usual high stand
ard. Turner'S orchestra played
program of popular music between
the acts of the farce.
This evening Corners Jubilee Sing
ers will give the prelude and Charles
Crawford Gorst, the birdman, VIII
give the lecture. A special musical
feature is announced for Saturday in
the appearance of the Bertha Farmer
company. Miss Turner IS grand
opera singer and she arc ner com
pany come with the highest recon-
mendations.
keokuk people at the cDautauqua
yesterday were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
: Gray, Mrs. Earl Y. Wills, Mrs. w.
e. Howell, Mrs. w. II. Carter, Mrs.
a. 0. Whitney Mrs. Rollin Clark,
Ars- w. c. Bonney, Mrs. G. H. Dodge,
Mrs. e. F. Renaud, Miss Lena w.
haskin. the Misses Webb, Miss Besse
blood Miss Helen Reddie Miss
katherine Phillips, Miss Mildred
French.