The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-21
CHILDREN'S CANTATA,
A HAPPY SUCCESS

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Spring" given by fourth, fifth and
sixth grade children on Wednes-
day afternoon (which is the only
one reported in this weeks JuniOr)
was splendid in every respect, and
was enjoyed by the audience. The
work OF the chorus was very good
through the entire performance,
from the first softly sung notes OF
;"Winter's Lullaby" to the full
tones of gladness in "Fairest OF
Seasons," the finale of-this delight
full cantata.
The children in Sevastapol, Starr,
Warner and Joseph Moore schools
made up the chorus which number
ed 600. on Wednesday afternoon.
The children from all the grade
schools of the city made up the
orchestra which accompanied the
chorus and solo work in the can
tata. The accompaniment work
done by this orchestra under the
supervision of Professor J. E. Mad.
dy, and with Miss Marjorie Beck
at the piano, was very well done.
| In the center Of the balcony,
above the large platform where the
orchestra and chorus members
were seated, as the cantata began,
was seen Lady Spring asleep, sur
rounded by a group Of fairies with
crowns of tinsel and silver (appear-
ing) scepters. Behind them was a
large dark screen decorated with
many flowers. From here too, as
the cantata progressed, came forth
Robin Hood in his suit of green.
and the daffodils and violets and
the awakened Lady Spring. All the
costumes were picturesque and
we'll represented the characters.
The costumes were made by
Miss Edna Marlatt who assisted
Mr.. Maddy and the grade school
teachers and the children in max
ing the affair the success it was.
| Other characters in the cantata
We're:
Robin Hood. ... Lena ReddingtoD
DaffOdils-Miriam Wiechman, Mary
Elizabeth Reese.
Violets - Loretta Kittle, Janet
Thompson.
Fairies-Frances Moss, Alice Ellen
Paige. Ellen Bartel, Nina Muir
ray, Helen Moody. Pauline Pile,
Helen Reddinston, jeanette Ev-
ans, Martha Johnson, Beatrice
Throckmorton, Helen Harper,
Virginia Long, Gracia Dickson,
Miriam Jones, Mary Sbrocchi.,
| Katherine Baird. June Schramm.
A pretty little tableau showing
the awakening of Lady Spring anu
of the daffodils and violets was
enacted during an interlude in the
cantata. Mildred Fox, as Lady
Spring. was pleasing in her ap
pearance and manner and received
applause from the audience, when
she was presented with lovely
bouquet of feathery springerey and
pink carnations.
Two selections were played by
the Garfield orchestra, directed by
Miss Marlatt, as a part of Wednes-
day afternoons program, and We're
enthusiastically received by the
audience.
One Of the most interesting mum.
bers on The program for the after
noon was the group OF selections
played by one of Professor F. X.
Hicks violin classes. The group
played selections in which the
tone and melody were especially
important, and then some staccato
and running note work, and all of
it was played in a very creditable
manner No member of the class
not even the solOist, Ruth Hamil-
ton, had had any violin study be.
fore this class was organized last
September, and none Of them have
taken any private lessons. Fhc
other members of the class that
played Wednesday afternoon were
Catherine Ross, John Oyerholser
Wilfred Nunsesser, Charles Have
kOtte, Louise Overman, Robert
Marshall, Miriam Jones, Roy Ruth