The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-06-12
A Delightful Recital
By Piano Pupils Of Mrs. c. E. Read.

By Piano Pupils OF Mrs. c. E. Read.
A large and interested audience was
most pleasantly entertained in Odd Fell
lows Hall last Thursday evening by the
piano pupils of Mrs. Clarence E. Read.
In part one, the older pupils of the class
ACQUITTED themselves with credit to them
selves and to their proficient and PAINS
taking teacher While some have been
pupils for years, others had had the ad-
vantage of only few lessons, and still
others have to depend on pianos outside
their own homes for practice. A selection
of unusual merit was given by Mrs. Reads
son Carlton, when he presented Verdl's
Miserere from II Trovatore. He gave
brief history of the conditions that sug-
gested the music to the author, and then
PLAYED the difficult selection from men,
ory The theme of part two was original
and was introduced by the older members
of the class, who in dialogue introduced
the little members as their former dolls.
etc. Each child was dressed as the doll
she impersonated and added genuine
pleasure to the program. In the closing
chorus, Voices of the Woods, by Ruben
stein, Mrs. Rea d was their accompanlst
AS an incentive to faithful practice Mrs
Read offered at Easter time to give
prize for the pupils who would practice
the largest number of hours before the
ha oil Of ha Mrs
Read announced that Miss Pearl Decrow
had won the first prize-a red tourmaline
ring, with 1903 hours to her credit; while
the other prizes-gold friendship circles
went to Ruth Bradford for II hours and 5
minutes work, and to Frances Bradford
for 70 hours and so minutes. The pro-
gram:
Trio, Sylvan Sprites, Engelmann
Emily Evans, Barbara Mckinney,
Charlotte knowlton
Berenice Hartman
Simple Aven, Ihome
Ruth Partridge
Finale, Sonata No. 9, Haydn
Mona Burgess
Dance of the Dewdrops, Louka
Clara Hammons
Duet, The Echo, Spaulding
Ruth Bradford, Lydia Herrick
Fanfare Militaire, Ascher
Charlotte Knowton
Duet, Medley of Old Songs,
Dora Flanders, Mona Burgess
Barn Dance, Bilbro
Hand in Hand, Ducelle
Ruby Clark
Duet, The Sleighride, Walter
Ruth Partridge, Clara Hammons
Mserere, from Il Trovatore, Verdi
Carlton Read
Hungarian Dance, No. 7, Brahms
Barbara Mckinney
Trio, Slumber Sweetly. Beaumont
Ann Piper, Margaret Rogers,
Berenice Hartman
Introduction, A. L. W. Club
Folk Song, Sartorio
Ruth Wight, Dutch Doll
French Child's Song, Behr
Florence Gray, French Doll
Spanish Serenade La Paloma simplifleD
de Yradier
Olive Michaels, Spanish Doll
Highland Song, Rutledge
Forget Me Not, Marianne
Fran Pgsno G.d Bradford Scotch Dolls
Melody, kohler
Evelyn Mendail, Italian Doll
A Song. Bilbro
Hildegarde Rogers, japanese Doll
Indian Life, Conte
Florence Mcneil, Indian Doll
Musical Alphabet, Greenwald
Madeline Staples, American Doll
Dolly's First Waltz, Bonner
= Airline Parker, Little Dolp'
Chorus, Voices of the Woods,
melody in F. Rubenstein
Pupils: Frances Bradford, Mona Burgess,
Ruth Bradford, Rubie Clark, Pearl Dec
row, Emily Evans, Dora Flanders, Hazel
Flanders Florence Gray, Lydia Her.
rick, Mildred Heal, Charlotte Khowlton,
Mary Murphy, Florence Mcneil, Bar
bara Mckinney, Evelyn Mendall, Olive
Michaels, Annie Omar, Florence Par
sons, Ruth Partridge, Arlene Parker,
Annie Piper, Margaret Rogers, Hide
garde Rogers, Carlton Read, Madeline
STABLES. Rachel Stephenson, Mildred