The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-19

- Bertha Creighton was Tor many
seasons leading woman in stock com
| panies in Philadelphia, New York
San francisco and Chicago. She ha.
: played in support OF such stars a
, Richard Mansfield, E FL. Sotnern
| Sol. Smith Russell and Henry Miller
AS child she was with Sir Henry
Irving in London.
The Music Saturday.
4 The finest musical attraction Of the
tchautauQua season came to Keoknk
. Saturday with Miss Gladys Swarthout.
concert soloist. and trio OF young
men assisting her and also presenting
a program OF their own in the after
noon.
! Miss Swarthout has a dramatic So
prano voice and one which greatly
pleased her Keokuk audience, and
which was unusually responsive to
the well chosen numbers on her pro-
gram Saturday evening She was call
ed back many times by her admirers
and upon each occasion she was gra-
Icious and charming Miss Swarthout
possesses an attractive stage appear
! ance.
The sopranos execution and tones
were splendid in all of her numbers
| from Cavaleria Rusticanna to Annie
Laurie and her ability at interpreta-
| ton was especially well illustrated
in her rendition Of My Boy" by
Samuels, purely dramatic number.
Miss Swarthout's low tones were the
most beautiful and were round aud
full, and her voice was quite sweet.
She sang all Of her numbers in Eng
lish with the exception of Cavaleria
Rusticanna. Those selections which
! she gave with violin and then cello
obligatos were very effective also.
Supported Ably.
Miss Swarthout was ably supported
by a splendid accompanist, SAVING
Rendina who played in perfect har-
mony with the artists voice and
whose ability to follow accurately and
sympathetically was most noticeable.
His execution was also worthy of
note.
The violinist, Howard Jaffy, con-
tributed an artistic group Of numbers
to the program Saturday afternoon
and again in the evening when he as
sisted the soprano. His mastery Of
the technique of the violin was prov
ed when he played Perpetual Mo-
ton by Ries. It is a selection in
volving all wrist movement.
Delson Conway, the violoncellist,
was an artist, too, and both in his
solo, obligato and ensemble work, he
displayed unusual ability and appre
citation for the fine points in music.
His cello solo was one of the most /
beautiful numbers on the program. /
MI nlD
ming program besides giving a concert +,
in the afternoon.
Bill Bone Entertains.
Bill Bone, the lecturer Saturday
afternoon, entertained his large audi I
ence and instructed them at the same I
time, and one Of the things he told
them was what the house of man real
ly was. According to Mr.. Bone it's
a three story affair with an attic, and
ers, but instead the majority of per-
sons dwell in bungalows.
A mans feet are the foundation to
his house, the first story is his stom
ach, and a, great many folks live right
there, Mr.. Bone said. The heart is
the second story of the house and the.
young women live up there, the Miss
els Cerebrum and Cerebellum. A
mans spiritual life is in the attic, and
the speaker lamented Saturday, and
to live in their attics and to develop
their four fold natures.
And this house contains all of the
Wi oil
pumping station, bell hops
that's the human voice, and in some
peoples houses this appliance never
runs down nor gets rusty
Inspiration and Humor.
Mr., Bones lecture was inspira-
Eiona1 and instructive, and entirely
original with him. 1t was as unusual
Is the quaint and homely philosophy
which he constantly exhibited in it,
md was frightened up through the /.
whole of it with bits of verse from !,
lis own pen and many times he would N
slip off into stanza or two of his Q
poetry without the audience even be- :
ng aware that he was reciting verses. =
His lines were real poetry, too, one >
II the most celebrated of his poems Il
,eing the "Withered Hand" and :.
which was so popular two years ago ',
IN the chautauqua circuit during the =,
var. Mr.. Bone reads his verses in y
plendid style, and as he gave this Sc : :
cotton, one could truly see the with :, :,
red hand of the ex-kaiser of Ger
many placing a finger on the five diff r
erent European countries and OPP
messing them, but she had no finger
or the United States" and at this
'oint the audience cheered. t.
His characterization of the "Old F
oldier' of '61, who hears the martial
1usic and is too old with rheumatism
o get to the street to see the flag as
/ goes by was another selection
yhich Mr.. Bone gave unusually well.
lis ability as humorist was display G
d in his rendition of the Ford Ride" c
a which he recited about the Irish ia