The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13
Y. w. C. A. to Give TennysOn Recital,

Invitations will be out Monday for the Tennyson recital in Ashurst Aud itorium on Friday evening, February 20th. This promises to be the event of the month in artistic and educa- tional circles. The reading and the Strauss music is reverent and appro- priate to the Lenten season. Quite number of out of town guests have in- dicated their intention of being pres- ent. w
 The following is an appreciation of [ the program, taken from the Eaton Democrat, in Ohio, where Miss Creager gave the recital last spring.
 "The Presbyterian church on Thurs day evening was the scene of bril- liant gathering when Mrs. Leoti F. Creager, of Wyoming, gave a rever- ently beautiful reading of Tennyson's | 'Enoch Arden She was most ably supported by Mrs. Harriette H. Young, of Eaton, who played the ac- comparing music of Richard Strauss with marvellous delicacy and appre- citation. Mrs. Young is real artist and her appearance at the piano is always the signal for storm of ap plause.
 "She was dainty as rose, in ruffed pink net over silver lace which suit ed perfectly her petite style and grace and blended so charmingly with the quantities of June roses in the back ground.
 "Mr. Edwin w. Price, student in the Cincinnati College of Music, gave the Songs From Tennyson,' with a and thnt risaH his most ardent admirers. The fine phrasing, richness and fiexibility of voice spoke well of his training. His response to enthusiastic encores was gracious and genuine.
 Mrs. Creager had not been heard here for several years. An expectant audience which completely filled the large auditorium gave her heart warming welcome. Friends of her girlhood eager to listen again to one in whose early efforts they had rec ognised such promise.
 "She came upon the platform vision of loveliness, gracefully gown ed in soft-trailing robe of purest white which the glowing red rose in her dark hair exquisitely emphasized. Reading from memory she began the poem smoothly and quietly, with no hint of the superb power to be wit | messed before the close. The pretty story so full of love and life and TO- nance and tragedy took on new mean | ing as her wonderful voice rose and fell in all it's richness and beauty and pity. Enoch and Annie and Philip lived again with reality and tend | o1l Lal fannatfan fn hn | pared for. And in the great climax at the close when Enoch in deaths de- | lirium sees the ship coming, the pas 1 sionate cry of A Sail! A Sail! I'm Savedv was given with an abandon and surety of faith that electrified her hearers. Mrs. Creager's reading is a perpetual delight. Everything she touches is lifted up and stands apart as perfect thing. She is so unassum- ing, so thoroughly the artist, with an | elegance of presentation through which she pours warm sympathetic understanding of the characters. Then, too, she gives so much pleasure in her , own self-her comeliness, her quiet, graceful poise of manner, and voice whose appealing sweetness fingers long in the ear.
 "It is a pity that Mrs. Greager with all her ability and9 training should choose to appear so seldom in public. i She has spent years of careful study in expression with the greatest teach CTS in America today. Her work is so polished, so artistic, and withall so | full of the warm human qualities which speak of wide sympathy and infinite tenderness"
 Moose Masque
 Was a Success.
 The Moose masquerade ball on Wednesday night at Marian hall was a big success socially and the lodge came out well from a financial stand point. This, their first public enter | tainment, has encouraged them great ly in their plan of giving fortnightly entertainments during the next few months. The committee in charge of the ball was composed of w. Fl. Morse, chairman; Ed. Lanahan and Gus Dahl.
 The music, by TruswelPs orches- tra, was fully up to the high standard that organization long ago fixed. ! lHc "clC Sh1SiiCht. Iiahy of them highly original, some beau tiful and some exceedingly funny Mrs. w. F. Martin and Ed Thornton were awarded the prizes for the best waltzing. Frank Bennett and a fair unknown received the prizes for the best costumes. To save MT. Bennett from any possible embarrassment however, it may be well to explain that the lady had another escort. She remained unknown because she did not unmask.
 Some of the costumes ordered were unavoidably delayed, though through no fault of the management of the ball.
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